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Alaska, Washington Guardsmen experience Mongolian culture
August 20, 2010
Capt. Chad Ausel, a member of the 761st Military Police Battalion of the Alaska Army National Guard, pets a camel to get more comfortable before taking a ride on its back during a Morale, Welfare and Recreation day in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 15, 2010.

Alaska Guardsmen provide medical support at Khaan Quest 2010
August 20, 2010
Sgt. Edward Antonio, a medic with the Alaska Army National Guard’s 297th Military Police Company, from Juneau, Alaska treats a cut on the arm of Sgt. Galbadrehk Galae, Mongolia Armed Forces, in the Songinokhairkhan district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Aug. 16. Sgt. Antonio is working with the 797th Engineering Company (Vertical) from Barrigada, Guam and the Mongolian Armed Forces during Khaan Quest 2010. Sgt Antonio’s is responsible for providing medical support to both US and Mongolian participants.

Louisiana Guard partners with Belize safety team
July 28, 2010
Chief Master Sgt. Donnie Dunn, ground safety manager with the Louisiana National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing, describes how to inspect an augmenter nozzle on an F-15 Fighter aircraft to members of the Belize Defence Force during a State Partnership Program visit on July 8, 2010.

New Jersey Airmen spend day at Panamanian school
July 26, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Dorothy Lanthier, a personnel specialist deployed from 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Josh Lazarski help children assemble rubber-band airplanes at the Sansonsito School in Panama July 12, 2010. Lanthier and Lazarski are assigned to 820th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron.

KFOR 12 commander holds final meeting with Kosovo media
July 9, 2010
Army Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann, a North Dakota National Guard member and
commander of Multinational Battle Group East, talks to troops from Bravo
Company, 2nd Platoon, after a patrol near the border between Kosovo and the
Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia during quick reaction force
exercises June 22, 2010.

North Dakota Guardsmen learn to locate downed pilots in Black Hill
June 22, 2010
After successfully completing their portion of a course at Golden Coyote, pilots are individually air-lifted from the training area. Nearly 2,200 service members are taking part in the two-week training exercise hosted by the South Dakota National Guard. North Dakota’s 191st Military Police Company trained by searching for the pilots, who were in turn working to evade capture after their planes were downed in enemy territory.

North Dakota Guardsman in Kosovo bridges cultures
June 16, 2010
Army Staff Sgt. Andrew T. Gilbertson of the North Dakota National Guard displays artwork from students in Oakes, N.D., to students in Bicec, Kosovo, April 15, 2010.

Louisiana Guard begins shoreline protection project in Cameron
June 14, 2010

Wisconsin, Nicaragua delegation share emergency management techniques
June 10, 2010
Brig. Gen. Mario Perezcassar, Nicaraguan chief of civil defense, relates information about his home country to Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton, as Brig. Gen. Scott Legwold, Wisconsin National Guard chief of joint staff, looks on during a visit to the state capitol building May 26, 2010. The visit was part of a May 25-28 trip by Nicaraguan military officials to share emergency response information with Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Wisconsin National Guard.

North Dakota Soldiers provide force protection in Haiti
June 4, 2010