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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.
Missouri Air Guard members showcase training mission for Reserve director
April 19, 2011
Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., the chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command speaks with Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen Cotter, assistant adjutant general for air, Missouri National Guard, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., April 18, 2011.
Prisoner of War Medal presented to family of Kentucky Air Guard pilot
April 19, 2011
1st Lt. Merlin R. "Bob" Kehrer was a P-51 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps when his plane was shot down over enemy territory during World War II. He spent 13 months in a German Prisoner of War camp before returning to the United States to help found the Kentucky Air National Guard. (Courtesy photo)
Guard part of Total Force 'calico' wing supporting worldwide operations
April 18, 2011
The 313th Air Expeditionary Wing, which is supporting Operation Unified Protector, was given a nickname Calico Wing by the wing's commander, Brig. Gen. Roy Uptegraff. The 313th AEW operates from an air base in Western Europe. Operation Unified Protector is part of the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 of a no-fly zone over Libya. (U.S. Air Force graphic) (Released)
North Dakota Guard continues flood fight
April 18, 2011
Army Sgt. Michael Bauder, assigned to the 231st Brigade Support Battalion, operates a Mobile Tracking System in a vehicle in Valley City, N.D., April 18, 2011. The MTS is capable of acting as a navigation system and uses maps to mark roads that have been blocked off and communicates this information with other vehicles. The MTS has only been used during training until now.
National Guard responds to Texas wildfires
April 18, 2011
A C-130 from the 146th Airlift Wing located in Port Hueneme, Calif. drops water over the treetops in South Carolina. Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, known as MAFFS, commenced annual training and certification this week in Greenville, S.C. April 26 to April 30, 2010. Photo by Airman 1st Class Nicholas Carzis
Ghanaians get up-close look at how North Dakota Guard handles flooding
April 15, 2011
North Dakota National Guard Joint Task Force-East leaders and visiting Ghanaian dignitaries tour flood protection measure April 14, 2011, including this AquaFence in Fargo, N.D. The Ghanaian dignitaries are visiting the North Dakota National Guard as part of a State Partnership Program between the African country of Ghana and the North Dakota National Guard. Since 2003, the North Dakota National Guard has developed a professional relationship with Ghana as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program. This program aligns states with partner countries to encourage the development of economic, political and military ties.
Guard members train to win at All Army Championships
April 15, 2011
Pfc. Jeremy Westover of the Vermont Army National Guard fires his M-16 rifle from a hedgehog beach obstacle during the combined arms match of the 2011 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship March 25 at Fort Benning, Ga. These obstacles were made famous during the World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.