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Reserve wing will be first to host Guard associate
July 31, 2007
Col. James McCormack and Col. Jeffery Glass prepare for takeoff during their first duo commander mission July 26 at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Colonel McCormack is the 137th Airlift Wing commander, and Colonel Glass is the 507th Air Refueling Wing commander. Colonel McCormack's Air National Guard wing is slated to stand up as a KC-135 Stratotanker associate wing affiliated with Colonel Glass's Air Force Reserve Command wing in late 2007. The merger is the first time an Air National Guard wing has associated to an Air Force Reserve wing.

Civilian hospital provides training for Texas National Guard medics
July 30, 2007
Spc. Manuel Chavarria (left) starts an IV on a patient in the Emergency Department of the Christus Spohn Memorial Hospital staff. The Texas National Guardsman trains in the civilian hospital during their drill weekends.

Leaders endorse Pakistan, National Guard partnership
July 26, 2007
Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense; retired Lt. Gen. Tariq Waseem Ghazi, Pakistan's former defense secretary; LTG H Steven Blum, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Marine Lt. Gen. Frances Wilson, president, National Defense University, talk about a possible National Guard State Partnership Program with Pakistan at a dinner at Blum's official residence at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., on July 25, 2007.

Apache pilots save critically-wounded Soldier with unorthodox evacuation
July 24, 2007
Chief Warrant Officer-4 Kevin Purtee (left) and Chief Warrant Officer-2 Allen Crist, Company B, 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment (Attack), man the AH-64 helicopter they used to help save the life of a critically wounded Soldier.

49th Soldiers earn prestigious German marksmanship award
July 20, 2007
Staff Sgt. Steven Mich evaluates the handling of a German pistol during a German marksmanship competition held by the 49th Missile Defense Battalion.

Safety, Alaskan Style
July 19, 2007
Grizzly bears outside Fort Greely fence. Although not common, the last Grizzly bear sighting was June 12, 2007.

Changing with the Guard
July 18, 2007

Maryland brigade assumes Iraqi mission from Indiana
July 17, 2007
Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Sann, left, brigade sergeant major for the 58th Brigade Combat Team, left, and Col. Sean Casey, commander of the 58th BCT, uncase the unit's colors during a transfer of authority ceremony in which the 58th BCT assumed responsibility for garrison operations of Victory Base Complex, Iraq, from the 38th Division Support Command, Tuesday, July 10, 2007. The 58th BCT will be responsible for all daily operations on VBC.(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy) (Released)

National Guard task force keeps Army helicopters in the fight
July 17, 2007
Army National Guard Sgt. Morley Wagner determines which one of numerous circuit cards and multiple transducers is failing in an automated flight control system at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on July 4, 2007. Wagner is a member of Task Force AVCRAD (Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot), which maintains components from Army National Guard, Regular Army and Army Reserve helicopters flying missions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Air Guard opens new combat training runway
July 13, 2007
A Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster lands July 9 at the Air National Guard's first assault runway training facility at Camp Shelby, Miss. Called "Shelby Aux Field," the 210-acre airfield is one of only two facilities in the world designed for C-17 short-field landing operations. It was constructed to meet the training demands of the Air Guard's 172nd Airlift Wing, which operates and maintains eight of the aircraft.

Guard Plans to Adjust Number of Troops Serving on U.S.-Mexican Border
July 12, 2007

Ice and fire: Eskimos in Kuwait
July 11, 2007
The Alaska National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment has left its mark at Camp Buerhing, Kuwait, seen here July 3, 2007.

Illinois Unveils Mental Health Services for Returning Guardsmen, Veterans
July 9, 2007

Happy Hooligans fly first UAS mission from Fargo
July 6, 2007
Happy Hooligan Predator operators are seated at their positions in the Ground Control Station (GCS), Fargo, N.D.

Some in recovery, others see major rainfall
July 5, 2007

Ohio town pulls together, honors airman killed In Iraq
July 5, 2007
Lt. Col. Kevin "Sonny" Sonnenberg during his deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar in 2005.

Cooks Compete in Coveted Competition
July 3, 2007
Akron, Ohio resident Pfc. Marshall Conyers, food service specialist, prepares French onion soup, June 16 as he and other Soldiers of the 1485th Transportation Company, 112th Transportation Battalion compete in highly prestigious Connelley competition.

Huey's last hurrah
July 2, 2007
Chief Warrant Officer Brian Michael, a pilot with Company B, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment prepares the UH-1H Iroquois for one of its last missions with the Ohio Army National Guard. Michael flew the Iroquois, more commonly known as the Huey during the Vietnam War.

Citizen-Soldiers Honor Fallen Firefighters
July 2, 2007

Utah National Guard Soldier Crowned Miss Utah
July 2, 2007
Sgt. Jill Stevens, a member of 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation, Utah National Guard, was crowned Miss Utah Saturday evening, June 30, at the annual pageant held at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City.