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Louisiana Guard continues mission despite drawdown
September 8, 2010
Sgt. Daniel Butts, left, an assistant convoy commander, and Sgt. Derick Woods, a convoy commander, both with the Louisiana National Guard's 199th Forward Support Company, 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), pose for a photo before a recent overnight mission.
116th to return to Iraq for start of new mission
September 8, 2010
An Iraqi Army platoon sergeant from the 1st Battalion, 1st Brigade of the 4th Iraq Army Division briefs Lt. Chad Knowles, a Colts platoon leader from the Idaho National Guard's 1st Battalion, 148th Field Artillery, Task Force Liberty, before a joint counter-IED and combat patrol on Sept. 11, 2005.
Locals tip off Afghan army concerning weapons cache
September 2, 2010
Iowa ADT helps Afghan girls school
September 2, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Brumley of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, speaks through an interpreter to staff members of the Kunar province director of Women's Affairs in eastern Afghanistan after loading their vehicle with supplies for local schoolgirls and clothes for the families of widows in the province Aug. 19, 2010.
Training prepares 116th BCT soldiers for deployment
September 1, 2010
A convoy from Alpha Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion roll back from an IED training lane at Gowen Field Training Area, Idaho, Monday, Aug. 30. The convoy is practicing how to spot IED's and what measures to take when they spot one.
Combat, hardship pays remain for troops serving in Iraq
September 1, 2010
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Moldova day six: Next step on way to peacekeeping certification
September 1, 2010
A Moldovan Soldier from Company A, 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, takes a mock bandit into custody as part of an exercise designed to evaluate the unit's skills in international peacekeeping at Moldova's Bulboaca training facility, Aug. 19, 2010. For the past two weeks, North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers have helped the Moldovans sharpen their peacekeeping skills in advance of a 2012 NATO evaluation.
U.S. forces transition to Operation New Dawn
September 1, 2010
A convoy from Alpha Company, 145th Brigade Support Battalion roll back from an IED training lane at Gowen Field Training Area, Idaho, Monday, Aug. 30. The convoy is practicing how to spot IED's and what measures to take when they spot one.
Maryland Airmen contribute to Iraq's recovery
August 31, 2010
Lt. Col. David Burgess and Maj. Kipp Thompson, both members of the Maryland Air National Guard's 235th Civil Engineer Flight, inspect non-functional lighted signs and eroding soils adjacent to a taxiway at Basrah International Airport, Iraq during their recent deployment.
Army Guard continues stability ops in Iraq
August 31, 2010
Army Spc. Grant Flegel moves the crane on the Heavy Expanded Mobile Tactical Truck (HEMTT) wrecker into place during training for the upcoming deployment with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team at the Gowen Field Training Area near Boise, Idaho, Aug. 28, 2010. This training helps cross-train the drivers of the HEMTT and the mechanics that service it, so the drivers will be better equipped to handle break-downs and towing procedures of this vehicle and others in a convoy.