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Guardsmen volunteer to fight fires, save lives on Camp Phoenix
August 23, 2010
First Lt. Joelle Mulder, left, a volunteer firefighter with the South Dakota National Guard's 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade listens and watches as Pfc. Josh Haley, the captain and volunteer firefighter with the Massachusetts National Guard's 1st Battalion, 101st Field Artillery explains the proper way to use a hand saw at the Camp Phoenix Fire Station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2010. Mulder and other volunteers at the fire station train twice a week to better prepare themselves for any fire emergency that might happen at Camp Phoenix.
Massachusetts transportation company moves heavy equipment in Iraq
August 23, 2010
Sgt. John Spagna, a driver with the Massachusetts National Guard's 2nd platoon, 1166th Combat Heavy Equipment Transport Company, 164th Transportation Battalion, secures a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to a CHET trailer, Aug. 15, 2010. The MRAPs, were picked up from Forward Operating Base Warrior and delivered to Contingency Operating Base Speicher in support of the responsible drawdown of forces in Iraq. From COB Speicher, the MRAPs will go to Kuwait, from there, the Army will send them to the U.S. or to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom.
Alaska Guard trains with Mongolian armed forces
August 23, 2010
Capt. James Johnson, 761st Military Police Battalion of the Alaska National Guard, discusses logistics with Capt. Michael Moller, Khaan Quest 2010 exercise observer from the German armed forces, in the Battalion Tactical Operations Center at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, Aug 16, 2010. Moller is one of several observers from countries in the surrounding area.
Texas father, son reunite in Afghanistan
August 23, 2010
Army Sgt. 1st Class Marc Seal, left, stands with his son, Army Pfc. Nolan Seal, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2010.
California Guardsmen honored for valor during fire fight
August 23, 2010
National Guard aids in Pakistan flood relief
August 20, 2010
Vermont Army National Guard members from 1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 172nd Cavalry of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team along with members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade pull a liner open to spread it out, before placing a fuel bladder on top as part of a forward area refueling point in Rubicon. The team worked as part of the flood relief effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 10, 2010.
South Carolina National Guard unit builds relationships, infrastructure for Afghan people
July 22, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Kristopher Alvey, civil military operations (CMO) noncommissioned officer of the 1st Battalion, 178th Field Artillery, South Carolina Army National Guard, plays with local Afghan children June 27, 2010, outside of Walayatee school in Afghanistan. Alvey and other members of the CMO are building bonds with Afghan citizens while managing the construction processes of schools and other building infrastructure around the Kabul area.
Iowa, Missouri ADTs link up for training
July 15, 2010
Col. Michael Fortune, commander of the Missouri National Guard's ADT IV, left, and Col. Craig Bargfrede, commander of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agri-Business Development Team, conduct a meeting of key leaders from the two ADTs at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The two ADTs are deploying to adjacent provinces in Afghanistan later this summer.
North Dakota passes Kosovo mission onto Puerto Rico
July 14, 2010
Army Brig. Gen. Alan S. Dohrmann of the North Dakota National Guard, who is the outgoing commander of Multinational Battle Group-East spoke at the Liaison Monitoring Team transfer of authority wishing Soldiers from the 192nd LMT good luck as they take on their mission in Kosovo.
California ADT helps Afghan village after battle
July 13, 2010
Staff Sgt. Philip Arnold, the California Army National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team Security Forces Platoon squadron leader, guides vehicles in the Marawara district days after a U.S. offensive against Taliban forces in the area, July 1, 2010. Arnold and members of the ADT visited the Marawara district as U.S. and Afghan forces are now trying to restore government authority in the area