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Army Guardsman receives Soldier’s Medal for bravery
August 19, 2010
Army Maj. Nathlon Jackson receives the Soldier’s Medal from Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a ceremony at the Army Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Aug. 18, 2010. Jackson received the award for her bravery on Jan. 11, 2010, when she entered a burning home and rescued Shirley Rollins, who had been overcome by smoke from the fire. The Soldier’s Medal is the Army’s highest non-combat medal.
Governor, military leaders visit California border troops
August 19, 2010
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger greets California National Guard troops during a visit to the border in San Diego County on Aug. 18, 2010. About 250 California Guard members will work with Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents along the border for a year.
Kentucky Guard trains for possible deployment
August 19, 2010
Spc. James Farris, an assistant instructor with the 238th Regional Training Institute, demonstrates to Soldiers of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, the proper way to consturct a Entry Control Point at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Aug. 2, 2010. Entry Control Point instruction is part of the 149th's annual training in preparation for possible deployment in 2011.
Three Soldiers from same small Washington town cross paths in Iraq
August 19, 2010
Three Soldiers originally from Monroe, Wash., took different paths to a reunion of sorts in Joint Base Balad in Iraq: Pfc. Kevin Wehmeyer, left, of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 950th Clearance Company; Spc. Christopher Rhodes, of the active Army's 36th Engineer Brigade; and Pfc. Adam Chhour of the Army Reserve's 739th Multi-Role Bridge Company.
A journey in another Airman's footsteps
August 19, 2010
Staff Sgt. Abraham Pena, a security forces craftsman, radios information on a traffic violator to the security dispatcher. Pena returned to active duty with the wing in mid-July after serving nearly six months in Iraq.
Minnesota battalion receives commendation for 22-month deployment
August 18, 2010
Retired Army General John W. Vessey Jr., with the assistance of 1st Brigade commander Col. Eric Kerska, attaches the meritorious unit streamer to the battalion colors during a ceremony at Camp Ripley, Minn., Aug. 15, 2010. The 1/34th Brigade Special Troops Battalion was awarded the commendation for its exceptionally meritorious conduct during its 1st Brigade Combat Team deployment in 2006.
Cauley’s Corner: Built in memory of a fallen Guardsman
August 18, 2010
Training key to decreasing Guard’s motorcycle fatalities
August 18, 2010
Ohio Air Guard welcomes first new C-27J
August 18, 2010
Members of the 179th Airlift Wing bid farewell to the C-130 Hercules and welcomed the C27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft, pictured here, at Mansfield Lahm Airport in Mansfield, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2010.
One COMM Link One Fight
August 18, 2010
Spc. Andre Viseur, left, and Sgt. 1st Class Kurt Lingle assemble communication equipment as part of deploying the JISCCat Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base, Ariz., July 28, 2010. The JISCC bridges multiple communication gaps and opens the lines of communication between military and local agencies