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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.
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.
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.
VA opens toll-free caregiver support line
February 22, 2011
Caring for a Veteran add.
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.
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.
Preparation, partnerships key to Missouri Guard storm response
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.
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.
Fornof takes command of Nevada’s Air Guard in formal ceremony
February 17, 2011
Air Force Col. Terry Fornof.
Earnhardt wins top position for shootout, finishes 19th
February 17, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, leads the field at the pole position at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fl., Feb. 12, 2011.
South Carolina Guard Blawkhawk pilots accomplish first aquatic rescue mission
February 16, 2011
A South Carolina National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter hovers over a rescue site Feb. 11, 2011. The SC-HART joint operation between civilian first responders and Guardmembers, performed its first live rescue mission since forming in September 2009.
Pennsylvania Guardmembers have a hand in National 9/11 Flag
February 16, 2011
Army Command Sgt. Maj. George Holmes, a Pennsylvania Army National Guardmember, participates as one of 13 specially nominated “local heroes” in the National 9/11 Flag Tour stitching ceremony in Milford, Pa., Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011. Tour event manager Carolyn Deters (pictured) instructs visitors on the placing of their stitch in the traveling star-spangled banner, which once hung at the ground zero complex of the World Trade Center buildings and was severely damaged in the collapse of the towers.
Kentucky Guardmember returns home, receives Purple Heart
February 16, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Dennis LeFrancois, a Kentucky Guardmember, receives the Purple Heart Medal from Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell, commander of the 101st Airborne Division, after returning home recently from a deployment to Afghanistan.
Petraeus visits Red Bull Division, Laghman Province leaders
February 15, 2011
Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, left, International Security Assistance Force commander, and Col. Ben Correll, right, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division commander, talk together in a pavilion outside the governor's compound in Mehtar Lam Feb. 7, 2011. The general met with Red Bulls and local Afghan leaders during his visit to the Laghman Province.
Utah National Guard hosts Western Regional Biathlon Championships
February 15, 2011
Army Capt. Dan Morken of the 489th Brigade Support Battalion, Utah Army National Guard, fires at targets downrange during the Western Regional Biathlon Championships in Soldier Hollow, Utah, Feb. 5-6, 2011. For the first time in a number of years, the Utah National Guard hosted the championships, which included civilian, Army Reserve and National Guard competitors from Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Arizona, Oregon, Wyoming, Texas and Guam.
Air Force officials warn: 'Spice' harmful to health, career
February 15, 2011
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