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Bangladesh: Kentucky Guard member shares knowledge at Cope South 2012
April 24, 2012
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Shelby, a loadmaster with the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, shares his knowledge of heavy equipment airdrop procedures with an audience of more than 20 Bangladesh air force airmen at Kurmitola Air Base, Bangladesh April 22, 2012.
Texas Guard members connect with Uganda airmen, children
April 23, 2012
Army Sgt. Enrique Icedo (right) and Army 1st Lt. Victor Lauersdorf, members of Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, visit a local school near the Ugandan Peoples Defense Forces training center here April 3, 2012. The Guard members are conducting various military-to-military training sessions in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, whose mission is to build partnerships with nations in East Africa.
Utah Guard members provide aid to Moroccan villagers during African Lion 2012
April 23, 2012
Army 1st Lt. Emily S. Smith, a physician assistant from the Utah State Medical Command, Utah Army National Guard, gives a Moroccan boy a checkup at the Humanitarian Civil Assistance site in Sidi Mussa, Morocco April 13, 2012. The HCA is part of African Lion 2012, an annual, bilateral exercise where U.S. and Moroccan forces work side-by-side to learn each other's tactics and operational procedures.
HONDURAS: Missouri Army Guard members begin Beyond the Horizon exercise
April 19, 2012
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North Carolina Guard member dedicates 100-mile run to fallen comrades
April 18, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Samuel Joyce of the 113th Sustainment Brigade runs a few laps with Sgt. 1st Class Rita Rice during her 100-mile run around Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 1, 2012. Each lap around the base was approximately seven miles, and Rice dedicated every lap of her race to fallen comrades from North Carolina.
Texas National Guard members, Mozambique soldiers turn wrenches together
April 11, 2012
A Mozambique army soldier demonstrates how to balance a tire for U.S. Army Spc. Duston Sorrells, a mechanic with Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, during a vehicle mechanic seminar in Maputo, Mozambique, March 20, 2012. Task Force Raptor Soldiers took part in the seminar in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission includes building partner nation capacity.
Afghanistan: Kentucky Guard ADT has expert farmer on hand for deployment
April 9, 2012
Civilian Agricultural Specialist Jon Mixon (2nd from right) speaks with a local nongovernmental organization representative in southern Afghanistan February 20, 2012. Mixon is a member of the Kentucky National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team 4, whose mission to help Afghan locals develop more effective farming and business practices by providing education and sustainable tools. Also pictured (from left) are Army Master Sgt. Christopher Campbell and Army Sgt. 1st Class Catherine Corson, Kentucky National Guard.
Djibouti: Texas Guard members share best practices for border protection, patrol
April 5, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Jeff Schmidt (left) and Staff Sgt. Vern Baker, Task Force Raptor, U.S. Army 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, discuss best practices with Djiboutian army soldiers at a border operations seminar at the Demining Djiboutian Army base here, March 14, 2012. Task Force Raptor Soldiers participated in various engagements with African militaries in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.
Afghanistan: Alaska Army National Guard members play pivotal role in Afghanistan
April 4, 2012
Alaska Army National Guard member Pfc. Laurence Yeaton, provides security while members of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team's engineering department conduct a site assessment of a future midwifery facility March 6, 2012 in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Oman: Oregon Guard Soldiers train with the Royal Army of Oman
April 2, 2012
Soldiers from the Oregon National Guard's 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment, and Omani soldiers from the Royal Army of Oman's 11th Brigade, Western Frontier Regiment, move toward their objective during a squad assault training exercise at the Rubkut Training Range in Oman, Jan. 24, 2012. The two-week exercise, sponsored by U.S. Army Central, was meant to share knowledge and build diplomatic relations between the U.S. military and Oman.