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Kentucky Army National Guard medic helps with better care for military dogs
June 11, 2013
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Justin Gilliam, 2/138th Field Artillery Regiment medic, takes U.S. Navy military working dog Adela’s pulse May 21, 2013, during a MWD care under fire class taught by U.S. Army Capt. Danielle Diamond (center), Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa Surgeon Cell veterinarian. While U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Ryan Ezell, Adela’s handler, restrained her during the hands-on class instruction, he and Diamond ensured the medics understood restraining and training a MWD, or its handler, downrange will likely entail considerably more difficulty.
Beyond the Horizons builds schools and partnerships
June 6, 2013
Lt. Col. Raymond Valas, Joint Task Force Jaguar commander, teaches the children of Central School, El Tamarindo, how to march, on their way out to look at Black Hawk helicopter May 14, 2013.
Florida National Guard unit helps coordination on the Afghan-Pakistan border
June 4, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Thomas West points out the Pakistan border to Staff Sgt. Christopher Redd, kneeling, from an Afghan Border Police facility at Torkham Gate in eastern Afghanistan.
Deployed to Africa, former 'troubled teen' continues to inspire others
May 31, 2013
1st Sgt. Robert Burns, with the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery also works as an instructor at the Bluegrass Challenge Academy at Fort Knox, Ky. According to Burns, 10 former cadets serve with Task Force Longrifles on their deployment to the Horn of Africa.
Medical First Responders course conducted with Idaho National Guard and Cambodian forces
May 28, 2013
The Medical First Responders course was conducted with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Idaho National Guard Soldiers during Angkor Sentinel 2013, May 18-27, 2013. Pictured here, heart rates escalated as a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces comrade had suffered a simulated gunshot wound to the chest, fractured femur, lower leg amputation, and second-degree burns on both arms during the practical exam.
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers share best practices with Mauritius forces
May 23, 2013
Lt. Col. Rob Larkin, commander of the 2-138th Field Artillery Regiment, shows a Special Mobile Force officer how to use a thermal imaging camera in Mauritius.
Airmen’s home-made fuel helps Afghan homes
May 13, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin and Airman 1st Class MelissaBradley mix shredded paper, sawdust and water to make fuel pucks and bricks May3, 2013, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Griffin is with the 440thAir Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and Bradley is with the 439th AEAS.
Rhode Island National Guard medical team meets with Panamanian doctors
May 8, 2013
Maj. Dan Winschel, center, and Capt. David Donth, right) Rhode Island National Guard, meet with Dr. Tristan Pinzon, director of Hospital Colon, to tour the facility and meet the Panamanian staff.
Specialized Airmen have two jobs but they’re not moonlighting
April 30, 2013
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tarah White, 160th Theater Signal Support Brigade airfield systems journeyman, punches down category five cable to a patch panel, March 19, 2013, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
U.S. and Afghan engineers build road through 'Taliban center of mass'
April 23, 2013
Sgt. Jon Burlingame, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment provides security for Soldiers with the 229th Engineer Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard, and their Afghan counterparts during a road construction project in the Panjwa'i district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013.