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Siblings reunite in Afghanistan
January 9, 2012
Army Sgt. Nicholaus A. Hale, left, Army Capt. Rikki Salyers and Army Sgt. Adam M. Hale talk to a public affairs official on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2012. The three siblings reunited after four years with help from Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, Regional Command East commander, after the general received an email from their father.

Tell the Air Guard story, command chief tells Milwaukee Airmen
January 9, 2012
Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, command chief of the Air National Guard, prepares to eat lunch and talk with 15 members of the 128th Air Refueling Wing's enlisted Airmen in Milwaukee on January 8, 2012. Muncy was at the 128 ARW as part of a tour of all the Air National Guard bases located in Wisconsin.

Obama vows to 'keep faith' with families
January 6, 2012
Gunner Butt, son of Sgt. 1st Class Walter Butt, stands with his family waiting for the return of their deployed Soldier at the Indiana National Guard, 3-19th Agribusiness Development Team from Afghanistan at Stout Field, Indianapolis, Ind., Aug. 10.

Maryland Guard welcomes Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison officer
January 6, 2012
Lt. Col. Dzevad Buric works as the Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison to the State of Maryland.

Deadline nears for employer support award nominations
January 6, 2012
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Florida governor, adjutant general visit 101st AOG
January 6, 2012
Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks with Florida Air National Guardsmen from the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, which provides the manning for the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, during a visit to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5, 2011. Scott came to Tyndall to visit with the Airmen and to see firsthand the capabilities and assets Tyndall has to offer.

Changes in AER include family dental assistance, spouse scholarships
January 5, 2012
Army Capt. Martha Mitchell, a dentist at the U.S. Army Garison-Stuttgart Dental Clinic, examines 7-year-old Parker Weedon's teeth during a visit to his second-grade classroom at Robinson Barracks Elementary School. Assistance for family dental care up to $4,000 per case is now available through Army
Emergency Relief under new guidelines that expand eligible categories.

Changes in AER include family dental assistance, spouse scholarships
January 5, 2012
Army Capt. Martha Mitchell, a dentist at the U.S. Army Garison-Stuttgart Dental Clinic, examines 7-year-old Parker Weedon's teeth during a visit to his second-grade classroom at Robinson Barracks Elementary School. Assistance for family dental care up to $4,000 per case is now available through Army Emergency Relief under new guidelines that expand eligible categories.

Kansas National Guard combat medic covers Africa
January 5, 2012
Army Spc. Michelle Lawrence, 35th Military Police Company combat medic currently serving as a unit public affairs representative for the 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, adjusts her camera settings at Camp Lemonnier, June 30, 2011. Lawrence is a combat medic, but was designated as a unit public affairs representative for the 1-161 FA BN shortly after deploying to Africa. She calls Dighton, Kan., home.

Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel
January 5, 2012
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Texas Guard unit signs forward operating base over to Afghan control
January 5, 2012
Panjshir Provincial Governor Keramuddin Karim triumphantly raises a key of the city given to him by U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Gajewski, Chicago native and 321st Civil Affairs Brigade, Provincial Development Support Team commander, during a transfer of authority ceremony at Forward Operating Base Lion Dec. 28. The ceremony marked the official handover from U.S. forces to Afghan control.

Afghanistan: Oklahoma Guard combat medic demonstrates resiliency
January 4, 2012
Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Ashley Jones receives the Purple Heart from Army Brig. Gen. Gary Volesky, deputy commanding general for maneuver with Combined Joint Task Force-1, at Craig Joint Theatre Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on Dec. 19, 2011, for injuries sustained as a result of an improvised explosive device the previous day.

The National Guard's contribution: 300,000-plus Iraq deployments
January 4, 2012
Citizen-Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard's 223rd Military Police Company conduct a briefing at Camp Liberty, Iraq, before an escort mission in 2008 in front of their vehicles. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

Health concerns prompt Exchanges to remove dietary supplements
January 4, 2012
U.S. Army Medical Command patch.

The dos and don'ts of the political season
January 4, 2012
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Wisconsin prepares to leave Iraq
January 4, 2012
Spc. Andrew Alexander of the Wisconsin National Guard scans the roads from the gunner's turret of a Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicle.

Adjutant general: "This is an historic moment for the National Guard"
January 3, 2012
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley.

N.Y. Guard Counterdrug Task Force helps keep 100 schools drug-free
January 3, 2012
New York State Flag.

Kuwait: North Carolina Guard brigade takes command at Camp Arifjan
January 3, 2012
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Stanley Massengale, Army Col. David Jones and Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Gill salute during the singing of the national anthem at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Dec. 27, 2011, before the transfer of authority ceremony between the Tennessee Army National Guard's 230th Sustainment Brigade and the North Carolina Army National Guard's 113th Sustainment Brigade. Massengale, the command sergeant major for the 230th SB, cased his unit's colors while the 113th SB's commander and command sergeant
major, Jones and Gill, unfurled their flag to symbolize the transfer of
command for the unit.

Nevada Guard trains with police in New Year's Eve exercise
January 3, 2012
Nevada Army National Guard Spc. Ashlee Wolf stands guard on New
Year's Eve here for Vigilant Sentinel, a three-day training exercise where Nevada Guard members work in association with Las Vegas Metro Police.