Photo Gallery

Sept. 2, 2009.

Behind the scenes, business for the 118th Airlift Wing continues on as usual while Trace Adkins reviews footage during the taping of one of his music videos at the Nashville Guard base Sept. 2, 2009. The unit ran all operations as normal while the star and his crew used a corner of the flight line.

A cameraman videotapes Trace Adkins near a fence that was errected on the flight line of the 118th Airlift Wing for the star's newest music video, Sept. 2, 2009. The video will portray several Soldiers and Airmen as well as their families when it is released later this year.

A camera crew sets up shop at the 118th Airlift Wing Sept. 2, 2009 to get footage for Trace Adkins new music video. Soldiers and Airmen as well as their family and friends were given the opportunity to be part of the video, which will be released later this year.

A boy scout troop stands alongside the road to show their support during Tennessee's 5th Annual Fallen Soldiers March, which was held Aug. 21, in Lebanon, Tenn.

Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jim Williams, first sergeant for the Tennessee National Guard Joint Force Headquarters carries a pack to honor Lt. Emmert. Williams organized the first Fallen Soldiers March in 2004.

Tennessee Guardsman march through Lebanon to honor their fallen comrades in the 5th annual Fallen Soldiers March that took place Aug. 21, 2009.

Family members and friends anticpating the long awaited return of Soldiers from the 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion July 29th, 2009.

Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Breece, right, recalls his passed deployment experiences and gives advice to Soldiers of the 252nd Military Police Company, during a deployment ceremony July 29th, 2009.

The 1st Leiutenant William Emmert Bridge Dedication was held July 24, 2009.

The 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, from Humboldt, returned July 29, 2009, from a year-long deployment in Iraq. They were greeted by several family members and friends. Photo layout by Nate Crawford.

Master Sgt. Melvin Anderson, 2nd Lt. Bryan Little, and Capt. Stacey Calton load medical equipment onto an aircraft in preparation for an evacuation mission. The Airmen are members of the 118th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, and were activated to Washington D.C. to assist the 775th AES, April - July 2009.

Command Sgt. Maj. Steve Burnette and Lt. Col Kris Durham unfurl the squadron colors July 11 in Iraq when the 1/230th Air Calvary Squadron took command of the skies over Ninawa Province in Northern Iraq as part of Task Force Lightning, MND-North and the 25th Infantry Division.

Staff Sgt. Robert Betterton, a squad leader with the 130th Military Police Company, Memphis, on duty in Italy, July 11. The unit's primary mission was to assist the U.S. Provost marshal's Office in law and order operations on the main post and the Villagio base-housing areas.

Staff Sgt. Angela Harbula, 168th MP Battalion, Dyersburg, volunteered to assist K-9 handlers while deployed to Camp Bucca, Iraq, June 12. Volunteers were also able to tour the kennels and meet the many dogs that were part of the K-9 Exhibition. The dogs are trained in various areas including drug and explosive detection, as well as human trafficking.

Toby Keith plays for Soldiers of the Tennessee Army National Guard's 1/16th Agribusiness Development Team while they are deployed to forward operating base Gardez, Apr. 26, 2009.

Soldiers and Marines hold American flags to honor those who have passed in the line of duty over the last year during the 2009 Governor's tribute to those killed in action ceremony, May 22, 2009.

Soldiers with the 130th Military Police Guard Company lowcrawl under wire during an annual training exercise at Camp McCain, Miss., June 20, 2009.

Staff Sgt. Brian Boyd, father, with his son minutes before departure for a long deployment, Mar. 30, 2009. Boyd is a member of the 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron.

The Army National Guard Honor Guard carries the body of First Lt. Eric Emmert from a plane at Smyrna Mar. 2, 2009.

Evan Pertile, patient at St. Jude's, eats with Staff Sgt. Terrance Wright, an Army recruiter from Memphis, May 21, 2009. The two have become friends since Evan's stay at the Memphis hospital while he is battling cancer.

More than 600 Soldiers with the 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron pre-deployment ceremony at Ft. Sill, Okla., May 27, 2009.

Col. Patty Jones, Tennessee National Guard Headquarters, relaxes on a C-130 flight to Oklahoma May 27, 2009.

Soldiers pose for a picture together following a pre-deployment ceremony May 27, 2009. They are members of the 1/230th Air Cavalry Squadron and had just finished completing training to prepare for deployment to Iraq.

Following a West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx game, several new Soldiers were sworn into the Army National Guard along a baseline, May 16, 2009.

Evan Pertile parks his new National Guard racecar into its 'garage' May 21, 2009. The car was one of several gifts that he has received from military servicemembers from around the world during his stay at St. Jude's hospital in Memphis.

The trumpetor plays while members of the Army Honor Guard give a 21-gun salute during the 2009 Governor's tribute to those killed in action May 22, 2009.

The 129th Army Band stands on the 50 yard line during half-time at a Titans football game Nov. 2, 2008.

Staff Sgt. Thomas Hosfelt, 269th Military Police Company, Murfreesboro, poses for picture after receiving a Puprle Heart for his actions overseas. In February 2009, Hosfelt's unit was attacked while conducting an inspection at an Iraqi Police Station. Hosfelt was shot twice, but still was able to return fire and administer first aid to others who were wounded.