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Flag Day honors American ideals, sacrifices
June 14, 2010
Members of the International Security Assistance Force and senior officials from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, pay their respects to nine U.S. soldiers killed in Nuristan province during a ramp ceremony at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.
South Dakota Guard in-briefs Golden Coyote leadership
June 14, 2010
South Dakota Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mike Oster, executive officer for the 109th Regional Support Group in Rapid City, S.D., briefed National Guard leaders and field commanders from 12 states and 40 units that came together today at Camp Rapid for the 2010 Golden Coyote training exercise.
Program allows Soldiers to connect with kids despite deployment
June 11, 2010
Spc. Robert Snyder of the 220th Transportation Company records a video reading "Danny the Dinosaur" for his children at the United Through Reading room in the USO center at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., June 10, 2010. The United Through Reading program allow Soldiers separated from their families by deployments, like Snyder, to remain connected through recordings of them reading books for their children.
Preparation aids financial stability during deployments
June 10, 2010
Wisconsin, Nicaragua delegation share emergency management techniques
June 10, 2010
Brig. Gen. Mario Perezcassar, Nicaraguan chief of civil defense, relates information about his home country to Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, as Brig. Gen. Scott Legwold, Wisconsin National Guard chief of joint staff, looks on during a visit to the state capitol building May 26, 2010. The visit was part of a May 25-28 trip by Nicaraguan military officials to share emergency response information with Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Wisconsin National Guard.
Wyoming Guard responds to largest state mission in 10 years
June 10, 2010
U.S., Bangladesh kick off Pacific Angel mission
June 10, 2010
Guard division commanders meet to discuss home, overseas missions
June 10, 2010
Col. William O'Neill, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Dennis Green, both of the Virginia National Guard's 29th Infantry Division, discuss the role of the Army National Guard division headquarters in homeland security missions. The two leaders were in New York City for the Army National Guard Division Commander's Conference, hosted by the 42nd Infantry Division.
Task Force 38 transfers authority to CAB, 1st ID
June 10, 2010
Indiana Army National Guard Col. David C. Wood, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. John A. Watson, the commander and top enlisted Soldier for the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade, encase the unit's colors during a transfer of authority ceremonyat Joint Base Balad Iraq, June 7, 2010. During the brigade's 10-month deployment, the unit conducted full-spectrum aviation operations including rotary- and fixed-wing direct and general support aviation missions in support of United States Forces-Iraq.
Casualties show tough week in Afghanistan
June 10, 2010
Alaska Guardsman, active-duty Airman perform heroically during plane crash
June 10, 2010
Capt. Erik Boltman an air weapons officer with the 176th Air Control Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, works as a combat air traffic controller at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska June 7, 2010.
Macedonia Rangers partner with Vermont Guard in Paktya
June 10, 2010
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Dan Silver, platoon leader from Dover, N.H., of 4th Platoon, D Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment smiles as his Macedonian counterpart Capt. Burche Turturov, the commander of the Macedonian Ranger Platoon from Skopje, Macedonia, shakes hands with an Afghan National Army soldier during a patrol, June 5. The Macedonians are embedded with the D Company Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard as part of their state Partnership for Peace Program. They are the first state partnership involved in the program to embed and run combat operations.
Vermont commander says troops making a difference in Afghanistan
June 10, 2010
U.S. Army Capt. Stephen Iaquinto from Berlin, N.J., and a member of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, shows Afghan children a picture from his camera that he took of them. Members from Task Force Wolverine conducted a dismounted patrol through the Bagram Bazaar to find out information from the recent attack on Bagram Airfield, Parwan province, Afghanistan, May 24.
Air Guard pauses to reflect on suicide, high-risk behavior
June 9, 2010
Col. John Slocum, the Air National Guard’s safety director, discusses high-risk behavior, suicides and Wingman concepts with Airmen from the Air Guard Readiness Center at the base theatre on Joint Base Andrews, Md., during an Air Force-wide Wingman Stand-down June 9, 2010.
Families eligible for MyAirForceLife.com photography competition
June 8, 2010
Airmen inspired by Good Grief camp on Memorial Day weekend
June 7, 2010
Staff Sgt. Mandi Hagen of the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Wing hugs her mentee during the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) at a Good Grief Camp in Washington, D.C., May 29, 2010. This is Hagen’s fourth year volunteering her personal time and money to take part in the camp that focuses on helping children of military families who have lost loved ones. Hagen is one of five Airmen from the North Dakota Air National Guard who participated in the Good Grief Camp this year.
National Guard aviators from five states support Louisiana
June 7, 2010
Louisiana National Guardsmen of the 205th Engineer Battalion hook sling cables, attached to sandbags to the bottom of a Florida National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter, in Buras, La., June 5, 2010.
Guardsmen hold duck-calling contest in Kosovo
June 7, 2010
Army Spc. Nicolas Salvaggio of the North Dakota National Guard shows off his duck-calling skills on stage on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, for a Memorial Day weekend Morale Welfare and Recreation duck-calling contest May 30, 2010.
Earnhardt runs in top 15th all day, finishes 19th
June 7, 2010
On two wheels in Ghazni
June 7, 2010
Spc. Skyler W. Genest a military policeman assigned to Troop B, 1-172nd Calvary Squadron, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) of the Vermont National Guard, takes his project bike for a ride, April 13, 2010. Genest found this project bike in the back of a storage bunker and decided to spend some of his free time fixing it up. Genest is an admitted tinkerer back home likes the challenge of trying to fix a 40-year-old motorcycle. He is quick to point out the .50 caliber ammunition box that he modified to be the gas tank.