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Army celebrates delivery of 100th Lakota
March 15, 2010
Army Guard strives to improve medical readiness
March 15, 2010
Sgt. Nicole Davidson undergoes a dental exam as part of the Sustained Readiness Program at Marseilles Training Center in preparation for the deployment of 440 Illinois National Guard Soldiers to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Davidson is a member of the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery Regiment based in Milan, Ill., which is scheduled to deploy to Egypt in May. The Soldiers will be part of the Multinational Force and Observers. The international peacekeeping force oversees the terms of the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
Army, Air Guard directors visit North Dakota
March 12, 2010
Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, left, shakes hands with Senior Master Sgt. Eric Johnson of the 119th Wing of the North Dakota Air National Guard. Wyatt and Army Maj. Gen. Ray Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, visited with nearly 500 North Dakota Guard members, who were gathered for the Professional Development Workshop and Combined Associations Conference in Fargo, N.D., March 12, 2010. Col. Kent Olson, also of the 119th Wing, is in the middle.
First Sergeant Academy curriculum, organization mirrors total force
March 12, 2010
Gates: 'Bait-and-switch' pulled on reserve components?
March 12, 2010
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to members of 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, March 9, 2010.
Alaska Army Guard partners with Coast Guard to save hiker
March 12, 2010
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter sits on Meade Glacier while Juneau and Douglas mountain rescue teams aid a hiker stranded since March 7, 2010. Army Guard and Coast Guard crews were finally able to reach the hikers location after four unsuccessful Coast Guard attempts due to dense fog and various weather conditions. Alaska State Troopers estimated the area he was stranded in has received 12 feet of snow since Feb. 20.
Renuart: Guard vital to U.S. Northern Command mission
March 12, 2010
The National Guard is critical to U.S. Northern Command's mission, Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., the combatant commander told the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2010. Renuart is photographed here at the National Guard's 2009 Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 20, 2009.
Tavares reflects on golden Olympic memories
March 12, 2010
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsled coach Sgt. Bill Tavares (right) and Army National Guard Outstanding Athlete Program Sgt. Mike Kohn of Virginia peruse a timing chart between runs at Park City, Utah.
Guardsman earns bronze star with 'V' device
March 11, 2010
Spc. Christopher M. "Kit" Lowe receives the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device during a ceremony in Doss Memorial Hall at Walter Reed Feb. 26, 2010. Lowe is recovering at Walter Reed from wounds he received as a result of actions he took during the combat operations in Afghanistan.
Chief visits Washington Guard facilities
March 11, 2010
Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Lowenberg, the adjutant general of Washing ton, and Brig. Gen. Jeff Mathis, the acting commander of I Corps at Fort Lewis, Wash., present a model Stryker vehicle to Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau at Camp Murray, Wash., March 10, 2010. The conversion of the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the Washington Army Guard into a Stryker BCT was one of the main topics of discussion.