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GI Bill has new eligibility, benefits for Guard
February 2, 2009
WI brigade completes training, prepares to deploy in late February
February 2, 2009
Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team dismount from their vehicle during a convoy training exercise at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida. The 32nd is conducting training in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Iraq.
Army-issued Body Armor Safe, Effective, Official Says
February 2, 2009
Guard in three states battle ice storm aftermath
February 2, 2009
The Arkansas Guard has about 1,000 troops supporting civil authorities across the state. Several of the Soldiers, many of whom just recently returned from Iraq with the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, spent their day clearing debris from the roadways in Marmaduke, Ark., with chainsaws and muscle.
Guard "wellness check" saves couple from carbon monoxide poisoning
February 2, 2009
SSgt. Thomas Moses and SSgt. Jason Scharf of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing stand by a firetruck from the Hardinsburg City Fire Department. Earlier today, the Airmen along with local authorities from the fire department saved an elderly couple from carbon monoxide poisoning during a door-to-door wellness check in the Breckenridge county community.
Entertainers Join Elmo to Help Military Families Find 'New Normal'
January 30, 2009
California has wheels up for upgraded MAFFS
January 30, 2009
A California Air National Guard C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft from the 146th Airlift Wing releases water in a test of a new Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) system in late January. The 146th was the first unit to be approved for use of the new MAFFS II system.
Manas airmen make memorable bonds with orphans
January 30, 2009
A young boy shows off his soccer skills to Staff Sgt. Milbert Bourgeois and another friend at the Belovodsk, or Belovodosky orphanage, north of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Airmen from nearby Manas Air Base visit the orphanage frequently to share friendship and donated toys, as well as clothing, blankets, diapers and toiletries. There are more than 265 disabled children in the orphanage between the ages of 4 and 18. Bourgeois is a Nevada Air National Guardsman who is deployed with the 376th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
Alaska Army Guardsman prepares for Iditarod
January 30, 2009
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sergeant Harry Alexie runs 10 sled dogs on an 18-mile practice run near two-time Iditarod champion Lance Mackey's 'Comeback Kennel' training facility in Fairbanks.
Army works to combat rising suicide rates
January 30, 2009
Famous Boxer Becomes National Guardsman
January 29, 2009
Professional Boxer Sgt. Gilbert Baptist, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 18th Cavalry, throws a punch for the camera at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.
Air Guard fighters to patrol over Super Bowl
January 29, 2009
Guard responds in states hit by ice, snow
January 29, 2009
Vehicles from the 205th Military Police Battalion and the 1137th Military Police Company of the Missouri National Guard head out to help communities recover from devastating winter storms.
PR Guard general clears path for troops
January 29, 2009
Army Brig. Gen. Rafael O'Ferrall, Joint Task Force Guantanamo deputy commander, climbs down the ladder of a guard tower after visiting with a Trooper at Camp Delta, Jan. 20, 2009.
ARNG brigade prepares for first mountain storm
January 29, 2009
PFC Brian Hults (right) of Alpha Battery, 113th Field Artillery Battalion, 30th Brigade Combat Team, fires a M2 .50 caliber machine gun during training at Camp Shelby, MS. The soldiers will be deploying with the 30th Brigade Deployment Team, North Carolina Army National Guard to Iraq soon.
U.S. military signs over Camp Ramadi
January 29, 2009
Staff Brig. Gen. Adel, the commander of the First Quick Reaction Force Brigade, Iraqi army, headquartered at Camp Ali, and U.S. Army Col. Ronald Kapral, the commander of Camp Ramadi and the 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, sign a memorandum of agreement turning Camp Ramadi over to the Iraqi government Jan. 20 at Camp Ali, Iraq. The signing over of Camp Ramadi is a step toward coalition forces pulling out and handing complete responsibility and control back over to the Iraqis.
Fire Chiefs Association Signs Employer Support Statement
January 27, 2009
Mark Light, left, executive director of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, Thomas F. Hall, center, assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs, and Larry Grorud, the fire chief association's president, display an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve statement of support signed on the association's behalf Jan. 23, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
NY Guard trains Canadian aircrews on Chinook
January 27, 2009
Canadian CH-47 "Chinook" pilot Capt. Sylvie Coutoure, 430th Squadron, Canadian Air Force, performs pre-flight checks at the Army Aviation Support Facility #2 here on Jan. 21 aboard a New York Army National Guard aircraft. Canadian avaitors are preparing for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan and partnered with the Rochester-based Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation for a two-week training period. The 126th Aviation recently returned from a 10-month deployment flying misions in Afghanistan.
Vietnam veteran, former Steeler talks with ND Guard
January 27, 2009
Vietnam Veteran and former Pittsburgh Steeler Rocky Bleier poses with Capt. Doug Larsen and Bleier's four Superbowl rings at the N.D. National Guard's 2009 Safety Conference in Bismarck on Jan 24. Bleier was the keynote speaker for the conference.
Air Force shares safety program with Arkansas Guard
January 27, 2009
Maj. Gen. William Wofford, Arkansas National Guard Adjutant General, listens as John Over, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center executive director, explains initial steps in growing the Voluntary Protection Program at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. The general and several other high-ranking Guardsmen came to Tinker AFB Jan. 16 to learn how to successfully start the safety program in their Army units.