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Beyond the Horizons builds schools and partnerships
June 6, 2013
Lt. Col. Raymond Valas, Joint Task Force Jaguar commander, teaches the children of Central School, El Tamarindo, how to march, on their way out to look at Black Hawk helicopter May 14, 2013.
Guard, Reserve Soldiers can opt for reduced-age retirement
June 6, 2013
Sharin Baker, Military One Source, shares information about what they can do for military retirees at the 63rd Regional Support Command pre-retirement seminar, held at the Moffett Field Army Reserve Center.
National Guard uniquely positioned to boost cyber defense
June 5, 2013
Soldiers from the Fairfax, Va.-based Data Processing Unit conduct a computer network defense exercise Sept. 15, 2012, in Fairfax. The exercise used different cyber scenarios of varying difficulty in order to evaluate the proficiency levels of the unit's Soldiers in computer network defense.
National Guard first responders at Boston Marathon awarded Army Commendation Medals
June 5, 2013
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick at awards ceremony for heroic Guard members who immediately responded at Boston Marathon bombing.
Maryland lieutenant colonel helps save Soldier after jump mishap
June 4, 2013
Lt. Col. Bradley Martsching performs a Jumpmaster Personnel Inspection on Spc. Moises Sanchez of C Company (Long Range Reconnaissance), prior to a planned airborne operation on Bitner drop zone near Little Orleans, Md.
Military Saves launches "National Guard summer savings drive"
June 4, 2013
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Florida National Guard unit helps coordination on the Afghan-Pakistan border
June 4, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Thomas West points out the Pakistan border to Staff Sgt. Christopher Redd, kneeling, from an Afghan Border Police facility at Torkham Gate in eastern Afghanistan.
Commentary: National Guard milestone law was signed June 3, 1916
June 3, 2013
Soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard 8th Infantry disembark from a train stopped in Columbus, N.M., on or about July 1, 1916. The Massachusetts Guardsmen were among the first National Guard units to arrive in Columbus after their 2,000-mile journey from Boston, after President Wilson federalized the entire force on June 18, 1916, the first use of the National Defense Act signed into law 15 days earlier.
Father of Kentucky National Guard Soldier in Afghanistan accepts diploma for her
June 3, 2013
Tom Hoffmann receives an Ashford University diploma on behalf of his daughter, Sidney, who is serving in Afghanistan with the Kentucky National Guard.
Defense Department adds peer support chats for sexual assault victims
May 31, 2013
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Hagel names Guard, Reserve Employer Support national chair
May 31, 2013
Paul Mock is the new chair of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense operational committee that seeks to foster a culture in which all employers support and value the employment and military service of members of the National Guard and Reserve.
Deployed to Africa, former 'troubled teen' continues to inspire others
May 31, 2013
1st Sgt. Robert Burns, with the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery also works as an instructor at the Bluegrass Challenge Academy at Fort Knox, Ky. According to Burns, 10 former cadets serve with Task Force Longrifles on their deployment to the Horn of Africa.
North Dakota Air National Guard makes history as it controls missile field security
May 31, 2013
From left to right in foreground, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Carlson, Senior Airman Cody Jenson and Senior Airman Kathleen Stenger, all with the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, walk away from a launch facility upon completion of an intense but routine exercise May 22, 2013, in the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex near Minot, N.D.
National Guard troops prepping for hurricane season, which starts Saturday
May 30, 2013
Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief, National Guard Bureau (center), and Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw, adjutant general of Florida, are briefed by a Soldier assigned to the 48th Civil Support Team during Operation Vigilant Guard 2013, May 19, 2013.
101 Critical Days of Summer kicks off season of safety
May 29, 2013
Participants in a motorcycle safety ride from the Marine Corps War Memorial just outside of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to the National Museum of the Marine Corps gather around Lt. Devon H Foster, chaplain, to bless the bikes and start the ride with a prayer, May 3, 2013. Both Marines and Soldiers took part in the ride.
Oklahoma National Guard tornado responders used warfighting skills honed abroad
May 29, 2013
Spc. James Kimball, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, conveys to Chaplain Capt. David Jordan, Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Battalion, on May 22, 2013, that he grew up in the tornado-torn area of Moore, Okla.
Slovenia, Colorado recognize 20 years of National Guard’s international relations
May 29, 2013
Officials from the Republic of Slovenia join Colorado National Guard members May 26, 2013, in Aurora for the dedication of the Colorado Freedom. The memorial lists the names of all Colorado service members whose lives were lost during combat operations on foreign soil since Colorado became a state.
Medical First Responders course conducted with Idaho National Guard and Cambodian forces
May 28, 2013
The Medical First Responders course was conducted with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Idaho National Guard Soldiers during Angkor Sentinel 2013, May 18-27, 2013. Pictured here, heart rates escalated as a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces comrade had suffered a simulated gunshot wound to the chest, fractured femur, lower leg amputation, and second-degree burns on both arms during the practical exam.
California's 129th Rescue Wing Airmen achieve milestone 1000th save
May 24, 2013
129th Rescue Wing and 58th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen hoist a passenger off the bow of the Holland America cruise ship, ms Westerdam on May 5, 2013, one of many saves the units have performed.
North Dakota National Guard members protecting flood-threatened city
May 24, 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent Collin Blackwell, center, discusses tactics with U.S. Army Soldiers, from left to right, Spc. Brandon Nelson and Spc. Fredrick Burdick, both of the 3662nd Maintenance Company, North Dakota Army National Guard, at a traffic control point on the outskirts of Cavalier, N.D.