Home : News
Results:
Archive: 2011

West Virginia Army Guard wins national competition
April 27, 2011
West Virginia National Guard courtesy graphic.
Iowa Agribusiness Development Team helps youths get orchard training
April 27, 2011
Haji Hazrat Ali Gul says farewell to Army Master Sgt. Bill Dunbar, processing specialist for the 734th Agribusiness Development Team, Iowa National Guard, as Dunbar and other members of the ADT prepare to depart after checking on orchard training for high school students from the Shegal District at the Bar Chage Demonstration Farm north of Asadabad, Afghanistan, April 23, 2011. Gul owns the land the demo farm is on and worked with Dunbar to make it a fruit-production training site for high school students.
Iraq Withdrawal Agreement Still Stands, Mullen Says
April 27, 2011
Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses service members assigned to United States Division-Center during a visit to Camp Liberty, Iraq, Friday, April 22, 2011. Mullen spoke with the troops about the drawdown in Iraq, what future deployment timeframes may look like and the continued role of the Guard and Reserve in those deployments.
While Guard aircraft relocate, MAFFS maintain firefighting capabilities
April 27, 2011
Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Ervin, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, surveys the Oasis wildfire as they prepare to dispense fire retardant to assist firefighting efforts in West Texas, April 26, 2011. Ervin is a C-130J Hercules pilot and is trained to fly with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System installed in order to aid in the firefighting efforts.
MEDLITE 11 benefits from the unique experiences of National Guard members
April 27, 2011
Air Force Staff Sgt. Amber Weaver, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (foreground) conducts an inventory on inflight medical kits while Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matt Larson, a medical material craftsman with the Minnesota ANG's 109th AES reads off the inventory checklist as part of MEDLITE 11 preparation, April 26, 2011, at the U.S. Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. MEDLITE 11 is a joint medical exercise focused on aeromedical evacuation, to improve the readiness of U.S. Air Force and DRC personnel
South Carolina Air National Guard welcomes Moroccan air force officials
April 26, 2011
Capt. Fassi Fehri, left, a pilot with the Moroccan air force, receives an F-16 orientation flight, from Air Force Lt. Col. Scott Lambe, commander of the 169th Operations Support Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C. Fehri is to become Morocco's first F-16 fighter pilot. Through the State Partnership program with the Utah Air National Guard, the 169th Fighter Wing from the South Carolina Air National Guard has agreed to assist the Moroccan air force with their transition to F-16 fighter operations.
Air Guard senior enlisted leader: Are you telling your story?
April 26, 2011
Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, Air National Guard Command Chief, talks with crewmembers from the 201st Airlift Squadron during a visit to District of Columbia Air National Guard, April 17, 2011. The Chief was invited to talk with the Airmen of 113th at an informal town hall meeting and also visited work centers around the wing.
Total force brings aeromedical evacuation training to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
April 26, 2011
Air Force Lt. Col. June Oldman, the mission director for MEDLITE 11 exercise here, speaks with local members of the media after the opening ceremony, April 25, 2011. MEDLITE 11 is a joint medical exercise focused on aeromedical evacuation training, to improve the readiness of the U.S. Air Force and DRC personnel.
National Guard responds to multiple domestic disasters
April 26, 2011
Army Sgt. Frank, an infantryman in Company A, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment of the Indiana National Guard, counts life jackets at an armory April 25, 2011, during the National Guard's response to flooding in the area. The 151st Infantry and several other units amounting to approximately 250 Soldiers were mobilized to state active duty in response to the flooding in Gibson, Knox, Daviess and Posey counties due to near record numbers of rainfall. Soldiers are assisting in sandbagging operations, transporting displaced civilians to shelters, search and rescue missions, debris removal and damage assessment.
Ohio National Guard unit prepares for largest overseas deployment since World War II
April 26, 2011
Crawling through mud, Army Pvt. Charles Shidler, Alpha Company, Special Troops Battalion, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Ohio National Guard, searches for the next covered fighting position during individual movement techniques training at the Camp Ravenna Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ravenna, Ohio, April 17, 2010. The IMT is just one of more than 200 common training tasks that Shidler, as well as about 3,600 other Soldiers of the 37th brigade, must complete before they are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in fall 2011 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
National Guard celebrates Earth Day every day
April 25, 2011
Guard the Environment Art.
Gov. Nixon activates Missouri National Guard to help with flood response, threats to levees
April 25, 2011
National Guard Vehicle Logo
Philippine leaders visit Guam Guard
April 21, 2011
Third from left, Maj. Gen. Jovencio Magalso, Armed Forces of the Philippines deputy chief of staff for retiree and reserve affairs, observes the HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer while touring the Guam Air National Guard facility on Andersen Air Force Base.
MAFFS plays key role in National Guard response to Texas wildfires
April 21, 2011
Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing remove a fire retardant hose from a C-130H Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or MAFFS, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned 1.6 million acres miles of land.
C-130s drop retardant over Texas wildfires
April 21, 2011
Air Force Staff Sgt. Anthony Hayes, 145th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, North Carolina Air National Guard, prepares to refill a C-130H Hercules, equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, with fire retardant as it taxis into the pits at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 19, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.
Earnhardt Jr. continues to move forward in Sprint Cup Series standings
April 20, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, pushes or ‘bump drafts’ teammate Jimmie Johnson during the race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. April 17, 2011. Earnhardt finished fourth and moved up three positions in the points race.
UPDATE: National Guard responds to Texas wildfires
April 20, 2011
Air Force Master Sgt. Jeff Tschacher, 153rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Wyoming Air National Guard, directs a C-130H Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire fighting System, or MAFFS, to start engine two in preparation to fight wildfires burning in Texas, April 19, 2011. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned 1.6 million acres miles of land.
Missouri Air Guard members showcase training mission for Reserve director
April 19, 2011
Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., the chief of Air Force Reserve and commander, Air Force Reserve Command speaks with Air Force Brig. Gen. Stephen Cotter, assistant adjutant general for air, Missouri National Guard, at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo., April 18, 2011.
Prisoner of War Medal presented to family of Kentucky Air Guard pilot
April 19, 2011
1st Lt. Merlin R. "Bob" Kehrer was a P-51 pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps when his plane was shot down over enemy territory during World War II. He spent 13 months in a German Prisoner of War camp before returning to the United States to help found the Kentucky Air National Guard. (Courtesy photo)
National Guard Soldiers, Ugandans participate in Atlas Drop 11
April 19, 2011
Ugandan Defense Forces Soldiers, assisted by Army Staff Sgt. Ian Eggbert, a rigger with 197th Special Troops Company, Utah Army National Guard, attach a wing to a copter box aerial delivery system at Soroti Airfield, Uganda, during Atlas Drop 11, April 14, 2011. Atlas Drop, an annual joint aerial-delivery exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Africa that brings together U.S. Army personnel with counterparts from the Ugandan Peoples Defense Forces, is designed to enhance the readiness of both countries’ resupply and logistical capabilities, and will consist of classroom instruction and a field training exercise.