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South Carolina Guard secures PRT operations
June 2, 2010
Sgt. Allen Huey of the South Carolina Army National Guard provides security during a key leader engagement in Orgun District with help from a member of the Afghan National Army. Huey and his team, formerly field artillery specialists, are serving as the security force element for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team in eastern Afghanistan. Huey is deployed from the B/1-178th Field Artillery Regiment. The Paktika PRT is a joint team that assists in the reconstruction of the province through governance, development and agricultural initiatives.
Louisiana Guard turns in seven years of equipment from Iraq
June 1, 2010
Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Louisiana National Guard check serial numbers of items prepared for turn-in. The 256th IBCT has been chosen to turn in more than 17,000 pieces of theater provided equipment as part of the upcoming responsible drawdown of troops and equipment in Iraq.
Guam Air Guardsmen show island pride during deployment
June 1, 2010
Nine deployed members of the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron deployed from the Guam Air National Guard's 254th Force Support Squadron at Anderson Air Base, Guam, are serving up 30-mile wide smiles, the length of the island where they hail from, and sharing their island ways with the 1,900 Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors who are deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia.
Oklahoma civil engineer entertains troops
June 1, 2010
Air Force Staff Sgt. Israel Poire of the Oklahoma Air National Guard practices on his guitar at an air base in Southwest Asia May 28, 2010.
Southcom completes Haiti disaster response
June 1, 2010
Colorado Guard, Slovenia team to mentor Afghan army
May 26, 2010
Descendant of Revolutionary War hero serves in Iraq
May 26, 2010
Army Spc. Scott D. Warren, a New York National Guard soldier serving at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, is a direct descendant of Maj. Gen. Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero.
National Guard, Israeli Home Front Command trade lessons from experience
May 26, 2010
An Israeli officer briefs Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, from an observation post overlooking the Gaza strip near the Israeli city of Sderot on May 25, 2010. A National Guard delegation is visiting the country to strengthen a relationship with the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command and to observe National Level Exercise Turning Point 4.
Vermont Guardsman creates with metal
May 26, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Theodore Sweet, a welder with Company E, 3rd Battalion of the 172nd Infantry Regiment stands behind a mount for an M240B that he created for an all-terrain vehicle, May 18. The mount was used during a fire fight by special forces Soldiers recently. Sweet, of Burke, N.Y., welds this and many inventions from scrap metal that would normally be made by industrial machinery at his metal shop on Forward Operating Base Lightning.
Minnesota BCT to deploy next summer
May 26, 2010