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  • Staff Sgt. Jay Rosenberry visits the gravesite of his friend Kevin Mark Emerson in Jetersville, Va., April 11. Sergeant Rosenberry was awarded the Coast Guard Silver Lifesaving medal, and Emerson was posthumously awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal for the heroic rescue of three young children caught in a riptide while vacationing in the Outer Banks of North Carolina in July 2006. Emerson died as a result of his heroic actions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Evanson)

    Crew chief honored for selfless act of heroism

    On any given morning at Tucson International Airport the skies are clear, there's a view of the mountains, rows of F-16s wait for the morning "go," and a life-saving hero prepares his jet for flight. In April, the Coast Guard honored Staff Sgt. Jay Rosenberry, an F-16 crew chief here, for saving the lives of his children and another child in 2006.
  • Airmen, Soldiers and civilians with the National Guard repair the home of Michelle Samuel April 26 in LaPlata, Md., during “National Rebuilding Day.” The Guard volunteers shingled her roof, repainted the interior and exterior, installed a new stove, washer and dryer, repaired the ceilings and bathroom, installed a new storm door and made many other repairs at no cost. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau)

    National Guard members join 'Rebuilding Day' projects

    At least 60 Airmen, Soldiers and civilians with the Air and Army National Guard brought Christmas early to a disabled Maryland resident here Saturday, April 26 by repairing her home on "National Rebuilding Day." Members of the National Guard Bureau, the Air Guard Readiness Center and the District of Columbia National Guard were among the volunteers
  • A Kadena Air Base crew chief prepares to marshal out an F-15C Eagle during the early morning hours at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 23 before its departure to the U.S., symbolizing the end of the Iron Flow program here. The aircraft was one of three jets that left to be transferred to Air National Guard units under Iron Flow which exchanged Kadena's older F-15's with newer models from other active- duty bases. All newer jets have been received and these were the last three older aircraft to be turned in. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeremy McGuffin)

    Iron Flow program concludes at Kadena

    With the departure of the final three F-15C Eagles from Kadena Air Base April 23 to Air National Guard units in the United States, the 18th Wing concluded Kadena AB's role in the Pacific Air Forces Iron Flow program. Begun in 2005, the Iron Flow program was a process to exchange Kadena's aging F-15 fleet with newer models from Langley Air Force

  • Air Guard EMEDS team breaks new ground in Vigilant Guard

    An Air National Guard Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) team will pioneer new territory in military medical training and education as part of Vigilant Guard-South Carolina, one of the largest training exercises in the history of the National Guard. The EMEDS team, comprised of 62 doctors, nurses and other medical specialists from Air National
  • On April 5, more than 100 guardsmen sported the red caps for the first time and cheerfully yelled “to the HORSE” during the 201st RED HORSE Squadron, Det. 1 activation ceremony at Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa. RED HORSE stands for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer. These units are self sufficient, 404-person mobile squadrons that provide major force bed-down, heavy damage repair, and heavy engineering operations in remote, high-threat environments worldwide.

    New mission, new chapter unfolds at Willow Grove

    The most coveted uniform item at the 111th Fighter Wing is no longer the new Airman Battle Uniform, it's a red cap. On April 5, more than 100 guardsmen sported the red caps for the first time and cheerfully yelled "to the HORSE" during the 201st RED HORSE Squadron, Det. 1 activation ceremony at Willow Grove Air Reserve Station, Pa. "What a proud
  • (Photo by Staff Sgt. CeeJay Garner) Staff Sgt. Stephen Manley, a Northeast Air Defense Sector Security Force member returning from deployment, smiles at his daughter Morgan at the Syracuse International Airport March 14. In the unit's largest deployment ever, nearly 30 security force members deployed on a six-month tour to Manas Air Base, located in Kyrgyzstan, in September 2007.

    NEADS ANG members return after deployment to Kyrgyzstan

    The Northeast Air Defense Sector doesn't deploy people, right? Wrong. In the unit's largest deployment ever, nearly 30 security force members deployed on a six-month tour to Manas Air Base, located in Kyrgyzstan, in September 2007. The deployment also involved Guard units in six other states, which resulted in the first-ever all Guard Security

  • Alaska Air National Guard Assists in Helicopter Crash Rescue

    The Alaska Air National Guard today helped to recover and transport the survivor of a helicopter crash near Sheep Mountain to a local hospital for treatment. According to the Rescue Coordination Center, a helicopter crash site was located by the Alaska State Troopers Helo 1 helicopter around 7:30 a.m. Helo 1 then picked up Alaska Air National Guard

  • National Guard's State Partnership Program helped Croatia join NATO

    Croatian military leaders credit the National Guard's State Partnership Program with helping the country win an invitation to full NATO membership. National Guard leaders visiting the country April 10 found senior military officials still celebrating results of the April 4 NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, where Croatia was invited to full NATO
  • An Eagle Vision satellite image shows a flooded area in Clarendon, Ark., with the original river path in the lower left corner. Farmland appears as red boxes, while darker red shows partially submerged farmland. Green boxes detail property completely submerged by water. Much of the lower middle of this photo shows submerged farmland. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Airmen help flooding recovery efforts

    Airmen from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., recently provided satellite imagery to assist state and federal agencies in relief efforts following flooding in Missouri and Arkansas. Members of the 169th Communications Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base collected imagery using Eagle Vision, a mobile commercial imagery direct
  • Waleed Sharbini prepares to mail a U.S. flag April 4 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver. Flags are sent to retiring reservists who request one through ARPC's online retirement application. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Molina)

    ARPC officials now sending U.S. flags to retiring reservists

    Honoring retiring reservists with an American flag just got easier through a centralized process at the Air Reserve Personnel Center in Denver. ARPC officials now purchase and distribute the flags for all reservists who request one for their retirement. Flags used to cost units nearly $20 each and took between three and six months to get, but
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