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Master Resilience Training effective according to study
January 25, 2012
Army Sgt. Brandon Bregel, team leader, prepares to clear a bridge during a bridge quality assurance inspection along Highway 1 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2011. Through the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, Soldiers like Bregel can better prepare for the physical and emotional trials of combat.
Wisconsin Air Guard Airmen hone skills under Florida sun
January 25, 2012
Crews from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing conduct an in-flight refuel with a Marine F-18 Hornet from the Marine Fighter Attack 314 out of Miramar, Calif., Jan. 12, 2012. The Marines served as adversaries to pilots of the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing during simulated combat over the course of a two-week joint training exercise at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla.
Family Readiness Groups serve vital role during deployments
January 24, 2012
Gail Mann, and Amy Morris, volunteers from the 268th Military Police Company's Family Readiness Group, prepare Christmas stockings Dec. 1, 2011, to send to Soldiers of the 268th Military Police Company, who are currently deployed to Kuwait.
Airmen take lessons-learned in Guard Youth Challenge Academy, thrive
January 24, 2012
Senior Airman Ephesians Bagorio, and Airman 1st Class Kameron Combis, both from the 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron, hold the Hawaiian state flag at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. Bagorio and Combis graduated together from Barber's Point Campus of the Hawaii National Guard's Youth Challenge Academy. The academy is a program that helps misguided youth to become a working part of the community. Bagorio is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and Combis is deployed from the Hawaii Air National Guard. Both are natives of the state of Hawaii.
Former PA Guard adjutant general, three others nominated for top Defense Department posts
January 24, 2012
Karen Parrish.
Kentucky wins Army-wide award for best OPSEC program
January 24, 2012
Army Sgt. 1st Class Sonny Carter and Army Sgt. 1st Class Debra Faris, Guard members with the J2-Intelligence Directorate, Kentucky National Guard, check for bits and pieces of information that a potential threat could use to put military operations - and lives - at risk.
Guard members participate in Army Warrior Games training at Ft. Bliss
January 24, 2012
Army Master Sgt. Howard Day, an Army Shooting Team coach, briefs the warriors during the Warrior Games Army Shooting Team clinic, Jan. 14 at Fort Bliss, Texas.
Guard members among U.S. personnel getting unique cultural experience
January 24, 2012
Capt. Gena Wong, networking officer for the 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, participates in a ceramics class sponsored by the Middle Army, Japan Ground Self Defense Force at Camp Itami, Japan as a part of Yama Sakura 61 Jan. 24. Yama Sakura is the United States Army Pacific's joint bilateral command post exercise with the Japanese Self Defense Force.
National Guard SPP included in seminar on 'Arab Spring' phenomenon
January 23, 2012
Egyptian Col. Ayman Kishar, center-right, makes a point to speaker Magda Kandil, executive director and director of research of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, during a panel discussion about the 'Arab Spring' during a seminar held at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmish-PartenKirchen, Germany. Kishar is one of 97 participants attending the Jan. 18 to 26 seminar.
Guam Guard's first adjutant general dies
January 23, 2012
Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Neitz troops the line during his time as the adjutant general of the Guam National Guard.
Minnesota Guard members among last to leave Iraq
January 23, 2012
Soldiers of Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, based out of Sauk Centre, Minn., assemble and disassemble a M240B machine gun at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, Jan. 19, 2012, as they prepare to be tested on their gunnery skills in the coming weeks. The company is now acting as part of a quick response force for the Middle East after successfully completing their initial mission of convoy escort security in Iraq.
Nevada Guard responds to Washoe Drive fire
January 23, 2012
Nevada Army National Guard Spec. Gregory Walker of the 485th Military Police Company helps man an entry control point on Eastlake Boulevard near the junction with Highway 395 on Jan. 20, 2012. Guard members assisted local law enforcement securing the area around the Washoe Drive Fire.
Texas Guard unit provides security for Afghanistan-bound reconstruction teams
January 23, 2012
Soldiers with Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry (Airborne) of the Texas Army National Guard prepare to assault a suspected improvised explosive device lab encountered while on a foot patrol during training at Camp Atterbury Joiunt Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Jan. 14, 2012. The Texas National Guard battalion has been tasked with providing security for the next rotation of Provincial reconstruction Teams bound for Afghanistan this spring.
Mrs. Dempsey: Military families take care of each other
January 20, 2012
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, enjoy a USO show with service members at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 16, 2011. Through social media and contacts with service members and families, Deanie Dempsey discusses issues that include programs for military families overseas, jobs for military spouses, military family health, and her travels with the chairman.
Arizona Guard recruiter receives national recognition
January 20, 2012
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Army study shows decline in suicides and in behavioral health stigma
January 20, 2012
Army Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli.
New York City National Guard unit to train with Malian Defense Force
January 20, 2012
Mali map courtesy of New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Dr. Biden: Military kids need schools' support
January 20, 2012
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, participates in a roundtable discussion with educators, students and military family members at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Jan. 19, 2012. The discussion spotlighted programs created through the Building Capacity in Military-connected Schools project, a consortium of eight military-connected school districts, the Department of Defense Education Activity and the University of Southern California.
Defense Department launches website for military children
January 19, 2012
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National Guard State Partnership Program pairs Louisiana, Haiti
January 19, 2012
Army Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, and Col. Michael Edmonson, superintendant of the Louisiana State Police, meet with Inspector General Trecile, of the Haitian National Police, to discuss the establishment of a National Guard State Partnership Program pairing of the LANG and the country of Haiti in Port Au Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 18, 2012.