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Afghanistan: National Guard Soldiers give school supplies, hope to Afghan children
December 7, 2011
Army Capt. Carla Getchell, women empowerment lead, talks with girls at the Nasaji Gulbahar Girls School Dec. 3, 2011. A massive donation of 600 school supply boxes was donated to the Afghan children as part of an project through the annual National Guard Youth Symposium held in Louisville, Ky., earlier this year. Army National Guard Sgt. Heather Carrier and Sgt. Jerred Stevens coordinated with people they knew back in their home communities to collect the supplies.
Afghanistan: National Guard agribusiness development team helps Afghan farmers capitalize on livestock, improve livelihoods
December 7, 2011
Army National Guard Capt. David Licciardello, a veterinarian with the Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, administers vaccinations to a local farmer's goat Dec. 3, 2011 in Parwan province, Afghanistan. Approximately 70 percent of Afghanistan is dependent upon agriculture, while most of their food base is dependent upon livestock, animal care and health. More than 35,000 animals have been vaccinated since the ADT's began their mission in Afghanistan.
Iraq: Virginia National Guard Calvary unit makes final preparations to leave Iraq
December 5, 2011
A National Soldier assigned to Able Troop, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment of the Virginia Army National Guard, reviews a check list on Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, in preparation for their final convoy out of Iraq, Dec. 2, 2011.
Afghanistan: Oklahoma Guard Soldiers receive GPS guided airdrop
December 2, 2011
U.S. Army Sgt. Barry Dilley, a supply noncommissioned officer with the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, walks down a path at Combat Out Post Herrera Nov. 28, 2011. The COP, which sits 8,700 feet above sea level and is surrounded by mountains and local villagers, received a Joint Precision Airdrop System resupply Nov. 27, 2011, consisting of 18,000 lbs of fuel. COP Herrera's local terrain, coupled with the high Taliban presence, makes it difficult for ground resupply missions.
Kuwait: Minnesota Guard Soldiers start drawing down one convoy at a time
December 2, 2011
34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls"
Afghanistan: 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team mission changes
December 1, 2011
Department of Defense Seal
Indiana Guard members join Iraq exodus
December 1, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Rachel Jensen, 76th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, Indiana National Guard, reunites with her boyfriend, Army Sgt. James Davis, senior medic for Troop A, 2-152 Infantry Battalion, both of Westfield, Ind., after returning home from deployment to Iraq with Indiana's 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, Nov. 29, 2011.