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Louisiana Guard turns in seven years of equipment from Iraq
June 1, 2010
Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Louisiana National Guard check serial numbers of items prepared for turn-in. The 256th IBCT has been chosen to turn in more than 17,000 pieces of theater provided equipment as part of the upcoming responsible drawdown of troops and equipment in Iraq.
Guam Air Guardsmen show island pride during deployment
June 1, 2010
Nine deployed members of the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron deployed from the Guam Air National Guard's 254th Force Support Squadron at Anderson Air Base, Guam, are serving up 30-mile wide smiles, the length of the island where they hail from, and sharing their island ways with the 1,900 Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors who are deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia.
Oklahoma civil engineer entertains troops
June 1, 2010
Air Force Staff Sgt. Israel Poire of the Oklahoma Air National Guard practices on his guitar at an air base in Southwest Asia May 28, 2010.
Colorado Guard, Slovenia team to mentor Afghan army
May 26, 2010
Descendant of Revolutionary War hero serves in Iraq
May 26, 2010
Army Spc. Scott D. Warren, a New York National Guard soldier serving at Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq, is a direct descendant of Maj. Gen. Joseph Warren, a Revolutionary War hero.
Vermont Guardsman creates with metal
May 26, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Theodore Sweet, a welder with Company E, 3rd Battalion of the 172nd Infantry Regiment stands behind a mount for an M240B that he created for an all-terrain vehicle, May 18. The mount was used during a fire fight by special forces Soldiers recently. Sweet, of Burke, N.Y., welds this and many inventions from scrap metal that would normally be made by industrial machinery at his metal shop on Forward Operating Base Lightning.
Minnesota BCT to deploy next summer
May 26, 2010
South Carolina Guardsman works as liaison for those downrange
May 25, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Eplee of the 1/178 Field Artillery of the South Carolina Army National Guard cleans his weapon at Forward Operating Base Salerno, April 30, 2010. Eplee is a member of the security force element for the Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team and is currently working as a liaison between the brigade and PRT commanders. Paktika PRT is a joint team whose mission is to help legitimize the government of Afghanistan through development, governance and agricultural initiatives.
Airmen, Afghans execute reverse medical evacuations
May 25, 2010
U.S. Air Force Capt. Cassie Ayott, a flight-nurse advisor from the 139th Aeromedical Squadron at Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y., takes a moment from patient care during a flight on an Mi-17over Afghanistan, May 12, 2010. She is currently assigned to the 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron.
Louisiana Guardsman earns award for valor
May 21, 2010
The 2nd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment Commander Lt. Col. Eric "Clay" Rivers awards Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Champagne with an Army Commendation Medal with V device five years after the fact for his actions, March 10, 2005, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III, as Battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Sud Robertson witnesses. The 2-156th is currently deployed with the Louisiana National Guard's 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to set the conditions for the responsible drawdown of U.S. armed forces and equipment in Iraq.