National Guard chaplains contribute to Landstuhl's spiritual warrior care

Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, stands in the Wounded Warrior Ministry Center -- nicknamed the Chaplains' Closet -- at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany on June 17, 2009, during a visit to wounded warriors.

General Craig R. McKinley and Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III stand with current and former commanders and commandants from The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center at McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN to attend the final graduating officer trainin

General Craig R. McKinley, Chief, National Guard Bureau (far right), with Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director, Air National Guard (far left), with current and former commanders from The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center (TEC) at McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN and the Academy of Military Science (AMS) commandants gather together to attend the final graduating officer training class at McGhee Tyson June 25, 2009. AMS began in April 1971 and has trained 14,634 second Lieutenants for the Air National Guard through June 2009. Front row, left: Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Col. Richard Howard, Col. Michael Waggett (RET), Col. Larry Martin (RET), Col. Gregory Maciolek (RET), Col. Barbara Eager (RET), Col. David Scobey (RET), Col. Richard Burris (RET), Col. Edmund Morrisey (RET), Back row, left: Gen. Kurt Heady, Lt. Col. Ronald Daniels, Lt. Col. R.K. Brown (RET), Lt. Col. John William (RET), Col. Rowan Bronson (RET), Lt. Col. Bradley McRee, Lt. Col. Kevin Thompson, Lt. Col. James Hagenson (RET), Gen. Craig R. McKinley (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kurt Skoglund)(Released)

Guard's mobilization training, readiness good for America, Chief says By Air

Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks June 1 with Tim Roemer (right) of the Center for National Policy, a "nonpartisan, national security think tank" on issues including regional, national and homeland security, and the future of U.S. military forces.

Guard chief emphasizes communication, collaboration, coordination

The National Guard has evolved over the last eight years into a force that has been through the crucible of combat, Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau. told students at National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on May 27, 2009. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)

New York Air Guard conducts 100th shuttle mission

Col. Michael Canders, commander of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, based at Westhampton Beach, explains how NASA astronauts would bail out of the Atlantis Space Shuttle (background) if a parachute descent to safety was required, known as a Mode 8 Emergency Egress. On May 11, 2009, the 106th Rescue Wing participated in its 100th mission in support of NASA’s Space Shuttle launch program at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo, New York National Guard)

Illinois Air Guard spouse named top in Air Force

Susan P. Webb, right, and her husband, Air National Guard Master Sgt. Ken Webb, pose for a photograph at the 2009 Military Spouse of the Year awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., May 7, 2009. (DoD photo by Gerry J. Gilmore)

174th Fighter Wing helps open new Yankee Stadium

Aircrew members from the 174th Fighter Wing of Syracuse N.Y., pose for a photo after performing the fly-by for the opening day ceremony for the new Yankee Stadium on April 16, 2009. The F-16 Fighting Falcon crew members include bottom row from left to right, Capt. Scott Bissonnette and Staff Sgt. Preston Cox and top row, Maj. Kurt Tongren, Maj. John Knutsen and Lt. Col. Sean McQuaid. (U.S. Air Force photo by SSgt James N. Faso II/RELEASED)

Air Guard team provides clean water for storm stricken Arkansas town

Technical Sgt. Brian Sutton, a utilities systems management specialist with the 188th Fighter Wing's Civil Engineering Squadron of the Arkansas Air National Guard, connects a supply hose to a water purification unit that will output purified water to support the water needs of the 1,230 residents of Dierks, Arkansas. The community's only water treatment facility was heavily damaged by a tornado on Thursday, April 9, 2009.

Guard leaders speak with Senate's appropriations subcommittee

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard, (left) and Clyde A. Vaughn, director of the Army Guard, testify before the U.S. Senate’s Subcommittee on Appropriations in Washington March 25. (Photo by Air Force

Defense leaders call California Guardswoman a 'role model'

Air Force Lt. Col. Susan Pangelinan from the California National Guard is awarded a DoD Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) award March 19 at the Women in Military Service for America (WIMSA) Memorial, Arlington, Va., for her accomplishments as a medical advisor to the California Guard's Joint Force Headquarters. The awards ceremony honored 10 servicemembers who have worked toward the development of women and minorities in foreign languages and the STEM fields. It coincides with many other programs, ceremonies and activities that are observing women's history this month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith) (Released)

McKinley visits Guardmembers during CENTCOM trip

Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, Brig. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr., assistant to Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, and the Guard Bureau's Command Sgt. Maj. David Hudson talk with Army and Air National Guardmembers at Baghdad International Airport, Iraq, March 1 during a town hall meeting. McKinley is traveling across the theatre of operations this week to hear first hand the thoughts and concerns of citizen-Soldiers and Airmen serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

Army, Air Guard at full strength, directors tell Congress

Lt. Gen. Bud Wyatt, the director of the Air National Guard, right, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2009. Its people are the Air National Guard's highest priority, Wyatt said.