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Afghan, coalition forces join in New Year celebration
March 29, 2011
Engineer Lali Zadran, Paktya director of agriculture and irrigation, plants a tree at Forward Operating Base Gardez during an Afghan New Year celebration, March 27, 2011. The trees were donated by the Oklahoma National Guard's 2-45th Agribusiness Development Team as a symbol of growth in the province.

Young Afghan pros help Iowa ADT enhance agricultural efforts
March 24, 2011
Abdul Wali and Said Obaidullah, Afghan agricultural professionals who are
part of the internship program initiated by the Iowa National Guard's 734th
Agribusiness Development Team, talk about an upcoming field day March 19,
2011, with Army 1st Lt. Scott Shirk, ADT project manager for the Chowkay
District, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Don Kuehl, ADT project manager for
the Sarkani District

Iowa National Guard leadership visits Red Bulls downrange
March 24, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Tim E. Orr, right, adjutant general of the Iowa National
Guard, talks with Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Pries, left, an engineer with
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th
Infantry Division, and  Army Staff Sgt. Scott Murray Jr., center, a squad
leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, March 22,
2011, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.

Something worth fighting for
March 22, 2011
Ahmed plays soccer with Air Force nurse 1st Lt. Stephanie Allen outside the Joint Base Balad U.S. Air Force Hospital.

Kentucky Guard ADT witnesses formation of first Afghan soybean farmers association
March 22, 2011
Army Col. Hunter Mathews, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team commander, speaks to Afghan soybean farmers about their farms during the inauguration ceremony for the Afghan Soybean Farmers Association at the Kapisa Governor’s compound March 17, 2011. The Kentucky ADT purchased seed and fertilizer for the farmers earlier this year. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Wilton) (Released)

Kentucky Guard unit works to make Afghan agriculture cream of the crop
March 18, 2011
A Kentucky National Guard ADT 2 member fits a .50-caliber machine gun to a
vehicle. The Kentucky Agriculture Development Team met with director of
agriculture, irrigation and livestock, Abdul Farzam, on March 5 at the Korean
Provincial Reconstruction Team's Camp to discuss how to develop the Parwan
province's farming and agriculture over the next 12 months.

Iowa National Guardmembers help protect Afghanistan border
March 17, 2011
Army Spc. John Meyer and Spc. Chris Linssen, infantrymen with Company B, 1st
Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry
Division, Task Force Red Bulls, watch the pedestrian walkway with an Afghan
Border Police dog handler at Torkham Gate on the Afghanistan border March 7.

Missouri Guard ADT’s Leadership Academy works toward transparent government
March 10, 2011
Dr. Hamdy Oushy, forage and rangeland specialist for the Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Project, gives a presentation to the commanders of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, the Illinois National Guard's 1-14th Agribusiness Team, Missouri ADT IV and Missouri ADT V at the Shishem Bagh Research Station Jan. 28, 2011. Leaders of the ADTs met in Jalalabad Jan. 28 for an ADT conference.

Ecuadorian Air Force visits Kentucky Guard in preparation for move to new base
March 9, 2011
Air Force Col. Greg Nelson, commander of the Kentucky National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing, meets with members of the Ecuadorian Air Force during a tour of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky, on March 1, 2011. The Ecuadorians were visiting as part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program, which fosters stronger relations between the United States and foreign governments by promoting bilateral military cooperation. Ecuador and the Kentucky National Guard have been partners since 1997.

Once again overseas, Guardmember a veteran of three campaigns
March 9, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Liptrap, a cannon crew member, assigned to 1/201st Field Artillery, West Virginia Army National Guard, wears his combat patch from Desert Storm when he served under A Battery, 4th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery of the 197th Infantry Brigade.