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National Guard Miss America contestant focused on mission as pageant nears
January 17, 2008
Utah Army National Guard Sgt. Jill Stevens, who is competing in the Miss America pageant as Miss Utah, plays with children while serving as a medic in Afghanistan in 2004.
Army Guard honors new noncommissioned officers
January 17, 2008
Army National Guard Readiness Center 1st Sgt. James Moore leads 37 sergeants and staff sergeants through the Noncommissioned Officers Charge during a Jan. 16 induction ceremony at the center in Arlington, Va. Army Guard officials said the center's first Noncommissioned Officers Induction Ceremony officially recognized the NCOs as members of the NCO Corps.
Oregon F-15s to fly again
January 11, 2008
An F-15C Eagle took flight at Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport when the 131st Fighter Wing resumed flight operations January 10. The F-15s, from the 110th Fighter Squadron of the Missouri Air National Guard, have not flown since the crash of one of its F-15C, four miles south-southeast of Boss, Missouri, Nov 2. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact, but there were no fatalities and the crash caused minimal property damage. Air Force Air Combat Command officials have released the accident investigation board report that cited failure of a longeron as the cause of the crash. The report noted that the pilot's actions did not contribute to the mishap and a thorough review of local maintenance procedures revealed no problems or adverse trends which could have contributed to the accident. Air Force officials cleared a portion of its F-15 A through D models to resume flying.
At Masada, a glimpse into the Israeli soul
January 11, 2008
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, looks toward the Dead Sea from Masada, Israel, on Dec. 3, 2007. Masada was a mountain fortress held by Jewish rebels in revolt against Rome in the year 73. Blum spent four days in Israel to bolster the National Guard Bureau's relationship with the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command and discuss joint exercises and other possible exchanges under the aegis of U.S. European Command.
Bringing the commissary to the Guard
January 11, 2008
Patrick B. Nixon, president of the American Logistics Association (ALA); Richard S. Page, acting director of the Defense Commissary Agency; LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Russ Moffett, chairman of the ALA's consumer awareness team, with an oversize CertifiCheck in Blum's Pentagon office during a Dec. 20 visit to discuss improving Guardmembers' access to commissary benefits.
Desert MOUT facility is model for National Guard
January 11, 2008
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau (center foreground), and other National Guard leaders and members of the Israeli Defense Forces pause during a Dec. 3, 2007, visit to an Israeli MOUT (military operations on urban terrain) training facility in the Negev Desert, Israel. National Guard officials visited the facility during a four-day trip to Israel to bolster the National Guard Bureau's relationship with that country's Home Front Command and discuss joint exercises and other possible exchanges under the aegis of the U.S. European Command.
Guard recruits go Active First; recruiting, retention numbers soar
January 11, 2008
Spc. Jonathan Wight from Lavonia, Ga., stands during a introduction by Army Secetary Pete Geren as one of the newest recruits into the Active First recruiting program during a Jan. 10 press conference at the Pentagon.
TLC to air American Chopper episodes featuring Guard's "Patriot Chopper"
January 8, 2008
Tennessee Guard Soldier competing in Alaska's Iditarod
January 8, 2008
Master Sgt. Rodney Whaley, the first Tennessean to compete in the Iditarod, makes a practice run with his team of sled dogs.
Nevada senator surveys flooding; Guard provided meals to displaced
January 8, 2008
Nevada National Guard Soldiers unload two pallets of MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) for the more than 3,000 displaced residents of Fernley, Nev., Jan. 6. The town of Fernley (located about 30 miles east of Reno) was flooded with icy water when a levee holding back the Truckee canal gave way Jan. 5 after a severe winter storm. About 50 Guardmembers in the state have been activated to help with the storm damage.
ELC Phase One Nears Completion
January 7, 2008
Air Force Staff Sgt. Kevin Gordon, Senior Master Sgt. Patrick Obrien and Senior Airman Kevin Green construct a special cell, Dec. 27, 2007, that will be used to hold detainee witnesses during military commissions. This is one of many new features of the Expeditionary Legal Complex. JTF Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terror and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations. JTF Guantanamo is committed to the safety and security of American service members and civilians working inside its detention facilities.
76th Brigade Departure Ceremony
January 4, 2008
Sgt. Shane Pudgett hugs his wife goodbye as his son, Bryce, age 5, sheds a tear on Monday, Jan. 2, 2008 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. This will be the largest Indiana National Guard deployment since World War II, with more than 3,400 Soldiers from about 30 Indiana communities are scheduled to deploy to Iraq for 12-months. The brigade, headquartered in Indianapolis, is commanded by Col. Courtney Carr and Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Rhoades.