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National Guard essential at home and abroad, says Chief
March 6, 2009
The National Guard is playing an essential role at home and overseas, Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, told about 700 National Guard leaders attending the National Guard's 2009 Domestic Operations Workshop in Baltimore, Md., on March 6, 2009.
Guard Soldiers and Families - Are you ready for retirement?
March 5, 2009
167th Airlift Wing delivers test spacecraft for NASA mission
March 5, 2009
An Ares 1-X test crew module and launch abort system was recently delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., by the 167th airlift Wing based in Martinsburg, W.V.
Vermont Guardsman sweeps CNGB biathlon championships; Minnesota wins team title
March 5, 2009
Vermont Army Guard Sgt. Jesse Downs cruises to a five-minute victory in the 20-km individual biathlon race March 4 at the 28th Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships held at Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vt. Downs won the race in a time of 54 minutes, 28 seconds, missing only two targets. About 60 competitors took part in the race. Downs also won the sprint race.
Army, Air Guard at full strength, directors tell Congress
March 4, 2009
Lt. Gen. Bud Wyatt, the director of the Air National Guard, right, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2009. Its people are the Air National Guard's highest priority, Wyatt said.
Oregon counterdrug program targets middle school students
March 4, 2009
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby Vickery (left), leads 20 students through the "paradigm shift" activity during the Guard Adventure Program at Gardiner Middle School in Oregon City, Ore., on Mar. 3, 2009. The program, administered by the Oregon National Guard's Counterdrug Support Program, aims to instill positive interpersonal skills and teach anti-drug awareness to Oregon's school-aged children.
Guard team tests its ability to save lives after disaster in Florida
March 4, 2009
Members of the CERF-P triage team treat a roleplayer for simulated wounds during the training scenario and evaluation at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Feb. 28. 2009.
Four states train for Kosovo mission
March 4, 2009
Slovenian Soldiers prepare to board a U.S. UH-60 Blackhawk during a multinational training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Camp Albertshof in Hohenfels, Germany. The Slovenians were part of the mission readiness exercise for U.S. reserve component Soldiers preparing for the 11th iteration of the Kosovo Force in support of Operation Joint Guardian.
McKinley visits Guardmembers during CENTCOM trip
March 4, 2009
Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr., assistant to Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and the Guard Bureau's Command Sgt. Maj. David Hudson talk with Army and Air National Guardmembers at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, March 1 during a town hall meeting. McKinley is traveling across the theatre of operations this week to hear first hand the thoughts and concerns of citizen-Soldiers and Airmen serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Renuart: Guard, NORTHCOM relationship so good it's boring
March 4, 2009
Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, tells attendees at the National Guard's 2009 Domestic Operations Workshop in Baltimore, Md., on March 4, 2009, that NORTHCOM and the National Guard are working together to protect and assist Americans. Maj. Gen. Bill Etter, director of domestic operations for the National Guard Bureau, is at left.