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Earnhardt remains ninth, cushions lead over 11th place
August 31, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, speaks to the media gathered outside of his team transport trailer at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. Aug. 27, 2011. Earnhardt and the No. 88 National Guard crew continue to dominate the ninth position in the Sprint Cup championship standings with only two races left before the chase for the cup.
Teenagers face challenges at California National Guard's Grizzly Youth Academy
August 30, 2011
A candidate in the California National Guard's Grizzly Youth Program gets above ground to tie a rope knot July 20, 2011, during an obstacle challenge at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif.
California Guard members tackle Vibrant Response 12
August 30, 2011
First Sgt. Gerald Davis, first sergeant for Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, is confronted by role-playing victims of a simulated nuclear detonation Aug. 17, 2011, during Vibrant Response 12. The victims were asking for food, water and shelter. The large exercise conducted by U.S. Army North included almost 8,000 military and civilian personnel. It was held at Indiana's Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex.
New York National Guard focus shifts after Hurricane Irene
August 30, 2011
New York National Guard Soldiers rescue a family in Windham, N.Y., after Hurricane Irene.
Connecticut Guard members rescue Irene-stranded residents
August 30, 2011
Members of the 192nd Multi-Functional Engineer Battalion, Connecticut Army National Guard guide a vehicle through the crowd looking at flooding along the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene on Aug. 28, 2011. The engineers were among many Connecticut Guardsmen called out to assist local authorities before, during and after the storm battered the coastline.
California Guard joins interagency effort targeting marijuana growers, environmental contaminants
August 30, 2011
Two members of the California National Guard's Joint Task Force Domestic Support-Counterdrug speak with a U.S. Forest Service agent (center) while bundling irrigation line to be removed from Mendocino National Forest. The 25-agency effort Operation Full Court Press removed 40 miles of irrigation line from California forests this summer in addition to 25 tons of other garbage, 38 weapons, 20 vehicles, $30,000 in cash, 632,000 marijuana plants and a ton of processed marijuana.
New capabilities enhance operations as 7,675 Guard members join team tackling Irene
August 28, 2011
Maryland National Guard Soldiers from units across the state, seen here Aug. 28, 2011, worked around the clock to provide critical support to civilian law enforcement and firefighting agencies in Salisbury, Md., during Hurricane Irene.
Hurricane Irene: As thousands deploy, National Guard supports joint team, civilian authorities
August 27, 2011
Army Sgt. Matt Ryan and Army Staff Sgt. Will Phillips, both medics from the 224th Area Support Medical Company, Maryland National Guard, assist local firefighters as they exit a house fire in Salisbury, Md., on Aug. 27, 2011. Local first responders were called to a house fire after a tree downed by Hurricane Irene caused power lines to arc electricity through a surge protector inside the home. Residents were home and were able to exit the house to safety.
Irene: National Guard center coordinates joint support to civilian authorities
August 27, 2011
With about 101,000 National Guard members ready to assist eastern seaboard states in the path of Hurricane Irene, the National Guard Coordination Center in Arlington, Va., seen here Aug. 26, 2011, is monitoring the storm and National Guard support to civilian authorities around-the-clock.
Illinois Guard members en route to New York ahead of Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011
New Jersey National Guard members respond to Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27, 2011.
Alaska Air National Guard to provide rescue support for Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 176th Maintenance Squadron fold the rotor blades of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter Aug. 26, 2011, before they load the helicopter on to a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. The Guard members are preparing to deploy search-and-rescue assets to the east coast for support operations following landfall of Hurricane Irene.
New York Gov. Cuomo mobilizes almost 2,000 National Guard Soldiers, Airmen
August 27, 2011
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo speaks with members of the 206th Military Police Company prior to their deployment on Aug. 27, 2011, for Hurricane Irene response operations.
Louisiana National Guard report
August 27, 2011
New Jersey National Guard members prepare to respond to Hurricane Irene on Aug. 27, 2011
Maryland National Guard Soldiers, Airmen respond to Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011
Maryland National Guard members respond to Hurricane Irene.
Virginia Guard members pre-positioned for hurricane
August 27, 2011
Members of the Virginia Defense Force Incident Management Assistance Team in Onancock prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011, by setting up a TAC-PAC to provide communication between Virginia National Guard Soldiers on duty across the commonwealth. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.
Defense Department prepares in advance of Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011
Virginia National Guard Soldiers from the West Point-based 237th Engineer Company prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene in Onancock on Aug. 26, 2011, by staging vehicles, equipment and fuel. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.
Pennsylvania National Guard activates 1,500 troops for hurricane relief
August 27, 2011
Maryland National Guard members respond to Hurricane Irene.
Obama, Panetta urge caution, preparedness for coming storm
August 26, 2011
Satellite imagery of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 26, 2011.
North Carolina Guard ‘packages’ disaster response assets
August 26, 2011
With Hurricane Irene spinning her way towards the North Carolinian coast, the North Carolina National Guard put in to play an innovative response plan.
Civil authorities work with National Guard to update hurricane response plan
August 26, 2011
The Georgia National Guard and the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center hosted a weeklong hurricane exercise, HURREX 2011, earlier this month during which leaders from several state and local emergency response agencies gathered to discuss what their roles would be in a joint reaction to a hurricane striking the Coastal Empire.