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UPDATE: About 3,000 Guard members respond to domestic weather-related disasters
April 28, 2011
About 1,100 Alabama National Guard members are supporting civilian authorities after tornadoes ravaged the state Wednesday.
National Guard tackles deadly storms, fires, floods
April 28, 2011
Kentucky National Guard members Army Pfc. David Barrow, Army Spc. Tommy Wyatt and Army Pvt. Cedric Bransford, 2113th Transportation Company, assist local residents in flood relief mission in Oscar, Ky., April 27, 2011. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Oliver) (Released)
Exchanging aeromedical evacuation training across the continents
April 27, 2011
Lt. Col. Mark Desjardins (right) speaks with military members representing the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwandan attendees of MEDLITE 11, April 26, 2011, at Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. MEDLITE 11 is a joint medical exercise focused on aeromedical evacuation, to improve the readiness of U.S. Air Force and DRC personnel. Colonel Desjardins is a family practice doctor with the Rhode Island Air National Guard's 143rd Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Orrell)
West Virginia Army Guard wins national competition
April 27, 2011
West Virginia National Guard courtesy graphic.
Iraq Withdrawal Agreement Still Stands, Mullen Says
April 27, 2011
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses service members assigned to United States Division-Center during a visit to Camp Liberty, Iraq, Friday, April 22, 2011. Mullen spoke with the troops about the drawdown in Iraq, what future deployment timeframes may look like and the continued role of the Guard and Reserve in those deployments.
While Guard aircraft relocate, MAFFS maintain firefighting capabilities
April 27, 2011
Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Ervin, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, surveys the Oasis wildfire as they prepare to dispense fire retardant to assist firefighting efforts in West Texas, April 26, 2011. Ervin is a C-130J Hercules pilot and is trained to fly with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System installed in order to aid in the firefighting efforts.
MEDLITE 11 benefits from the unique experiences of National Guard members
April 27, 2011
Air Force Staff Sgt. Amber Weaver, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (foreground) conducts an inventory on inflight medical kits while Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Larson, a medical material craftsman with the Minnesota ANG's 109th AES reads off the inventory checklist as part of MEDLITE 11 preparation, April 26, 2011, at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. MEDLITE 11 is a joint medical exercise focused on aeromedical evacuation, to improve the readiness of U.S. Air Force and DRC personnel
South Carolina Air National Guard welcomes Moroccan air force officials
April 26, 2011
Capt. Fassi Fehri, left, a pilot with the Moroccan air force, receives an F-16 orientation flight, from Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Lambe, commander of the 169th Operations Support Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. Fehri is to become Morocco's first F-16 fighter pilot. Through the State Partnership program with the Utah Air National Guard, the 169th Fighter Wing from the South Carolina Air National Guard has agreed to assist the Moroccan air force with their transition to F-16 fighter operations.
Air Guard senior enlisted leader: Are you telling your story?
April 26, 2011
Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, Air National Guard Command Chief, talks with crewmembers from the 201st Airlift Squadron during a visit to District of Columbia Air National Guard, April 17, 2011. The Chief was invited to talk with the Airmen of 113th at an informal town hall meeting and also visited work centers around the wing.
National Guard responds to multiple domestic disasters
April 26, 2011
Army Sgt. Frank, an infantryman in Company A, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment of the Indiana National Guard, counts life jackets at an armory April 25, 2011, during the National Guard's response to flooding in the area. The 151st Infantry and several other units amounting to approximately 250 Soldiers were mobilized to state active duty in response to the flooding in Gibson, Knox, Daviess and Posey counties due to near record numbers of rainfall. Soldiers are assisting in sandbagging operations, transporting displaced civilians to shelters, search and rescue missions, debris removal and damage assessment.