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Africa mission brings Kentucky National Guard member home
November 27, 2012
Pfc. Ismaila Pam, of Louisville, discusses his ties to Africa while on a mission there.

N.C. National Guard Soldiers get comfortable with new role as Sinai Peninsula observers
November 23, 2012
Pfc. James Bambule, a gunner with the 7-32nd Forward Support Company, 5-113th Field Artillery Regiment, watch 'Bedouin protesters' chant and wave protest signs outside the outpost's gates while his squad leader, Staff Sgt. Gregory Forbes, calls for support during an exercise.

Hawaii Guard Soldiers ready to assist, advise Afghan forces
November 19, 2012
Sgt. Lamont Scott, of Waipahu, Hawaii, foreground, confirms his M-4 rifle's accuracy along with several dozen additional Soldiers from the Hawaii Army Guard's 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Kandahar Airfield's small arms rifle range Nov. 14, 2012.

For 40 years, pilot has been a fixture with Ohio National Guard
November 9, 2012
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Blaine Wyckoff, B Company, 3-238th, sits in the pilot's seat of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Oct. 20, 2012.

Ninjas leave Soldiers seeing stars in Japan
November 7, 2012
Pfc. Eric Greene of Bobtown, Pa., an infantryman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, throws a ninja star with precision following a ninja demonstration on Nov. 5.

Units from Michigan and Kuwait make tracks together in the desert
November 5, 2012
During their visit to Camp Tahreer, Kuwait, Sept. 25, 2012, U.S. soldiers were given an explanation on some of the mechanical differences between the vehicles used in the Kuwait National Guard.

35th Combat Aviation Brigade fuels strong partnership with Kuwait
October 29, 2012
The group gathers around a refueling point to discuss safety and proper fueling techniques.

Teaching teachers: New York National Guard member leads seminar in Afghanistan
October 17, 2012
Afghan teachers attend an educators' seminar at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak, Afghanistan, Oct. 12, 2012.

Dealing with unexploded ordnance part of the daily grind for these Soldiers
October 16, 2012
A pile of French munitions blows smoke, dirt and rock high above the treetops at one of the ranges on Camp Bondsteel, Oct. 10.

Georgia Army National Guard members train Burundi military
October 4, 2012
Master Sgt. Derek Gill demonstrates proper use of portable scales with the assistance of an interpreter. Gill and fellow Georgia Army National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Samuel Perez trained more than 30 Burundi soldiers during a two-week Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team training known as ADAPT.