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Female combat troops to link Afghan women, New York Guard's 27th Brigade
June 7, 2011
Members of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment’s Female Engagement Team learn how to dine politely during an Afghan meal during pre-mobilization training May 31 in Fort Drum. The 10-person FET will act as cultural mediators when deployed to Iraq, which means they will go on combat missions with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, march and fight as they do, and then talk to Afghan women in an effort to understand their concerns.
Nebraska brothers-in-the-Guard serve together
June 6, 2011
Army Sgt. Bob Brewer meets with an Afghan soldier at a checkpoint in the Musahi area of Afghanistan.
Ambassador praises National Guard
June 3, 2011
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Neil Stockfleth of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, officer-in-charge of the agriculture section for the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, briefs U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry on agriculture issues during a visit to Kunar Province June 1. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. Peter Shinn)
Minister Hits Bottom to Rise as an Army Guard Chaplain
June 3, 2011
Capt. Harold B. Bender, deputy division chaplain for the 36th Infantry Division, is a former Baptist youth and recreational activities minister who lost everything, including his ministry, after a divorce. He enlisted in the Army in 2004 because he said he had nowhere else to turn. An encounter with a helpful chaplain at his advanced individual training led him to the Chaplain Corps and a new ministry -- and an even stronger relationship with God.
Vermont Guard medevac crew braves storm, saves Soldier
May 31, 2011
An HH-60M medevac helicopter crew of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, evacuates an injured Soldier from Contingency Operating Site Cobra, Iraq, April 4, 2011. The medevac crew flew in low visibility and blowing dust conditions in order to reach the injured Soldier and safely transport him to a medical facility.
National Guard helps British Withdraw from Iraq
May 27, 2011
Army Capt. Shawn D. Nokes, commander of the 1244th Transportation Company, prepares a trailer after a convoy on May 15, 2011, at Umm Qasr Iraq. Nokes is lowering the landing legs for the trailer as a safety precaution.
Iowa Guard, Afghan forces work together, increase security in Afghanistan
May 18, 2011
Soldiers of the Iowa National Guard’s 2nd Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, TF Red Bulls, and Afghan National Army soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol across farmland near the village of Sahak, Afghanistan, May 10, 2011. The patrol allowed the U.S. and Afghan forces to increase security in the area by removing weapon caches.
Deployed Guard member becomes U.S. citizen
May 16, 2011
Army Spc. Rafael Santos of the Massachusetts National Guard, right, receives a flag flown over Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan, from his platoon leader, Army 1st Lt. Mike Mondello, center, and his platoon sergeant, Army Staff Sgt. Mike Burnes, at a May 5, 2011, celebration welcoming him back to his unit as a new American citizen. The soldiers are security forces members for the provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan’s Ghazni province.
National Guard Cavalry Soldiers stay focused
May 16, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Phil Appleton, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, conducts a pre-combat inspection of weapons of Company Foxtrot, 3rd Battalion. Pre-combat checks and pre-combat inspections are critical elements in the fight against complacency.
Guard pilot serves third Iraq deployment
May 16, 2011
Army Chief Warrant Officer Wayne Wade of the Mississippi National Guard is serving his third deployment to Iraq.