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National Guard prepares response to Hurricane Earl
September 1, 2010
Staff Sgt. Lee Oakes checks the oil on a Humvee as Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment prepare their vehicles for a possible state mobilization in response to Hurricane Earl on Sept. 1, 2010. The Virginia National Guard will bring up to 200 Soldiers and Airmen on state active duty starting Sept. 1 for possible post-storm recovery operations should Hurricane Earl impact the Hampton Roads area. Virginia Guard personnel will begin staging Sept. 1 and will be pre-staged and ready Sept. 2 to support potential response missions before Hurricane Earl reaches the Virginia coastline.
Former Louisiana officers celebrate 50th anniversary as new officers graduate
September 1, 2010
Officer Candidate Bennet Jones from Class 50, and former Army Capt. Jim McCarty from Class 1, discuss the challenges of the Louisiana National Guard's officer candidate school at a barbeque celebrating 50 years of excellence at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., Aug. 27, 2010.
National Guard deployment to Southwest border on track
September 1, 2010
National Guard Bureau Seal
Air Force officials urge OPSEC vigilance
August 31, 2010
Idaho Guard trains wrecker drivers for deployment
August 31, 2010
Staff Sgt. Hussey shows Spc. Grant Flegel the interior controls of the HEMTT wrecker during a training session at the Gowen Field Training Area in Idaho for the upcoming deployment of the 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team of the Idaho National Guard. This training session is to teach the drivers of the HEMTTs to be better able to handle any problems with their vehicle and helping to tow other broken down vehicles.
Air Guard plans support for Polish troops
August 30, 2010
Georgia Guard father, son take to the air
August 30, 2010
Chief Warrant 5 Gary Button, the Detachment 9-Operational Support Airlift commander reads the pre-flight check list as his son, Warrant Officer 1 Daniel Button, a pilot with Company A, 171st Aviation, checks the gauges of their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Both are members of the Georgia National Guard.
Oregon Guard, port officials visit Bangladesh
August 30, 2010
Maj. Dan Schilling, the former director of the Oregon National Guard’s State Partnership Program, meets with Lt. Gen. Mohammed Abdul Wadud, the principle staff officer for the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh in Dhaka, Aug. 9, 2010. Schilling and officials from the Portland International Airport met with Bangladeshi transportation officials to discuss security and safety protocols, based on a collaborative work plan developed in April. The group also discussed joint training and information sharing for disaster response, humanitarian aid, and training exercises as part of an overall SPP strategic plan.
Eagles soar for last time at Hickam
August 27, 2010
F-15 Eagle crew chief Airman First Class David Lairsey and pilot Lt. Col Mark "Odie" Ladtkow of the Hawaii Air National Guard's 199th Fighter Squadron conduct a visual inspection before Colonel Ladtkow's last F-15 training mission at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Aug. 25, 2010. The 199th is transitioning from the F-15 to the F-22 Raptor, which is a fifth generation fighter. The 199th has flown the F-15 since 1987 and received their first two Raptors on July 9, 2010.
Guam kicks off major training exercise
August 25, 2010
Air Force Lt. Col. Jackie Federico-Lopez, a clinical nurse with the 162nd Medical Group of the Arizona National Guard, and Maj. Janet Campion, a flight surgeon also with the 162nd, evaluate a victim during Vigilant Guard Guam, Aug. 24, 2010. The Airmen are part of the emergency medicine portion of the training exercise.