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California Guard adds water trucks to firefighting inventory
February 5, 2009
Pfc. Ryan Rovito and his crew from the 233rd Engineer Fire Fighting Team take pride in detailing the Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) based Water Tenders (HEWATT) in preparation for the California National Guard press conference highlighting the newly acquired enhanced firefighting capabilities, January 30, 2009.
Kentucky Guard delivers record number of meals, water
February 5, 2009
Soldiers of the 307th Component Repair Company take cases of MREs from a C-23 Sherpa aircraft and load them on a 2.5 ton truck for transport to the distribution facility at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky. on February 2, 2009.
Cold weather won't stop the training
February 5, 2009
Sgt. Gordon Gilliam warms up next to a barrel fire while training at Camp Atterbury, Ind., for an upcoming deployment to Iraq. Gilliam is an armament repair sergeant from Lineville, Ala., in the 158th Support Maintenance Company, Alabama National Guard.
Guard leaders discuss successes, challenges with ROA
February 4, 2009
Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter, special assistant to the director of the Army National Guard, talks about the effectiveness of the Guard's Agriculture Development Teams in Afghanistan at the reserve component chief's panel discussion at the Reserve Officers Association's Annual Mid-winter Conference and Reserve Component Expo Feb. 3 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. He's flanked by Maj. Gen. Emmett R. Titshaw Jr. (left) of the Air National Guard.; and Maj. Gen. Kelly K. McKeague (right), chief of staff at the National Guard Bureau.
Illinois Guardsman tapped for VA post
February 4, 2009
Tammy Duckworth, Illinois director of Veterans Affairs, speaks to community members before her presentation recognizing Disabilities Awareness Month in the Casablanca Room on Campbell Barracks in Heidelberg, Germany, Oct. 16.
Idaho Guard supports Special Olympics
February 4, 2009
Army Guard Staff Sgt. Laura Schmitt, assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters in Idaho, loads snowshoe equipment at the Sun Valley Nordic Center during the Special Olympics Invitational Games held last February. The event helped all organizations involved plan for this year's big event.
Air Guard, Coast Guard train and save together
February 4, 2009
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team 91105 descend from a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 129th Rescue Wing, California Air National Guard, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., onto the Coast Guard cutter Tern in the San Francisco Bay Jan. 28, 2009. Crewmembers conducted vertical insertion training, which is a fast-paced technique used to effectively deploy law enforcement teams to a high-risk situation. Shortly after the training was completed, the 129th RQW and Coast Guard crews rescued a downed pilot near Pillar Point, Calif.
Idaho Guard rescues two boys with new hoist
February 3, 2009
Soldiers of Company A 1-168th Aviation perform hoist training on a UH-60 Blackhawk at Gowen Field on September 16, 2008. The hoist was recently installed on the UH-60 and will be used during emergency rescues for the units state mission.
Illinois Guard unit donates surplus food to shelter
February 3, 2009
Spc. Tameka Gray, Capt. Bradley Roach, Staff Sgt. Ashley Laws and Chief Warrant Officer (2) Michael Decker help two Holy Angels helpers unpack the surplus food that they delivered to the Holy Angel Homeless Shelter. Soldiers of the 1344th Transportation Company based in East St. Louis will deliver food to different shelters throughout their community after each drill.
'Nearly perfect' deployment pays off for Florida unit in Iraq, commander says
February 3, 2009
SPC Belinda Arblaster (C/146th) performs Preventative Maintenance Checks and Services (PMCS) on a Lightweight High Gain X-Band (LHGXA) Satellite Antenna supporting a Phoenix Satellite System at Victory Base Camp.