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Army Guard 'fundamentally different' now
January 25, 2009
Gen. George Casey Jr., Army chief of staff, responds to questions from the media during a press conference at the Army National Guard Professional Education Center at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Sunday, Jan. 25, 2009. Casey was a featured speaker at the annual Army National Guard Senior Commanders Conference and spoke to the media on the state of the National Guard as well as challenges facing the Army as a whole in the future.
'Spur Ride' links Panhandle Guard unit with cavalry heritage
January 23, 2009
Panama City resident Spc. Loren Brinson of A Troop, 1st Squadron, 153rd Cavalry Regiment, practices placing a claymore anti-personnel mine during his unit's spur ride at Ft. Rucker, Ala., Jan. 10, 2009.
Deployed Soldiers Get a 'Troop Cave' with Creature Comforts
January 23, 2009
Tony Siragusa, second from right, former National Football League player and co-host of DIY Network TV's "Man Caves," bonds with members of an Ohio National Guard unit during a taping of the show's one-hour special, "Man Caves: USO Troop Edition."
South Dakota troops ready for deployment
January 23, 2009
Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 147th Field Artillery, set up a hasty check point during the annual training period at Fort Chaffe, Ark., Jan. 10-24.
Army Guard launches first military reality TV program
January 22, 2009
A competitor tests his shooting skills in "Warrior Challenge," the Armed Forces' first reality video program.
Agriculture teams call for equal parts citizen and Soldier
January 22, 2009
Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, director of the Army National Guard, addresses members of the media during a press conference on the mission of the Guard's Agricultural Development Teams at The Pentagon, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009. The ADTs are made up of Guard SOldiers and Airmen that have a civilian background in farming or agriculture-related businesses and have been working with local Afghani officials to rebuild Afghanistan's agricultural infrastructure and promote sustainable farming techniques. The press conference included Vaughn, Secretary of the Army Pete Geren and via satellite from Afghanistan Col. Stan Poe, commander of the ADT in East Ghazni Province, and Sultan Hussein Abasyar, Ghazni Province director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock.
Pennsylvania AASF achieves VPP Star Status
January 21, 2009
VPP "Star Status" Flag Ceremony. From left: Major General Jessica Wright, Adjutant General of Pennsylvania; Mr. Tad Davis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health; Sergeant Matthew Dohner, Association of Civilian Technicians representative; Mr. Ed Selker, OSHA Deputy Regional Administrator; Colonel Steve Mahoney, facility Commander
Guard plays key role in inauguration
January 21, 2009
Pvt. 2nd Class David Niedlinger, a fire support specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, gives directions to lost spectators before inauguration ceremonies for President Elect Barack Obama, Tuesday, Jan. 20. The unit, a part of the 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, assisted U.S. Park Police, Secret Service, and other federal agencies with crowd management.
CNGB: 'Largest footprint' for any inauguration ever
January 20, 2009
Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, visits with National Guard Citizen-Soldiers of Joint Task Force 29 led by the 29th Infantry Division on Jan. 19, 2009, at a temporary operations center established at Fort Belvoir, Va., to coordinate some of the 9,300 National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen who are supporting the 56th Presidential Inauguration.
Guard nerve centers key to inaugural, national charge
January 20, 2009
The National Guard Bureau's Soldiers and Airmen attend a Multi-agency Coordination Center video teleconference at the Bureau's Joint Coordination Center in Crystal City, Va., Jan. 18 to communicate their inaugural efforts with a host of other government agencies supporting the presidential inauguration in the District of Columbia.