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South Dakota Guard unit ensures security of Kabul bases
November 3, 2010
Spc. Adam Hatch of the Maine Army National Guard's 1136th Transportation Company checks the underside of a truck for bombs, drugs or any other harmful substance that might cause a threat to Camp Eggers in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2010. Hatch, a mobile vehicle and cargo inspection system operator, and other members of the 1136th provide force protection for Camp Eggers and New Kabul Compound to ensure the safety of the personnel who live and work at these camps.
Six states, Japanese military build a stronger team
November 2, 2010
About 200 Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment of the Missouri Army National Guard and about 200 National Guardsmen from five other states are participating in Orient Shield XI at Kami-Furano, Japan, Nov. 2-11, 2010. Similar training between U.S. and Japanese forces have been taking place since 1997. The training reinforces the 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, which was a binding agreement for both countries to support each other from enemy attack.
Louisiana Guardsmen bring gifts to hospitalized Iraqi children
November 1, 2010
Capt. James Collins, chaplain with the 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), visits Akram and his father at the 28th Combat Support Hospital at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq Oct. 1, 2010.
Wyoming village at forefront of IED training
October 28, 2010
Pvt. Matt Tetzlaff works on an underground tunnel system during construction of the Counter Improvised Explosive Device Village, at the Wyoming National Guard's Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center in Guernsey, Wyo., Oct. 5, 2010. The village is being constructed at a cost of $1.5 million and will include a prison complex, hidden passageways, false walls, pop-up targets, and adjacent counter IED walking paths and roadways. The project is on track to be fully operational by the spring of 2011.
National Guard takes over major U.S. command in Afghanistan
October 22, 2010
Brig. Gen. Philip R. Fisher, incoming commander of Joint Support Command-Afghanistan, unfurls the colors for the Mississippi National Guard's 184th Expeditionary Sustainment Command during the Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan transfer of authority ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 17, 2010.
Illinois Guard, Polish soldiers train for Afghanistan deployment
October 22, 2010
Polish and Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers that make up the Bilateral Embedded Staff Team (BEST) A7 practice moving between three different firing positions at Marseilles Training Center during the BEST A7 media day Oct. 21, 2010. The BEST A7 will also train in Poland beginning in January before deploying to Afghanistan.
Texas ADT-IV takes over Ghazni mission
October 20, 2010
U.S. Army Maj. John L. Davis, leader of Texas Agribusiness Development Team-IV, greets Maj. William R. Davis, Leader of Texas ADT-III as he assists him to the aircraft. Texas ADT-IV replaced Texas ADT-III at Forward Operating Base Ghazni in Southeast Afghanistan, Oct 13, 2010.
Wisconsin, Michigan Guard provide lift for Operation New Dawn
October 20, 2010
Army Maj. Matthew Strub of Headquarters Company, 1st battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, prepares to head out on a recent mission in Iraq. The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter unit, which is based in Madison, Wis., has been in Iraq since September in support of Operation New Dawn.
Kentucky ADT teaches benefits of grape trellis at Dashtak demo farm
October 19, 2010
H. Sultan Hamid, chief trainer for the Roots of Peace organization out of San Diego, Calif., visits the Dashtak Demonstration Farm. Hamid explained to the farm foreman, Agha Share (white vest), and his farm workers step-by-step instructions of how to install trellis posts. Once the posts are secure, a wire at three different heights will run through the posts, training the grapes as they grow. In the past, grapes have grown on the ground which has caused the leaves to mold and caused disease to the grapes.
Air Guard general shares Afghanistan experience with school children
October 18, 2010
Air Force Brig. Gen. Guy Walsh high-fives students from Clark Wood Elementary School in Elkland, Pa., during a visit to the school, Oct. 7, 2010. Walsh, commander of the 451st Expeditionary Wing while deployed to Khandhar, Afghanistan, corresponded with third and fourth graders at the school during his year-long deployment.