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1 Guard dad + 4 Guard sons = 5 Citizen-Soldiers
January 19, 2012
One dad and four sons now serve with the Missouri National Guard's 1-129th Field Artillery Battalion. Back row: Army Spc. Matthew Sipes and Army Sgt. 1st Class Charley Ramsey. Front row: Army Spc. Taylor Ramsey, Army Pvt. Mark Ramsey and Army Staff Sgt. Lance Ramsey.
Defense Department launches website for military children
January 19, 2012
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Maryland National Guard information unit continues to deploy
January 19, 2012
110th Information Operations Battalion insignia
National Guard hosts virtual conference on diversity
January 19, 2012
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Panetta announces initiatives targeting sexual assault
January 19, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta
Polish military leader visits Arizona Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing
January 19, 2012
Polish Army Gen. Mieczyslaw Cieniuch (center), Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, is escorted on a tour of 162nd Fighter Wing aircraft maintenance facilities by Air Force Col. Jim Taylor, 162nd Maintenance Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Neve)
Free online service connects service members to babysitters, caretakers
January 18, 2012
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Florida expects productive year for State Partnership mission in 2012
January 18, 2012
Members of the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing pose with visitors from the Eastern Caribbean during a State Partnership Program exchange concerning the RC-26 aircraft, in December 2011 in Jacksonville, Fla. Florida's SPP will continue to engage Caribbean nations throughout 2012, giving National Guard members an opportunity to share valuable experiences and learn from other countries, while strengthening U.S. partnerships abroad.
Afghanistan: South Dakota Army National Guard member fights fires
January 18, 2012
Army Sgt. Max Stoltenburg, lead firefighter from the South Dakota Army National Guard's 451st Engineering Detachment Firefighting Team, holds his helmet at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, Jan. 9, 2012. The 451st EDFT works as a part of the International Security Assistance Force in northern Afghanistan. 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.
Air Guard flyover to honor Tuskegee Airman's burial at Arlington Cemetery
January 18, 2012
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Colorado Guard cooks get training from respected industry chef
January 18, 2012
Chef Ronald Lavallee, a culinary instructor at Johnson & Wales University, and Army Sgt. Shannon Roppolo, a food service specialist and shift leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion,135th General Support Aviation, strategize over a recipe at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., Jan. 7. 2012. Lavallee works with the troops during drill on a volunteer basis to teach them advanced culinary techniques.
Kuwait: Minnesota Guard Soldier earns second Purple Heart
January 18, 2012
Army Spc. Skeeter Tomczak salutes Army Lt. Col. Eddie Frizell, commander of 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, after receiving a Purple Heart on Dec. 31, 2011. Tomczak, an Eveleth, Minn., native is a member of Able Troop, 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, based out of Hibbing, Minn.
People form Defense Strategy's centerpiece, official says
January 18, 2012
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Second Lady Biden writes children's book about military families
January 18, 2012
Dr. Jill Biden (Official photo)
Georgia Guard troops train for historic Afghan mission
January 17, 2012
Army Col. Andy Hall, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard's 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, prepares to cut the ribbon to officially open a simulated U.S.-built Afghan school while a role-playing Afghan community member looks on during a Division West-led training event at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 6, 2012. Division West's 120th Infantry Brigade trains Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers for deployment by replicating events units may experience overseas.
National Guard State Partnership Program emphasizes building relationships
January 17, 2012
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Serbian Army Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletic, chief of staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, review Serbian troops following McKinley's arrival in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 10, 2010, for National Guard State Partnership Program activities.
Texas Guard members train for Africa mission
January 17, 2012
Citizen-Soldiers from the 702 Military Police Company, Task Force Raptor (3-124 CAV), on the reflexive fire range at Camp Atterbury, Ind., on Jan. 12, 2012. The Texas National Guard members from the task force are deploying to the Horn of Africa early this year.
Michigan Guard Airman builds partnership in Liberia
January 13, 2012
Air Force Master Sgt. Leslie Blanks returned home to Michigan, Jan. 6, 2012, after a 6-month deployment to Liberia. Blanks is a member of the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia recently entered into a partnership program. Blanks worked as a mentor and adviser to a group of Liberian military personnel during his deployment.
Medical colleges pledge to care for troops, families
January 13, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to Soldiers and civilians gathered at Virginia Commonwealth University's Singleton Center for the Performing Arts to announce a joint initiative to enhance support for military members and veterans with Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The initiative boasts new efforts to bolster education, pursue groundbreaking research and share information and best practices among various colleges and universities.
National Guard part of team standardizing Army disability evaluations
January 13, 2012
Army Brig. Gen. Brian C. Lein, the command surgeon for U.S. Army Forces Command, gives guidance at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan., 12, 2012, to a team charged with establishing an Army-wide standardized disability evaluation process. The result of the team's efforts will improve the Army's portion of the Department of Defense's Integrated Disability Evaluation System, through which it is determined whether or not service members are fit for continued service.