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Washington youth academy convenes inaugural class
February 3, 2009
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire, Rep. Norm Dicks, Maj. Gen. Timothy Lowenberg, First Gentleman Mike Gregoire, and Mr. Steve Hyer officially break ground for the Washington Youth Academy building on Jan. 10, 2009.
New Air Guard director promoted in Pentagon ceremony
February 2, 2009
Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, center, is pinned by Gens. Norton A. Schwartz, left, Air Force chief of staff, and Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Monday, Feb. 2, 2009. Wyatt was recently named the director of the Air National Guard, and previously served as the adjutant general of the Oklahoma National Guard.
GI Bill has new eligibility, benefits for Guard
February 2, 2009
WI brigade completes training, prepares to deploy in late February
February 2, 2009
Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team dismount from their vehicle during a convoy training exercise at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida. The 32nd is conducting training in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.
Army-issued Body Armor Safe, Effective, Official Says
February 2, 2009
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.