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Botswana: Illinois National Guard, Botswana Defense Force combine efforts on engineering projects
August 10, 2012
Botswana Defense Force engineers and engineers from the Illinois National Guard's 631st Engineer Support Company, improve an existing pond used for watering livestock and other agricultural needs, in a small village near Mkankake Range. The engineers are participating in Southern Accord 2012, an annual combined, joint exercise which brings together U.S. military and BDF to conduct various operations to enhance military capabilities and interoperability. (Army National Guard photo by

Afghanistan: National Guard members with 'Task Force Mad Dog’ leave their mark in Afghanistan
August 9, 2012
South Dakota Army National Guard Spc. Kyle Griffith of the 842nd Horizontal Construction Company fills barricades at Combat Outpost Giro. Giro was so isolated from the rest of the project sites it had to be resupplied by helicopter.

Kuwait: Michigan National Guard Transportation Company conducts drivers training for units in Kuwait
August 9, 2012
Members of the Michigan National Guard's 1462nd Transportation Company recently trained Soldiers from 3rd Infantry Division and Tennessee Army National Guard’s 230th Engineer Battalion, on the M1070 Heavy Equipment Transporter, or HET, during an eight-day, 80-hour course held at Camp Arifjan.

Afghanistan: Georgia Guard members logistically running the Kabul Base Cluster behind the scenes
August 8, 2012
Army Sgt. 1st Class Maurice E. Stewart, the noncommissioned officer in charge of Camp Black Horse stops by one of the locally run stores on camp to make sure that everything is going ok.

MEDLITE 12: Air Guard members teach aeromedical evacuation principles to Botswana defense force
August 8, 2012
Air National Guard Lt. Col. June Oldman speaks to members of the Botswana defense force prior to classroom instruction at Thebephatswa Air Base, Botswana, for the start of MEDLITE 12, Aug. 6, 2012. MEDLITE 12 is a joint exercise between U.S. and Botswana aimed to establish and develop military interoperability, regional partnership and to synchronize capacity-building. Oldman is the MEDLITE 12 mission director.

Botswana: Collective training creates partnership between U.S., Botswana Defense Forces
August 7, 2012
New Jersey Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Dustin Widas, a squad leader with Company A 1-114th, leads a patrol during training at Thebephatshwa Air Base in Botswana. Widas is in Botswana as part of Southern Accord 12, an annual combined, joint exercise that brings together U.S. military personnel with counterparts from the Botswana Defense Force to conduct humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations, peace keeping operations and aeromedical evacuation to enhance military capabilities and interoperability.

Afghanistan: Alabama Guard Soldiers tackle Afghanistan convoy missions
August 7, 2012
Alabama Army National Guard Soldiers with the 781st Transportation Company strap down cargo, July 24, 2012, at Forward Operating Base Walton, Afghanistan. The 781st TC transports cargo between Kandahar Airfield and other FOB's, helping to sustain troops out in the field.

Rwanda: Texas National Guard members, Rwandan Defense Force exchange best practices
August 7, 2012
Rwanda Defense Force soldiers and policemen practice their combat casualty care skills at a combat lifesaver course held June 11 to 15, 2012. The RDF invited U.S. Army medics from Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, to attend the seminar. The Texas National guard members participate in various military-to-military training sessions in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to strengthen partner nation military capacity in East Africa.

Botswana: Hawaii National Guard provides helicopters to support Southern Accord 12 in Botswana
August 2, 2012
Soldiers of Hawaii Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 1-171st Aviation Regiment, based at Wheeler Army Airfield in Wahiawa, Hawaii, assemble the last of four Chinooks they transported to Botswana in support of Southern Accord 12. SA 12 brings together U.S. military personnel with their Botswana Defense Force counterparts to enhance military capabilities and interoperability.

Tanzania: Texas National Guard members mentor Tanzanian soldiers
August 1, 2012
Texas Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Fabian Alban, Troop A, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, and a Tanzania People's Defense Force soldier exchange best practices at a crew-serve weapons seminar held July 2 to 13, 2012. The Texas National Guard members conducted various military-to-military training sessions in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to build partnerships with nations in East Africa.