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Summer safety starts with you
June 18, 2013
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Michigan Air National Guard base bids farewell to C-21J Learjet
June 18, 2013
Air Force Col. Ronald Wilson, 110th Airlift Wing commander, and Capt. Jennifer Prichard pilot a C-21 during a fini-flight at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Mich., June 15, 2013.
Kentucky Soldier pursues dream of impacting inner-city students
June 17, 2013
Cpl. De'Marcus Hopson poses for a picture after graduating from Warrior Leader Course, which was held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
Colorado fire dwindles but Guard members still manned lines on Father's Day
June 17, 2013
Soldiers from the 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company, Colorado National Guard, smother hot spots around residential areas in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 14, 2013. The Colorado National Guard has been supporting civil authorities fight the Black Forest fire since June 11.
National Guard is "all in" for deployments
June 17, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. Cullen Wurzer, with the Iowa Army National Guard's Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, scans a nearby mountain range during a search of a village in Patwan Province, Afghanistan. The National Guard is "all in" when it comes to providing forces for ongoing and future deployments, said Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, in a memo to the Army and Air Force chiefs of staff.
National Guard dual-status commander appointed for Colorado wildfires
June 14, 2013
A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing is providing firefighting assistance to civil authorities at the Black Forest fire in El Paso County, Colo., June 12, 2013.
More Colorado Guard members called to provide firefighting support
June 13, 2013
Colorado Army National Guard and Fort Carson aviation assets are providing firefighting assistance to civil authorities at the Black Forest fire in El Paso County, Colo. June 12, 2013.
Colorado National Guard continuing firefighting support
June 12, 2013
A UH-6-0 Blackhawk helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation, drops 500 gallons of river water onto a wildfire burning the training range at Fort Carson, Colo., June 13, 2008.
National Guard Bureau Chief Grass visits Golden Coyote exercise
June 12, 2013
Gen. Frank J. Grass, shakes hands June 11, 2013, with Spc. Kristen Croymans, a medic with the 730th Area Support Medical Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, during his visit to Lower Brule, S.D., as a part the 29th annual Golden Coyote training exercise.
Clinical pastoral education program helps chaplains assist Minnesota Soldiers
June 12, 2013
Rev. John Oliver addresses 100 pastors during regional chaplain training June 6, 2013, at Camp Ripley, Minn. Oliver is chief of the chaplain service at the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education at the Durham (N.C.) VA Medical Center.
Kentucky Army National Guard medic helps with better care for military dogs
June 11, 2013
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Justin Gilliam, 2/138th Field Artillery Regiment medic, takes U.S. Navy military working dog Adela’s pulse May 21, 2013, during a MWD care under fire class taught by U.S. Army Capt. Danielle Diamond (center), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Surgeon Cell veterinarian. While U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Ryan Ezell, Adela’s handler, restrained her during the hands-on class instruction, he and Diamond ensured the medics understood restraining and training a MWD, or its handler, downrange will likely entail considerably more difficulty.
To ensure readiness, National Guard seeks to boost Warrant Officer Corps
June 10, 2013
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Thomas Ensminger, command chief warrant officer of the Army National Guard Bureau, meets with Warrant Officer Tracy Rosa, Warrant Officer Basic Course student, 260th Military Battalion, Florida ARNG, to discuss warrant officer needs and recruitment.
National Guard medical readiness alive and well
June 10, 2013
Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said he’s pleased with the readiness of the Air and Army National Guard. He’s pictured on a recent visit to the Hawaii National Guard.
Air National Guard unit fuels the body and keeps the jets flying
June 7, 2013
Airman 1st Class Luis Sanchez, a services specialist with the 169th Services Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, serves food from the Single Palletized Expeditionary Kitchen during the June Unit Training Assembly Readiness Exercise, June 1, 2013.
Iconic pre-D-Day photo of Eisenhower has National Guard connection
June 6, 2013
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower gives the order of the Day. "Full victory -- nothing else" to paratroopers in England just before they board their airplanes to participate in the first assault in the invasion of the continent of Europe. The Soldier wearing No. 23 is Wallace Strobel, who began his military career with the Michigan National Guard. The number corresponds to Strobel’s airplane number.
Missouri National Guard archeology – can you dig it?
June 6, 2013
Regina Meyer, cultural resource manager for the Missouri National Guard environmental office, sifts through soil samples with students to find Native American artifacts on April 5, 2013.
Beyond the Horizons builds schools and partnerships
June 6, 2013
Lt. Col. Raymond Valas, Joint Task Force Jaguar commander, teaches the children of Central School, El Tamarindo, how to march, on their way out to look at Black Hawk helicopter May 14, 2013.
Guard, Reserve Soldiers can opt for reduced-age retirement
June 6, 2013
Sharin Baker, Military One Source, shares information about what they can do for military retirees at the 63rd Regional Support Command pre-retirement seminar, held at the Moffett Field Army Reserve Center.
National Guard uniquely positioned to boost cyber defense
June 5, 2013
Soldiers from the Fairfax, Va.-based Data Processing Unit conduct a computer network defense exercise Sept. 15, 2012, in Fairfax. The exercise used different cyber scenarios of varying difficulty in order to evaluate the proficiency levels of the unit's Soldiers in computer network defense.
National Guard first responders at Boston Marathon awarded Army Commendation Medals
June 5, 2013
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick at awards ceremony for heroic Guard members who immediately responded at Boston Marathon bombing.