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Hurricane Katrina, eight years later: Former Guard chief reflects on the Guard's "finest hour"
August 29, 2013
Army Maj. Timothy A. Doherty, with the Georgia Army National Guard's 148th Medical Company (Air Ambulance), helps a man from a school building near downtown New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. More than 50,000 National Guard members responded to the disaster and by the end of September 2005 they had flown more 10,200 missions, airlifted more than 88,000 passengers to safety, moved roughly 18,000 tons of supplies and relief aid and saved more than 17,000 lives.
Pa. Guard begins planning for exercise Vigilant Guard, Lithuanian counterparts scheduled to participate
August 29, 2013
Lithuanian Col. Arturas Rackauskas, left, deputy director of the fire and rescue department of Lithuania, and Bob Edmiston, Fort Indiantown Gap fire chief, discuss different aspect of firefighting during a tour of the fire station at Fort Indiantown Gap. The tour was part of planning discussions for Vigilant Guard, an emergency-preparedness exercise hosted by the Pennsylvania National Guard that is scheduled to include Lithuanian military and rescue personnel as part of the partnership between the Pennsylvania Guard and Lithuania through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.
Last aircraft departs as N.D. Air National Guard ends flying mission, transitions to intelligence mission
August 28, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Scott Hovda, a crew chief with the 119th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, gives hand signals as he assists pilots Col. Kent Olson, 119th Wing commander and Col. Brad Derrig, 119th Wing vice-commander, as they prepare to take off from the North Dakota Air National Guard Base in Fargo, N.D., in the unit's last C-21A Learjet, Aug. 27, 2013. The departure of the unit's last C-21A brings to a close 66 years of flying history in the North Dakota Air Guard as the 119th Wing transitions to a non-flying intelligence mission.
DC National Guard provides support during 50th anniversary of 'March on Washington'
August 27, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Isabell, with Joint Forces Headquarters, District of Columbia National Guard, assists attendees during the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous March on Washington, where he gave his historic "I Have A Dream" speech. District of Columbia National Guard service members were on hand to assist local law enforcement agencies with security, safety, and traffic control.
Calif. National Guard members battle Northern California wildfires
August 27, 2013
Aircrews from the California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing drop water from an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter on the Rim fire in the Stanislaus National Forest near Yosemite National Park, Calif., Aug. 21, 2013. Members of the California National Guard have been working with state and local officials to battle several ongoing wildfires in Northern California.
Texas Army National Guard doctor closes file on his last Operation Lone Star mission
August 27, 2013
Army Col. Arnold "Skip" Jones, with Medical Command, 71st Troop Command, Texas Army National Guard, passes on medical advice to a patient during Operation Lone Star in Laredo, Texas. Operation Lone Star is a weeklong, real-time large scale emergency preparedness exercise that provides medical services and disaster recovery training to state agencies and personnel while addressing the medical needs of thousands of under-served Texas residents in the South Texas border region.
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.