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N.Y. Engineer company reaches new heights refurbishing historic fire tower
September 12, 2012
Staff Sgt. Marco Padilla and Spc. Osse Jean-Pierre repair and replace railings on the Mount Beacon fire tower Sept. 7, 2012.
Suicide prevention: Reaching out a sign of strength
September 12, 2012
Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, the chief of staff of the Army, addresses the 134th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 10, 2012.
Grass: National Guard provides solution to problems in fiscally constrained times
September 12, 2012
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 134th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 11, 2012.
Missouri Army National Guard supports anti-terror training in Tanzania
September 12, 2012
Maj. Damon Lacour, Missouri Army National Guard, and Maj. Isaac Sendi,Tanzania People Defence Force, attend a training session on countering violent extremism during Eastern Accord 2012.
President Obama declares Patriot Day a Day of Remembrance
September 11, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the remembrance service Sept. 11, 2012, at the Pentagon.
Ham: National Guard essential to Africa Command
September 11, 2012
Army Gen. Carter Ham, combatant commander, U.S. Africa Command, addresses the 134th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 10, 2012.
Odierno: National Guard contributions since 9/11 'critical'
September 11, 2012
Army Gen. Raymond T. "Ray" Odierno, the chief of staff of the Army, addresses the 134th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 10, 2012.
Family Matters blog: Parents should stress safety at 9/11 anniversary
September 10, 2012
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La. Guard Airmen find challenge and reward helping Hurricane Isaac victims
September 10, 2012
A Louisiana Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter piloted by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Matt Krutzfeldt lowers a container holding 300 gallons of fuel to supply a generator for the local water treatment plant in Port Sulphur, La., Sept. 5, 2012.
In fields of Afghanistan, a diverse Kentucky Guard group comes together
September 10, 2012
Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 4’s Spc. Keith Stanley of Frankfort, Ky., provides security during a mission on June 8, 2012.
DOD: Families, friends need to recognize signs of potential suicide
September 10, 2012
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Army Gen. Frank Grass becomes 27th chief of the National Guard Bureau
September 8, 2012
Army Gen. Frank Grass, new Chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks at his Pentagon ceremony Sept. 7, 2012.
N.Y. Army National Guard signal Soldiers hone infantry skills in desert
September 7, 2012
A soldier from the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion pulls security in a 360-degree formation with other soldiers from the unit, after the sighting of an improvised explosive device, during a counter-IED training exercise at Camp McGregor, N.M., Thursday afternoon. Soldiers from the 101st are currently going through pre-mobilization training at Camp McGregor prior to a deployment to Afghanistan.
Family matters blog: Spouses hold front line on detecting depression
September 6, 2012
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Florida National Guard extends suicide intervention training into the community
September 6, 2012
Participants in a Florida National Guard suicide intervention skills workshop conduct a role-playing exercise during a recent workshop in St. Augustine, Fla. For the first time, the Florida Guard invited civilian first responders to participate in the training to build relationships and share experiences and lessons learned.
Pacific Command exercise program integrates disaster-response drills
September 6, 2012
Navy personnel react to a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief scenario during the Rim of the Pacific 2012 exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 20, 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel participated in the biennial exercise.
Panetta welcomes Grass as 27th National Guard chief
September 6, 2012
Promotion of Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass to General and change of responsibility ceremony swearing in Gen. Grass as the 27th Chief of the National Guard Bureau in the Pentagon Auditorium on Sept. 7, 2012.
California Air National Guard, Coast Guard team up for rescue mission
September 5, 2012
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Estonian air force pilots deploy with Maryland Army Guard aviation unit as part of SPP partnership
September 5, 2012
Estonian air force Capts. Rene Kallis, right, and Martin Noorsalu, middle, go over a flight plan with a Maryland Army National Guard member at Weide Army Airfield in Edgewood, Md. After training with the Maryland Army Guard for a year as part of the State Partnership Program, the Estonian pilots are scheduled deploy to Afghanistan where they will serve with the Maryland Army Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, a medical evacuation unit that deployed to Afghanistan earlier this year.
Ethiopia: Texas Army National Guard Soldiers deliver care packages to orphanage
September 5, 2012
Army Sgt. Timothy Ryan, part of the Texas Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, and Sgt. 1st Class Loren Ledlow of the same unit, deliver several boxes of personal hygiene items to an orphanage in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia.