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41 years: Florida Air Guard's last Vietnam veteran retires
January 11, 2012
lorida Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Charles Wisniewski salutes during his retirement ceremony at the Florida National Guard Headquarters in St. Augustine, Fla., Jan. 6, 2012. Wisniewski, the last member of the Florida Air National Guard to have served in the Vietnam conflict, had more than 40 years of military service during his career.
Liberia: Michigan Guard deploys in support of Operation Observant Liberty
January 10, 2012
Flag of Liberia
Army Guard, Arizona State University sign historic sustainability initiative
January 10, 2012
Russ Knocke, director of marketing and communications for Arizona State University, speaks with an Army National Guard member Jan. 6, 2012, at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va.
Kuwait: Maryland Guard members get new mission
January 10, 2012
29th Combat Aviation Brigade patch.
McKinley: Guard and Reserves well-positioned for new defense strategy
January 10, 2012
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to members of the Rotary Club of Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 9, 2012, at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Jacksonville. McKinley spoke at the group's weekly meeting about the role of the National Guard and Reserve.
Missouri Guard's attack battalion transitions to Longbow Apache
January 10, 2012
Army Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, receives an Apache model from David Koopersmith, vice president of Boeing's Attack Helicopter Program, on Jan. 8, 2012.
National Guard assists Alaska community buried in snow
January 10, 2012
Alaska National Guard members clear a building roof in Cordova on Jan. 9, 2012. There are currently 57 National Guard members assisting citizens in this small Alaska town dig out from a series of winter storms.
Senior enlisted leaders from U.S. European Command, Maine National Guard visit Montenegro
January 9, 2012
Chief Petty Officer Roy Maddocks, U.S. European Command's Senior Enlisted Leader, and Command Sgt. Maj. Terrence Harris, senior enlisted leader of the Maine National Guard, discuss noncommissioned officer corps development with Colonel Zoran Lazarevic, chief of staff of the Montenegrin General Staff.
Alaska National Guard responding to Alaska community buried in snow
January 9, 2012
Personnel in the Alaska National Guard's Joint Operation Center work to resource a request from the State Emergency Operation Center to send more than 50 Guard members, supplies and equipment to Cordova on Jan. 7, 2012.
Chicago Army National Guard Soldier prevents robbery
January 9, 2012
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jaime L. Witt.
Siblings reunite in Afghanistan
January 9, 2012
Army Sgt. Nicholaus A. Hale, left, Army Capt. Rikki Salyers and Army Sgt. Adam M. Hale talk to a public affairs official on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2012. The three siblings reunited after four years with help from Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, Regional Command East commander, after the general received an email from their father.
Tell the Air Guard story, command chief tells Milwaukee Airmen
January 9, 2012
Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, command chief of the Air National Guard, prepares to eat lunch and talk with 15 members of the 128th Air Refueling Wing's enlisted Airmen in Milwaukee on January 8, 2012. Muncy was at the 128 ARW as part of a tour of all the Air National Guard bases located in Wisconsin.
Obama vows to 'keep faith' with families
January 6, 2012
Gunner Butt, son of Sgt. 1st Class Walter Butt, stands with his family waiting for the return of their deployed Soldier at the Indiana National Guard, 3-19th Agribusiness Development Team from Afghanistan at Stout Field, Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 10.
Maryland Guard welcomes Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison officer
January 6, 2012
Lt. Col. Dzevad Buric works as the Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison to the State of Maryland.
Deadline nears for employer support award nominations
January 6, 2012
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve logo
Florida governor, adjutant general visit 101st AOG
January 6, 2012
Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks with Florida Air National Guardsmen from the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, which provides the manning for the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, during a visit to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2011. Scott came to Tyndall to visit with the Airmen and to see firsthand the capabilities and assets Tyndall has to offer.
Changes in AER include family dental assistance, spouse scholarships
January 5, 2012
Army Capt. Martha Mitchell, a dentist at the U.S. Army Garison-Stuttgart Dental Clinic, examines 7-year-old Parker Weedon's teeth during a visit to his second-grade classroom at Robinson Barracks Elementary School. Assistance for family dental care up to $4,000 per case is now available through Army Emergency Relief under new guidelines that expand eligible categories.
Changes in AER include family dental assistance, spouse scholarships
January 5, 2012
Army Capt. Martha Mitchell, a dentist at the U.S. Army Garison-Stuttgart Dental Clinic, examines 7-year-old Parker Weedon's teeth during a visit to his second-grade classroom at Robinson Barracks Elementary School. Assistance for family dental care up to $4,000 per case is now available through Army Emergency Relief under new guidelines that expand eligible categories.
Kansas National Guard combat medic covers Africa
January 5, 2012
Army Spc. Michelle Lawrence, 35th Military Police Company combat medic currently serving as a unit public affairs representative for the 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, adjusts her camera settings at Camp Lemonnier, June 30, 2011. Lawrence is a combat medic, but was designated as a unit public affairs representative for the 1-161 FA BN shortly after deploying to Africa. She calls Dighton, Kan., home.
Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel
January 5, 2012
Department of Defense Seal