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Free DoD Safe Helpline mobile app is now available
September 18, 2012
The new app is free from the iPhone and Android stores.

South Dakota National Guard 'trains the trainers' in Suriname
September 18, 2012
South Dakota Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Kaye Nicolaisen, right, and Staff Sgt. Wade Vanderberg, both trainers with 2nd Battalion, 196th Regiment, take part in a 'Train the Trainer' exchange with members of Suriname's armed forces on Aug. 27, 2012, in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Welsh: "The only way to move forward is together"
September 17, 2012
Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the chief of staff of the Air Force, addresses the 134th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Reno, Nev., on Sept. 11, 2012.

Vermont ANG duo are first Americans to graduate Spanish mountain-warfare school
September 17, 2012
Sgt. Zechariah Burke of the Vermont Army National Guard during training in the Spanish mountain warfare course.

Employers honored this week for supporting Guard and reserve troops
September 17, 2012
Employers visiting Camp Atterbury, Ind., in 2009 are instructed in the operation of an M4 carbine.

Maryland Guard member helping commemorate Battle of Antietam
September 14, 2012
Maryland Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Mark Pheabus, pictured portraying a Confederate gun crew ammunition carrier at a Civil War reenactment in Westminster, Md., will participate in the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam this weekend.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Family Matters blog: Parents should stress safety at 9/11 anniversary
September 10, 2012
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DOD: Families, friends need to recognize signs of potential suicide
September 10, 2012
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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.

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.

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.

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.