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Study spurs reassessment of alcohol awareness programs
August 13, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials are assessing ways to better prepare servicemembers,... MORE

National Guard detachment trains at NFL preseason game
August 13, 2008 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Reporting from the sidelines of an NFL preseason game is not typical duty for... MORE

Spc. James Cornwell (left) and Staff Sgt. Blair Heusdens of the 107th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment videotape and shoot photos of the Jacksonville Jaguars pre-season NFL game at the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 9, 2008.

Alaska National Guard Rescues Injured Climber
August 12, 2008 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard rescued an injured climber off Root Glacier in... MORE

Official travelers can claim reimbursement for excess baggage fees
August 12, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Servicemembers traveling for official business, including deployments, will continue to... MORE

Pilots provide emergency close air support
August 12, 2008 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - For F-15E Strike Eagle and A-10 Thunderbolt pilots deployed here,... MORE

Two A-10 Thunderbolt II jets taxi out to the runway July 26 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The jets are experts at close air support missions and have proven to be invaluable despite being well past their expected useful lifespan.

New York National Guard and British Soldiers Aid Afghans
August 12, 2008 — UD KHEIL VILLAGE, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (08/12/2008) - More than 1000 residents of Ud Kheil village... MORE

Captain Joseph Merrill from Binghamton, NY and commander of SECFOR Delta works with a translator to direct a father seeking medical attention for his son.

Leapfest: Rhode Island's international adventure
August 11, 2008 — KINGSTON, R.I. - Capt. Roy Hatch, who is closing in on 60 years old, is a member of the United... MORE

Two Soldiers from Fort Campbell, Ky., landed safely in Kingston, R.I., on Aug. 9 after their main parachutes became tangled while participating in Leapfest, the National Guard's international military parachute competition. Sergeants 1st Class Christopher O'Malley and Kurt Merrell resorted to their training and deployed their reserve parachutes.

Former Army shooter enters U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
August 8, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Retired Army Lt. Col. Lones W. Wigger Jr., 70, a three-time Olympic military marksman... MORE

New travel card distribution to begin this month
August 8, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Citibank officials will mail out new government travel charge cards Aug. 13 through... MORE

Airmen are being issued the new Citibank government travel card, which will look like this example. Distribution will begin Aug. 13.

Higher learning: ESGR advocates sample Leapfest adventure
August 8, 2008 — KINGSTON, R.I. - No, they did not jump out of a perfectly good helicopter.But 16 civilians involved... MORE

Brown University graduate research manager Tom Alarie checks out the terrain for Leapfest 2008 during a flight in an Army National Guard helicopter arranged by the Rhode Island Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve on Aug. 7. Sixteen people participated in the morning's event for civilian employers and supervisors of members of the National Guard.

Washington Guard Supports Bulgaria's Stryker Modernization Effort

Where The State Partnership Program Began: National Guard Leaders Visit Baltics

Kentucky Guard, Ecuador Strengthen Partnership Through Training

Mississippi Guard, Uzbekistan Train for Disaster Response

Virginia Guard, Finnish Air Force Strengthen Cyber Partnership