Maine Army National Guard
The Maine Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one-third of its support organization. National coordination of various state National Guard units are maintained through the National Guard Bureau. The Guard is administered by the adjutant general, an appointee of the governor of Maine. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. Those functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full-scale law enforcement of martial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control.
Spc. Glen Mallett of the Maine Army National Guard kicks off the wall while rappelling down the rock face at Eagles Bluff
Maine Army National Guardsmen using a simulator to practice safely exiting a rolled over vehicle as part of their mobilization training
Spc. Adam Hatch of the Maine Army National Guard checks the underside of a truck for bombs, drugs or any other harmful substance at Camp Eggers in Kabul
Maine Army National Guardsmen building a school during Beyond the Horizon (BTH) 2013 in El Castano, El Salvador
Fort Preble was a military fort in South Portland, Maine, United States, built in 1808 and progressively added to through 1906. The fort was active during all major wars from the War of 1812 through World War II. The fort was deactivated in 1950. It is now on the campus of Southern Maine Community College.
Fort Preble, showing some of the incomplete Third System casemates built during the Civil War. Spring Point Ledge Light and Fort Gorges are in the background.
Two M1890MI 12-inch mortars at Fort DeSoto, FL, similar to those at Fort Preble.
One of the six-inch disappearing gun emplacements of Battery Rivardi
