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North Dakota Guard conduct training on new bridge equipment
June 14, 2010
Soldiers of the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge Company) work on securing the Improved Ribbon Bridge (IRB) emplaced on the Missouri River south of Bismarck, N.D., June 10-11, 2010. MKII Bridge Erection Boats (BEB) are depicted on both sides of the bridge as a backhoe is crossing the bridge. The 957th participated in an evaluation of the new “Thrust and Shore Guy” anchorage system with Product Manager Bridging, Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), TACOM Research, Development and Engineer Center (TARDEC), Maneuver Support Center of Excellence, and the National Guard Bureau.

Missouri Air Guard engineers renovate cabins in Hawaii
June 14, 2010
Members of the 131st Civil Engineering Squadron of the Missouri Air National Guard unloaded drywall to take to a construction location at Camp Pineapple 808 in Wahiawa, Hawaii as part of their efforts to help a non-profit corporation as part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission on June 7, 2010.

Louisiana’s UAS platoon takes to the air
June 14, 2010
From left, Pfc. Travis Hampton, Staff Sgt. Donald Segura and Sgt. Mike Lejeune, complete pre-combat checks and inspections on the RQ-7B Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System before its first flight from Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq May 21, 2010. The Soldiers are deployed with the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Platoon, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

South Dakota Guard in-briefs Golden Coyote leadership
June 14, 2010
South Dakota Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mike Oster, executive officer for the 109th Regional Support Group in Rapid City, S.D., briefed  National Guard leaders and field commanders from 12 states and 40 units that came together today at Camp Rapid for the 2010 Golden Coyote training exercise.

Wisconsin, Nicaragua delegation share emergency management techniques
June 10, 2010
Brig. Gen. Mario Perezcassar, Nicaraguan chief of civil defense, relates information about his home country to Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, as Brig. Gen. Scott Legwold, Wisconsin National Guard chief of joint staff, looks on during a visit to the state capitol building May 26, 2010. The visit was part of a May 25-28 trip by Nicaraguan military officials to share emergency response information with Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Wisconsin National Guard.

Wyoming Guard responds to largest state mission in 10 years
June 10, 2010

Alaska Guardsman, active-duty Airman perform heroically during plane crash
June 10, 2010
Capt. Erik Boltman an air weapons officer with the 176th Air Control Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, works as a combat air traffic controller at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska June 7, 2010.

Vermont commander says troops making a difference in Afghanistan
June 10, 2010
U.S. Army Capt. Stephen Iaquinto from Berlin, N.J., and a member of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shows Afghan children a picture from his camera that he took of them. Members from Task Force Wolverine conducted a dismounted patrol through the Bagram Bazaar to find out information from the recent attack on Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 24.

Air Guard pauses to reflect on suicide, high-risk behavior
June 9, 2010
Col. John Slocum, the Air National Guard’s safety director, discusses high-risk behavior, suicides and Wingman concepts with Airmen from the Air Guard Readiness Center at the base theatre on Joint Base Andrews, Md., during an Air Force-wide Wingman Stand-down June 9, 2010.

National Guard aviators from five states support Louisiana
June 7, 2010
Louisiana National Guardsmen of the 205th Engineer Battalion hook sling cables, attached to sandbags to the bottom of a Florida National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter, in Buras, La., June 5, 2010.