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10,000 gain GED from Army National Guard
February 18, 2011
Army Pvt. Corey Blackwood (far right) listens to GED Plus Commandant Army Lt. Col. Mary Maguire as she congratulates the current class of 65 recruits for earning their GED Diplomas, Feb. 18, 2011, at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark. Blackwood, a Michigan Army National Guard Citizen-Soldier, was the 10,000th recruit to graduate from the program.
Illinois National Guard carries on legacy 150 years after Civil War
February 18, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Mark Whitlock, director of the Illinois State Military Museum, reviews the Civil War display at the museum in Springfield, Ill. The museum features the military history of Illinois.
Preparation, partnerships key to Missouri Guard storm response
February 18, 2011
Army Pvt. Corey Blackwood (far right) listens to GED Plus Commandant Army Lt. Col. Mary Maguire as she congratulates the current class of 65 recruits for earning their GED Diplomas, Feb. 18, 2011, at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark. Blackwood, a Michigan Army National Guard Citizen-Soldier, was the 10,000th recruit to graduate from the program.
Fornof takes command of Nevada’s Air Guard in formal ceremony
February 17, 2011
Air Force Col. Terry Fornof.
Earnhardt wins top position for shootout, finishes 19th
February 17, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, leads the field at the pole position at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fl., Feb. 12, 2011.
Kentucky Guardmember returns home, receives Purple Heart
February 16, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Dennis LeFrancois, a Kentucky Guardmember, receives the Purple Heart Medal from Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, after returning home recently from a deployment to Afghanistan.
South Carolina Guard Blawkhawk pilots accomplish first aquatic rescue mission
February 16, 2011
A South Carolina National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter hovers over a rescue site Feb. 11, 2011. The SC-HART joint operation between civilian first responders and Guardmembers, performed its first live rescue mission since forming in September 2009.
Pennsylvania Guardmembers have a hand in National 9/11 Flag
February 16, 2011
Army Command Sgt. Maj. George Holmes, a Pennsylvania Army National Guardmember, participates as one of 13 specially nominated “local heroes” in the National 9/11 Flag Tour stitching ceremony in Milford, Pa., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Tour event manager Carolyn Deters (pictured) instructs visitors on the placing of their stitch in the traveling star-spangled banner, which once hung at the ground zero complex of the World Trade Center buildings and was severely damaged in the collapse of the towers.
Air Force officials warn: 'Spice' harmful to health, career
February 15, 2011
U.S. Air Force graphic
Utah National Guard hosts Western Regional Biathlon Championships
February 15, 2011
Army Capt. Dan Morken of the 489th Brigade Support Battalion, Utah Army National Guard, fires at targets downrange during the Western Regional Biathlon Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah, Feb. 5-6, 2011. For the first time in a number of years, the Utah National Guard hosted the championships, which included civilian, Army Reserve and National Guard competitors from Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Oregon, Wyoming, Texas and Guam.