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Deployed to Africa, former 'troubled teen' continues to inspire others
May 31, 2013
1st Sgt. Robert Burns, with the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery also works as an instructor at the Bluegrass Challenge Academy at Fort Knox, Ky. According to Burns, 10 former cadets serve with Task Force Longrifles on their deployment to the Horn of Africa.
Medical First Responders course conducted with Idaho National Guard and Cambodian forces
May 28, 2013
The Medical First Responders course was conducted with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Idaho National Guard Soldiers during Angkor Sentinel 2013, May 18-27, 2013. Pictured here, heart rates escalated as a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces comrade had suffered a simulated gunshot wound to the chest, fractured femur, lower leg amputation, and second-degree burns on both arms during the practical exam.
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers share best practices with Mauritius forces
May 23, 2013
Lt. Col. Rob Larkin, commander of the 2-138th Field Artillery Regiment, shows a Special Mobile Force officer how to use a thermal imaging camera in Mauritius.
Airmen’s home-made fuel helps Afghan homes
May 13, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin and Airman 1st Class MelissaBradley mix shredded paper, sawdust and water to make fuel pucks and bricks May3, 2013, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Griffin is with the 440thAir Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and Bradley is with the 439th AEAS.
Rhode Island National Guard medical team meets with Panamanian doctors
May 8, 2013
Maj. Dan Winschel, center, and Capt. David Donth, right) Rhode Island National Guard, meet with Dr. Tristan Pinzon, director of Hospital Colon, to tour the facility and meet the Panamanian staff.