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Army Guard director on Soldier suicide: "We can solve this"
September 3, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, addresses the 132nd General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. We are actually turning people away from our organization, Carpenter said. Who would have guessed that almost nine years into two wars we would have a volunteer Army that is turning people away.
Border mission 'not unique' for Guardsmen
September 3, 2010
Border Patrol agents observe an Arizona National Guard Soldier training for Operation Copper Cactus at an undisclosed location in Arizona on Aug. 25, 2010. Operation Copper Condor is the Arizona National Guard's contribution to the up to 1,200 National Guard troops being deployed to support the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the four Southwest border states.
Colorado ANG fire chief deploys to Central Command
September 3, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. Deanna Criswell poses for a photo in the CENTCOM area of operations. She is the first female fire chief in the Air National Guard, and she is currently deployed as the Air Force's forward functional fire manager.
Massachusetts National Guard Prepares Relief from Hurricane Earl
September 3, 2010
Satellite image of Hurricane Earl
Puerto Rico Guardsmen work with Kosovo's poorest
September 3, 2010
Sgt. Radiff Vega, San Lorenzo of the Puerto Rico National Guard and a squad leader with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team for Multinational Battle Group East, and Staff Sgt. Carlos Santiago, the noncommissioned officer in charge of team 3 of the LMTs talk to an interpreter asking him to explain to one of the extremely poor families how to use the items that the Red Cross was giving them.
101st Air and Space Operations Group stands up at Tyndall
September 3, 2010
Chief Master Sgt. Lynn Boop, chief enlisted manager of the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, unfurls the organizational flag for the newly established 101st Air and Space Operations Group at the unit's activation ceremony held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 21, 2010.
Wyoming hosts cultural resources conference
September 3, 2010
Mark Williams, left, of the Mississippi Army National Guard, Michael Peterkin, middle, of the Indiana Army National Guard, and Kenneth Keith, of the Mississippi Army National Guard, hike through the ruts in the Oregon Trail historic site near Guernsey, Wyo., in August. The trio participated in the National Guard Bureau's Natural and Cultural Resources Workshop, hosted in Wyoming. The Wyoming Guard arranged for a tour of culturally important sites during the multi-day conference.
Army North trains, assists Minnesota's 55th CST
September 2, 2010
Jeff Carter, an observer controller/trainer from Civil Support Training Activity at U.S. Army North, based in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, briefs members of the Minnesota National Guard's 55th Civil Support Team from Fort Snelling, Minn., during their annual pre-evaluation training exercise Aug. 24, 2010.
Louisiana Guard completes flood protection project
September 2, 2010
Staff Sgt. Clancy Kirk, right, holds the Hesco basket as a fellow Guardsman from the 769th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, puts the basket together near Charenton Navigation Canal outside Franklin, La., Aug. 25, 2010. The Louisiana National Guardsmen spent nearly two weeks building flood protection in St. Mary's Parish to protect homes and hurricane evacuation route Highway 90 from future storms.
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.