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Graham, Leahy: National Guard an irreplaceable treasure
March 3, 2011
Co-chairs of the Senate National Guard Caucus, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont (right center) and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina (right) talk with Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley (left), the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the adjutant general for the state of Vermont, after Leahy and Graham spoke to fellow senators and senior leaders of the National Guard, March 3, 2011.
Guard's Youth ChalleNGe program celebrates 100,000th graduate during gala
March 3, 2011
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, gives every cadet his challenge coin as a keepsake before the National Guard Youth Foundation's 2011 ChalleNGe Champions Gala in Washington, March 1, 2011. Unique for this year's gala was the celebration of the program's 100,000th graduate, cadet Tori Walston, from Louisiana.
Schwartz: Austerity, strategic challenges call for true Total Force
March 2, 2011
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz addresses the National Guard's top officers and enlisted leaders during the 2011 General Senior Leadership Conference at Arlington Hall in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 28, 2011. He told the group that economic austerity makes communicating and collaborating as a total force paramount.
The First Tee highlights DoD partnership
March 1, 2011
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Illinois Guardmembers reach out to educators for military children
March 1, 2011
Jim Frazier, Survivor Outreach Services coordinator of the northern region for the Illinois National Guard, at a Kane County Teacher Institute Day Feb. 25, 2011.
Louisiana Guard receives new response helicopters
March 1, 2011
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Illinois Air Guard wing performs unique refueling mission
March 1, 2011
An Illinois Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker refuels a B-2 Stealth Bomber during a recent mission.
The First Tee highlights DoD partnership
March 1, 2011
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Polish battle group, Texas Guardmembers bond through weapons
March 1, 2011
Soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard Agribusiness Development Team-IV qualify on Polish AK-74 5.56 mm Mini-Beryl short assault rifles despite the snowy conditions at Forward Operating Base Ghazni Feb. 6,2011
Louisiana Guard receives new response helicopters
February 24, 2011
Army Chief Warrant Officers Dino Parmentier and Wayne Griffin, both of the Louisiana National Guard’s State Aviation Command, conduct pre-flight checks on a new LUH-72A light utility medical helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Hammond, La., Feb. 17, 2011. The Louisiana National Guard recently received four of the helicopters to help with emergency preparedness and disaster response.
British Parliament member visits National Guard in Afghanistan
February 23, 2011
British Parliament member Mr. Julian Brazier, right, visits with Army Lt. Col. Andy Gerlach, left, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota National Guard, and Army Lt. Col. Anthony Couture, 1-181st Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts National Guard, Feb. 22, 2011, at Camp Phoenix, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Brazier met Soldiers from several National Guard states in an effort to help assess the future of Britain's Reserve component by looking at the National Guard model and how it supports operations overseas and domestic operations, professionally develops its servicemembers and provides educational benefits.
Four Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers transition to West Point cadets
February 23, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. William Enyart, adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, talks with cadets from the Illinois Army National Guard at West Point on Feb. 16, 2011.
Connecticut Guardsman fights for country, future
February 23, 2011
Brian Macy, a sergeant with the 250th Engineer Company, Connecticut Army National Guard, lands a glove on JC Peterson during his comeback to professional boxing at the Mohegan Sun Arena, Conn. in Feb. 4, 2011.
National Guard chaplain inspires hope, courage in Soldiers
February 23, 2011
Army 1st Lt. Jock Johnson (middle), chaplain for the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) prays with soldiers from A. Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) before a night convoy escort mission.
State Department, Indiana Guard collaborate for Foreign Service Institute training
February 23, 2011
Civilians training with the Foreign Service Institute alongside Soldiers from the 384th Military Police Company, from Bloomington, Ind., approach a simulated Afghan marketplace at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex during training held Feb. 13 to 18, 2011. Facilities such as the marketplace, which is populated with Afghan role players to make the training as realistic as possible, make Muscatatuck an ideal training site for the Foreign Service Institute.
Promising day ended short for Earnhardt at Daytona
February 22, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, leads the field at the pole position during the 2011 Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Fl.
New York Guardmembers all safe after New Zealand earthquake
February 22, 2011
An LC-130 Hercules from the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard takes off as part of Operation Deep Freeze, Feb. 2, 2011, in Antarctica. The 55th year for Operation Deep Freeze began in October 2010 as an LC-130 Hercules, equipped with retractable ski-wheels, departed to support the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation's research at international sites throughout the Antarctic continent. The 109th AW is the only organization in the world that flies the ski-equipped LC-130s.
VA opens toll-free caregiver support line
February 22, 2011
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10,000 gain GED from Army National Guard
February 18, 2011
Army Pvt. Corey Blackwood (far right) listens to GED Plus Commandant Army Lt. Col. Mary Maguire as she congratulates the current class of 65 recruits for earning their GED Diplomas, Feb. 18, 2011, at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark. Blackwood, a Michigan Army National Guard Citizen-Soldier, was the 10,000th recruit to graduate from the program.
Illinois National Guard carries on legacy 150 years after Civil War
February 18, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Mark Whitlock, director of the Illinois State Military Museum, reviews the Civil War display at the museum in Springfield, Ill. The museum features the military history of Illinois.