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South Dakota Guard members aid Afghanistan drawdown
July 29, 2014
A Soldier with the 1742nd Transportation Company, South Dakota National Guard, bore sights his vehicle's weapon system while preparing for a convoy July 22, 2014, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The 1742nd regularly escorts contracted semitrailers on convoys throughout southern Afghanistan as Regional Command-South closes outlying bases and draws down their forces.

Georgia Army National Guard coaches Honduran military
July 21, 2014
Staff Sgt. Gibran Harewood with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment of the Georgia National Guard, watches a Honduran military fire team conduct room clearing exercises in Cucuyagua, Honduras, during June of 2014.

Va. Guard aviators fly nearly 300 hours over Guatemalan skies
July 18, 2014
Members of the Virginia Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment land a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after transporting Soldiers to Guatemala city during Operation Beyond the Horizon April 28, 2014. The 2-224 Aviation Regiment’s primary purpose is for casualty evacuation, but they also run personnel transport and other tasks given to them by the Task Force.

New York Guard members conduct sling load operations in Afghanistan
July 7, 2014
Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company make their way out from under the Chinook during practice in Afghanistan recently.