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SD Soldiers improve base infrastructure, Afghan labor force in Kabul
December 7, 2010
Maj. Trent Bruce, right, Directorate of Public Works (DPW) officer in charge, Master Sgt. Travis Vallery, center, also a member of DPW, talk with local Afghans, who were hired using the “Afghan First” program, about a project on Dec. 4, 2010, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. Bruce, Vallery and other members of DPW manage and oversee construction projects throughout the Kabul Base Cluster.

Arkansas troops develop farm as Agriculture Education Center
December 6, 2010
Sgt. David Hafer, an agronomy specialist with the Arkansas Agriculture
Development Team (ADT), looks over a test crop of spinach in the team's
greenhouse on its demonstration farm located at Shahr-e-Safa, Afghanistan.
The ADT operates the farm in conjunction with the Zabul Province Agriculture
Department to demonstrate new farming techniques and test crop products and
resiliency to pests and weather conditions.

Iowa ADT finds Asadabad merchants better off than five years ago
December 6, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Daniel Collins of Kellogg, Iowa, contracting non-commissioned officer in charge for the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, talks with a furniture store owner and his son in Asadabad, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's Kunar province, Dec. 2.

TF Morgan hands reins to TF Red Horse
December 6, 2010
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John M. Montgomery, the Task Force Morgan command sergeant major, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy J. Murphy, the TF Morgan commander, roll up the 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Squadron colors to take back to St. Albans, Vt., during the transfer of authority ceremony here Nov. 30, 2010.

Nurgal subgovernor meets Iowa ADT leaders to discuss priorities
December 6, 2010

Army training center prepares last division headquarters deploying to Iraq
November 24, 2010
Maj. Eric Verzola, an Operations Group Alpha public affairs observer/trainer, meets Maj. Gen. Eddy Spurgin, the Texas National Guard's 36th Infantry Division commanding general, prior to his DVIDS training for the unit’s Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Deploying Indiana Guardsmen practice erecting new tent
November 24, 2010
Soldiers from the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade at Camp Atterbury
Joint Maneuver Training Center construct a Standardized Integrated Command Post System on Nov. 5, 2010 as training for their scheduled upcoming deployment to Iraq. A large tent provides more than 1,120 square feet of usable space.

Louisiana brigade thankful for successful deployment
November 24, 2010
Capt. Thomas Mesloh, electronic warfare officer for the Louisiana National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), discusses the measurements on a spectrum analyzer with a convoy escort team commander at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2010.

Ten states conduct one mission in Afghanistan
November 23, 2010
Members of the Afghan National Security Forces Development Assistance Bureau (ADAB) team from left to right are: Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Hannibal, Brig. Gen. Jonathan Farnham, director of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) Development Assistance Bureau; Gen. John Petraeus, Lt. Col. Tom Zelko, a Vermont Guard member and ANA division chief; and Col. Mike Bouchard of the Maine Army National Guard and the ANP division chief, pose for a group photo after briefing Petraeus on Afghan Security Force developments.

Air Guard tests Total Force concept in Persian Gulf war
November 4, 2010
An F-4G Wild Weasel aircraft, foreground, and an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft are serviced on the flight line prior to departing for Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield.