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Warrior training center produces tough Guard Soldiers
April 4, 2011
Army Cpt. Roswell McLarin of Fort Benning's Warrior Training Center demonstrates the low crawl to prospective students March 29,2011. (U.S. Army photo by Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown)
Deployed S.C. National Guard unit trains in suicide intervention techniques
April 1, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Smock and Army Sgt. Jaquin Harrison work through a role-playing exercise during the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop on Victory Base Complex, Iraq, on March 18, 2011.
Florida Army National Guard saves money, gains training
April 1, 2011
A Solider from the Florida Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, guides a M577 armored personnel carrier onto a railroad car March 22, 2011, in preparation for an upcoming annual training period at Fort Stewart, Ga.
Iowa ADT practices fiscal vigilance on canal project
April 1, 2011
Members of the Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team pass an Afghan girl as they conduct a foot patrol down the Asadabad canal to determine if the canal needs to be cleaned March 22, 2011.
New York National Guard exercise tests civilian and military disaster response
April 1, 2011
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Dennis Deeley coordinates the confined space extraction of casualties with incident commander Chief Don Hayde from the New York City Fire Department's Special Operations Command during a joint interagency training event, May 3, 2008, between the FDNY and the New York National Guard at the FDNY's fire training academy on Randall's Island, N.Y.
South Dakota Guard Soldiers report on U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan
April 1, 2011
Army National Guard journalist Sgt. Rebecca Linder, of the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota Army National Guard, makes notes during a mission Sept. 29, 2010, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Department of Defense urges employers to complete survey measuring Guard and Reserve impact on workforce
April 1, 2011
ESGR employer support of the guard and reserve.
Iowa National Guard gives rabies education to Afghan health professionals
March 31, 2011
Dr. Mohammed Ghalib, Kunar provincial veterinarian, sits with health professionals at Asadabad Hospital during a rabies prevention and control education session here March 9. Members of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team and Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team provided the training for the health care professionals.
Oklahoma Guard ADT shares forestry, animal care techniques in Paktya
March 31, 2011
Army Spc. Jack McComas, a project manager for the 2-45th Agribusiness Development Team, talks to farmers from the Dand Patan district, March 13, 2011. McComas, one of the ADT’s specialists in animal husbandry, talked to the farmers about how to properly care for a variety of animals.
Wisconsin National Guard members selected for all-female Special Forces team
March 31, 2011
Army Capt. Nicole Zupka, a battlewatch captain with Combined Joint Task Force-Paladin, helps an Afghan child with her writing skills during Female Engagement Team training on Bagram Air Field, Feb. 3. Four Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers have recently been selected for this program. Female Engagement Team training teaches Dari and Pashto language, Afghan culture, Afghan religion and many other lessons to prepare for future engagements.
Alabama National Guard assists with Japan relief efforts stateside
March 30, 2011
Senior Airman Kenya Capers, 460th Force Support Squadron, helps a Department of Defense family member through in-processing March, 24, 2011. Operation Pacific Passage was a joint service tasking that came together to facilitate the needs of the many family members who would arrive at the airport.
North Dakota National Guard flood response readiness stronger than in previous years
March 30, 2011
A National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew drops several one-ton sandbags on the spill-way of the Clausen Springs Dam near Kathryn, N.D., April 15, 2009. The one-ton sandbags are being lowered and positioned into a place on the dam spillway so they will divert over-flowing water away from an eroding area of the dam, caused by high water levels. The dam spill-way is considered a flood water retarding structure designed to gradually release rain water and spring melt from the dam reservoir. The erosion occurring on the dam spillway is threatening to allow larger volumes of water than intended to over-flow into a creek.
Florida National Guard assists with finance issues in Iraq
March 30, 2011
Spc. David Street with the 1153rd Financial Management Detachment assists a customer at the Camp Liberty Finance Office on Camp Liberty, Iraq, March 21, 2011. The 1153rd FMD, a Florida Army National Guard unit, covers a split-operations mission at Victory Base Complex - which includes Camp Liberty - and Forward Operating Base Union III. By fulfilling its most critical role of resolving service members' pay problems, the detachment helps ensure Soldiers stay mission-focused. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Sardam)
Afghan, coalition forces join in New Year celebration
March 29, 2011
Engineer Lali Zadran, Paktya director of agriculture and irrigation, plants a tree at Forward Operating Base Gardez during an Afghan New Year celebration, March 27, 2011. The trees were donated by the Oklahoma National Guard's 2-45th Agribusiness Development Team as a symbol of growth in the province.
Alaska Guardmembers complete first UTA on JBER
March 29, 2011
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing watch as the Wing's aircraft fly over the base, Feb. 12, 2011. Eleven aircraft from the 176th were flown from Kulis to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during a ceremonial flight.
Earnhardt Jr. falls to 12th position in points race after Sunday’s race in Fontana
March 29, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, races around the track at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., March 27, 2011. Dale Jr. finished the day with a 12th place finish, moving him down into 12th place in the points race.
Zabul farmers harvest livelihood from National Guard ADT
March 29, 2011
Ahmed Mohammad holds a honeycomb frame while a beekeeper pulls another from a hive at a Qalat City nursery, March 24, 2011. Arkansas Agricultural Development Team 2 provided three Zabul farmers will beekeeping training and equipment in order to help increase the production of orchards through cross pollination.
Wisconsin Guard Youth ChalleNGe graduates begin AmeriCorps service
March 28, 2011
Eight recent graduates from the Wisconsin National Guard's Challenge Academy have been inducted into the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps in Vinton, Iowa. Pictured are (front row) Taylor Maciosek and Devan Farnsworth; (second row) Samantha Czerkas, Theda LeFlore and Samuel Puchalla; (back row) Starr Spencer, Ryan Skiff and Brett Hrdlicka.
New York Guard Soldiers to compete in international shooting match
March 28, 2011
Some of the New York Army National Guard Soldiers chosen to compete in the South African National Defense Force 2011 Regional Combat Rifle Competition pose at Watervliet Arsenal after fulfilling requirements for the trip. Standing, Staff Sgt. Dennis Rick, Sgt. Maj. Anthony Coluccio, Sgt. 1st Class Arthur Evans, an alternate, Spc. Matthew Melendez and Cpl. Jonathan Patton. Kneeling, Spc. Masami Yamakado and Spc. Jason Grossman. Other Soldiers who are part of the team were not available for the photograph.
Texas Guard hosts multinational combat arms exercise
March 28, 2011
Two Texas Army National Guard Uh-60 Black hawks conduct training missions during a Red Flag exercise March 2-6, 2011. The Black hawks were preparing to insert the Czech/US Multi-National Assault Force near the enemy village, amid heavy surface to air fire.