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TroopTube gives morale boost to deployed servicemembers
November 12, 2008
Indiana Guard warms hands, hearts
November 12, 2008
Stout Field Elementary student, Charlie Trejo, is presented a coin by Indiana Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger there Thursday, November 06, 2008. The adjutant general brought coats, hats and gloves for the Warm Hands, Warm Hearts program that provides students at the school with winter supplies who might not have them already.
Tennessee gets Oshkosh's 20,000th HEMTT
November 10, 2008
Maryland artillery regiment goes out with a bang
November 7, 2008
State Partnership for Peace units pair up for deployment
November 6, 2008
A Latvian soldier and an Afghan soldier communicate during Operational Mentor and Liaison Team training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center at the Hohenfels Training Area.
Air Guard conducts evacuation in Antarctica
November 6, 2008
An LC-130 Hercules sits on an improvised ice runway at Davis Station, Antarctica, Nov. 3. A U.S. and Australian medical team moved an injured Australian civilian aboard the aircraft from the camp to a hospital in Hobart, Australia, Nov. 5. The mission was flown as part of Operation Deep Freeze, commanded by U.S. Pacific Command's Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica at Hickam Air Force, Hawaii.
Oregon Guardsmen bid farewell to longtime bandmaster
November 5, 2008
Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, the adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard, places an Oregon Distinguished Service Medal around the neck of Chief Warrant Officer 5 James Powell at his retirement ceremony Nov. 3 at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Ore. Powell recieved the award in recognition of his 39 years of military service.
CSTs from three states train together
November 5, 2008
Staff Sgt. Salvatore Cautela and Sgt. Michael Gerardi check for hazardous materials as they move through a building during lane two of a Joint Collective Training Exercise between the 2nd Civil Support Team, NYARNG (CST) and the 15th CST, VTARNG. The two-day exercise held in St. Johnsbury, Vermont brought together the two teams as well as two augmentees from Rhode Island and members of the St. Johnsbury Fire Department.
A dream to fly, a lasting friendship
November 5, 2008
Dominic Magne and Lt. Col. Scott Reinhold pet stingrays and sharks at the Phoenix Zoo, Oct. 30. The second-grader and the F-16 pilot have remained friends since Dominic visited the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, Ariz., last year to fulfill his dream to become a fighter pilot.
Warrior Care Month highlights high-quality treatment
November 5, 2008
Warrior Care: Defense Department Highlights Efforts in November
November 5, 2008
Army Guard officer returns to Army Soldier Show - again
November 4, 2008
Soldiers sing Myron Butler's "Stronger" while marching in battle gear during the 2008 U.S. Army Soldier Show.
Oregon finds partner in South Asia
November 3, 2008
A delegation from the Oregon National Guard met with key civic and military leaders in Bangladesh Oct. 25-30 to discuss a collaborative partnership between Oregon and the South Asian country. This is the first official partner for Oregon in the U.S. State Department's "State Partnership Program", developed to foster alliances between the United States and foreign countries.
Uzbekistan native returns to Central Asia with Air Guard
November 3, 2008
Commissaries to promote Warrior Care in November
November 3, 2008
Nomination season opens for 2009 ESGR Freedom Award
November 3, 2008
Army 'Faces of Strength' Marks Recruiting Milestone in Manhattan
October 3, 2008
Secretary of the Army Peter Geren speaks congratulates the Army National Guard's newest Citizen Soldier Justin Sanders (at left) and Joseph Rios at the Army's recruiting ceremony October 1 at the Times Square Recruitment Center in New York City. The event marked the Army's achievement of its 2008 recruiting effort, bringing in more than 170,000 new Soldiers to the Army, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard. Sanders, from the Utah Army National Guard and Rios, from the New York Army National Guard, received their oath of enlistment from General William Wallace, commander of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command. Members of the Army, Army Reserve and Army National Guard were all represented in the enlistment ceremony.
Guardmembers get a sneak peek of new Air Guard music video
October 1, 2008
Country music recording artist Laura Bryna and her band performing in their new music video "Hometown Heroes." The music video was previewed at the National Guard Association of the United States Baltimore Convention Center Sept. 22. Air Guard recruiting officials said the music video will be a new element to the Air Guard's recruiting campaign messages through Web postings and other advertising outlets in conjunction with Bryna's commercial release of the song.
DoD announces upcoming Iraq deployment for Wyoming Guard
September 30, 2008
South Dakota veterans may be eligible for bonuses
September 30, 2008