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Guard in three states battle ice storm aftermath
February 2, 2009
The Arkansas Guard has about 1,000 troops supporting civil authorities across the state. Several of the Soldiers, many of whom just recently returned from Iraq with the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, spent their day clearing debris from the roadways in Marmaduke, Ark., with chainsaws and muscle.
Guard "wellness check" saves couple from carbon monoxide poisoning
February 2, 2009
SSgt. Thomas Moses and SSgt. Jason Scharf of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing stand by a firetruck from the Hardinsburg City Fire Department. Earlier today, the Airmen along with local authorities from the fire department saved an elderly couple from carbon monoxide poisoning during a door-to-door wellness check in the Breckenridge county community.
California has wheels up for upgraded MAFFS
January 30, 2009
A California Air National Guard C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing releases water in a test of a new Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) system in late January. The 146th was the first unit to be approved for use of the new MAFFS II system.
Manas airmen make memorable bonds with orphans
January 30, 2009
A young boy shows off his soccer skills to Staff Sgt. Milbert Bourgeois and another friend at the Belovodsk, or Belovodosky orphanage, north of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Airmen from nearby Manas Air Base visit the orphanage frequently to share friendship and donated toys, as well as clothing, blankets, diapers and toiletries. There are more than 265 disabled children in the orphanage between the ages of 4 and 18. Bourgeois is a Nevada Air National Guardsman who is deployed with the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
Alaska Army Guardsman prepares for Iditarod
January 30, 2009
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Harry Alexie runs 10 sled dogs on an 18-mile practice run near two-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey's 'Comeback Kennel' training facility in Fairbanks.
Army works to combat rising suicide rates
January 30, 2009
Famous Boxer Becomes National Guardsman
January 29, 2009
Professional Boxer Sgt. Gilbert Baptist, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry, throws a punch for the camera at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.
Air Guard fighters to patrol over Super Bowl
January 29, 2009
Guard responds in states hit by ice, snow
January 29, 2009
Vehicles from the 205th Military Police Battalion and the 1137th Military Police Company of the Missouri National Guard head out to help communities recover from devastating winter storms.
PR Guard general clears path for troops
January 29, 2009
Army Brig. Gen. Rafael O'Ferrall, Joint Task Force Guantanamo deputy commander, climbs down the ladder of a guard tower after visiting with a Trooper at Camp Delta, Jan. 20, 2009.