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Missouri National Guard helps monitor sand boils in northwest Missouri
June 20, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Brian Garr, a Task Force 110 liaison officer for Andrew Co., records a description and the location of sand boils found near a levee south of Amazonia, Mo., on June 14, 2011. Sand boils occur when water under pressure pushes up through the ground and appears to “boil" up. Sand boils can be a mechanism contributing to a levee failure during floods. These sand boils were determined to not be harmful to the levee at this time. Task Force 110 will continue to monitor these sand boils, along with other key sites as preparations for potential flooding continue in Andrew Co.
Guard participates in project to advance coalition information sharing
June 20, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Contena Moriley-Mack, left, Test Operator Talaya Johnson, center, and Army 2nd Lt. Edgar Murillo, right, check data in preparation for the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration at the Central Technical Support Facility at Fort Hood, Texas, June 9, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by David G. Landmann) (Released)
Engineer re-enlists on the levee
June 17, 2011
Guard aviators battle Florida wildfires
June 17, 2011
UH-60 Black Hawk crewmembers from the Florida Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, prepare a collapsible water bucket to support wildfire suppression missions in northeast Florida, June 16, 2011. Each bucket can hold 780 gallons of water and be carried under the Army helicopters. The aviators were helping the Florida Division of Forestry and firefighters by dropping water on spreading wildfires sparked by lightning.
Earnhardt finds his groove, finishes sixth at Pocono Raceway
June 16, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, stops to sign autographs for fans at Pocono Raceway June 12, 2011 in Long Pond, Pa. Dale Jr. is now only ten points behind the leader in the Sprint Cup series points race after finishing in sixth place Sunday.
New York Army National Guard's last Vietnam War pilot takes final flight
June 16, 2011
Army Chief Warrant Officer Steven Derry, the last Vietnam-era helicopter pilot in the New York Army National Guard, speaks to members of the Albany press corps following his last official flight as an Army aviation pilot on June 14, 2011. Derry, a member of 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, started training as a pilot in 1969 and served in Vietnam in 1970 to 1971.
Massachusetts, Louisiana Guard work together, provide safe water in Haiti
June 15, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st Class Stanley Martin, senior enlisted leader of the 125th Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit, and Army 2nd Lt. Danielle Golden, the 125th’s mission commander in Haiti, test the well water for impurities at a school in Gonaives, Haiti, May 16, 2011. Task Force Bon Voizen, New Horizons Haiti 2011, is a U.S. Southern Command sponsored, U.S. Army South conducted, joint foreign military interaction/humanitarian exercise under the command of the Louisiana National Guard. Task Force Bon Voizen is deploying U.S. military engineers and medical professionals to Haiti for training and to provide humanitarian services.
Army celebrates 236th birthday
June 14, 2011
The U.S. Army celebrates its 236th birthday.
California Guard supports battlefield circulation
June 14, 2011
Army Lt. Col. David Ceniti, battalion commander of 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, addresses the troops of the 941st Transportation Company, 749th CSSB about the great responsibility and importance of each Soldier in conducting a successful mission on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq.
Maryland Guard members keep radios 'on air'
June 14, 2011
Army Sgt. Gerard Chappell, a radio and communications repair specialist with the 1729th Forward Support Maintenance Company, 749th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, runs a diagnostic test on a radio system at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, May 22, 2011.