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Greenville Soldier prepares for disaster response
April 21, 2008
Pvt. George Green, a member of the 118th Mechanized Infantry of the South Carolina National Guard, prepares a mobile kitchen tent unit for use during Vigilant Guard SC, a disaster response preparedness exercise that brought together more than 2,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen to work with local, state and other federal authorities in Beaufort County, S.C. Green, a resident of Greenville, S.C., joined the National Guard in 2007.
Rubble pile creates realistic search and rescue scenarios
April 21, 2008
Various training sites like this specially constructed "rubble pile" will become a common learning ground for civilian and military rescue and disaster response teams participating in the Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise from 21-24 March 2008 in Beaufort County, South Carolina. Army and Air National Guard personnel from South Carolina and numerous states will be conducting a earthquake response exercise in coordination with local and federal emergency agencies. This training site was designed by Response International Group from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Their main focus is to train military and civilian emergency response teams on victim extraction from building collaspes, natural disaster aftermath, etc.
Louisiana Guard prepares for hurricane season
April 18, 2008
Soldiers help an injured role player during the Disaster Response Exercise. Soldiers were given different missions simultaneously to test the Louisiana National Guard's ability to respond to an emergency.
Kentucky National Guard, Emergency Management prepared to respond to earthquake
April 18, 2008
Media invitation to National Guard disaster preparedness exercise
April 18, 2008
National Guard brings public affairs capability to exercise
April 18, 2008
From right to left, Lt. Col. Eric Maxon, a National Guard Bureau public affairs officer, Col. Peter J. Brooks, the South Carolina National Guard public affairs officer, and Master Sgt. Paul Mouilleseaux, also of the National Guard Bureau public affairs office, discuss placement of joint information center equipment on Tuesday, April 15, in Beaufort, S.C. Public affairs specialists from various states have been sent to South Carolina to support the exercise. Vigilant Guard is a three-day National Guard-hosted exercise in Beaufort, beginning April 21. The exercise is designed to better prepare the National Guard for natural disasters in a cooperative effort with various national, state and local government agencies. It is the nation's largest ever National Guard (NGB) sponsored exercise.
Eagle Vision assists with Vigilant Guard disaster operations
April 18, 2008
Master Sgts. Troy Wilkerson (left) and Ed McManus from Eagle Vision install a "petal" on their commercial satellite antenna on 17 April 2008. They are supporting emergency exercise senarios for the Vigilant Guard Exercise in Beaufort, South Carolina. Eagle Vision is assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard's 169th Communications Flight from McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, SC. Their role as a commerical satellite antenna mobile ground station is to provide communications, imagery, and data to users from civil engineers and intelligence units. During a time of disaster, Eagle Vision provides satellite imagery to military, federal, and civil authorities.
Army Rehearses for Hurricane Season
April 17, 2008
Maj. Steven Gilbert, ARNORTH G3, places markers on a map to indicate where units will respond in the hurricane preparedness drill that took place at Fort Belvoir's Community Center last week. The hurricane Rehearsal of Concept drill is held several times a year in various locations.
Alaska Air National Guard Assists in Helicopter Crash Rescue
April 17, 2008
National Guard's State Partnership Program helped Croatia join NATO
April 17, 2008
National Guard troops vigilant in Kosovo's transition to nationhood
April 17, 2008
Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, the adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Brig. Gen. John Davoren, commander of Kosovo Force's Multinational Task Force East, tour Kosovo on April 12, 2008.
Earnhardt and Guard car team climb to third in point standings
April 14, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, started the April 12 race at Phoenix International Raceway 13th and finished seventh. Earnhardt led 87 laps and ran 290 in the top 15.
Cassill finishes 22nd in his eighth career Nationwide Series start
April 14, 2008
Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 5 National Guard Chevrolet, started 18th and finished 22nd in the April 11 race at Phoenix International Raceway. Cassill, a rookie, ran 46 laps in the top 15.
Airmen help flooding recovery efforts
April 11, 2008
An Eagle Vision satellite image shows a flooded area in Clarendon, Ark., with the original river path in the lower left corner. Farmland appears as red boxes, while darker red shows partially submerged farmland. Green boxes detail property completely submerged by water. Much of the lower middle of this photo shows submerged farmland.
Maryland National Guard Reaction Force prepares for Preakness
April 10, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Antivone Young, 1729 Field Support Maintenance Co., takes down a simulated rioter while fighting the effects of pepper spray.
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.