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Guardmembers, community give Afghan infant new chance at life
March 25, 2011
Army Capt. Regan Norgaard, 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota 
National Guard, listens to Asma's heart on Jan. 2, 2011, at Camp Phoenix in 
Kabul, Afghanistan as Mr. Jim O'Neil looks on. Norgaard was able to assess her 
condition before being able to fly to America to receive a life-saving heart 
surgery.

Young Afghan pros help Iowa ADT enhance agricultural efforts
March 24, 2011
Abdul Wali and Said Obaidullah, Afghan agricultural professionals who are
part of the internship program initiated by the Iowa National Guard's 734th
Agribusiness Development Team, talk about an upcoming field day March 19,
2011, with Army 1st Lt. Scott Shirk, ADT project manager for the Chowkay
District, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Don Kuehl, ADT project manager for
the Sarkani District

Hard fought 11th place finish puts Dale Jr. in nine place position for points race
March 24, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, is pictured sitting in the driver’s seat during a pit stop at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn., March 20, 2011. Dale Jr. finished the day with an 11th place finish, moving him into ninth place in the points race.

Iowa National Guard leadership visits Red Bulls downrange
March 24, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Tim E. Orr, right, adjutant general of the Iowa National
Guard, talks with Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Pries, left, an engineer with
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th
Infantry Division, and  Army Staff Sgt. Scott Murray Jr., center, a squad
leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, March 22,
2011, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.

McKinley: State Partnership Program National Guard crown jewel
March 24, 2011
Botswana Defence Force Brig. Gen. George Tlhalerwa fires a squad automatic
weapon as Army Col. Jeffery Brotherton, North Carolina National Guard,
observes, Aug. 17, 2009, at the Camp Butner National Guard Training Center
in North Carolina. The event, a State Partnership Program initiative, gave a
delegation of officers and civilians from Botswana an opportunity to see
U.S. training facilities and weapons ranges.

Guardmember remembered as strong family man, great Soldier
March 24, 2011
Master Sgt. William Scott Pitts.

Website links unemployed vets, spouses to jobs
March 23, 2011
A user-friendly Web portal makes it easier for veterans - including Reserve component members, their families and wounded warriors - to land jobs with civilian employers who value their military experience.

Romanian Air Force officers visit Alabama Guard unit
March 23, 2011
Romanian Air Force officers look over an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet at the Alabama National Guard's 187th Fighter Wing during a recent visit as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.

Alaska Guardmembers deploy in support of Mongolian Expeditionary Forces
March 23, 2011
Alaska Army National Guard Master Sgt. Eric Schlemme and Mongolian Armed
Forces Senior Sergeant Battulga Baatar discuss tactics and techniques used
by the Mongolian Expeditionary Force executing a traffic control point
training lane at Five Hills Training Area in Mongolia during Khaan Quest
2009. Schlemme also deployed with the MEF to Afghanistan as an embedded U.S.
liaison.

Nation’s busiest air sovereignty alert unit, D.C. Guard’s 113th Wing, earns award
March 23, 2011
The 113th Fighter Squad, District of Columbia Air National Guard aircraft number 509 proudly shows off the unit's latest tail flash. (U.S Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Gareth Buckland/Released)

National Guard recognizes Border Patrol chief
March 23, 2011
Border Patrol agents observe Arizona National Guard Soldiers training for
Operation Copper Cactus at an undisclosed location in Arizona on Aug. 25,
2010. Operation Copper Condor is the Arizona National Guard's contribution
to the up to 1,200 National Guard troops being deployed to support the
Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the four Southwest
border states.

Now it’s 63: National Guard State Partnership Program pairs Iowa, Kosovo
March 23, 2011
Army 1st Lt. Aaron Rosheim, a helicopter pilot with the Iowa National
Guard's C Company, 2-147th Aviation Battalion, explains an essay assignment
to a group of students at the Youth Center in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, Aug.
3, 2010. Rosheim wass among a group of MNBG-E Soldiers, who visited the
youth center twice a week to prepare a group of students to take an English
language test. Rosheim was deployed as a part of MNBG-E in support of the
NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

Website links unemployed vets, spouses to jobs
March 23, 2011
A user-friendly Web portal makes it easier for veterans - including Reserve 
component members, their families and wounded warriors - to land jobs with 
civilian employers who value their military experience.

New York National Guard enlists second Olympic bobsledder
March 22, 2011
Staff Sgt. James Bills enlists Bobsledder Nick Cunningham.

Something worth fighting for
March 22, 2011
Ahmed plays soccer with Air Force nurse 1st Lt. Stephanie Allen outside the Joint Base Balad U.S. Air Force Hospital.

Guard posture statement focuses on maintaining operational force, quality of life
March 22, 2011
National Guard Bureau Seal

National Guard increases Japan relief operations
March 22, 2011
A C-17 Globemaster III from the Mississippi Air National Guard is being directed to park at Orlando Sanford International Airport, Jan. 21, 2010. The C-17 was carrying over 50 evacuees from Haiti.

Kentucky Guard ADT witnesses formation of first Afghan soybean farmers association
March 22, 2011
Army Col. Hunter Mathews, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team commander, speaks to Afghan soybean farmers about their farms during the inauguration ceremony for the Afghan Soybean Farmers Association at the Kapisa Governor’s compound March 17, 2011. The Kentucky ADT purchased seed and fertilizer for the farmers earlier this year. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Wilton) (Released)

Air National Guard supports coalition operations over Libya
March 22, 2011
An Ohio Air National Guard KC-135 refueler, from the 121st Air Refueling Wing, refuels an F-117 Stealth Fighter, March 12, 2008.

Minnesota dominates National Guard Combatives Tournament
March 22, 2011
Welterweight Army Capt. Bernard Williamson of Minnesota, left, listens to advice from his coach between rounds March 20, 2011, at the 2011 Army National Guard Combatives Tournament. (Photo by Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown) (Released)