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Soldiers in Africa receive their blessings from a former drag car racer
February 6, 2013
Brig. Gen. Patrick Dolan, a member of the Kentucky National Guard, conducts a Catholic mass for Soldiers in Djibouti, Africa.

All in the family: Guard fathers and sons deploy together
February 4, 2013
Col. George Conwill, Sgt. Stephen Conwill, 1st. Lt. Andrew Tillman and Lt. Col. James Tillman meet up and pose for a photo near their camp in Kabul, Afghanistan. The four soldiers are members of the 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Texas National Guard, and deployed together last fall for nine months.

Alaska Air National Guard member enjoys support mission in Antarctica
January 28, 2013
Master Sgt. Tyler Sutton, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, smiles while a penguin walks by the flight line near McMurdo Air Station, Antarctica. Sutton augmented the New York Air National Guard as an aircrew flight equipment specialist during a 30-day rotation in Antarctica supporting the National Science Foundation.

Hawaii National Guard team mentors Afghan Uniformed Police
January 28, 2013
Hawaii Army National Guard Maj. Kevin Carbrey, commander of Security Forces Assistance Team 21, gives a mission brief before leaving Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, on Jan. 14, 2013.

These New York Guard Soldiers find home, contentment in Afghanistan
January 17, 2013
Members of the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, a National Guard unit from Yonkers, N.Y., deployed to Forward Operating Base Mescal, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2012. From left to right: Pfc. Curtis L. Brewington, Sgt. Sergio A. Rodriguez, Spc. John Martin, Sgt. James P. O'Connell, Staff Sgt. Marcus A. Jones and Spc. Jonathan Pereira.

From Kentucky to Africa, National Guard major defines service
January 15, 2013
Maj. Michael Benton of Task Force Longrifles tends to a girl at the wound clinic in Djibouti City, Dec. 8, 2012.

Georgia Guard agriculture teams helping Afghans grow sustainable future
January 11, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Kody Jorgensen and Staff Sgt. Zachery Williams say they're teaching valuable skills to Afghan farmers.

Kosovo fuel spill leads to KFOR safety barriers to stem further incidents
January 10, 2013
Kosovo Force soldiers from Multinational Battle Group-East maneuver a concrete barrier into position in Zubin Potok, Kosovo, on Jan. 8, 2013.

Kentucky National Guard members help clean Djibouti road
January 7, 2013
A Soldier from Task Force Longrifles pulls plastic bags from bushes by Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on Dec. 12, 2012.

Soldier, 59, spends last holiday season deployed in National Guard
January 2, 2013
Spc. Thomas D. Hamilton spends time with Soldiers while they wait for the Thanksgiving meal to be served in northern Kosovo. Hamilton is serving his last holiday season in the Army National Guard before retiring in September 2013.