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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.
Ohio National Guard unit prepares for largest overseas deployment since World War II
April 26, 2011
Crawling through mud, Army Pvt. Charles Shidler, Alpha Company, Special Troops Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard, searches for the next covered fighting position during individual movement techniques training at the Camp Ravenna Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ravenna, Ohio, April 17, 2010. The IMT is just one of more than 200 common training tasks that Shidler, as well as about 3,600 other Soldiers of the 37th brigade, must complete before they are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in fall 2011 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
National Guard celebrates Earth Day every day
April 25, 2011
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Gov. Nixon activates Missouri National Guard to help with flood response, threats to levees
April 25, 2011
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Philippine leaders visit Guam Guard
April 21, 2011
Third from left, Maj. Gen. Jovencio Magalso, Armed Forces of the Philippines deputy chief of staff for retiree and reserve affairs, observes the HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer while touring the Guam Air National Guard facility on Andersen Air Force Base.
MAFFS plays key role in National Guard response to Texas wildfires
April 21, 2011
Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing remove a fire retardant hose from a C-130H Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or MAFFS, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned 1.6 million acres miles of land.
C-130s drop retardant over Texas wildfires
April 21, 2011
Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Hayes, 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, prepares to refill a C-130H Hercules, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, with fire retardant as it taxis into the pits at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.