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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.
Earnhardt Jr. continues to move forward in Sprint Cup Series standings
April 20, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, pushes or ‘bump drafts’ teammate Jimmie Johnson during the race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. April 17, 2011. Earnhardt finished fourth and moved up three positions in the points race.
UPDATE: National Guard responds to Texas wildfires
April 20, 2011
Air Force Master Sgt. Jeff Tschacher, 153rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, directs a C-130H Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire fighting System, or MAFFS, to start engine two in preparation to fight wildfires burning in Texas, April 19, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned 1.6 million acres miles of land.