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Afghanistan: EOD active duty, Guard, Reserve save lives, deny terrorists victory
March 26, 2012
Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician Staff Sgt. Scott Rice from the 673rd Civil Engineering Squadron, EOD flight, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, prepares to conduct a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance March 14, 2012. Rice is deployed to the 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron EOD flight who supports Combined Joint Task Force Paladin. EOD members are experts in chemical, biological, incendiary, radiological and nuclear materials and devices. The unit helps ensure freedom of operations in a deployed environment by applying special procedures to totally remove hazards created by unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices.
Cambodia: Idaho Army Guard Soldiers, Royal Cambodian Army provide medical care to thousands of Cambodians
March 26, 2012
Cambodian flag.
Afghanistan: Conn. Guard members get surprise visit while deployed
March 22, 2012
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, senior enlisted adviser for ISAF and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, visits with members of the emergency trauma staff at Craig Joint Theater Hospital in Bagram, March 19, 2012. Capel presented several members of the team, which include Soldiers from the Connecticut National Guard's 142nd Area Support Medical Company, with leadership coins and thanked them all for their hard work and dedication to saving Soldiers' lives.
Djibouti: Army National Guard conducts water drilling tests at Camp Lemonnier
March 22, 2012
Army Spc. Todd Glandden, 257th Engineer Team member, shovels foam away from the bore hole of the well site as cuttings shoot out of the bore hole during 24-hour well drilling operations just outside Camp Lemonnier here, March 12, 2012. This project allowed the team to evaluate the water tables in the aquifer and make plans for camp expansion. The well development project directly supports Camp Lemonnier's initiative to identify alternative well locations and assist in development of camp infrastructure.
Afghanistan: Georgia Guard Agribusiness Development Team hosts small-business training
March 22, 2012
Army Sgt. Maj. Lynward Hall, the Georgia Agribusiness Development Team Ag Team non-commissioned officer in charge, presents a local Wardak Province farmer with a Certificate of Training and a radio. Attendees who attended both days of small-business training received a certificate and radio.
South Dakota National Guard reflects back on its Iraq War involvement
March 21, 2012
Soldiers form the 740th Transportation Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, wait at a checkpoint in 2003 before heading north through Iraq with more than 60 trucks loaded with supplies to be delivered to camps and forward operating bases throughout Iraq.
Illinois, Texas Guards certify Afghan National Army soldiers in engineer training
March 20, 2012
Afghan National Army Sgt. Hasibullah Khudabkhsh (right) and U.S. Army Spc. Bryan Arnold (left), from the 661st Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, take time for a photo during an awards ceremony, Feb. 6, 2012. The ANA soldiers who received the certificates recently completed the basic horizontal and vertical engineer training with the 7th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Red Devils, from Fort Drum, N.Y.
Missouri National Guard served as starting point for Afghanistan agribusiness teams
March 20, 2012
Capt. Gary Chura, an agribusiness specialist with the Missouri National Guard ADT V, serves as a mentor-trainer, coaching Afghan farmers in project management skills Jan. 23, 2012. Chura said he seeks to improve the business practices of farmers within his area of operation by providing mentorship during the execution of targeted projects aimed at building workforce capacity.
South Korea: Utah National Guard, Republic of Korea Army conduct artillery exercise
March 16, 2012
Members of the Utah National Guard's 145th Artillery Battalion, and the Republic of Korea Army's 628th Artillery Battalion, show the level of mutual respect they have for one another during an artillery live-fire exercise at the Rodriguez Live-Fire Complex in South Korea, March 15, 2012.
Afghanistan: Guard members conduct joint training with Afghan National Police
March 14, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Jason Weaver looks on as Army Staff Sgt. Charles Cox, squad leaders with 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, gives instructions to the Afghan National Police through their interpreter, March 7, 2012. The 37th IBCT is a part of the International Security Assistance Force. ISAF Regional Command North supports Afghan National Security Forces in close coordination and collaboration in providing security and disrupting insurgent activities in order to protect the Afghan population.