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More MRAPs to roll into Camp Atterbury
May 27, 2010
Deploying Soldiers will drive Mine Resistant Ambush Protective vehicles during driver training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center. With the proposed increase in MRAPs on Camp Atterbury, deploying units will be able to train on theater specific MRAPs, like these Maxx-Pros, which see more use in Iraq.
Colorado Guard, Slovenia team to mentor Afghan army
May 26, 2010
Descendant of Revolutionary War hero serves in Iraq
May 26, 2010
Army Spc. Scott D. Warren, a New York National Guard soldier serving at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, is a direct descendant of Maj. Gen. Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero.
National Guard, Israeli Home Front Command trade lessons from experience
May 26, 2010
An Israeli officer briefs Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, from an observation post overlooking the Gaza strip near the Israeli city of Sderot on May 25, 2010. A National Guard delegation is visiting the country to strengthen a relationship with the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command and to observe National Level Exercise Turning Point 4.
Air Guard successfully tests back-up for messaging systems
May 26, 2010
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Vermont Guardsman creates with metal
May 26, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Theodore Sweet, a welder with Company E, 3rd Battalion of the 172nd Infantry Regiment stands behind a mount for an M240B that he created for an all-terrain vehicle, May 18. The mount was used during a fire fight by special forces Soldiers recently. Sweet, of Burke, N.Y., welds this and many inventions from scrap metal that would normally be made by industrial machinery at his metal shop on Forward Operating Base Lightning.
Minnesota BCT to deploy next summer
May 26, 2010
North Carolina public affairs officer meets with Moldovan counterparts
May 26, 2010
Army Maj. Matt Handley, state public affairs officer for the North Carolina National Guard, meets with Moldovan Ministry of Defense Public Affairs personnel on May 3, 2010 in Chisnau Moldova as part of the State Partnership Program. The five-day workshop was to exchange best practices regarding public affairs and public information.
States prepare to assist Louisiana in oil spill response
May 26, 2010
Pvt. Richard Jones of the Louisiana National Guard's 528th Engineer Battalion moves the intake pipe for a water pump that is used to inflate Tiger Dam water diversion system near the southwest pass of the Mississippi River delta May 20, 2010. The 1023rd Vertical Engineering Company is constructing an 7.1-mile barrier to prevent any possible oil from coming in to the wetlands.
Air Guardsmen provide humanitarian assistance in Tajikistan
May 26, 2010
A C-130 Hercules from the Illinois Air National Guard is loaded with medical supplies, hygiene kits and water in support of flood relief efforts for the people of Tajikistan at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan May 21, 2010.
Combat lifesaver course prepares Soldiers for battle
May 25, 2010
Sgt. Lindsey Myers, left, and Spc. Isiah White, both of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, carry a simulated casualty through a doorway during a Combat Lifesaver Course training lane at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., May 20, 2010. The lanes feature intense stressors, such as battle sounds, screaming instructors and fog and darkness in order to test the soldiers' skills under pressure.
South Carolina Guardsman works as liaison for those downrange
May 25, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Eplee of the 1/178 Field Artillery of the South Carolina Army National Guard cleans his weapon at Forward Operating Base Salerno, April 30, 2010. Eplee is a member of the security force element for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team and is currently working as a liaison between the brigade and PRT commanders. Paktika PRT is a joint team whose mission is to help legitimize the government of Afghanistan through development, governance and agricultural initiatives.
Airmen, Afghans execute reverse medical evacuations
May 25, 2010
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cassie Ayott, a flight-nurse advisor from the 139th Aeromedical Squadron at Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y., takes a moment from patient care during a flight on an Mi-17over Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. She is currently assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron.
Soldiers encouraged to maintain medical readiness
May 25, 2010
Military families eligible for free museum visits
May 24, 2010
Chief tells U.S. KFOR Soldiers deployment pace will not decrease
May 24, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Army Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, the adjutant general of North Dakota, greet Soldiers at Camp Bondsteel's dining facility in Kosovo May 23, 2010.
Georgia counterdrug forces hit woodlands for tactical training
May 24, 2010
Georgia National Guard members gather at a rally point before moving on to their objective - a sparsely wooded area being used by simulated drug dealers for a simulated drug deal at Volunteer Training Site-Catoosa in Ringgold, Ga.
Utah dental team provides villagers reason to smile during African Lion '10
May 24, 2010
Lt. Col. Shannon Lawson, a dentist with the 151st Expeditionary Medical Group of the Utah Air National Guard, prepares a man's tooth for a filling as Senior Airman Brianne Wilkins, a medic with the 151st, assists in Manizla May 18, 2010. The 151st EMG kicked off the humanitarian civil assistance portion of Exercise African Lion 2010 in Manizla, a village nestled in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, offering dental and medical services not readily available to Moroccans living in the outlying towns of central Morocco.
Maryland breaks ground on new flight facility
May 24, 2010
Louisiana Guardsmen construct Hesco wall on coast
May 24, 2010
Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's 527th and 769th Engineer Battalions put together a wall of sand-filled Hesco concertainer units to help keep oil tainted water from reaching Bay Champagne in Port Fourchon, La., May 21, 2010.