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Illinois Guard supports African medical exercise
May 11, 2011
Army Sgt. Jeffrey S. Niemi of the 399th Combat Support Hospital assists Sgt. McDonald Linyama of the Malawi Defence Force in assessing Army Sgt. Robert E. Waight of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade during training to become a certified combat life saver as part of MEDREACH 11 exercises being conducted in Lilongwe, Malawi. U.S. and Malawi Defence Force troops competed in timed assessments as their peers evaluated and provided them with instant feedback.
Aeromedical evacuation saves lives in Afghanistan
May 6, 2011
Aeromedical evacuation team members and volunteers at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, position a critically wounded warrior for a flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III to Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 29, 2011.
'Red Bulls' have helping hand in building of all-girls school in Afghanistan
May 6, 2011
Abdul Rahman Kabiri (left), Panjshir Province deputy governor, Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins (center), commander of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, and Abdul Mohammad, the Panjshir director of education, cut the ribbon across the entrance of the Baba Ali Girls School in Dara District, Afghanistan May 1, 2011. The PRT contracted the local Raz Tanha Construction Company to build the school in a remote district of Panjshir.
Air Guard Critical-Care Air Transport Team brings wounded closer to home
May 4, 2011
Air Force Col. (Dr.) Charles Chappuis, a surgeon on a three-member Air National Guard critical-care air transport team, talks with Spc. Adam Castagna, one of three critical patients under his care during a C-17 Globemaster III flight from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as Castagna's brother, Mike Castagna, looks on, April 29, 2011.
Alaska Guard unit plays major role in rescue of 'fallen angel'
May 4, 2011
Maj. Jesse Peterson and Tech. Sgt. Shane Hargis, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Guardian Angel team members, practice a hoist mission, April 22, 2011, the day before they were called upon to recover the pilots of a downed Army helicopter.
Mongolians' visit to Alaska continues success of State Partnership Program
May 3, 2011
Mongolian Col. Davaadorj Rendoo, Mongolian armed forces general staff, observes U.S. military medical professionals perform veterinary services on a dog in Northway, Alaska. During Operation Arctic Care, medical teams deploy to remote areas of Alaska to treat general health patients, in addition to providing dental care, eye exams and veterinary care.
Utah Guard units, local Iraqi police conduct joint humanitarian mission
May 3, 2011
On April 4 members of A Company and Headquarters Company, 141st MI Bn., coordinating with C Battery, 2-11th Field Artillery stationed at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, conducted a humanitarian mission with the local Shehabi Iraqi Police Department.
Congolese teach important skills in disease prevention to U.S. service members during MEDLITE 11
April 29, 2011
KINSHASA, Democratic Repulic of Congo -- Congolese Col. Omer Djembe Kitenge, Coordinator of the fight against malaria for the DRC military, answers questions from U.S. military members during a Congolesian lead training at the Centre Superior Militiare Academy here today as part of MEDLITE 11. MEDLITE 11 is a joint medical exercise focused on aeromedical evacuation, to improve the readiness of U.S. Air Force and DRC personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Todd Wivell)
New York National Guard to host US/Canada senior military leader conference
April 28, 2011
Canadian army soldiers from the 1st Battalion, Novia Scotia Highlanders (North), prepare to fire on a range at Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 16, 2009.
Iowa Guard Agribusiness Development Team saves Afghan man's eyesight
April 28, 2011
Spc. Daniel Kersbergen, security forces team member with the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, administers an intravenous fluids bag to Roz Amin, an injured Afghan road worker, as Army Staff Sgt. Michael Martinez, the ADT's senior combat medic, supervises at the Sarkani District Center April 25, 2011.