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Nevada National Guard battalion enjoys huge turnout for Afghanistan deployment ceremonies
January 12, 2011
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval address Soldiers and their families at a Jan. 6, 2011, deployment ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
South Carolina National Guard Changes Leadership
January 10, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Robert Livingston, Jr., the new adjutant general of the South Carolina National Guard, addresses the crowd gathered to witness his assumption of command during a ceremony January 9, 2011, at the University of South Carolina Coliseum. He replaces the out-going adjutant general, Army Maj. Gen. Stanhope Spears, and is the 27th adjutant general of the South Carolina Guard.
Arizona Guard’s Bushmaster Riders inaugurate rider safety program
January 6, 2011
Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick Powers weaves between cones during the Arizona Army National Guard Motorcycle Safety Basic Rider Course at the Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix, Dec. 11. There are 10 hours of riding instruction to complete the safety course requirement.
In hospital bed ceremony, Kentucky Guardsman gets Purple Heart
January 6, 2011
Kentucky Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Chris Eden was awarded the Purple Heart Nov. 6 after receiving wounds in an IED explosion in Afghanistan on Oct. 30. Eden was presented the award by Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, adjutant general for Kentucky, in a small ceremony at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Eden is a member of the Guard's 2123rd Transportation Company and a police officer for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Division of Police.
Missouri Guard strengthens ties with Panama
January 6, 2011
Senior leaders from the Missouri National Guard visited Panama in early December to help promote the State Partnership Program. From left: Capt. Mike Roberts, the adjutant general’s aide-de-camp; Brig. Gen. John Owen, director of the joint staff; Lt. Col. Rebecca Segovia-Johnson, the Missouri Guard’s director of the State Partnership Program; Command Sgt. Maj. James Schulte, the state command sergeant major; Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general for the Missouri Guard; Capt. Juan Valencia, a Missouri Guardsman who was the group’s interpreter, and 1st Lt. Jonathan Holem, a Missouri Guardsman that stationed in Panama as a traditional commander activities coordinator.
Oregon Guard unit to receive Presidential Unit Citation
January 6, 2011
41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team shoulder sleeve insignia
Study of Minnesota Guardmembers ties problems to post-traumatic stress
January 6, 2011
Army Sgt. Mike Peterson receives hugs and kisses from his wife for the first time since coming home from Iraq at Brooklyn Park Armory in Minnesota on July 17, 2007. Peterson is a Soldier with Alpha Company, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, who was in Iraq with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. 34th ID Guardmembers participated in a study that suggested some post-deployment challenges arise from post-traumatic stress rather than traumatic brain injury
Air Guard prepares for new medical mission
January 5, 2011
Air Force Master Sgt. Theresa Sheheen (left) and Air Force Capt. Michelle Mulberry tend to a litter patient on an aeromedical evacuation mission June 22, 2007, from Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Sheheen is a 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight medical technician and Captain Mulberry is a 455th EAEF flight nurse. They both were deployed from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from Cheyenne, Wyo.
Alaska Guardmembers recognize veterans with final honor
January 5, 2011
Members of the Alaska National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team fold the American flag during a ceremony honoring Alaska Territorial Guardmembers who never received military funeral honors. The Guardmembers travelled to Akiachak to present the flag to family members and honor those who served their state and country.
Final weeks to nominate for 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
January 5, 2011
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve logo.