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National Guard Members Race USCC I-500
February 2, 2011
A National Guardsman competes in the USCC National Guard Cross-Country Snowmobile Championship. The team, which was comprised of one North Dakota Guardsmen and two from Minnesota, placed third in the event.
Georgia Air Guard NCO manages life support efforts at Afghanistan base
February 2, 2011
Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Sloan, 744th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron life support technician, uses the Scott Oxygen Tester to check for any leaks during a 30-day inspection on the MBU-12/P oxygen mask and CRU-60/P connector at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 10, 2011. Sloan conducts a 30-day inspection on all aircrew flight equipment to ensure they are properly working. Sloan is deployed from the 165th Airlift Wing in Savannah, Ga., and his hometown is also Savannah.
VA program helps families help their veterans
February 2, 2011
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Guardsman perseveres, proves He Can
February 2, 2011
Private Kant poses for a portrait following his graduation ceremony from the National Guard GED Plus program at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark., Friday, Jan. 28.
Chiarelli expects increase in behavioral health needs
February 2, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st Class Erich Stemmerding, 534th Survey and Design Team, 15th Engineer Battalion, places “fuel donuts” on a drying rack Jan. 29, 2011, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. Once dry, the fuel donuts will burn for about an hour and provide an alternative heat source for Afghan families.
Guard ADT conference points way forward
February 2, 2011
Dr. Hamdy Oushy, forage and rangeland specialist for the Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Project, gives a presentation to the commanders of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, the Illinois National Guard's 1-14th Agribusiness Team, Missouri ADT IV and Missouri ADT V at the Shishem Bagh Research Station Jan. 28. Leaders of the ADTs met in Jalalabad Jan. 28 for an ADT conference.
Carpenter: Reducing suicide rate among Army National Guard’s highest priorities
February 2, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, spoke as a panelist for the Reserve chief panel during the National Security Symposium at the Reserve Officer Association's 2011 National Convention in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2011.
Mullen: Workplace Flexibility Focuses on Families, Children
February 2, 2011
"Our military readiness is directly tied to our family readiness," Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the 2010 National Guard Family Program Volunteer Workshop in New Orleans, La., on Aug. 2, 2010. He also noted the transformation of the National Guard since Sept. 11, 2001: "There's no institution where things have changed more dramatically than in the Guard."
2 p.m. EST UPDATE: 2,500 National Guardmembers respond to year's biggest storm
February 1, 2011
Illinois National Guard members work with Illinois State Troopers to move a stranded semi-truck, Feb. 2, 2011, on Interstate 72, near Pittsfield. The Illinois National Guard worked with Troopers to assist stranded motorists after Gov. Pat Quinn called approximately 500 Guard members to state active duty for a winter weather emergency.
South Dakota National Guard waste-recycle program to help Afghans, environment
February 1, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st Class Erich Stemmerding, 534th Survey and Design Team, 15th Engineer Battalion, places “fuel donuts” on a drying rack Jan. 29, 2011, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. Once dry, the fuel donuts will burn for about an hour and provide an alternative heat source for Afghan families.
Air Guard enlisted leaders tackle issues
February 1, 2011
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Chris Muncy, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, leads discussion at the ANG's Enlisted Field Advisory Council conference, Jan. 24, 2011, at Louisiana National Guard headquarters, Jackson Barracks. Also pictured are Chief Master Sgt. Michael Dalton (center), chairman of the EFAC and Chief Master Sgt. James Downing (left), command chief master sergeant of the LA ANG. The EFAC meets three-to-four times a year in various locales to propose solutions, changes and other policy actions that impact all 94,000 enlisted members of the ANG.
Air National Guard fighter wing preps for alert missions at Tyndall
February 1, 2011
An F-16 from the 179th Fighter Squadron, a subordinate unit of the 148th Fighter Wing out of Duluth, Minn., flies a mission over the Gulf of Mexico on Jan. 27, 2011. The 148th FW is working with the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for two weeks to train for their Air Sovereignty Alert missions and to validate their new Block 50 F-16s.
Report on reserve component’s future coming soon
February 1, 2011
Secretary Dennis M. McCarthy, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, served as the moderator for the Reserve chief panel during the National Security Symposium at the Reserve Officer Association's 2011 National Convention in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2011.
Alaska Air National Guard saving lives
January 31, 2011
A pararescuemen from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron conducts fast rope insertion training while deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The Alaska Air National Guard's busy search-and-rescue pace continues in 2011.
Employers brace for Kentucky National Guard mobilization
January 31, 2011
Louisville Metro Police officers and Kentucky National Guardmembers Sgt. Scott Sturgeon and Sgt. Donald Gosney will be taking a break from their civilian job to deploy with the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade this summer.
Indiana Guard training center facilitates real-world rescue training
January 31, 2011
Firemen Ryan Pratt and Jeremy McAlister, from Fort Knox, Ky., search for ways to remove mannequins being used to represent survivors of a mock collapsed parking garage during U.S. Army North’s Vibrant Response 11.1 Homeland Emergency Response exercise held at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex March 18 in Butlerville, Ind.
Louisiana Air Guardsman first to graduate Army leadership course
January 31, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Philip Olivier, a 159th Operations Group intelligence analyst, was the first-ever Louisiana Air National Guardsman to attend the Army’s Advanced Leader Course at Camp Cook in Ball, La., Jan. 8 to 20, 2011. ALC teaches Soldiers the values, attributes, actions and the technical and tactical skills needed to lead squad and platoon-level operations. For the Air Guard, it provides a unique opportunity to understand and appreciate “Army speak” while training in a joint environment.
National Guard answering the call for Midwest winter storm support
January 31, 2011
Staff Sgt. Travis Radtke, of Springfield, and Staff Sgt. Jason Copley, of Plato, do preventative maintenance checks on vehicles at the Missouri National Guard armory in Springfield. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency in Missouri on Monday and activated the Missouri National Guard in preparation for a severe winter storm that is moving into the region.
Guard Teen Leadership Council gives youth a chance to give back
January 28, 2011
Air Force Gen. Duncan J. McNabb, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill and his wife are assisted by Emily Hulberg, Missouri National Guard's Teen Leadership Council, in preparing their package for Operation Homefront.
North Dakota Guardsmen attend marriage enrichment presentation
January 27, 2011
Army Sgt. Tosha Kunrath and her husband, Scott Kunrath, fill out a military survey after attending the "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage" conference.