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South Carolina National Guard Soldier builds targets in Romania
July 31, 2017
Spc. Alvin Stevens pours rock into Gabion baskets from his Skidsteer loader.  These Gabion baskets will support moving targetry at a tank range at Joint National Training Center, Cincu, Romania. Spc. Stevens is a South Carolina Army National Guard Soldier with the 1223rd Engineer Company, 178th Engineer Battalion, serving in Romania as part of Resolute Castle 17, an operation which builds relationships with the NATO alliance and enhances its capacity for joint training and response to threats within the region.

Georgia National Guard Soldiers of the 648th Mobile Enhancement Brigade in Europe for Saber Guardian 17
July 11, 2017
Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade reconnoiter possible bridging sites on the Olt River in preparation for Exercise Saber Guardian 17 on July 7, 2017.

California National Guard Soldiers help prepare colleagues for duty in Kosovo
July 5, 2017
Capt. Patrick Bagley, center, is serving as the Chief of Operations (CHOPS) during the KFOR 23 validation exercise at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany. First Lt. Brian Bell, right, is a battle captain. Maj. Leslie Palmer, behind Bagley, is the deputy commander.

Airmen maintain security at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq
July 3, 2017
Senior Airman Sionte Campbell, 443d Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron entry controller, speaks to Capt. Jeffrey Robertson, 407th ESFS operations offficer June 22, 2017, at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. Robertson visited security forces members at Al Asad to check on his Airmen forward deployed there and the current status and capabilities of the unit to accomplish the mission.