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Iowa National Guard Soldiers recognized for ironman ammo pack system
December 2, 2011
Army Spc. Derick Morgan models the "Ironman Pack Ammunition Pack System for Small Dismounted Team," the high-capacity ammunition carriage system which enables a machine gunner to carry and fire up to 500 rounds of linked ammunition from a rucksack-like carrier. He and two other members of the Iowa National Guard's 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Army Staff Sgt. J. Winkowski and Army Spc. Aaron McNew were recognized as part of the U.S. Army's greatest inventions competition after a panel of combat veteran Soldiers voted them part of the most innovative advances in Army technology.
Kuwait: Minnesota Guard Soldiers start drawing down one convoy at a time
December 2, 2011
34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls"
Afghanistan: 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team mission changes
December 1, 2011
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Air Force leaders collaborate on Total Force future
December 1, 2011
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World at strategic inflection point, Dempsey says - and praises Air Guard member on world stage
December 1, 2011
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, talk with British pensioner Dorothy Hughes as part of the Royal United Services Institute conference in London, Nov. 29, 2011.
Indiana Guard members join Iraq exodus
December 1, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Rachel Jensen, 76th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Indiana National Guard, reunites with her boyfriend, Army Sgt. James Davis, senior medic for Troop A, 2-152 Infantry Battalion, both of Westfield, Ind., after returning home from deployment to Iraq with Indiana's 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Nov. 29, 2011.
Iraqis stand ready to defend their own
December 1, 2011
Iraqi Army Aviation Command, Squadron 21 members prepare a Bell 407 helicopter for takeoff at Taji Air Base, July 14, 2011.
Oregon National Guard member helps service members reintegrate
December 1, 2011
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Era of Vietnam War veterans serving in North Dakota Guard ends
December 1, 2011
Alan K. Peterson served as a plane captain in the U.S. Navy (similar to a crew chief in the Army and Air Force) on the USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War in 1972. He was part of Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195) out of Lemorre, Calif. Peterson, now 60, retired from the North Dakota National Guard on Wednesday. He was the last Vietnam veteran serving in the state's
Illinois Guard Education Outreach Program continues to reach military children
November 30, 2011
The Illinois National Guard Educator's Guide to military children that is being given to Illinois school administrators.
Germany: National Guard engineers take on challenge to build up instead of tear down
November 30, 2011
Kentucky Guard members of the 1123rd Sapper Company assemble a B-Hut, or temporary barracks, during an overseas deployment training mission at Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov 2, 2011.
National Guard Soldier overcomes immigration, education challenges to live dream
November 30, 2011
Army National Guard Pvt. Angel Chavez poses with his brother, Anthony Chavez (left), his sister, Julissa Corona and brother-in-law Army Staff Sgt. Todd Corona (right) following his high school graduation ceremony at the National Guard Patriot Academy, Nov. 4, 2011 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind. Chavez became a U.S. citizen in October.
Kuwait: Army Guard Soldier uses military training, civilian skills to save woman
November 30, 2011
Army National Guard Spc. Arden Morales, a combat medic assigned to the Minnesota National Guard's 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division,receives congratulations from Army National Guardd Lt. Col. Eddie Frizell, commander of the 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry for saving an Iraqi woman's life during a convoy mission from Khabari Crossing, Iraq to Camp Adder, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2011. The woman Moralez saved had been involved in a vehicle accident on her unit's convoy route.
Missouri National Guard creates chronicled, interactive history project
November 30, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Gustin of the Missouri Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment, explains a route reconnaissance map to two soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 26th Infantry Regiment Nov. 3, 2010. Gustin was one of about 200 soldiers with the Missouri Army National Guard that trained with the Japanese military as part of Orient Shield 11 in northern Japan.
National Guard units adapt training for NATO mission to current events
November 30, 2011
Georgia National Guard soldiers stack behind a wall during training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 9, 2011. National Guard Soldiers are part of the KFOR 15 rotation preparing to deploy to Kosovo in upcoming months. National Guard units for the December rotation are coming from multiple states and one territory: Wisconsin, Mississippi, Georgia, Nebraska, Vermont, North Dakota, New Jersey, Wyoming, Massachusetts and Puerto Rico.
Oregon National Guard teams with Navy Reserve to help service members with jobs, benefits
November 30, 2011
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Leslie, who deployed to Iraq in 2009, and his wife Shannon, interact with employers during the "Hiring Our Heroes" job fair in Oregon City, Ore., Nov. 19, 2011. The job fair was sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and featured a partnership between the Oregon National Guard and Navy Region Northwest Reserve Component Command which was established to better help service members, veterans and families in the region link with reintegration resources.
National Guard agribusiness specialists use surveys to gauge progress, future potential in Afghanistan
November 30, 2011
Air National Guard Master Sgt. Greg Dunlap, an agribusiness specialist with the Missouri National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, interviews a shop owner Nov. 17, 2011, in the Kama district of the Afghanistan province of Nangarhar to obtain information on various aspects of the economic situation facing the countries farmers.
Families deployed to Afghanistan put human face on National Family Week celebration
November 29, 2011
Army Spc. Stephen Shropshire (right) and brother Army Pfc. Joshua B. Shropshire pose stateside for a family photo December 2010. Stephen has since joined the active Army and both have been promoted and are currently deployed to separate posts in Afghanistan.
Virginia Guard medical professionals conduct medical information exchange in Tajikistan
November 29, 2011
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Panetta issues Thanksgiving message to troops, families
November 29, 2011
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addresses National Guard leaders at the National Guard's 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference at National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 8, 2011.