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Germany: National Guard engineers take on challenge to build up instead of tear down
November 30, 2011
Kentucky Guard members of the 1123rd Sapper Company assemble a B-Hut, or temporary barracks, during an overseas deployment training mission at Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov 2, 2011.
Kuwait: Army Guard Soldier uses military training, civilian skills to save woman
November 30, 2011
Army National Guard Spc. Arden Morales, a combat medic assigned to the Minnesota National Guard's 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division,receives congratulations from Army National Guardd Lt. Col. Eddie Frizell, commander of the 1st Squadron, 94th Cavalry for saving an Iraqi woman's life during a convoy mission from Khabari Crossing, Iraq to Camp Adder, Iraq, Oct. 15, 2011. The woman Moralez saved had been involved in a vehicle accident on her unit's convoy route.
Missouri National Guard creates chronicled, interactive history project
November 30, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Gustin of the Missouri Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 138th Infantry Regiment, explains a route reconnaissance map to two soldiers with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, 26th Infantry Regiment Nov. 3, 2010. Gustin was one of about 200 soldiers with the Missouri Army National Guard that trained with the Japanese military as part of Orient Shield 11 in northern Japan.
Afghanistan: Air Guard airdrops forklift at remote base
November 29, 2011
Members of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepare a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules for an airdrop mission at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, on Nov., 23, 2011. The crew is deployed to Afghanistan from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing.
Kuwait: Minnesota Guard member recalls two decades, two trips
November 29, 2011
Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Mellon, a Mobility Warrant Officer from Chaska, Minn., is responsible for moving troops and equipment throughout Kuwait in support of Operation New Dawn.
Kosovo: Army Guard unit surprises fellow Soldier in remission via video conference
November 28, 2011
Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard's Detachment 1, Company C, 1-169th Aviation, speak with one of their fellow soldiers, Army Sgt. Shawn Crum, via video call Nov. 20, 2011. The Soldiers are currently deployed as part of Multinational Battle Group East in support of the NATO-led peacekeeping mission Kosovo Forces 14. Crum, originally scheduled to deploy with the unit, was diagnosed with cancer and has been undergoing treatment. City:
Afghanistan: Kentucky Guard ADT 3 pulls out the 'wood carpet' for Afghan farmers
November 23, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Valentine, Army Maj. Bernie Quill and members of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 3 work with one of the local Afghan businessmen, Abdul Farzam, on developing their agricultural businesses during their deployment to Afghanistan.
Tennessee Air National Guard mother, daughter share Thanksgiving together overseas
November 23, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Terri Gill and her daughter Air Force Senior Airman Audrey Gill are deployed together with the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron from Tennessee Air National Guard.
Afghanistan: Delaware Governor Markell visits deployed Guard members
November 22, 2011
Delaware Governor Jack Markell, left, meets Delaware Airmen at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan on Nov. 16, 2011. To the left of the governor is Air Force Col. Mike Feeley, deputy operations group commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and commander, 166th Operations Group, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard. Governor Markell and Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy spent a day in one nation in Southwest Asia and two days in Afghanistan meeting troops from their respective states.
Afghanistan: Missouri Guard ADT places emphasis on sustainability of water resources
November 22, 2011
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