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Kentucky Guard ADT witnesses formation of first Afghan soybean farmers association
March 22, 2011
Army Col. Hunter Mathews, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team commander, speaks to Afghan soybean farmers about their farms during the inauguration ceremony for the Afghan Soybean Farmers Association at the Kapisa Governor’s compound March 17, 2011. The Kentucky ADT purchased seed and fertilizer for the farmers earlier this year. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Wilton) (Released)
Kentucky Guard unit works to make Afghan agriculture cream of the crop
March 18, 2011
A Kentucky National Guard ADT 2 member fits a .50-caliber machine gun to a vehicle. The Kentucky Agriculture Development Team met with director of agriculture, irrigation and livestock, Abdul Farzam, on March 5 at the Korean Provincial Reconstruction Team's Camp to discuss how to develop the Parwan province's farming and agriculture over the next 12 months.
Iowa National Guardmembers help protect Afghanistan border
March 17, 2011
Army Spc. John Meyer and Spc. Chris Linssen, infantrymen with Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Task Force Red Bulls, watch the pedestrian walkway with an Afghan Border Police dog handler at Torkham Gate on the Afghanistan border March 7.
Missouri Guard ADT’s Leadership Academy works toward transparent government
March 10, 2011
Dr. Hamdy Oushy, forage and rangeland specialist for the Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Project, gives a presentation to the commanders of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, the Illinois National Guard's 1-14th Agribusiness Team, Missouri ADT IV and Missouri ADT V at the Shishem Bagh Research Station Jan. 28, 2011. Leaders of the ADTs met in Jalalabad Jan. 28 for an ADT conference.
Ecuadorian Air Force visits Kentucky Guard in preparation for move to new base
March 9, 2011
Air Force Col. Greg Nelson, commander of the Kentucky National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing, meets with members of the Ecuadorian Air Force during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, on March 1, 2011. The Ecuadorians were visiting as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program, which fosters stronger relations between the United States and foreign governments by promoting bilateral military cooperation. Ecuador and the Kentucky National Guard have been partners since 1997.
Once again overseas, Guardmember a veteran of three campaigns
March 9, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Liptrap, a cannon crew member, assigned to 1/201st Field Artillery, West Virginia Army National Guard, wears his combat patch from Desert Storm when he served under A Battery, 4th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery of the 197th Infantry Brigade.
South Carolina Guard helps U.S., Saudi forces extend hands in exercise
March 9, 2011
Soldiers from Third Army, the South Carolina Army National Guard and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Royal Land Forces come together to celebrate the official beginning of Exercise Friendship Two. The exercise is one in a series of partnership training opportunities Third Army has had with the Royal Saudi Land Forces since 2004.
Army National Guard BCTs alerted for Afghanistan, Kuwait
March 7, 2011
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Cowboy ethics pay dividends for National Guard Cavalry unit
March 7, 2011
Army 1st Lt. Jamie Roscoe, commander of Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), believes some of old but true values are a cornerstone to his philosophy while deployed to Iraq.
Guard commander puts the focus on jobs after deployment
March 7, 2011
A line of mine resistant ambush protected vehicles operated by Soldiers with Company F, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), stand ready to begin a convoy at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.