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Florida National Guard preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac
August 23, 2012
Master Sgt. James Kersey (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Chris Brunner of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team monitor the track of Tropical Storm Isaac from the Florida National Guard's Joint Emergency Operations Center in St. Augustine, Fla., Aug. 22, 2012. The Florida National Guard was monitoring official forecasts for the storm in anticipation of the storm reaching Florida.

East Africa: Texas Army National Guard Soldiers take part in training seminar with Djiboutian, Kenyan armed forces
August 22, 2012
Djiboutian Armed Forces and Soldiers from Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, participate in a night vision goggle best practices exchange. The cavalry Soldiers participate in various military-to-military training sessions in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to strengthen partner nation military capacity in East Africa.

Virginia Air National Guard Airmen join with Civil Air Patrol in severe weather training exercise
August 22, 2012
A member of the 192nd Intelligence Squadron prepares for a flight in a Civil Air Patrol aircraft worked together with the Civil Air Patrol during Commonwealth Guardian, a training exercise where members of the squadron worked with CAP personnel to deliver real-time geospatial information of areas affected by a simulated severe weather event.

Ohio National Guard engineers work with Serbian Armed Forces on school reconstruction project
August 21, 2012
Soldiers and Airmen from the Ohio National Guard and soldiers with the Serbian army's 2nd Army Brigade paint the exterior fence of the Svetozar Markovic Primary School Aug. 13, 2012, in Kraljevo, Serbia. As part of the State Partnership Program, the Ohio National Guard's 1194th Engineer Company and 200th RED HORSE Squadron, and the Serbian 2nd Army Brigade are working side by side to repair the school, which was damaged by an earthquake in late 2010.

Guarding New York: Soldiers and Airmen of JTF Empire Shield help protect the Big Apple
August 21, 2012
Airmen 1st Class Peter Grajewski, with the New York National Guard's Joint Task Force Empire Shield, provides a security presence through the New Jersey Transit train platform during the evening commuter surge.

Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for mission training Jordanian soldiers
August 21, 2012
Soldiers with the 181st Field Artillery Battalion work hands on at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., while preparing for a deployment to Jordan where they will be advising and training elements of the Jordanian Army.

Hawaii Army National Guard Environmental Office works to eliminate invasive plants on Keaukaha Military Reservation
August 21, 2012
Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard Environmental Office and the University of Hawaii pile up miconia plants during a sweep to eradicate the invasive plant on Keaukaha Military Reservation near Hilo, Hawaii. During the sweep approximately 4600 plants were eradicated.

Idaho National Guard moves out to support wildfire suppression efforts
August 21, 2012
Idaho National Guard members prepare their assigned vehicle prior to heading out from Gowen Field, Idaho, in support of ongoing wildfire suppression efforts to extinguish the Trinity Wildfire. More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen of the Idaho Guard have been called out to support the battle against the Trinity Wildfire and will be performing security, medical evacuation and aerial firefighting roles.

State Partnership between Alaska, Mongolia strengthened through commonalities
August 20, 2012
Army Brig. Gen. Mike Bridges, left, assistant adjutant general for Army, Alaska Army National Guard, exchanges gifts with Dumaa Namsrai, right, deputy chief of the Mongolia National Emergency Management Agency at the NEMA office in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 13, 2012. Bridges attended the meeting while in Mongolia as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.

California Army, Air Guard aviators engaged in state-wide wildfire fight
August 20, 2012
A California Air National Guard C-130J Hercules, equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System, drops retardant on a wildfire near Twin Falls, Idaho, Aug. 8, 2012. The 146th Airlift Wing currently has two C-130Js and about 30 personnel who have been activated since June 30, 2012, to assist the U.S. Forest Service fighting fires in the Northwest and other parts of the country.