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Some Soldiers to return from Iraq early
July 12, 2010
Col. Jeffrey Holmes, left, commander of the Tennessee National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Jennings, command sergeant major of the 278th ACR, case the unit’s colors during an end of mission ceremony at Contingency Operating Base Taji, Iraq June 27, 2010.
Tennessee Guard uses blimp for base defense
July 12, 2010
Sgt. Kenneth Arnold and Spc. Donald Neeley, both Aerostat blimp operators with B Troop, Regimental Troop Squadron of the Tennessee National Guard’s 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), launch the blimp at Contingency Operating Base Taji, Iraq June 28, 2010.
Ohio governor opens Camp Perry matches today
July 12, 2010
Arkansas Guard’s ADT reaches out to neighboring villages
July 12, 2010
Tech Sgt. Justin Mankins of Fort Smith takes notes during a discussion with a village elder on Saturday near Qalat City, Afghanistan, while Sgt. 1st Class James Holm of Jonesboro examines a grape vine clipping for insect damage and nutrient deficiency. Mankins and Holm are both members of the Arkansas National Guard’s Agriculture Development Team which is currently deployed to southern Afghanistan. The team’s focus is to expand and improve agriculture education, training and productivity.
F-22 arrival ceremony to be held today at Hickam
July 9, 2010
The first Hawaii-based F-22 Raptor, the U.S. Air Force's most advanced fighter jet, soars over the Pacific Ocean en route to its new home at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii July 2, 2010. The first two of 20 F-22 Raptors, the U.S. Air Force's most advanced fighter jet, will be dedicated on July 9, 2010 at a Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ceremony. The ceremony will mark the beginning of the partnership between the Hawaii Air National Guard and the active duty Air Force flying the "fifth generation" fighter at Hickam.
Red Flag Alaska exercise a success for Louisiana Airmen
July 9, 2010
Members of the Louisiana Air National Guard's 122nd Air Support Operations Squadron from the 159th Fighter Wing plan a close air support mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, June 10-25, 2010. The joint terminal attack controllers participated in the Red Flag Alaska exercise with more than 400 U.S. military assets and Italian, Japanese and South Korean coalition forces.
KFOR 12 commander holds final meeting with Kosovo media
July 9, 2010
Army Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann, a North Dakota National Guard member and commander of Multinational Battle Group East, talks to troops from Bravo Company, 2nd Platoon, after a patrol near the border between Kosovo and the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia during quick reaction force exercises June 22, 2010.
Army Guard continues search for those eligible for earned pay
July 8, 2010
Soldier watches fight to save his life on 'Baghdad ER'
July 8, 2010
Producer and director Matthew O'Neill talks about his film "Baghdad ER" at the New York State Museum with Staff Sergeant Craig Macy, a wounded New York Army National Guard Soldier who appears in the film. Macy joined O'Neill for a special showing of his film at the museum on July 1, 2010, in conjunction with the Citizen-Soldier exhibit hosted by the state museum.
Vice chief asks Soldiers to participate in Army STARRS
July 8, 2010
Texas governor activates Guard as flooding threatens South Texas
July 8, 2010
First Lady, Dr. Biden help military families
July 8, 2010
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, talks with soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard on Camp Prosperity in Baghdad, July 5, 2010. Biden held a roundtable discussion with Guard members as an opportunity to hear their family concerns.
‘CSI’ actor proposes new approach for Youth ChalleNGe leaders
July 8, 2010
Actor Hill Harper of “CSI: NY” pauses for a photo after speaking to members of the National Guard’s Youth ChalleNGe program during a workshop in San Diego on June 24, 2010. Harper suggested mentors and teachers should try to connect with students on their level through today’s culture. The nationwide Youth ChalleNGe program provides a live-in, military-style school for students who have dropped out or are at risk of dropping out.
Instructor uses Marine Corps experience in Air Guard
July 8, 2010
Puerto Rico extends validity of current birth certificates
July 7, 2010
Missouri Soldiers dedicate South Dakota bridge to fallen comrade
July 7, 2010
Soldiers of the 1141st Sapper Company of the Missouri National Guard pose near a sign naming a bridge in Custer State Park near Rapid City, S.D., in honor of Sgt. Denis Kisseloff, a Missouri Guardsman who was killed in Afghanistan in May.
Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force holds combat lifesaver training
July 7, 2010
Sgt. Bon-Benedict Villamil V, a combat lifesavers course instructor with the Alaska National Guard's 144th Area Support Medical Company monitors two Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force members as they successfully administer intravenous therapy.
Vermont Guard trains Afghan police as instructors
July 7, 2010
My weekend in Iraq with Dr. Biden
July 7, 2010
Oklahoma artillery unit trains on new weapons system
July 7, 2010
Members of Battery B, 1st Battalion, 160th Field Artillery, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the Oklahoma Army National Guard fire the M119A2 Howitzer from a concealed position during training at Camp Grayling, Mich. The M119A2 is a 105mm Howitzer that replaced the M102 which has been in service since the early days of the Vietnam War.