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NORAD tracks Santa's flight
December 23, 2011
The North American Aerospace Defense Command based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., will again track Santa Claus on his annual Christmas Eve flight to deliver presents to children around the globe.
DOD Officials: National Guard border support to shift to the air
December 21, 2011
The U.S. border with Mexico seen on Aug. 25, 2010, near Nogales, Ariz. Up to 1,200 National Guard troops have deployed to the four Southwest Border states in support of the Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement there.
Florida Guard members part of final "New Dawn" air mission
December 21, 2011
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New York Honor Guard performs record number of military funerals
December 21, 2011
The flag-covered casket of New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Joseph Theinert, is carried by members of the New York Military Forces Honor Guard on June, 11, 2010. The New York Military Forces Honor Guard expects to perform more than 10,600 military funerals, mostly for World War II veterans, in 2011.
Odierno unveils vision for Army's future role
December 20, 2011
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Army Guard fires-up new IED simulator at Camp Atterbury
December 19, 2011
Provincial Reconstruction Team Kapisa, currently training to deploy to Afghanistan at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, was the first PRT to train on a new virtual reality combat simulator Dec. 16, 2011. The simulator is designed specifically to help Soldiers better deal with the number one killer in the contemporary operating environment: improvised explosive devices.
Indiana Guard, ISU reach agreement on use of restricted air space
December 19, 2011
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Kentucky Guard members fly-in school supplies for Afghan schools
December 19, 2011
Army Sgt. Heather Carrier, a Kentucky Guard member with Agribusiness Development Team 3, passes out school supplies to Afghan students at a local school in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan Dec. 3, 2011.
Alaska National Guard brings Santa to remote villages
December 19, 2011
David Anungazuk, 7, visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, in Wales, Dec. 9, 2011. The Clauses, along with about 35 volunteers from Anchorage, were in Wales for an Operation Santa Claus mission in coordination with the Alaska National Guard.
DOD sets goal to financially empower service members, families
December 16, 2011
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Afghanistan: Video may have 'killed the radio star' but Virginia National Guard brings radio alive in rural areas
December 16, 2011
An Army National Guard Soldier of the 116th Infantry Battalion, Virginia National Guard, with assistance of a Romanian soldier, sets up a shortwave antenna at Forward Operating Base Lagman, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2011. The short wave antenna is part of the effort to enhance communication between the supporting military elements and the local people in rural areas of the country.
Army National Guard Soldiers saves lives in, out of uniform
December 16, 2011
Army National Guard Sgt. Gerald Dick, a combat medic assigned to the Troop Medical Clinic at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., administers an intravenous line to a Soldier here Dec. 14, 2011. Dick, a licensed practical nurse and case manager at Camp Atterbury, is "always" on duty and has rendered medical assistance during to two separate vehicle accidents earlier this year while not on duty.
Army Chief of Staff issues instructions for Guard, Reserve Soldiers demobilizing over holidays
December 16, 2011
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno
Afghanistan: Missouri National Guard Agribusiness Development Team teaches Afghans safe meat processing
December 16, 2011
Army National Guard Maj. Samuel Forester, executive officer of the Missouri Agribusiness Development Team, leads an instructional seminar for Afghan government officials on meat inspection in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Forester is also a U.S. Department of Agriculture certified meat inspector and his main goal was to show agricultural officials how to work with available resources to educate farmers and commercial butchers on good sanitation practices and animal health.
West Virginia Air Guard unit testing ground for flight mask development
December 16, 2011
Erin Kennedy, a chemical engineer for the Army and the Joint Service Aircrew Mask-Fixed Wing Research Team test and evaluation lead, listens to feedback from Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Michael Lindamood during a field evaluation of the mask at the West Virginia Air National Guard in Martinsburg, W.Va., Dec. 7, 2011. The Department of Defense research team had aircrew in each of the flying positions don the mask and accompanying gear and perform their duties on a C-5 Galaxy aircraft.
Famous military mom works to boost family support
December 15, 2011
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, speaks with soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division's 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team during an Independence Day barbecue on Camp Victory, Iraq, July 4, 2010.
Iraq: Panetta concludes Iraq mission, notes service, sacrifice of military members
December 15, 2011
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Afghanistan: Indiana Guard members train farmers in Khowst
December 14, 2011
Farmers from the Mandozai district of Khowst province learn about nutrition and animal care during a class at the Mandozai district center Dec. 1, 2011. This was class was just one of many sponsored by the Indiana National Guard's 4-19th Agribusiness Development Team, which has brought animal husbandry training to more than 400 farmers in the province.
Cake Boss helps National Guard celebrate 375 years, donates iconic cake
December 14, 2011
Cake Boss head decorator, Mauro Castano, explains the 375th birthday cake creation process to Army Lt. Gen. William Ingram Jr., director of the Army National Guard, at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Dec. 13, 2011. The cake was part of the celebration for the 375th birthday of the National Guard.
National Guard Soldier, educator earns prestigious teaching certification at White House
December 14, 2011
Army National Guard Lt. Col. Evet Jefferson, of the South Carolina National Guard, poses with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the White House in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2011, as part of a ceremony recognizing teachers who recently achieved National Board Certification. Jefferson is a high school teacher in Columbia, S.C., and serves in the mobilization section at the Joint Forces Headquarters for her military drill weekends, also in Columbia.