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South Dakota Guardsman claims national summer biathlon title
August 20, 2010
Pfc. Mike Scharn of the South Dakota Guard's 200th Engineer Company leaves the range during the 2010 Summer Biathlon National Championships in Tukwila, Wash., Aug. 19, 2010. He was the winner of the pursuit race in the junior men's division. Running while one hand is on the barrel of the rifle is allowable in summer biathlon.
Alaska, Washington Guardsmen experience Mongolian culture
August 20, 2010
Capt. Chad Ausel, a member of the 761st Military Police Battalion of the Alaska Army National Guard, pets a camel to get more comfortable before taking a ride on its back during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 15, 2010.
Alaska Guardsmen provide medical support at Khaan Quest 2010
August 20, 2010
Sgt. Edward Antonio, a medic with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 297th Military Police Company, from Juneau, Alaska treats a cut on the arm of Sgt. Galbadrehk Galae, Mongolia Armed Forces, in the Songinokhairkhan district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Aug. 16. Sgt. Antonio is working with the 797th Engineering Company (Vertical) from Barrigada, Guam and the Mongolian Armed Forces during Khaan Quest 2010. Sgt Antonio’s is responsible for providing medical support to both US and Mongolian participants.
Army secretary visits Indiana Guard training sites
August 19, 2010
Secretary of the Army John McHugh, center, visits with Army Lt. Col. Andy Veres, commander of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, as the team participates in a training scenario at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Aug. 18, 2010.
Royal Netherlands pilots to train with Arizona Air Guard
August 19, 2010
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.