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Leaders say Guardsmen want to remain 'operational'

U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond talks with Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, before a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released) Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: FOUO
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DoD Relooks at Plans for Guard Response Capabilities

Christine Wormuth, principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and Americas' security affairs, addresses attendees of the National Guard Bureau's Domestic Operations Workshop held in the Washington, D.C., area, Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Wormuth spoke on changes to the structure of CBRNE response forces and the Guard's role in the new organization of forces. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)
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Connecticut Guardsmen Reflect on Recovery Mission at Hotel Montana

As members of the services flight for the Connecticut Air National Guard’s 103rd Airlift Wing, Tech. Sgt. Chris Jones (left) and Tech. Sgt. Bambi Putinas volunteered to do search and recovery at the destroyed Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The four-star hotel collapsed during the Jan. 12 earthquake trapping many of its guests in the rubble. The two worked with search and recovery teams from France, Mexico, Canada and other branches of the U.S. military.
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Air Guard recruiters reach lifetime achievements

NASCAR driver David Stremme meets Air Force Col. Mary Salcido, director of Air Guard Recruiting and Retention, at Bristol, Tenn., during a Sprint Cup Series Race March 21. The Air National Guard's recruiters continue to reach lifetime achievements in accessions, with precision recruiting in technical, medical and officer careers, using new marketing strategies and technology. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Rob Trubia) (Released)
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Joseph Monachino retired March 12, 2010, in a ceremony at the Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall, Arlington, Va., after more than 35 years of service as an attorney for the National Guard Bureau. Monachino's numerous accomplishments incl

Joseph Monachino retired March 12, 2010, in a ceremony at the Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington Hall, Arlington, Va., after more than 35 years of service as an attorney for the National Guard Bureau. Monachino's numerous accomplishments included writing thousands of legal opinions for dozens of offices in support of the chief of the National Guard Bureau, the directors of the Army and Air National Guard, and the adjutants general on behalf of the Bureau's chief counsel. He also played an instrumental role in establishing the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, which gives at-risk youth a second chance at a better life and is now nearing its 100,000th graduate. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
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Air Guard members help plan for civil aviation in Haiti

Members of the 118th Civil Engineering Squadron remove lumber from the back of a truck as they begin work on various construction projects at the New Life Children's Home in Port au Prince, Haiti, Friday, March 12, 2010. Members of the squadron have been working at the home, a local orphanage that has also taken in many children injured by the January earthquake, building cabinets, storage areas and a medical clinic.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)
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Air Guard engineers help Haitians return to homes

An Airman with the 118th Civil Engineering Squadron, gives candy to a child at the New Life Children's Home in Port au Prince, Haiti, Friday, March 12, 2010. Members of the squadron have been working at the home, a local orphanage that has also taken in many children injured by the January earthquake, building cabinets, storage areas and a medical clinic.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)
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ANG recruiters, retainers celebrate the best of times

Col. Mary Salcido, director of Air National Guard Recruiting and Retention, awards Tech. Sgt. Gurston Hoebing from the Guam Air National Guard with the Director's Award for Recruiting and Retention during a formal awards banquet in Dallas Feb. 22, 2010. "He never stops smiling," said Salcido, who called Hoebing's accomplishments "amazing." The Air Guard's 600-plus recruiters applauded their many accomplishments during their annual recruiting and retention workshop Feb. 22-26, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau) (Released)
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Kentucky Airmen move relief supplies through Dominican Republic

Airmen from the Kentucky National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group help offload wounded Haitian refugees and medical personnel from Puerto Rico National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters at the air hub in Barahona, Dominican Republic, Jan. 25, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis Flora, Kentucky National Guard)
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West Virginia Air Guard Operates Staging Area

Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Rice adjusts cargo netting on a pallet of medical supplies and equipment bound for Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to be loaded aboard a C-17 aircraft at a staging base in Martinsburg, W.Va., Jan. 14, 2010. U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eugene Crist
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One little brown book can make you a successful NCO, says ANG command chief

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, ANG command chief, recommends reading the recently revised Air Force’s “The Enlisted Force Structure.” Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith.
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Puerto Rico Guard uses chat room as communication tool for Haiti operations

1st Lt. Tirso Peña, a navigator assigned to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard's 156th Airlift Squadron, monitor a chat room at the Puerto Rico National Guard joint operations center in San Juan, P.R. Multiple military units use the chat room to transmit information about the Haitian earthquake relief efforts. Peña said the JOC is relaying this information to Army aviation units on the ground in the Dominican Republic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Paul Croxon)
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Florida Guard establishes flight operations center for Haiti

Air Force Col. Randall Spear, second from left, talks with members of the Haitian Flight Operations Coordination Center. Spear is commander of the Florida Air National Guard's 101st Air and Space Operations Group, which has been working since Jan. 15, 2010 with the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Southern Command to coordinate the flow of traffic into Haiti. (Photo by Lt. Col. Ron Tittle, Florida National Guard)
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Ohio ANG pilot describes scene in Haiti

Airmen from the Mansfield-based 179th Airlift Wing load bottled water onto a C-130 "Hercules" cargo aircraft Jan. 19, 2010, at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, during relief efforts following a magnitude 7.0 earthquake Jan. 12 that devastated the capital city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The Airmen, who were deployed to Puerto Rico in support of Operation Coronet Oak, a theater airlift support mission, were immediately diverted to conduct relief efforts.(courtesy photo)
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Wyatt visits Mississippi Air Guard units

Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, is briefed by a pilot with the Mississippi Air Guard Jan. 8 aboard a Mississippi Guard C-17 Globemaster III en route to San Antonio, Texas. The flight transported more than 50 patients to the United States as part of its regular aeromedical evacuation missions from Iraq and Germany. Wyatt also visited Airmen at the 172nd in Jackson, Miss., and then at the 186th Air Refueling Wing at Key Field, Miss., Jan. 9 to gain a better understanding of their missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau) (Released)
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New year's resolution: nominate your patriotic employer for an ESGR award

National Guard members preparing to deploy learn about the purpose of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., recently.
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Muncy visits Airmen in South Pole's 'Deep Freeze'

From left, Air Force Col. Mike McDonald, commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center; and Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, command chief of the Air Guard stand outside the newly-constructed Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica Dec. 10. Muncy visited the Airmen across that frozen continent and in Christchurch, New Zealand, to gain a better understanding of their missions in Operation Deep Freeze.
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Air Guard recognition program continues in 2010

Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, command chief of the Air National Guard, awards a Hometown Heroes Salute Campaign award to Chief Master Sgt. James Beller, command chief of the Oklahoma Air Guard, at the National Guard Bureau's Joint Senior Leadership Conference outside Washington Nov. 20, 2009. The award campaign honored thousands of Citizen-Airmen, families and civilians this year for their service and support and will continue into 2010.
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NGB graduates first CPI black belt class

Gen. Craig McKinley, chief, National Guard Bureau, addresses the recent graduates of the NGB Continuous Process Initiative black belt course in Arlington, Va., Dec. 4, 2009. During the course, students learn how to use statistical analysis and other tools as ways to improve upon the efficiency of processes and programs within their unit. Those programs can range anywhere from streamlining the deployment process to improving on vehicle maintenance schedules.
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McKinley opens first joint leadership conference

Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses more than 1,000 Army and Air National Guard's senior servicemembers from across the nation Nov. 19. He kicked off their first Joint Senior Leadership Conference at National Harbor outside Washington. (Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau
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