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Indiana Guard training center facilitates real-world rescue training
January 31, 2011
Firemen Ryan Pratt and Jeremy McAlister, from Fort Knox, Ky., search for ways to remove mannequins being used to represent survivors of a mock collapsed parking garage during U.S. Army North’s Vibrant Response 11.1 Homeland Emergency Response exercise held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex March 18 in Butlerville, Ind.
Louisiana hosts milestone National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program graduation
January 24, 2011
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 197 graduating cadets of the Louisiana National Guard’s Camp Minden Youth ChalleNGe Program at the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, Jan. 22, 2011. The ceremony also commemorated 100,000 YCP graduates nationwide since its inception in 1993.
Grass: Guard, USNORTHCOM have critical partnership
January 24, 2011
Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, deputy commander of USNORTHCOM and vice commander of U.S. Element NORAD, speaks during the 2011 National Guard Bureau Domestic Operations Workshop at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Jan. 20, 2011. Grass spoke about the important partnership the Guard and NORTHCOM have in the homeland.
Louisiana Air Guardmembers keep current on tactical combat skills
January 24, 2011
Louisiana Air National Guardsman Tech. Sgt. Andrew Guidry, a joint terminal attack controller for the 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron, references satellite images of proposed enemy targets before calling in air strike coordinates to Air Force Reserve pilots from the 47th Fighter Squadron flying A-10 Thunderbolts II (Warthogs), during a training exercise at the Claiborne Bombing and Gunnery Range near Woodworth, La., Jan. 19, 2011. This training helps JTACs sharpen their skills prior to deploying.
President announces ‘unprecedented commitment’ to military families
January 24, 2011
President Barack Obama looks over at First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden as he delivers remarks in the East Room of the White House unveiling efforts to better coordinate and strengthen the federal government’s support for military families, Jan. 24, 2011.
Utah Army National Guard Sgt. Rohbock strikes World Cup gold on bobsled farewell tour
January 21, 2011
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsled pilot Sgt. Shauna Rohbock, of the Utah Army National Guard, (right) and Michelle Rzepka push USA I to a start time of 5.20 seconds in the third heat of the Olympic women's bobsled event at the Whistler Sliding Centre. They finished sixth in the competition with a four-run combined time of 3 minutes, 34.06 seconds. The Canadian duo of Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse won the gold medal in 3:32.28. Rohbock is considering retiring from the sport after the 2011 World Championships.
Alaska Guardmembers support vital mission in Iraq
January 12, 2011
Alaska Army National Guardmembers from B Company, 1-207th Aviation, pose for a group photo next to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq. The Alaska Guardsmen or “Arctic Cowboys” transport distinguished visitors, Soldiers and equipment from camp to camp, ensuring their safety and assisting in the completion of valuable missions.
Retired Guardmember helps subdue Arizona gunman
January 12, 2011
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Oregon National Guard platoon awarded Presidential Unit Citation
January 12, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Rees, the adjutant general, Oregon (left), stands with Oregon Attorney General John Kroger, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander Army Col. Eric Bush, and 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment commander Army Lt. Col. Eric Riley, during a ceremony honoring soldiers of 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 2-162 IN BN, where they were awarded the Presidential Unit Citation at the Corvallis Armory, Jan. 8. The soldiers received the award for their heroic actions during the Battle of Fallujah, Iraq in November 2004.
National Guard supports civilian authorities tackling Southeast winter storm
January 12, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Gerard Brown, a readiness noncommissioned officer with the Georgia Army National Guard, helps Angela Morgan, a registered nurse in Grady Memorial Hospital’s labor and delivery department, into a National Guard high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, also known as HUMVEE. Brown is part of the National Guard teams working to help transport snowbound Grady staff to the hospital.