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National Guard unit serves vital role on Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team
August 9, 2011
Army Sgt. Brian Ohler, of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, provides security while other PRT members visit Farah Hospital in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2011. The Farah director of public health and members of the PRT visited the hospital to assess the structure and working conditions.
Quartermasters Keep Australian/American Exercise Supplied
August 5, 2011
Australian Pvt. Ben Pawelski, a storeman assigned to the 9th Combat Services Support Battalion, Australian Defence Force, stationed at Warradale Barracks, Adalaide, South Australia and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Strother, a radio operator with the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division, work together unloading fire water buckets for issue to Soldiers participating in Talisman Sabre.
Louisiana Guard to fly new helicopter in overseas mission
August 5, 2011
A Florida National Guard UH-72A Lakota participates in a personnel recovery exercise, May 2, 2011, in Gonaives, Haiti. The Lakota is a newly fielded light helicopter meant to perform peacetime missions traditionally issued to the UH-60 Black Hawk.
42nd Infantry Division Band: Army's musical ambassadors in New York State
August 4, 2011
Members of the 42nd Infantry Division Band perform in Iraq.
Texas Guard member’s rivalry with brother beneficial
July 26, 2011
Army Spc. Andrew Deason, an Iraqi security forces knowledge management representative assigned to the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, poses for a photo with Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III during his visit to Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq June 25, 2011. Deason competes with his brother, Spc. Brian Brown, who is currently an active duty member in the Army, to see which of them can meet the highest-ranking military officials. The brothers have an ongoing competition that began when Deason joined the Guard two years after Brown joined the Army.
Idaho Guard member driven to serve by patriotism
July 22, 2011
Army Spc. Crystal Gregan, a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle driver and gunner assigned to Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, disassembles an M-240B machine gun after a convoy mission at Joint Base Balad, Iraq July 7, 2011.
Illinois Guard members train Suriname military in security techniques
July 21, 2011
Air Force Master Sgt. Todd Agans, a member of the 183rd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois National Guard, shows members of the Suriname army proper techniques for handcuffing detainees in Paramaribo, Suriname July 8, 2011. This training is part of exercise New Horizons Suriname 2011. Over 600 U.S. military personnel and 50 Surinamese military personnel will participate in the exercise at various times over a three month period.
California Guard members train Iraqis on generator maintenance
July 20, 2011
Iraqi Army Warrant Officer Rashid (left) California Army National Guard Sgt. Salvador Lopez of Headquarters Support Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, provide maintenance on a backup generator for the airfield at Camp Taji July 19, 2011.
Guard, Reserve Soldiers partner with Ghanaians for MEDFLAG 11
July 13, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Rodney Boyd, officer-in-charge of the U.S. MEDFLAG forces, is interviewed by local Ghanaian media following the exercise opening ceremony. The exercise will strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Ghana through 10 days of collaborative training and sharing of medical expertise, as well as joint humanitarian civilian assistance in local communities.
‘Seasoned’ Oklahoma Guard Soldiers going strong in eastern Afghanistan
July 13, 2011
Army Master Sgt. Mike Tyson and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Visnieski, both members of the Regional Security Force Assistance Team Tomahawk and part of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 45th Infantry Division, Task Force Thunderbird, work with their Afghan counterparts Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Mohammad Dawood and Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Sadullah Samir at the Afghan National Army’s 203rd Thunder Corps’ headquarters, July 12, 2011.