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America Supports You: Military Kids Get Special Recognition
April 9, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with 10-year-old Will Bacon, right front, his brother, Jake, 9, and their mother, Christine, during an Our Military Kids reception in Washington, D.C., to honor military children April 7, 2008. The boys' father, Missouri National Guard Maj. Matt Bacon, is currently deployed to Iraq.
New York Air Guard member receives Air Force Cross Medal, lost in paperwork, awarded after 40 years
April 9, 2008
Retired Brig. Gen. Frank Cardile (left) congratulates retired Chief Master Sgt. Dennis M. Richardson after presenting him with the Air Force Cross April 5 at the 106th Rescue Wing, Francis S. Gabreski Airport, N.Y. Richardson was awarded the Air Force's second-highest honor for valor because of his actions during a March 1968 mission to rescue Airmen in Vietnam. Cardile, who flew on the rescue mission with Richarson, praised his heroism and steadfastness under fire. During the mission, Richardson stood exposed in the door of an HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter to fight off enemy forces attempting to board it.
Guard car starts with pole position at Texas, finishes 12th
April 7, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, won the pole position for the April 6 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Earnhardt finished 12th.
National Guard offers Nationals welcome at new stadium
April 4, 2008
Maj. Bernard Napier, with the D.C. National Guard's 74th Troop Command, holds one of two giant American flags unfurled on the outfield during pre-game ceremonies for the Inaugural Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2008. The D.C. Air National Guard's 121st Fighter Squadron also provided an F-16 Fighting Falcon flyover.
Colorado's last Guard Vietnam MIA laid to rest
April 4, 2008
Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard carry the remains of Maj. Perry Jefferson into the Old Chapel on Ft. Myer, Va., April 3, 39 years after Jefferson went missing in action in Vietnam.
Chief urges Counterdrug planes remain on overseas duty
April 2, 2008
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, answers questions from Soldiers and Airmen during the National Guard Counterdrug Conference in mid-March.
Earnhardt climbs to 4th in championship points at Martinsville
March 31, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, started 22nd and finished sixth in Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway, Va. Earnhardt led five times for 146 laps.
5,000 "Super Sacks" might save millions of dollars of crops Governor Jindal commends Guard Soldiers, farmers
March 31, 2008
Spc. Micheal Champion of Bernice, La., carefully places a 3,000 pound, 4 feet by 4 feet "super sacks" filled with soil along the levee north of the Morganza Spillway. Thirteen Soldiers were called to State Active Duty for one week to assist farmers in the effort to save their crops from the possible flooding of their land by the Mississippi River.
Guard rehearses response to airliner crash
March 27, 2008
After a simulated plane crash, Senior Airmen Bruce Noble (left) and Michael Beller, firefighters assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing, work together to evacuate a casualty during a major accident response exercise at Tucson International Airport.
Guard boxers shape their futures during National championships
March 25, 2008
New York Guard Sgt. Cherrie Retamozzo triumphs over Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sonia Deputee during the 2008 Armed Forces Boxing Championships at Camp Lejeune, N.C.
Landon Cassill completes first race 19th in No. 5 Nationwide Series Guard car
March 25, 2008
Landon Cassill sits in the No. 5 National Guard car at Nashville Superspeedway March 22 in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series race this season. Cassill started the race started 22nd and finished 19th.
Air Guard looks inward for new recruiting campaign
March 25, 2008
The new www.GoANG.com Web site has an interactive homepage, which allows viewers to chat online with an advisor, play online games and view videos and photographs on Air Guard career fields, aircraft and missions.
Ohio Airman named Air National Guard print journalist of the year
March 24, 2008
Sgt. Dan Clare deployed in Iraq.
Writing on the wall for a streamed, leaned Air Guard
March 21, 2008
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Guard Biathlon Championship's rookie from Vermont wins race by one second; Green Mountain state skiers dominate individual races
March 20, 2008
Vermont Army Guard 2nd Lt. Samuel Morse, winner of the 10-km sprint race two days earlier, climbs a hill during the final lap of the 20-km race March 12 at the 2008 Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships held at Camp Ripley, Minn., March 9-15. Morse finished second to his Vermont teammate Sgt. Jesse Downs, who won in 1 hour, 1 minute, 12 seconds.
Funding remedy to prevent decay in dental health readiness likely
March 20, 2008
Guard troops assist with Midwest flood missions
March 20, 2008
Members of the Missouri National Guard's 70th Troop Command ford a crossing near Piedmont, Mo., on March 19, 2008, while providing support to civilian authorities in the wake of Midwest storms that caused flooding in multiple states. President Bush declared a major disaster for the state.
"Running a City" in Southern Iraq
March 19, 2008
Army Staff Sgt. Russell Hale, left, Ali Jihad, an Iraqi construction supervisor, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Rafe Cummings stand in front of a construction site at Camp Bucca, Iraq.
Air Guard Crisis Action Team's room named in Stone
March 19, 2008
Alex and Joshua Stone (center) help unveil a bronze plaque March 14 etched with the image, name and story of their father, Maj. Gregory L. Stone, who died in Kuwait March 25, 2003. The ceremony at the Air Guard Readiness Center on Andrews Air Force Base, Md., dedicated the Air Guard's Crisis Action Team's (CAT) Stone Room. Stone served as the CAT's executive officer in 2001.
Woody Keeble proved his mettle long before earning the Medal
March 19, 2008
North Dakota National Guard Soldier Woodrow Keeble (second from right), began fighting on Guadalcanal with the 164th Infantry in October 1942, nine years before he did the deeds in Korea that eventually earned him the Medal of Honor.