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California Guard members participate in Operation Clean Sweep
July 8, 2011
Army Spc. Jose Martinez, with the California National Guard's 640th Aviation Support Battalion, sorts equipment as he helps with Operation Clean Sweep at Camp Taji on July 1, 2011.
SECDEF 'wanted to stress his appreciation' in call to Guard member
July 7, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Kelly Ann Pels, of Cincinnati, with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 174th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, United States Division - Center, receives a call from Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, July 4, 2011, at Camp Victory in Baghdad. Pels was one of six deployed service members the defense secretary called to personally thank them for their service on Independence Day.
Georgia Guard members mentor state partners in emergency preparedness exercise
July 6, 2011
Shared Horizons 11 kicked off at the Republic of Georgia National Guard Training Center in Tbilisi. The U.S. Army Europe-led table-top exercise is designed to prepare the RoG government to provide civil response in the event of a natural disaster. Shared Horizons 11 includes about 100 personnel from various RoG ministries and Georgia National Guard members who have worked together under the State Partnership Program for 16 years.
Brothers devote 50 Years to Iowa Guard
July 6, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Rich Fiedler, left, and his brother, Army Sgt. 1st Class Tim Fiedler, right, sit together June 14, 2011, on Combat Outpost Najil in Afghanistan’s Laghman province. The Fiedler brothers have more than 50 years of combined service in the Iowa National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment.
Colorado Army National Guard discovers, recovers missing hikers
July 6, 2011
A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the High-altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (HAATS) in Gypsum, Colo., lands on the summit of Missouri Mountain to transport rescuers to the scene where a father and daughter hiking team went missing June 28.
Earnhardt knocked around for second straight week, falls to seventh in points race
July 6, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, hugs the corners of the track at the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma Calif., Sunday, June 26, 2011. Earnhardt was involved in a multi-car crash during the race and was forced to throw in the towel after repairs to his racecar were not successful.
Florida Guard member to represent USA at World Military Games
July 6, 2011
Army Pfc. Misael Velazquez, a truck driver with the 1218th Transportation Company of the Florida National Guard, poses for a photo May 12, 2011, outside a Florida National Guard building. Velazquez is preparing to compete with the U.S. Armed Forces Judo Team in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 12 to 25.
Former Burmese refugee now National Guard Soldier
July 6, 2011
Army Chief Warrant Officer John Runyan, GED Plus company commander, awards a GED diploma to Army Pvt. Saw Blut at Camp Robinson, Ark., June 21, 2011. Blut enlisted in the Michigan Army National Guard this spring and reported to basic military training just a few days later.
New Mexico Guard secures Los Alamos during wildfire
July 6, 2011
National Guard is piece of Arctic puzzle
July 6, 2011
Shared Horizons 11 kicked off at the Republic of Georgia National Guard Training Center in Tbilisi. The U.S. Army Europe-led table-top exercise is designed to prepare the RoG government to provide civil response in the event of a natural disaster. Shared Horizons 11 includes about 100 personnel from various RoG ministries and Georgia National Guard members who have worked together under the State Partnership Program for 16 years.
New Mexico Guard secures Los Alamos during wildfire
July 6, 2011
The New Mexico National Guard was activated June 26 by Gov. Susana Martinez to assist local law enforcement agencies within Los Alamos due to the Las Conchas fire.
Washington Air Guard JTACs decisive in face of massive ambush
July 6, 2011
Senior Airman Michael McAffrey from Tacoma, Wash., a Joint Terminal Attack Controller with the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, Washington Air National Guard, gives Afghan children bottles of water after completing a mission in Khanda Village, Laghman province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2011. Soldiers of the Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, Task Force Ironman, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 34th Mountain Division, TF Red Bulls, credited the efforts of McAffrey, as well as the other JTACs from the 116th ASOS, as being the difference in the Battle of Do Ab, May 25, and with saving many of the Soldiers’ lives that day.
Earnhardt finds himself in another wreck, third time in three weeks
July 6, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, ‘bump drafts’ with teammate Jimmie Johnson around the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fl. July 2, 2011. Earnhardt was caught up in a final lap wreck and crossed the finish line 19th.
Guard members have one-stop information shop
July 5, 2011
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Deployed Guard member among Panetta's Fourth of July calls
July 5, 2011
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines gathered in Patriot Square on Camp Phoenix Kabul, Afghanistan, to swear an oath. On the day of American Independence, 48 service members deployed to Afghanistan in the support of Operation Enduring Freedom were naturalized as United States Citizens. "This group that's here truly represents the values and diversity of America," said Ambassador Karl Eikenberry, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. "Each of you are clearly doing your part to ensure America's success," he added. Among the naturalized service members: Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipients.
First Lady salutes Vermont Guard members, Reservists, families
July 1, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama visits Vermont expressing her appreciation to military families for the sacrifices they have made at the Vermont Army National Guard's Aviation Support Facility, June 30, 2011.
Holiday message from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
July 1, 2011
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen
Message to the Department of Defense from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta
July 1, 2011
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
Victim-Soldiers put lives on hold to help others
July 1, 2011
Army 1st Sgt. Scott Mai, 164th Engineer Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Company first sergeant, checks in with his family while out on patrol in Minot, N.D., June 29, 2011. Mai had just entered a flooded neighborhood to escort citizens who were reentering their homes without the proper consent. The evacuation zones are still unsafe for residents to enter, according to authorities.