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Highlander Infantry Soldiers promote good fun
May 20, 2009
Capt. David N. Redmond, of Everett, Wash., with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, leads the Highlander pack at the start of the 5K run during the Highlander games at Joint Base Balad, Iraq April 30.

KFOR removes barriers in Kosovo
May 20, 2009
Soldiers with the Alpha Company Aztecs, 79th BSTB, Task Force Nightstalkers, and with Liaison Monitoring Team One Task Force LMT move sandbags from a Hercules Engineering Solutions Consortium (HESCO) barrier during a mission to beautify the Kamenica Cultural Center in Kamenica/Kamenice, Kosovo.

Biden announces expansion of Pentagon housing program
May 19, 2009

New manpower chief vows to strengthen Army family
May 19, 2009
Retired Col. Thomas Lamont was unanimously confirmed May 18 as assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. He served more than 25 years with the Illinois National Guard, retiring in 2007 after serving as the staff judge advocate general.

Virginia Guard assists with flood clean up in West Virginia
May 19, 2009
Private Justin Bean of Tazewell adds water to the coolant system of a 5-ton dump truck May 17 in preparation for a convoy movement to West Virginia. The Virginia National Guard's 1033rd Engineer Company based in Cedar Bluff, Va., departed May 18 to assist with debris removal and flood recovery in West Virginia. The unit is scheduled to be on duty for up to 30 days.

Air Force leaders chart way forward for service
May 18, 2009

Air Force leaders testify on infrastructure budget
May 18, 2009

McKinley: Peacekeeping one likely Guard mission in era of persistent conflict
May 18, 2009
Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks with the deputy commander for operations, U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Tucker, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2 about Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen serving in Operation Enduring Freedom as well as Guard-initiated programs being employed.

New York MPs train with Marine IED team
May 18, 2009
New York Army National Guard Private 1st Class Jerald Russell from the 206th Military Police Company mans the gunner position during reactions to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while training at the New York State Emergency Preparedness Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on May 13. The Army National Guard Soldiers completed their IED training as part of their preparation for mobilization and deployment to Iraq later this summer.

Pennsylvania Guardsmen provide food to Iraqi widows
May 18, 2009
A soldier stands guard as Iraqi women wait to receive food aid from the Iraqi National Police in Taji, Iraq, May 16, 2009. Multinational Division Baghdad civil affairs soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard's 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team coordinated with the Iraqi National Police to release 12 pallets of United Nations relief food discovered in a warehouse to Iraqi widows.