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California Guard members train Iraqis on generator maintenance
July 20, 2011
Iraqi Army Warrant Officer Rashid (left) California Army National Guard Sgt. Salvador Lopez of Headquarters Support Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, provide maintenance on a backup generator for the airfield at Camp Taji July 19, 2011.
First assigned C-17 lands at New York Guard base
July 20, 2011
The first C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing touches down on Stewart International Airport's runway July 18, 2011. It is one of eight C-17s the 105th Wing is scheduled to receive as the unit phases out its C-5A Galaxy aircraft.
Kentucky Guard veteran trains ADT for "sweet" mission
July 20, 2011
Kentucky Guard members Army Sgt. 1st Class Crystal Dunn, Army Capt. Varinka Barbini and Army Staff Sgt. Catherine Corson, of Agribusiness Development Team 4, hold bottles of honey they processed while training with Jim Cline, a retired chief warrant officer 4 who served more than 30 years in the Kentucky Guard as an aviator. The Guard members are scheduled to deploy next year and teach beekeeping skills as part of the ADT mission to support and impact sustainability and economic development of the Afghan people.
Texas National Guard engineers bridge the gap
July 20, 2011
Texas Army National Guard Soldiers attach an improved ribbon bridge bay to the M1977 common boat transporter while conducting IRB operations during Operator New Equipment Training. The Soldiers are assigned to the 551st Multi-Role Bridge Company, 386th Engineer Battalion, 176th Engineer Brigade
First Lady plans 'Joining Forces' events
July 19, 2011
Dr. Jill Biden speaks about the White House's "Joining Forces" military family support campaign to a crowd of National Guard and local families as First Lady Michelle Obama stands by during a community event in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, April 14, 2011.
North Dakota Guard members share in Ghanaian culture
July 19, 2011
Shai dancers perform while musicians play to the U.S. troops participating in MEDFLAG 11, during a cultural presentation July 17, 2011 at Dodowa Forest, Ghana. The bilateral MEDFLAG 11 strengthens the relationship and interoperability between the U.S. and Ghana military forces through 10 days of collaborative training and sharing of medical expertise, as well as joint humanitarian civic assistance in local communities.
Air Guard spouse named Air Force Spouse of the Year
July 18, 2011
Megan Glynn, standing in front of a C-130J Super Hercules July 13, 2011, was named 2011 Air Force Spouse of the Year by Military Spouse magazine. Her husband, Air Force Maj. Matt Glynn, is a C-130J pilot with the California Air National Guard's 146 Airlift Wing.
National Guard, joint forces train for safer skies in Europe
July 18, 2011
An Alabama F-16C Fighting Falcon taxis in front of Ukrainian SU-27 Flanker jets and MiG-29 fighter jets, on the ramp at Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine. This aircraft is the first Air National Guard fighter jet to land on Ukrainian soil in preparation for SAFE SKIES 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event in Ukraine.
Air Force releases updated dress and appearance instruction
July 18, 2011
(U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish)
Dale Jr. finishes 15th after late-race pit penalty
July 18, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, does pre-race checks before the official start of the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H. July 17, 2011. Earnhardt now sits in ninth place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points chase, two slots away from dropping out of the chase.
Guard members use MEDFLAG 11 to strengthen partnership, share ideas
July 15, 2011
North Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers from the 814th Medical Detachment talk with soldiers from the Ghana Armed Forces during MEDFLAG 11 at Burma Camp in Accra, Ghana, July 12, 2011. MEDFLAG 11 will strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Ghana through 10 days of collaborative training and sharing of medical expertise, as well as joint humanitarian civilian assistance in local communities.
Guard, Reserve Soldiers partner with Ghanaians for MEDFLAG 11
July 13, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Rodney Boyd, officer-in-charge of the U.S. MEDFLAG forces, is interviewed by local Ghanaian media following the exercise opening ceremony. The exercise will strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Ghana through 10 days of collaborative training and sharing of medical expertise, as well as joint humanitarian civilian assistance in local communities.
‘Seasoned’ Oklahoma Guard Soldiers going strong in eastern Afghanistan
July 13, 2011
Army Master Sgt. Mike Tyson and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Visnieski, both members of the Regional Security Force Assistance Team Tomahawk and part of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 45th Infantry Division, Task Force Thunderbird, work with their Afghan counterparts Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Mohammad Dawood and Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Sadullah Samir at the Afghan National Army’s 203rd Thunder Corps’ headquarters, July 12, 2011.
Red Bulls turn over remote area of Bad Pech before departure
July 13, 2011
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, and Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Civil Order Police, patrol the area outside of the Bad Pech District center in the Galuch Valley area May 4, 2011 in Laghman Province, Afghanistan.
W. Virginia Guard, active Army work together for equipment reset
July 13, 2011
Col. William C. Hoppe, project manager for Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, discusses the work done for his organization by the West Virginia Army National Guard at its maintenance facility in Eleanor, W.V. June 7, 2011.
Army Guard helicopter crash kills crew
July 11, 2011
Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers refuel two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters in northwest Iraq, Nov. 11, 2009. The Soldiers are with the Tennessee ARNG's 1-230th Air Cavalry Squadron, who maintain and operate a Forward Arming and Refueling Point, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Earnhardt can’t shake bad luck in Kentucky, slips to 8th in points race
July 11, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, enjoys some down-time during between race events at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Ky., July 9, 2011. He is now eighth place in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points chase.
New York Air Guard supports NASA's final shuttle mission
July 11, 2011
The shuttle Atlantis takes off from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on the STS-135 mission, July 8, 2011. This is the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program, during which the STS-135 crew will deliver the Raffaello multipurpose logistics module containing supplies and spare parts for the International Space Station. Members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing were on hand at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. to provide rescue support if Atlantis astronauts had been forced to abort the mission and bail out of the spacecraft.
Alaska Air Guard PJs assist wounded warriors up Denali
July 8, 2011
Gerard Coleman, a team member of the Denali expedition, teaches Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Madama and Air Force Staff Sgt. Bill Cenna, a pararescuemen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron, and the rest of the team how to use medical equipment to be used on the climb up Mount McKinley. Three members of the squadron supported a three-week, grassroots wounded-warrior project to take combat-injured veterans up the mountain starting June 24, 2011.
Air Guard emphasizes motorcycle safety
July 8, 2011
The Air Force's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign is designed to raise awareness and help people get through the summer with an eye toward safety.