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Texas Air Guard engineers train with Norwegian Military Academy cadets
August 27, 2013
Norwegian Military Academy Cadet Kjetil Waal, a senior Royal Norwegian military cadet enrolled in the engineering program at the Norwegian Military Academy (Krigsskolen), at Camp Linderud, in Oslo, Norway, briefs members of the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Civil Engineering Squadron, on a construction project at Rygge Air Station, Norway. The 149th CES was in Norway as part of the deployment for training program to train with members of the Royal Norwegian armed forces.
Kentucky Guard members polish media roles while on duty at Guantanamo
August 23, 2013
Kentucky Army National Guard Private 1st Class Cody Cooper, a member of the 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment from Scottsville, Ky., escorts news media representatives during a tour of Camp X-Ray at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Aug. 8, 2013. Camp X-Ray was the first detention camp at Guantanamo Bay.
Iowa National Guard member 'felt like treasure hunter' after finding box of World War II memories
August 23, 2013
Pvt. Nathan Swaim, Capt. George Mosby, Darra Kennedy and Linda King with the box of World War II memorabilia found recently during a park cleanup.
On 40th anniversary, Air National Guard MAFFS crews busy fighting wildfires
August 23, 2013
MAFFS 6, a C130J from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a line of retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Springs July 19, 2013. The 146th Airlift Wing was activated July 18 to support CAL Fire and CAL OES on the Mountain fire and other potential wildfire activity throughout the state.
Air National Guard civil engineers team up to move radar equipment
August 22, 2013
Part of a radar installation in Antigua. Air National Guard specialists are involved in relocating some of the equipment.
Chiefs: National Guard, reserves should remain strong, operational
August 22, 2013
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, participates in the Reserve chiefs panel at the Reserve Officers Association National Security Symposium, Washington, D.C., Aug. 9, 2013.
Air Force announces PT test enhancements to start Oct. 1
August 21, 2013
Airmen attending the NCO Academy Class 13-4 participate in group physical training at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, March 4, 2013.
Michigan Air Guard sergeant combines love of music with military career
August 21, 2013
Staff Sgt. Alissa Hannah, a command post controller with the 127th Wing Command Post at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., is an accomplished viola player. She periodically combines her musical abilities with her military career, on occasion performing the National Anthem for local military retirement ceremonies.
Bulgarian flyers complete military leadership program in Tennessee
August 21, 2013
Bulgarian Air Force Sgt. Yordanka S. Petrova-Angelova, left, talks with Senior Master Sgt. Andrew Traugot, August 15, 2013, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn. Petrova-Angelova graduated from the U.S. Air Force NCO Academy along with Bulgarian Cpl. Stoyko V. Stoykov, who attended Airman Leadership School at around the same time.
Florida National Guard members exchange knowledge with counterparts in Antigua
August 21, 2013
Army Sgt. 1st Class Calvin Allen, a facilitator with the Florida Army National Guard's 211th Regiment, shares his knowledge of non-verbal communication techniques, in St. John's, Antigua, Aug. 15, 2013. The seminar is part of the on-going Florida National Guard's State Partnership Program Exchange and is intended to help the process of further developing junior noncommissioned officers within the ABDF and the Antigua Police Force.
National Guard specialist from Ohio racks up 3,000 rugged miles in Afghanistan
August 20, 2013
U.S. Army Spc. Michelle Metzger, a motor transport operator with the 1487th Transportation Company, Ohio Army National Guard, applies grease to her vehicle at Multinational Base Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Aug. 12, 2013.
California National Guard air resources battle wildfires
August 20, 2013
MAFFS 6, a C130J from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a line of retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Springs July 19, 2013. The 146th Airlift Wing was activated July 18 to support CAL Fire and CAL OES on the Mountain fire and other potential wildfire activity throughout the state.
Georgia Air Guard member rescues children from overturned bus
August 20, 2013
Senior Airman Joey DeFore, with the 116th Air Control Wing, helped two bystander rescue six children from an overturned bus in Warner Robins, Ga., Aug. 15, 2013.
Illinois National Guard Soldiers celebrate Polish Armed Forces Day with Polish president
August 19, 2013
Illinois National Guard Chaplain J. Kroencke and Sgt. Ryan Twist wave to Polish people along the pilgrimage route in Czestochowa, Aug. 14, 2013.
Washington Army National Guard's Sherpa takes final flight from base
August 19, 2013
This C-23B+ 'Sherpa,' a beloved fixture of the Washington Army National Guard, was flown from its base for the final time last week.
Air Guard Director Stanley E. Clarke III hosts first All-Call
August 16, 2013
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III addresses attendees during a Focus on the Force All-Call event at the ANG Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews Md., August 14, 2013.
New York Army National Guard hosts job fair for more than 300
August 16, 2013
An Army Reserve soldier speaks with a recruiter during the Hire Our Heroes job fair the New York National Guard hosted at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center on Aug. 14, 2013.
Military medicine advances burn treatment, panel says
August 16, 2013
Afghan National Army and Coalition doctors stand shoulder to shoulder at Kandahar Regional Military Hospital as they debride dead tissue to improve the healing potential of a six-year-old Afghan boy who suffered second- and third-degree burns to 45 percent of his body when scalding liquid spilled on him at his home in 2010. Burn treatment is improving, a panel says.
Hagel announces new initiatives against sexual assault
August 15, 2013
Newly sworn-in 24th Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel delivers remarks at the Pentagon, Feb. 27, 2013. Hagel announced tougher efforts to combat sexual assault and response efforts in the department Aug. 15, 2013.
New National Guard presentation targets bullying
August 14, 2013
"Nat Guard" visits with some new friends during the Kentucky National Guard/4-H Youth Camp in Nancy, Ky., July 17, 2013. The National Guard’s values of Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage provide the framework used in combatting bullying in American schools.