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Air Guard Predator pilots increase combat air patrols

California Air National Guard MQ-1 Predator pilots meet in their hanger at March Air Reserve Base in November 2006 following the activation ceremony for the 196th Reconnaissance Squadron. The Air Guard squadron operates three combat air patrols in Iraq from the squadron's base operations center. (Photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau)
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National Guard's diversity found in states, territories, communities

Three Tuskegee Airmen members wearing red jackets, sit among the audience during a ceremony, August 6, 2008 inside the Pentagon Auditorium, hosted by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, not shown, honoring the 60th Anniversary commemorating the signing of Executive Orders 9980 and 9981. The orders were signed in 1948 to desegregrate the armed forces and the federal civil service. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Molly A. Burgess
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Air Guard marks training center's 40th anniversary

Air National Guard Noncommissioned Officer Academy students march past a grandstand at McGhee Tyson Air Guard Base, Tenn., July 31 during the 40th Anniversary celebration of the Air Guard's I.G. Brown Training and Education Center. (Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kendra Owenby, Tennessee National Guard)
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Air Guard marks training center's 40th anniversary

From left, Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley, director of the Air National Guard, Col. Michael L. Waggett, commander of the Air Guard's I.G. Brown Training and Education Center (TEC) and Chief Master Sgt. Deborah Davidson, TEC enlisted education commandant, watch a pass and review of Noncommissioned Officer Academy students July 31 during the TEC's 40th anniversary celebration at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn. (Photo by Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kendra Owenby, Tennessee National Guard)
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Guard capability tears down communications walls between first responders

First Lt. Michael Malloy, left, of the National Guard's Joint Communication, Command, Control and Computer Coordination Center in Smyrna, Del., briefs Paul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense; LTG H Steven Blum, the chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England at the Pentagon on July 25, 2008, about the National Guard's Joint Incident Site Communications Capability. Deployed in all 54 states and territories by the National Guard Bureau, JISCC is a communications bridge between first responders and other local, state and federal agencies that can provide initial communications capability within one hour after arrival at an incident scene. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
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Civil Engineers complete Southern California tasks

A 32-ton dump truck driven by Master Sgt. Dan Casanova of the 149th Civil Engineer Squadron traverses the mountain road to Smith Canyon with a load of boulders. (Texas Military Forces photo by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Ripps)
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A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and

Causing some sparks to fly, Staff Sgt. Marvin Williams of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron blow-torches a pipe level with the concrete surface of a water crossing. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects while simultaneously completing two weeks of training.
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A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and

A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and the Southwest Border Mission while simultaneously completing two weeks of training.
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A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and

A member of the 149th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas, helps with the internal demolition of a building on Camp Morena, California. The unit worked on real-world engineering projects for the U.S. Navy and the Southwest Border Mission while simultaneously completing two weeks of training.
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National Guard Bureau Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium

Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells 1,500 people gathered for the largest-ever National Guard Bureau Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., on July 21, 2008, that caring for wounded servicemembers and the families of those killed serving their country is a national responsibility. ?In the end, it?s America that can do this,? Mullen says. ?It?s not DoD, and it?s not the VA. We?ve all got to do this together.? (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
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National Guard Bureau Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium

Adm. Michael Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells 1,500 people gathered for the largest-ever National Guard Bureau Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., on July 21, 2008, that, ?I put family support on an equal plain with individual and unit performance and sacrifice and service, because we cannot do it without you.? (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
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National Guard Bureau Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium

Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley, the director of the Air National Guard, tells 1,500 people gathered for the largest-ever National Guard Bureau Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis, Mo., on July 21, 2008, that, ?What I?ve seen in my 2?-years as the director of the Air National Guard is a far more connected National Guard, a Guard that the adjutants general have brought together so that the talents of both Soldiers and Airmen can be brought to a mission and operate seamlessly.? The secretary of defense has nominated McKinley to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau and to be the National Guard?s first four-star general. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)
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A Red Horse rises in Ohio

Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard's 200th RED HORSE squadron stand in formation during a flagging ceremony July 20, 2008, at Mansfield Air Guard Base, Ohio. The Air Guard's civil engineer squadrons manned by hundreds of construction and repair experts will involuntary deploy overseas in historic numbers and scope during the next 24 months. (Photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau) (Released)
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A Red Horse rises in Ohio

Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard's 200th RED HORSE squadron at Port Clinton, Ohio, operate heavy equipment July 19 to demolish a barracks foundation. The squadron recently activated a new 200-person detachment at Mansfield Air Guard Base, about one hour's drive south. RED HORSE squadrons are manned by civil engineers who can build and repair air bases and rapidly deploy to recover an air base after a natural disaster or enemy attack. (Photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau)
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Airman of the Year winners

Senior Master Sgt. Donna Goodno walks along the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va., June 18 during the Air National Guard's Outstanding Airmen of the Year Week. Goodno was recently announced as one of 12 Air Force Outstanding Airmen for 2008. (Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Shaun Withers, Air National Guard Readiness Center) (Released)
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Bearded Airman among Air Guard's best

Staff Sgt. Scott Geisser, the Air National Guard's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, and his finance, Tara, visit the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery June 16 during the Air Guard's Outstanding Airmen of the Year week. As a combat controller preparing to deploy overseas, Geisser was allowed to go unshaven and in a business suit during the week's events June 15-20 in Washington. (Photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau)
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RC-26

Maj. Mark Jeffries, Mission Systems Officer in the 130th Airlift Wing out of Clarksburg, W. Va., packs up after a flood damage assessment in Indiana June 11. Jeffries was one of several pilots to fly over Indiana in the Reconnaissance Cargo - 26B (RC-26B), providing live footage of the area to the Indiana National Guard.
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Wisconsin Flood Relief Initial Awareness Assessment

Mission system operator Lt Col Tim Howell from the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Meridian, MS operates a console aboard an RC-26 aircraft specifically designed for viewing and transmitting high quality video and still imagery to military and civilian Operations Centers in real-time. This capability gives military commanders and civilian first responders a bird's eye view of significant events as they happen. Working with several state agencies along with the Wisconsin Air National Guard, the Mississippi Air National Guard RC-26 demonstrated the benefits of this new capability during an initial flood assessment mission in southern Wisconsin on June 10th, 2008. The crew of this RC-26 flew above the flood stricken region transmitting real-time imagery to the Wisconsin Joint Operations Center (JOC) and the Wisconsin Emergency Operations Center (WEOC) in addition to other agencies. This imagery was used to asses the integrity of several area Dams in addition to flood damage assessment in the hardest hit regions of the southern half of the state.
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Laura Bryna visits the Air National Guard

Brigadier General Stanley "Sid" Clarke, the Deputy Director of the Air National Guard, Colonel Kevin Thompson, Vice Commander, Air National Guard Readiness Center, and Colonel Joseph Lengyel, Commander, Air National Guard Readiness Center listen during a recorded performance of rising country music star Laura Bryna's song "Hometown Heroes" on May 30th, 2008 at an unveiling event at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. Laura Bryna is the new voice of the Air Guard advertising campaign. (ANG Photo by TSgt Tim Russer)
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Laura Bryna visits the Air National Guard

Colonel Joesph Lengyel, the Commander of the Air National Guard Readiness Center presents a coin to rising country music star Laura Bryna on May 30th, 2008 at an unveiling event of her song "Hometown Heroes" at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. Laura Bryna is the new voice of the Air Guard advertising campaign.(ANG Photo by TSgt Tim Russer)
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