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Guard Soldiers join Virginia firefighting mission
February 12, 2008
A Virginia National Guard helicopter from 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation departs the Tazewell, Va. airport to begin firefighting operations near Center Cross, Va.
Storms bring busy week at home for Guard units
February 11, 2008
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from the 145th Brigade Support Battalion shoveled snow off Timberlake High School Feb. 2 in Spirit Lake, Idaho. Sixty-three Guardmembers deployed to remove snow from the roofs of nine schools in the northern part of the state after four feet of snow crippled school systems in three counties.
Earnhardt wins Shootout in Guard car
February 11, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates his victory in the National Guard AMP Energy No. 88 Chevrolet following the Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway Saturday night, Feb. 9.
Virginia wildfires bring out additional Guard responders
February 11, 2008
Arkansas Guard answers multiple calls for disaster support
February 7, 2008
An Arkansas National Guardsman with the 2nd Battalion, 142nd Fires Brigade from Fort Smith assists residents of Atkins, Ark., following Tuesday night's devastating tornadoes.
Arkansas Guard answers two additional calls for support
February 7, 2008
Active duty, Guard, Reserve: One awesome force
February 7, 2008
Southern tornadoes bring out the National Guard
February 6, 2008
Sgt. Benjamin Anderson of the Arkansas Army National Guard's 2nd of the 142nd Fires Brigade helps local emergency crews sift through the aftermath of a tornado in Atkins, Ark., Feb. 6. Anderson, a full-time fireman in Fort Smith, Ark., and members of the 2nd of the 142nd were called to state active duty shortly after the devastating twister tore through the small community Feb.5.
Troops and Tribes; Innovative training benefits both
February 5, 2008
Tribal Chairman Lyle Marshall of the Hoopa Indian Tribe and Brigadier General Kevin G. Ellsworth, Director, Joint Staff California National Guard discuss how the mudslide at Bald Hill completely covered Pine Creek Road, the only route available for many residents going to and from their homes.
Expanding State Partnership Program eyes the Pacific
February 5, 2008
Maj. Gen. Bob Lee, the adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard, and LTG H Steven Blum, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, co-hosted the first-ever two-day Pacific State Partnership Program Regional Workshop in Honolulu on Jan. 24, 2008.
Guard outreach manager joins Tuskegee committee
February 5, 2008
Jacqueline Ray-Morris is the minority college outreach manager for the National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Va. She was recently appointed as Scholarship Selection Committee chairperson for the Tuskegee Airmen Scholarship Foundation.
Air Guard Chief Appointed CCAF Vice Commandant
January 31, 2008
Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Thornell is the 15th vice commandant of the Community College of the Air Force and the first enlisted servicemember to serve in the position.
National Defense Authorization Act empowers the National Guard
January 31, 2008
Arizona Air Guard to watch over Super Bowl
January 30, 2008
An F-16 Fighting Falcon sits ready to deploy at a moment's notice at the 162nd Fighter Wing's Alert Detachment at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Arizona Air National Guardsmen from Tucson will fly this aircraft and others to secure the airspace over Super Bowl XLII.
Utah's Stevens gains America's Choice nod during Miss America finale
January 29, 2008
Utah Army National Guard Sgt. Jill Stevens, Miss Utah, waves after being selected as one of the 16 initial finalists for the Miss America Pageant in Las Vegas Jan. 26.
Air Guard wing ends fighter mission, embraces intelligence
January 28, 2008
Maj. Dan Nash prepares to take off in one of the Massachusetts Air National Guard's two F-15 fighters during the final sortie flown by the 102nd Fighter Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod Jan. 24.
Earnhardt drives toward '08 success with Guard's No. 88, No.5
January 28, 2008
Reserve Airmen train Guardsmen on Raptor
January 23, 2008
Airmen from the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing at Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, receive training from 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. The Reservists were training the Air Guardsmen on launch and recovery procedures for an F-22 Raptor in case an aircraft might be diverted to the nearby Air Guard base.
Total force provides seamless airlift support
January 23, 2008
Tech. Sgt. Kyle Gurnon takes a seat next to the rear cargo door of a C-130 Hercules while taxiing for departure Jan. 9 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, January, 9. Sergeant Gurnon is a Rhode Island Air National Guard loadmaster with the 143rd Airlift Wing at Quanset State Airport.
Ohio's 'Buckeye' Brigade departs on historic deployment
January 22, 2008
Proud family members like Melissa Gwynne, mother of SPC Jonathan Gwynne of Company G, 237th Brigade Support Battalion, as well as many Medina community members filled the Medina Performing Arts center for the deployment ceremony Jan. 4. Company G is deploying for a yearlong tour to Kuwait with the Ohio Army National Guard's 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.