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Michael Jordan swears into National Guard
June 28, 2010
Basketball legend Michael Jordan, left, and members of his motorcycle racing team take the Oath of Allegiance to the National Guard during an event at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Monday, June 28, 2010. The Guard is a sponsor of two riders that race for Jordan, Jake Zemke and Aaron Yates.
Carpenter praises Guard efforts in the Gulf
June 28, 2010
Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, speaks with Sgt. Moses Webb, a team leader with the 1022nd Vertical Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion of the Louisiana National Guard. The Guardsmen are performing maintenance on the Tiger Dam water diversion system that acts as a barrier to protect the coastal areas and marshlands from oil in Grand Isle, La., June 24, 2010.
Louisiana Guard chaplains serve oil spill responders
June 28, 2010
Lt. Col. Caesar A. Silva, a chaplain for the Louisiana Air National Guard, serves communion to a Coast Guard oil spill responder at a Catholic Mass held at the Deepwater Horizon Unified Command in Robert, La., May 30, 2010. Louisiana National Guard chaplains and chaplains' assistants provide worship and counseling services regardless of religious affiliation or belief.
German combat engineers support Golden Coyote
June 28, 2010
A member of a German combat engineer unit saws through a beam of an informational kiosk being constructed in the Black Hills National Forest on Victoria Lake Road June 19, 2010. The unit from Germany is teamed up with soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard's 155th Engineer Company during Golden Coyote, in conjunction with the Small Unit Exchange Program. The German unit will construct two kiosks before they depart for home June 26.
Generals make friendly wager on World Cup match
June 28, 2010
Lt. Gen. Peter A. Blay, chief of defense staff for the Ghana Armed Forces, and Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, visit with others at Fraine Barracks April 20 during a command visit from leaders of the Ghana Armed Forces. The North Dakota National Guard has partnered with Ghana as part of the Department of Defense-sponsored State Partnership Program. Both generals have a friendly bet on the outcome of the U.S. vs. Ghana World Cup match June 26.
Louisiana father, son answer Guard call together
June 28, 2010
Louisiana National Guardsmen 2nd Lt. Kelly T. Hudson and son Spc. Jacob R. Hudson, both assigned to the 527th Engineer Battalion, chat at one of their worksites along the beach in Grand Isle, La., June 24, 2010. The 527th has been working to construct a triple strand Tiger Dam in Grand Isle, La., in an effort to help keep oil-tainted water from moving inland.
Wisconsin Airman serves three tours in Haiti
June 28, 2010
Master Sgt. Craig DeLorme, center, a pest management supervisor at the 128th Air Refueling Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, gathers with Brazilian soldiers in a makeshift camp in Haiti. DeLorme deployed to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Feb. 23 to assist in the international relief effort following a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12.
'Internet Crunch' won't impact defense networks
June 28, 2010
Indiana Guard proposes new medical processing program for Army
June 28, 2010
Alaska Air Guardsman volunteers time to help Vietnamese
June 28, 2010
Pfc. Sarah Board, a medic with the 738th Area Support Medical Company, calls in a medical evacuation request on simulated casualties during annual training at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Ind., June 23, 2010. Camp Atterbury is also the site of a pilot program between the Indiana Army National Guard and Ft. Knox, Ky., to reduce the cycle time for Soldiers to process through the medical board process.
Air Force honors top youths at Pentagon
June 25, 2010
Dakota Johnson, left, shakes hands with Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel at U.S. Air Force Headquarters, while being recognized as the Air National Guard's Youth of the Year as part of the 2010 Air Force Youth of the Year awards program during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 24, 2010.
Delivery of new F-16s to Pakistan shows deepening relations
June 25, 2010
The Air Force is set to deliver the first of 18 new F-16 C/D Block 52 Fighting Falcon jet fighters to the Pakistan air force. The aircraft will give Pakistan's military an unprecedented advantage against violent extremists who threaten Pakistan and the region, officials said, by enabling precision targeting in all weather conditions, day and night.
Air Guard launches high-tech recruiting program
June 25, 2010
Airmen and actors participate in the filming of a "sizzle reel" for the 2010 "Rise to the Challenge" tour at the 128th Air Refueling Wing at Gen. Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee, Wis., on June 21, 2010. The "Rise to the Challenge" tour is the latest recruiting effort from the National Guard Bureau, utilizing new augmented reality scenarios and Air Force-themed challenge games to increase awareness and interest for the Air National Guard.
Nevada Guard trains in Haiti
June 25, 2010
Nevada National Guard military police Sgt. 1st Class Damien Boeckman, Spc. Jacquelyn N. Eveatt and Pfc. Myles L. Foutz of the 485th Military Police Company make sure the people of Haiti safely enter the L’Etere Medical Assistance site June 19.
Six Guard divisions play key role in Korean War
June 25, 2010
Medal of Honor recipients encourage Guardsmen to get help
June 25, 2010
Pentagon marks 60th anniversary of the Korean War
June 25, 2010
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Service members, civilians train together to save lives during Golden Coyote
June 25, 2010
Members of the 101st Civil Support Team of the Idaho National Guard and aircraft crewmembers from the 189th Aviation Regiment move a simulated casualty to an awaiting Black Hawk helicopter to be medically evacuated as part of a WMD training exercise held in Rapid City, S.D., June 19, 2010. The event was part of the South Dakota National Guard's Golden Coyote training exercise.
Wisconsin Challenge Academy recognizes graduates
June 25, 2010
North Dakota aviation commander provides Iraq mission update
June 25, 2010