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DoD official highlights Guard's role in Haiti response
January 25, 2010
Teamwork: Guard, federal agencies, states prepare for hurricanes
January 25, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, left, said Jan. 22, 2010, at the national States and Territories Hurricane Response Workshop in Tampa, Fla., that more agencies are communicating and collaborating better to prepare for domestic hurricane response. Also pictured are Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Jr., commander, Northern Command; Juliette Kayyem, assistant secretary, the Department of Homeland Security, and Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander, 8th Coast Guard District. The National Guard Bureau and Northern Command co-sponsored the weeklong workshop hosted by the Florida National Guard.
McKinley joins Colorado birthday celebration
January 25, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks at the Military Ball of the Colorado National Guard Jan. 23, 2010 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. He was invited to help the Colorado Guard celebrate its 150th birthday.
Texas ANG prepares for Haiti duty
January 25, 2010
An RC-26 from the 147th Reconnaissance Wing of the Texas Air National Guard that has proven its value during many of the recent domestic emergencies is being deployed to Haiti this week. The RC-26, an aircraft traditionally used in support of drug interdiction and law enforcement missions, was heavily used during Hurricanes Katrina and many storms thereafter, but has also seen many rotations overseas.
West Point accepts Illinois Guardsman
January 25, 2010
Pfc. Jordan Leskera of Edwardsville (left) smiles after reality sinks in and he realizes he has been accepted to West Point, a premier school for young Army Officers and the oldest military academy in the United States. Brig. Gen. Ronald Morrow (right), Assistant Adjutant General for the Illinois Army National Guard, read the acceptance letter in front of Leskera's Illinois Army National Guard peers and his family at a ceremony at the East St. Louis armory on Jan. 23.
Arkansas ANG to deploy seven troops for imagery analysis
January 22, 2010
North Dakota triumphs at regional biathlon event
January 22, 2010
Use caution when donating to relief efforts, expert says
January 22, 2010
Colorado ANG pilots prepare for deployment
January 22, 2010
Puerto Rico ARNG flying latest helicopter in support of those who support
January 22, 2010
Kentucky ANG to establish airbase in Dominican Republic
January 22, 2010
Healthy debate on social media use continues at Pentagon, says McKinley
January 22, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to civilian and military social media managers on the benefits and risks of using social media within the Defense Department, including the National Guard, at a conference on such Jan. 21 outside the National Capital Region. The National Guard Bureau employs many social media Web sites including Facebook and Twitter to communicate with Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen as well as the public.
Minnesota ANG supports Haitian earthquake relief
January 22, 2010
Rhode Island ANG deploys to Haiti
January 22, 2010
Army athletes make U.S. Winter Olympics team
January 22, 2010
ARNG installations to receive environmental awards
January 21, 2010
Guardmembers in three states called out for weather responses
January 21, 2010
New York Airmen at Guantanamo Bay provide engineer support to Haiti
January 21, 2010
Puerto Rico Guard uses chat room as communication tool for Haiti operations
January 21, 2010
1st Lt. Tirso Peña, a navigator assigned to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard's 156th Airlift Squadron, monitor a chat room at the Puerto Rico National Guard joint operations center in San Juan, P.R. Multiple military units use the chat room to transmit information about the Haitian earthquake relief efforts. Peña said the JOC is relaying this information to Army aviation units on the ground in the Dominican Republic.
Utah, Morocco still learning from each other
January 21, 2010
Master Sgt. Ron Moody of the Utah National Guard works with Moroccan firefighters, running fire hoses and hooking up to a fire truck during a recent training event in Rabat, Morocco.