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Mississippi Guardsmen in Iraq prepare for hurricane season
February 17, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE TAJI, Iraq - While the 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 13th Sustainment... MORE

Maj. Brent McCullouch, intelligence officer with the 155th Heavy Brigade Combat Team and a Jackson, Miss., native, and Lt. Col. John K. Harlan, the operations officer with the 155th HBCT, also a Jackson native, plan out their part in the hurricane evacuation plan for the Mississippi National Guard, Feb. 8, at Contingency Operating Site Taji. The brigade re-deploys in the beginning of March and was tasked to do their planning while still in theater.

Starting glitch costs Teela in Olympic biathlon
February 17, 2010 — WHISTLER, British Columbia, - Army World Class Athlete Program biathlete Sgt. Jeremy Teela of the... MORE

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program biathlete Sgt. Jeremy Teela shoots to a ninth-place finish in the Olympic men's 10-kilometer sprint at Whistler Olympic Park in British Columbia, Feb. 14, 2010.

Transition to return tower to Haitian controllers begins
February 17, 2010 — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Air Force air traffic controllers worked side-by-side with Haitian air... MORE

Reginald Bailey receives familiarization instruction from Air Force air traffic controllers in the mobile tower Feb. 1, 2010, at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The transition is currently taking place to hand over the tower and all flight operations responsibilities over to the Haitians. Bailey is a Haitian air traffic controller. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Larry W. Carpenter Jr.)

Vermont F-16 Falcons fly south for training
February 17, 2010 — TUCSON, Ariz., - To take advantage of a mild climate and terrain, the 158th Fighter Wing of the... MORE

Senior Airman Steven Shepard examines an F-16 Falcon, which took part in Operation Snowbird at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 19, 2010. Shepard is a crew chief assigned to the 158the Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard, located in South Burlington, Vt.

ANG fuelers help keep mission pumping
February 16, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Come rain, dust storms, extreme heat or cold, flightline operations in the Air... MORE

Division commanders discuss DART, other issues
February 16, 2010 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa., - The new Domestic All-Hazards Response Team (DART) is not an asset that... MORE

Guardsman posts best U.S. finish in Olympic biathlon
February 16, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - A Vermont National Guard soldier today posted the best American finish ever in the... MORE

Army World Class Athlete Program biathlete Sgt. Jeremy Teela of the Utah National Guard nears the finish line for ninth place with a time of 25 minutes, 21.7 seconds in the Olympic men's 10-kilometer sprint race Feb. 14, 2010, at Whistler Olympic Park in Callaghan Valley, British Columbia, Canada. It was the best American finish ever on Olympic biathlon competition.

West Virginia Guardsmen use ingenuity to rescue stranded mother, baby
February 16, 2010 — BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.V., - Necessity has often been called themother ofinvention.Just ask two West... MORE

Utah Guardsman posts best U.S. finish in biathlon
February 15, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The best American finish ever in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics was posted... MORE

D.C. Guard completes 500 blizzard missions
February 12, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Soldiers and airmen of the District of Columbia National Guard continue to help in the... MORE

Missouri Guard Strengthens Ties with Panama Through Disaster Response Exchange

Oregon National Guard Soldiers Work to Bring Home Missing Vietnam War Service Member

New Jersey, New York Officer Candidates Train with Albanian, Kosovar Cadets

Virginia Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training

Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements