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"You are the best among us," McCain tells Guard
August 29, 2007
U.S. Sen. John McCain said America must make a new and lasting commitment to the National Guard when he addressed the National Guard Association of the United States' 129th General Conference in Puerto Rico Aug. 27.
Air Guard stunt pilot dives into Air Force Week New England
August 29, 2007
Aerobatic pilot Maj. John Klatt, from the Air National Guard's Guarding America, Defending Freedom Aerobatic Team, performed at the Cape Cod Air Show, Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts Aug. 24 in his Staudacher S-300D, 350-horsepower stunt airplane. Klatt and his support team travel to air shows across the nation promoting the Air National Guard.
Blum: Imagine a fully equipped National Guard
August 27, 2007
Domestic equipment shortages remain the barrier to greater excellence by a transformed National Guard, LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told the National Guard Association of the United States 129th General Conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Aug. 25, 2007.
Casey: National Guard vital in long war
August 27, 2007
Missouri Guard celebrates Operation Alaskan Road's completion
August 22, 2007
Construction provided by Missouri National Guard members and members of other military services recently concluded on the 14.3-mile roadway on Annette Island, Alaska.
Blum: Nation's Guardmembers at peak of excellence
August 22, 2007
LTG H Steven Blum, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with members of 1st Battalion, 158th Cavalry of the Maryland Army National Guard and other National Guard troops, who are about to deploy to the warfight overseas during a visit to Fort Dix, N.J., on Aug. 16. During his trip, Blum also visited Boston, where he said, "The quality of the Guard is better than it's ever been at any time in the history of the Guard."
Maine Air Guard peddles Air Force Week from town to town
August 21, 2007
Members of the Maine Air National Guard Cycle Team ride along U.S. Route 1 outside Freeport, Maine, during the final leg of a 170-mile, three-day bicycle trek from Bangor to Portland. The Air Guard members rode to promote Air Force Week New England, Aug. 17-26, and they spoke with people about the Air Guard during their trek.
Boston proclamation party gets Air Force Week rolling
August 20, 2007
Senior Airman Jermain James (left) spins his rifle during a drill maneuver while performing with fellow members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team at a proclamation ceremony for Air Force Week New England in front of historic Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston Aug. 17. The drill team is the traveling component of the Air Force Honor Guard and tours worldwide showcasing the precision of today's Air Force to recruit, retain and inspire Airmen.
Suicide seen as major threat to National Guard Soldiers
August 20, 2007
Master Sgt. Marshall Bradshaw, the Army National Guard’s Suicide Prevention Program manager, posts a suicide prevention placard at the National Guard's joint headquarters at Jefferson Plaza One in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 17. Statistics reveal suicide is the third-leading cause of death among National Guard Soldiers.
Walter Reed patients take break at National Guard Bureau Picnic
August 20, 2007
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, greets Sgt. Luis Martinez (left) and Martinez's wife, Sylvia, at the National Guard Bureau Picnic held Aug. 15 in Woodbridge, Va. Martinez, whose left eye cornea and lens were destroyed on April 22 by a penetrator device explosion, was one of 27 National Guard Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center who attended the event.