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Louisiana Guard to fly new helicopter in overseas mission
August 5, 2011
A Florida National Guard UH-72A Lakota participates in a personnel recovery exercise, May 2, 2011, in Gonaives, Haiti. The Lakota is a newly fielded light helicopter meant to perform peacetime missions traditionally issued to the UH-60 Black Hawk.
Brothers serving together help renovate school in Suriname
August 4, 2011
Brothers Army Spc. Waylon Blasius and Army Spc. Weston Blasius take a break from work at the Pater van der Pluym School in Suriname's Brokopondo district Aug. 1, 2011. Both brothers are carpentry and masonry specialists assigned to the South Dakota Army National Guard's 155th Engineer Company. Soldiers from the 155th are in Suriname as part of New Horizons 2011, a joint humanitarian mission between the Suriname government and the U.S. Southern Command with the goal of helping to improve the quality of life for the people of Suriname. South Dakota and Suriname are paired in the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Happy Birthday to the United States Coast Guard
August 4, 2011
U.S. Coast Guard seal.
Missouri Guard medics lend support to Disaster Recovery Jobs Program
August 4, 2011
Army Spc. Mark Lopez, a medic assigned to Missouri National Guard's Task Force Phoenix, places colored tape on the hard hat of a worker employed through the Disaster Recovery Jobs Program in Joplin. The medics use different colors of tape to designate individuals with various pre-existing medical conditions, which enables them to treat them more effectively, should health concerns arise.
Oregon National Guard forward observers train with SEALs, Air Force
August 4, 2011
A west coast member of the Navy SEAL joint terminal attack controller team works to set up a communication radio for calling aviation fire support with Army 1st Lt. Matthew Lawson of the 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment's Fire Support Team, from the Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, July 20, 2011, at Gowen Field, Idaho.
Space systems give Australians, U.S. Soldiers edge in Talisman Sabre
August 4, 2011
Space systems give an edge to the commanders of Soldiers like Australian Pvt. Brendan Venables, a member of Northwest Mobile Force, Northern Australia, and Army Spc. Jason Gutshall, a Maryland National Guard Soldier from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 158th Long Range Surveillance Cavalry in Hagerstown, Md.
42nd Infantry Division Band: Army's musical ambassadors in New York State
August 4, 2011
Members of the 42nd Infantry Division Band perform in Iraq.
Earnhardt finishes 16th at Indy, 10th place in points race
August 2, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, races around the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind. July 31, 2011. Earnhardt now sits in 10th place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points chase.
McKinley: National Guard accessible, fiscally sound operational force
August 1, 2011
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies before an armed services subcommittee on the benefits of the Guard as an operational force on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 27, 2011. He stressed the necessity that funding continues to exist for the Reserve Components to remain a continued and valuable asset to the Department of Defense and the nation.
Safe Skies 2011: Air National Guard, European partners build skills
July 28, 2011
Safe Skies 2011 is a military-to-military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to enhance airspace security over the Ukraine and Poland in preparation for Eurocup 2012.
Active duty Army general nominated to lead Northern Command
July 28, 2011
Army Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby Jr.
Florida Guard infantrymen go back to basics, earn coveted badge
July 28, 2011
A Soldier from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Florida National Guard applies a splint to a simulated fracture during Expert Infantryman Badge testing at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, July 19, 2011. The Florida National Guard's 53rd IBCT is conducting EIB testing for the first time in more than 20 years. Seventeen Soldiers were awarded the EIB during a ceremony July 22.
Jacoby: Relationships drive NORTHCOM, NORAD missions
July 28, 2011
NORTHCOM seal
Carpenter: Soldier-to-Soldier intervention key to stopping suicides
July 27, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, speaks during a Guard Senior Leadership Conference in Louisville, Ky., July 24, 2011.
Recruiting, retention remain strong
July 27, 2011
Department of Defense Seal
First Lady, Dr. Biden launch Community Challenge
July 26, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama greets a crowd of National Guard and local families during a Joining Forces community event in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, April 14, 2011. The national initiative she launched with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, calls on all sectors of society to honor and support military families.
First Lady, Dr. Biden Join Forces with Guard, Reserve
July 26, 2011
Joining Forces logo
France bestows high honors on National Guard, active duty Green Berets
July 26, 2011
French Ambassador Francois Delattre awards the Croix de la Valeur Militaire, roughly analagous to the Silver Star, to Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Meister during a private ceremony at the French Ambassador's Residence in Washington, D.C., on July 25, 2011, awarding the honor to five National Guard and one active duty Special Forces Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
Senator: National Guard Youth ChalleNGe effective program
July 26, 2011
Louisiana Sen. May Landrieu speaks with attendees of the 2011 National Guard Family Program National Volunteer Workshop, July 25, 2011.
Texas Guard member’s rivalry with brother beneficial
July 26, 2011
Army Spc. Andrew Deason, an Iraqi security forces knowledge management representative assigned to the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, poses for a photo with Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III during his visit to Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq June 25, 2011. Deason competes with his brother, Spc. Brian Brown, who is currently an active duty member in the Army, to see which of them can meet the highest-ranking military officials. The brothers have an ongoing competition that began when Deason joined the Guard two years after Brown joined the Army.