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Air Guard Executive Safety Summit focuses on core values
May 26, 2011
Joseph Angello Jr., director of operational readiness and safety in the office of the secretary of defense, talks at the Executive Safety Summit on May 3, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. The Air National Guard is without a doubt the safety leader when it comes to the entire Department of Defense, Angello said. We take a lot of the ideas from the ANG safety tool box and implement them throughout the Department of Defense, he said.
D.C. Air Guard refueling trucks provide "Green Gas" to Thunderbirds
May 26, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony “Tony” Bowman, 113th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Lab technician, from the D.C. Air National Guard, fuels up an U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft with an alternative bio-fuel blend made up of 50 percent camelina-based bio-fuel and 50 percent regular Jet Propellant 8 (JP-8) fuel, while Air Force Staff Sgt. Luke Miller, Thunderbird aircraft maintainer, watches. More than 3,000 gallons of bio-fuel was mixed with 3,000 gallons of JP-8 for use by the Thunderbirds for the 2011 Joint Service Open House.
Air Guard critical care transport mission brings father, son together
May 24, 2011
Air Force 1st Lt. Brian Myers, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, and his father, Air Force Col. Charles Myers, state air surgeon for the Arkansas National Guard, pose for a photo after landing at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Camp Springs, Md., March 15, 2011. The father-and-son duo had the opportunity to work alongside one another as part of the Air Guard CCATT mission.
Earnhardt Jr. humbled as Fan Vote-in for All-Star race in Charlotte
May 24, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, races around the track with the Dale Jr. Foundation paint scheme at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Jr. was the Sprint Fan Vote of the All-Star race, and finished in 14th. This race did not affect the Sprint Cup series points race.
National Guard completes largest-ever exercise
May 23, 2011
Members of the 434th Chemical Company, Minnesota National Guard CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Explosives) Emergency Response Force Package, assist a role-player posing as a victim during a Vigilant Guard event at Volk Field, Monday, May 16. Vigilant Guard is a state wide exercise that demonstrates how local, state, and federal agencies would collaborate in response to real-life emergencies. CERFP teams provide immediate response capablities to large contaminations. 112th Mobile Public Affairs
Missouri Guard activates after weekend storms; several states see damage
May 23, 2011
National Guard Soldiers with the 294th Engineer Company work search and rescue missions in Joplin, Mo., just hours after a deadly tornado passed through on May 22, 2011.
Flying with an Air Guard master
May 20, 2011
Air Force Lt. Col. John Klatt, the pilot of the Air National Guard's stunt plane, practices techniques with Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Orrell riding along in the front seat to gain a firsthand experience of what a stunt flyer does, May 19, 2011. Klatt flies a Panzl S330 at most of the major air shows across the United States, sharing the story and spreading the awareness of the Air National Guard.
139th Airlift Wing provides C-130 Hercules transport to FEMA
May 19, 2011
A C-130 Hercules from the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard taxies after completing a competition mission at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., on July 20, 2009.
Kentucky Guard stands up Joint Air Operations Center for earthquake exercise
May 19, 2011
Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard staff a Joint Air Operations Center at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base In Louisville, Ky., on May 17, 2011. The JAOC is supporting a major earthquake-response exercise by prioritizing and allocating air assets for missions into affected areas across the state.
Government, commands join forces for major earthquake response exercise
May 19, 2011
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