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Texas Guard member’s rivalry with brother beneficial
July 26, 2011
Army Spc. Andrew Deason, an Iraqi security forces knowledge management representative assigned to the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, poses for a photo with Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III during his visit to Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq June 25, 2011. Deason competes with his brother, Spc. Brian Brown, who is currently an active duty member in the Army, to see which of them can meet the highest-ranking military officials. The brothers have an ongoing competition that began when Deason joined the Guard two years after Brown joined the Army.

Idaho Guard member driven to serve by patriotism
July 22, 2011
Army Spc. Crystal Gregan, a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle driver and gunner assigned to Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, disassembles an M-240B machine gun after a convoy mission at Joint Base Balad, Iraq July 7, 2011.

Illinois Guard members train Suriname military in security techniques
July 21, 2011
Air Force Master Sgt. Todd Agans, a member of the 183rd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois National Guard, shows members of the Suriname army proper techniques for handcuffing detainees in Paramaribo, Suriname July 8, 2011. This training is part of exercise New Horizons Suriname 2011. Over 600 U.S. military personnel and 50 Surinamese military personnel will participate in the exercise at various times over a three month period.

California Guard members train Iraqis on generator maintenance
July 20, 2011
Iraqi Army Warrant Officer Rashid (left) California Army National Guard Sgt. Salvador Lopez of Headquarters Support Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, provide maintenance on a backup generator for the airfield at Camp Taji July 19, 2011.

Guard, Reserve Soldiers partner with Ghanaians for MEDFLAG 11
July 13, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Rodney Boyd, officer-in-charge of the U.S. MEDFLAG forces, is interviewed by local Ghanaian media following the exercise opening ceremony. The exercise will strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Ghana through 10 days of collaborative training and sharing of medical expertise, as well as joint humanitarian civilian assistance in local communities.

‘Seasoned’ Oklahoma Guard Soldiers going strong in eastern Afghanistan
July 13, 2011
Army Master Sgt. Mike Tyson and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Visnieski, both members of the Regional Security Force Assistance Team Tomahawk and part of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 45th Infantry Division, Task Force Thunderbird, work with their Afghan counterparts Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Mohammad Dawood and Afghan National Army Sgt. 1st Class Sadullah Samir at the Afghan National Army’s 203rd Thunder Corps’ headquarters, July 12, 2011.

Red Bulls turn over remote area of Bad Pech before departure
July 13, 2011
U.S. Army Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, and Afghan National Army soldiers and Afghan National Civil Order Police, patrol the area outside of the Bad Pech District center in the Galuch Valley area May 4, 2011 in Laghman Province, Afghanistan.

W. Virginia Guard, active Army work together for equipment reset
July 13, 2011
Col. William C. Hoppe, project manager for Warfighter Information Network-Tactical, discusses the work done for his organization by the West Virginia Army National Guard at its maintenance facility in Eleanor, W.V. June 7, 2011.

Army Guard helicopter crash kills crew
July 11, 2011
Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers refuel two OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters in northwest Iraq, Nov. 11, 2009. The Soldiers are with the Tennessee ARNG's 1-230th Air Cavalry Squadron, who maintain and operate a Forward Arming and Refueling Point, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

California Guard members participate in Operation Clean Sweep
July 8, 2011
Army Spc. Jose Martinez, with the California National Guard's 640th Aviation
Support Battalion, sorts equipment as he helps with Operation Clean Sweep at
Camp Taji on July 1, 2011.