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New USNORTHCOM deputy commander promoted
August 17, 2012
Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, former adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, and incoming deputy commander of United States Northern Command and vice commander of U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command, is pictured here during his promotion ceremony to lieutenant general at the Pentagon Aug. 14, 2012 in Arlington, Va.

First Army National Guard units selected as security advisor teams begin training, prepare for Afghanistan deployment
August 17, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Trammelle Gibson, a medic with 2nd Battalion, 351st Regiment, 158th Infantry Brigade, goes over medical tasks with Hawaii Army National Guard Soldiers who are part of a Security Forces Advise and Assistance Team training at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. Soldiers from the Hawaii Army Guard and the Texas Army National Guard are the first from within the Army National Guard to deploy as part of an SFA AT.

Arizona Army National Guard aviators assist with wildfire suppression
August 17, 2012
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment use two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to fill Bambi buckets during wildfire suppression efforts in Tonto National Forest, Ariz., Aug. 14, 2012. The aircrews assisted the state and national forestry divisions with battling the Charley Fire near Bartlett Lake and Mistake Peak Fire near Roosevelt Lake throughout the week.

Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers assist local law enforcement in one of largest marijuana busts in Colorado
August 17, 2012
Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers use a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to help move an estimated 7,000 to 9,000 marijuana plants -- nearly $15 million street value -- from two remote areas near Rye, Colo., Aug. 15, 2012. Members of the Colorado National Guard Joint Counter-Drug Task Force's Drug Interdiction section were called to assist the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office move the plants, which were growing in steep terrain that's impassible by motor vehicle. The operation is one of the largest marijuana busts in Colorado.

California Air National Guard helicopter crews join in California wildfire fight
August 16, 2012
Aircrews from the 129th Rescue Wing use an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter to drop water on a wildfire in 2008. Aircrews from the unit are currently working with state and local officials to suppress the Jawbone Complex wildfire in Kern County, Calif.

Virginia Army National Guard engineers bridge the gap with Improved Ribbon Bridge
August 16, 2012
Soldiers with the Virginia Army National Guard's 189th Multi-Role Bridge Company conduct river crossing operations with the Improved Ribbon Bridge system at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.

ABCA Armies' Program allows U.S., member nation reserve forces to share best practices
August 16, 2012
Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram Jr., the director of the Army National Guard, speaks about the state of the Army National Guard as he addresses attendees of the 2012 American, British, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand Armies' Program Reserve Information Team Conference, Aug. 6, 2012 in Potomac, Md. The conference focused on ways to streamline interoperability between the reserve component forces of members of the ABCA Program.

Colorado Army National Guard engineers help preserve town, southern Colorado mining history
August 15, 2012
Soldiers from the 947th Engineer Company (Horizontal) use a D7 bulldozer to clear space for a retaining pond in Cokedale, Colo., Aug. 11, 2012. Soldiers from the company are installing culverts, cleaning ditches and repairing degraded dirt roads in the small town in southern Colorado as part of the National Guard's Innovative Readiness Training program, which enhances unit training and readiness while filling a community need that is not otherwise being met.

Kentucky Army National Guard's 202nd Army Band takes on band duties with TRADOC, Fort Eustis
August 15, 2012
Sgt. Jennifer Bowling, a trumpet and bugle player with the Kentucky Army National Guard's 202nd Army Band plays taps during a ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va. Members of the band recently spent time at Fort Eustis backfilling for members of the Training and Doctrine Command Band who were on block leave.

Michigan Air National Guard Airmen refine search and recovery skills
August 14, 2012
Airmen from the 127th Force Support Squadron look on as Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Palmeri, standing, demonstrates the proper way to attach identification information as Air Force Staff Sgt. Darrayl Martin plays the role of a casualty during a field training exercise at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The members of 127th FSS's trained on search and recovery techniques.