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National Guard cost-effective solution in fiscally constrained times
May 13, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, talks about the Army Guard as an operational force during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington, May 11, 2011. Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley (left), chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry "Bud" Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard, also talked about how far the Air Guard and the National Guard as a whole have come since 9/11.
California Guard finds helicopter parts, saves money
May 12, 2011
Army Spc. John Millan, technical supply specialist, Bravo Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, California National Guard, helped inventory parts that were discovered at Camp Taji, Iraq, saving the Army million of dollars, seen here on May 3, 2011.
Idaho Guard members protect officials in Iraq
May 12, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Dean helps Army Sgt. Mike Main work on a lighting system for a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, April 26, 2011. The Idaho National Guard members are members of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Personal Security Detachment.
Alaska Guard wraps up free medical clinic in rural Alabama
May 11, 2011
Air Force Col. Ron Kichura, an optometrist and commander of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Medical Group, performs an inner ocular pressure test on Hayneville Mayor Helenore Bell here May 10, 2011. Seventy members deployed here: 25 from the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Medical Group; 10 support personnel from other Alaska Air Guard units; and 35 from a variety of Guard and Reserve units around the country. They arrived here May 1 for 12 days of training through the Innovative Readiness Program. This program allows Guard and Reserve members to get the training they need while at the same time delivering real-world results -- in this case, providing an array of health-care services to a historically underserved area.
Louisiana Guard rushes to protect city from flood waters
May 11, 2011
Members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 927th and 928th Sapper Engineer Companies are constructing sand-filled HESCO basket barriers on top of a levee along Lake Palourde in Morgan City, La., May 10, 2011. The Guard members are adding three feet of protection to the levee as a precautionary measure due to possible flooding caused by the rising Mississippi River.
Illinois Guard supports African medical exercise
May 11, 2011
Army Sgt. Jeffrey S. Niemi of the 399th Combat Support Hospital assists Sgt. McDonald Linyama of the Malawi Defence Force in assessing Army Sgt. Robert E. Waight of the 404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade during training to become a certified combat life saver as part of MEDREACH 11 exercises being conducted in Lilongwe, Malawi. U.S. and Malawi Defence Force troops competed in timed assessments as their peers evaluated and provided them with instant feedback.
First Lady invites Guard, Reserve kids to fitness event
May 10, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama shows off her dance moves for National Guard and Reserve teens at a fitness and nutrition event on the White House's South Lawn, May 9, 2011. During the event, the first lady announced a new fitness industry effort to support military families, particularly Guard and Reserve families.
Alabama Guard continues state's largest-ever domestic response
May 10, 2011
Army Pfc. Justin Jackson, of the Alabama Army National Guard's 1670th Transportation Company, provides flood response security for residents of Concord, Ala., May 9, 2011. Jackson is one of nearly 2,000 Guard members assisting with security, logistics, aviation and other support missions throughout Alabama’s affected regions.
Dale Jr. still holds on to fourth place in Sprint Cup Series standings
May 10, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, reflects on the race ahead of him at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C. May 7, 2011. Jr. finished the race in 14th and is still in fourth place in the Sprint Cup series standings.
Joint exercise enhances capabilities, partnerships
May 10, 2011
Air Force Lt. Col. June Oldman, director of MEDLITE 11, and Congolese Col. Kabanda, a physician, exchange tokens of gratitude May 5, 2011, as part of the MEDLITE 11 exercise's closing ceremony in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 60 active duty, National Guard and Reserve Airmen worked together to teach aeromedical evacuation techniques to more than 150 Congolese service members from April 25 to May 5.
First-time marathoners take top Guard honors
May 10, 2011
Air Force Airman 1st Class Emily Shertzer, a member of the 553rd Band of the Mid-Atlantic in the Pennsylvania National Guard, competes in her first marathon at the National Guard/Lincoln Marathon May 1, 2011. Shertzer won the top spot for National Guard females and second place among overall female runners with a time of 2 hours, 54 minutes, 10 seconds.
National Guard aviators train with Dutch infantry
May 10, 2011
Dutch infantry soldiers with The Netherlands’ 11th Air Assault Brigade board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crewed by North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment, during a May 5, 2011, training exercise at Fort Hood, Texas.
Aeromedical evacuation saves lives in Afghanistan
May 6, 2011
Aeromedical evacuation team members and volunteers at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, position a critically wounded warrior for a flight aboard a C-17 Globemaster III to Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 29, 2011.
'Red Bulls' have helping hand in building of all-girls school in Afghanistan
May 6, 2011
Abdul Rahman Kabiri (left), Panjshir Province deputy governor, Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins (center), commander of the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, a part of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, and Abdul Mohammad, the Panjshir director of education, cut the ribbon across the entrance of the Baba Ali Girls School in Dara District, Afghanistan May 1, 2011. The PRT contracted the local Raz Tanha Construction Company to build the school in a remote district of Panjshir.
Aftermath: Alabama Guard still heavily engaged in tornado response
May 6, 2011
Spc. Robert Boettner, a Soldier form the 31st Chemical Brigade, carries a child's bike from the rubble in the Crescent Ridge area in Tuscaloosa, Ala. April 30, 2011. Many families lost everything during the tornado and little discoveries like this bike that still works helps them to hold on to hope.
May 6 is Military Spouse Appreciation Day
May 5, 2011
Staff Sgt. Carl Lere, South Dakota National Guard, holds his five-day-old daughter, Summer, as his wife, Sara, looks on at the activation ceremony for South Dakota Army National Guard's 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade May 8, 2010, at the Elmen Center, Augustana College campus in Sioux Falls.
Guard, active Soldiers help boy get wish and become honorary Soldier
May 5, 2011
Staff Sgt. Kerry Whitaker, chief of the M270A1 launcher from 2-18 FAR, helps Honorary Soldier Erick Morales into an M270A1 Launcher to do his ride and process a simulated fire mission. Whitney Marsh, the respite care provider for Erik, contacted the National Guard to help make Erik's wish of being a Soldier come true.
Air Guard Critical-Care Air Transport Team brings wounded closer to home
May 4, 2011
Air Force Col. (Dr.) Charles Chappuis, a surgeon on a three-member Air National Guard critical-care air transport team, talks with Spc. Adam Castagna, one of three critical patients under his care during a C-17 Globemaster III flight from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as Castagna's brother, Mike Castagna, looks on, April 29, 2011.
Alaska Guard unit plays major role in rescue of 'fallen angel'
May 4, 2011
Maj. Jesse Peterson and Tech. Sgt. Shane Hargis, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Guardian Angel team members, practice a hoist mission, April 22, 2011, the day before they were called upon to recover the pilots of a downed Army helicopter.
Arkansas Guard rescues boy scouts stranded by flood waters
May 4, 2011
Members of a Boy Scout group from Louisiana who were stranded by floodwaters in a remote section of the Ouachita National Forest in southwest Arkansas enjoy the view from an Arkansas National Guard helicopter that rescued them early Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The six Scouts and two adult leaders had been stranded without communications since Sunday.