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LRS 'Port Dogs' form wing's first Aerial Port Flight
January 14, 2009
129th Aerial Port Flight personnel perform safety training at Moffett Federal Airfield, Jan. 4. Senior Airman Razvan Sonea operates a forklift while Staff Sgt. Felipe Mancera demonstrates safety procedures. The 129th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Aerial Port Flight stood up Nov. 1, 2008. 129th Aerial Port personnel, also known as "Port Dogs," are specialized Airmen trained to manage in-transit passenger and cargo movements for state directed missions and AEF deployments, redeployments, and exercises.
Virtual system trains to enhance Homeland Defense
January 13, 2009
National Guard officers can obtain blood banker identifier
January 9, 2009
Butter sculpture honors Pennsylvania Guard
January 9, 2009
A 900-pound butter sculpture of a National Guardsman and his family was unveiled Jan. 8 by the dairy farmers of Pennsylvania as a tribute to the state's National Guard at the 93rd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa.
Purple Heart Criteria Exclude PTSD, Defense Officials Say
January 8, 2009
Alaska Guardsmen save lives around the world in 2008
January 8, 2009
A pararescuemen from the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron conducts fast rope insertion training while deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Members of the Alaska Air National Guard deployed to Afghanistan in 2008 and were credited with saving 72 lives.
Army Guard Soldiers bolster U.S. bobsled team
January 8, 2009
Cory Butner (left) and Vermont National Guard Pfc. John Napier (right) hoist their trophy after winning the Two-man U.S. National Bobsled Championship Jan. 4 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y. With the victory, the duo earned a spot in the 2009 World Bobsled Championships, scheduled for Feb. 20-March 1 in Lake Placid.
Three Guardsmen immortalized by NFL, Topps
January 7, 2009
Army National Guard dentist Col. Marc Hendler was chosen by the New York Giants to represent the team on a Topps National Football League (NFL) card. Two other National Guard members were also chosen for this honor.
Vermont Guardsman wins national bobsled event
January 7, 2009
Cory Butner (left) and Vermont National Guard Pfc. John Napier (right) hoist their trophy after winning the Two-man U.S. National Bobsled Championship Jan. 4 at the Olympic Sports Complex in Lake Placid, N.Y. With the victory, the duo earned a spot in the 2009 World Bobsled Championships, scheduled for Feb. 20-March 1 in Lake Placid.
Louisiana begins reconstruction of National Guard landmark
January 7, 2009
Reconstruction has begun on a building that will house the Louisiana National Guard adjutant General's office at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans. Jackson Barracks is the Louisiana National Guard headquarters that was heavily damaged in 2005 as a result of Hurricane Katrina.