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Georgia brigade begins redeployment from Afghanistan
February 24, 2010
Georgia Guardsmen from Springfield's Battery A, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery embrace each other after arriving safely back in Georgia at Savannah's Hunter Army Airfield. The more than 100 artillerymen spent a year in Afghanistan helping the Afghan army and National Police become more efficient at taking over the security of their country.
Mechanical issue slows Guard-car to finish 32nd
February 24, 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr., (left) drives the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored NASCAR race car Feb. 21 at Fontana Speedway, Calif.
Airmen rediscover RED HORSE legacy in Haiti
February 24, 2010
A concrete block etched with "820th RED HORSE Squadron" stands near the camp of the 24th Air Expeditionary Group at Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The 820th RED HORSE Squadron Airmen spent time in Haiti in 1994, 1995 and 1996, helping the country build basic infrastructure.
South Dakota engineer platoon provides route security
February 24, 2010
Soldiers from Second Platoon, 211th Engineer Company (sappers) of the South Dakota Army National Guard, known as "The Punishers," recently conducted traffic control points in the Paktika Province of Afghanistan.
Youth ChalleNGe program nears 100,000 graduates
February 24, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau; Indy 500 champion Dan Wheldon and NASCAR's Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the fifth annual ChalleNGe Champions Gala at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 23, 2010, to honor advocates of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, a 17-month voluntary intervention program that has graduated more than 92,850 former high dropouts since 1993.
Arkansas Guard alerts Soldiers of data loss
February 24, 2010
New York families prepare for homecoming
February 23, 2010
Antonette Bevins shows offer her artistic skills while her family members attended at Family Readiness Group meeting for family members of the 206th Military Police Company and 1108th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Company at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Latham, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2010. The meeting which is part of the New York Army National Guard Yellow Ribbon Program provides families a robust support network of information and services available form county, state, and federal and private outreach organization upon the Soldiers return home from a war zone. Her uncle Spec Joseph Bevin, is deployed in Basra, Iraq with the 206th MPs.
Biden: 'This ain't your father's National Guard'
February 23, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, thanks Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, for their support of the National Guard during a reception for the National Guard adjutants general of the states and territories of the United States at the Vice President's Residence in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 22, 2010.
North Dakota Guard prepares for possible spring flood
February 23, 2010
Staff members of the North Dakota National Guard discuss solutions for possible scenarios involving spring flooding during a recent training exercise that involved nearly 50 people and took place at Fraine Barracks Joint Operations Center.
Alaska Air Guardsmen train Guam maintainers on KC-135
February 23, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. John Swearingen, superintendant of the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron's Electrical Section, provides guidance to Tech. Sgt. Christine Dick, one of the squadron's heating, ventilation and air conditioning technicians, as she repairs a faulty air conditioning unit Feb. 9, 2010. The squadron is in Puerto Rico for two weeks to train its members on a wide range of infrastructure projects and other upgrades.
New York families prepare for homecoming
February 23, 2010
Antonette Bevins shows offer her artistic skills while her family members attended at Family Readiness Group meeting for family members of the 206th Military Police Company and 1108th Explosives Ordnance Disposal Company at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Latham, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2010. The meeting which is part of the New York Army National Guard Yellow Ribbon Program provides families a robust support network of information and services available form county, state, and federal and private outreach organization upon the Soldiers return home from a war zone. Her uncle Spec Joseph Bevin, is deployed in Basra, Iraq with the 206th MPs.
Pennsylvania Airman chosen for Tops in Blue
February 23, 2010
Airman 1st Class Lisa Weiss of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard sings "Heart of the Matter" with a live band in front of an audience during one of her vocal competitions at the Air Force World Wide Talent Show held in the Bob Hope Theater at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas Jan. 17-23, 2010.
Rohbock wants 'four great runs' in bobsled
February 23, 2010
Sgt. Shauna Rohbock of the Utah National Guard will compete in the women's bobsledding event tonight and tomorrow at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
West Virginia Guard still helping snowbound communities
February 23, 2010
Sgt. James Riley of the West Virginia National Guard's 601st Engineer Company, uses a grader to help clear snow from Platt Mt. Lane in Inwood, W.Va., Feb. 19, 2010. Riley is one of 33 Soldiers, who volunteered for Stay Behind Force Dragon.
Task force vows sharper focus on Soldier suicides
February 23, 2010
Teela finishes 29th in 15K, prepares for final event
February 23, 2010
Army biathlete Sgt. Jeremy Teela of the Vermont National Guard, bib #28, skis to 29th place in the Olympic men's 15-kilometer mass start race Feb. 21, 2010, at Whistler, British Columbia.
VFW provides airline tickets to Haiti
February 23, 2010
Wyoming Airmen plan medical exercise with Tunisia
February 23, 2010
From left to right, Captain Terrence Kilgore, Air Force liaison officer with the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia, reviews exercise plans with Tunisian Forces Colonel Khaled Lamine and Lieutenant Colonel Khaled Baltage, January 2010. The three were taking part in a recent planning conference for a medical and disaster response exercise being coordinated by 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa). The exercise, scheduled to take place in April, will include participation from the Wyoming Army and Air National Guard.
Every day is a snow day in Antarctica
February 22, 2010
Staff Sgt. Michael Warn stands at the Ross Sea Iceshelf in Antarctica. Warn is an electrical and environmental specialist on C/LC-130H aircraft and is a member of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing.
Generals discuss Guard, Reserve, on call Air Force
February 22, 2010
Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, left, and Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., discuss the Guard and Reserve components during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 19, 2010, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Wyatt is the director of the Air National Guard, and Stenner is the commander of Air Force Reserve Command.