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March 15, 2012
National Guard, active duty, Reserve optometrists provide free services to more than 300 patients per day
March 15, 2012
Air Force Lt. Col. Vince Simoncini, 113 Medical Group, D.C. Air NationalGuard, provides eye examinations to Hawaii residents as part of Tropic Care innovative Readiness Training on March 5, 2012. Tropic Care Innovative Readiness Training is comprised of military personnel assets of the U.S. Armed Forces to include active duty, Reserve and National Guard members who provide free medical services and conduct deployment and readiness training while forward deployed to medically underserved areas of Kaua'i, Hawaii, from Feb. 26 to March 10, 2012.
Afghanistan: Guard members conduct joint training with Afghan National Police
March 14, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Jason Weaver looks on as Army Staff Sgt. Charles Cox, squad leaders with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, gives instructions to the Afghan National Police through their interpreter, March 7, 2012. The 37th IBCT is a part of the International Security Assistance Force. ISAF Regional Command North supports Afghan National Security Forces in close coordination and collaboration in providing security and disrupting insurgent activities in order to protect the Afghan population.
Africa: Guard members, Reservists, Gabonese share knowledge during MEDACCORD 12
March 14, 2012
Gabon military health services Lt. Noutoubeli Marcelle, a computer scientist, speaks with U.S. Army Capt. Jamie E. Jackson, A Mississippi National Guard member and task force liaison officer for Medical Accord Central 12 taking place March 5 to 16, 2102 in Libreville, Gabon.
Air Guard members part of total force tanker team at Red Flag exercise
March 14, 2012
Air Force 1st Lt. John Fisher, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with the Alabama Air National Guard's 99th Air Refueling Squadron, communicates with aircraft arriving to refuel during Red Flag 12-3, March 9, 2012 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Red Flag is a realistic air-to-air combat training exercise involving the air forces of the United States and its allies.
Army National Guard Director visits Guard member in Korea, tours new housing area
March 14, 2012
Army Lt. Gen. William Ingram Jr., director of the Army National Guard, left, gets a tour of the future home of Army family housing on Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea, given by David Talbot.
Illinois Guard members equipped with next generation communications during natural disasters, emergencies
March 14, 2012
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brent Trame, a client system technician with the Illinois National Guard's 126th Communications Flight, attaches cabling to a video camera, March 3, 2012. The camera is part of a Contingency Response Communications System.
Kentucky Army Guard member credits service for saving his life, glad to help storm victims
March 14, 2012
Kentucky National Guard Pfc. Kyle Gray, 301st Chemical Company, pulls nails out of a piece of plywood, March 6, 2012 during tornado relief efforts in West Liberty, Ky. Gray boarded up broken windows and holes for West Liberty resident Thomas Coder, a retired Air Force veteran, after a tornado damaged most of his home, March 2, 2012.
Rwanda: Texas Guard members, Rwandan Defense Forces participate in training partnership
March 14, 2012
Members of the Rwandan Defense Forces participate in a lesson on urban operations from Rwandan and U.S. Army instructors during a field training portion of a month-long Peace Support Operations Soldier Skills Training course held at the Rwandan military base here Feb. 2, 2012. The RDF invited Texas Army National Guard soldiers from the U.S. Army 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, to participate alongside Rwandan instructors during the course.
Afghanistan: Alaska Army Guard members provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance over the skies of Afghanistan
March 13, 2012
Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Eric Maschmeier, aerial sensor operator, Bravo Company, 306th Aerial Exploitation Battalion, Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize - Afghanistan (TF ODIN- A), checks the equipment onboard the King Air 300 prior to flight on March 8, 2012. The enlisted Soldiers of Company B operate and maintain the collection equipment onboard the aircraft throughout their 12 month deployment, accruing hundreds of flight hours over the skies of Afghanistan.
Africa: U.S. Army Africa, Tennessee Army National Guard personnel journey to Uganda
March 13, 2012
Army Maj. Tony Miller of the Tennessee National Guard explains shipping labels on outbound cargo during a recent training event where Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Teams traveled to Uganda from Feb. 20 to Feb. 24, 2012 to conduct Phase I training for 27 members (17 Army and 10 Air Force) of the Uganda People's Defense Force.
California Air Guard team rescues fishermen off Mexico coast
March 13, 2012
An HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing hovers over the Chinese fishing vessel Fu Yuan Yu #871, March 12, 2012. Guardian Angel Pararescuemen from the wing rescued two fishermen who were burned in a diesel fire onboard the vessel more than 700 miles off the coast of Acapulco, Mexico.
Kuwait: ACAP counselors visit Minnesota Guard members Kuwait
March 13, 2012
Valecia Ross, Army Career and Alumni Program counselor and Ft. Polk, La., resident, listens to a question from the audience during her transition briefing at the Zone 1 Chapel March 6, 2012. Ross and two other ACAP counselors visited Kuwait to inform Soldiers who are soon departing active-duty status about the opportunities available to them as they transition back to civilian life. Ross informed the Third Army soldiers about different services provided by the ACAP counselors to ensure service members are given the chance to smoothly make the move from military to civilian life.
California Army Guard Soldier rises up from setbacks in life
March 13, 2012
Army Pvt. Travonce Marquiese Covey, reads through questions during an online high school class at the National Guard Patriot Academy, Jan. 17, 2012 in Butlerville, Ind. Covey earned an accredited high school diploma, March 2, 2012 and reported to Fort Sill, Okla., for his advanced individual training.
National Guard Soldier represents New York in National Hand-to-Hand Fighting Competition
March 13, 2012
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Mrs. Dempsey urges spouses to share 'Amazing' stories
March 13, 2012
Deanie Dempsey, wife of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, urges a group of military spouses to share their "extraordinary" stories with the American public while speaking at Military.com's 2012 Military Spouse Summit in Arlington, Va., March 3, 2012.
Tropic Care training mission becomes realistic for Guard members in Hawaii after storms
March 13, 2012
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jaqueline Constance, 113th Medical Group, D.C. Air National Guard, takes blood pressure of patients before they are seen by optometrists, medical doctors, or dental surgeons as part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission in Kaua'i, Hawaii, March 5, 2012.
Moroccan Ambassador visit highlights strong Utah partnerships
March 12, 2012
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Afghanistan: Déjà vu all over again: Guard member finds history repeating itself
March 12, 2012
Kentucky Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Bucky Harris (left), talks with Army Spc. Courtney Stewart (right), before a mission in southern Afghanistan of February 11, 2012. The two are deployed together as a part of the Kentucky National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team 4, which seeks to improve the lives of Afghan farmers by teaching better farming and sales techniques.
Afghanistan: Alabama Guard member leading the fight with CEASAR
March 12, 2012
Army Maj. Ross Cline with Task Force CEASAR at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, was selected to command the Army's first Airborne Electronic Attack unit and to be awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Basic Aviation Badge for his accomplishments.