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Army National Guard duo set to test limits of human potential
June 6, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Sterling Deck and Army Maj. Cary Gilman, both from the National Guard Bureau Office of the Inspector General, navigate a shallow stream while carrying heavy logs on their shoulders Apr. 6, 2012 in Arlington Va. Deck and Gilman were training for the Spartan Death Race, a 48 hour endurance race scheduled for June 15 in Pittsfield, Vt. Their training session also included sprinting up and down hill while carrying heavy packs and tires, simulating wood chopping with a sledgehammer and tire and performing other exercises in timed circuits.
Kosovo: Army National Guard Soldiers clear roadblock in northern city of Rudare, open greater freedom of movement for those in the area
June 6, 2012
U.S. Soldiers with the Georgia Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment work with other Kosovo Force soldiers to remove a roadblock on the outskirts of Rudare, Kosovo, opening up greater freedom of movement for those in the area June 1, 2012.
Army Guard unit among first Army-wide to receive updated battle tank
June 6, 2012
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Honduras: Missouri Guard member embodies National Guard spirit in Honduras
June 5, 2012
Missouri Army National Guard Sgt. Devlin Hutchins works on his computer serving as the S-3 operations noncommissioned officer during his two-week annual training mission in support of Beyond the Horizon 2012. Hutchins is a noncommissioned officer with the 1140th Engineer Battalion of the Missouri National Guard. U.S. Army South, in partnership with Honduras, is conducting various medical and civic action programs, providing focused humanitarian assistance
National Guard Bureau Homeland Security Institute hosts executive seminar at Harvard University
June 5, 2012
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, answers a question as Army Brig. Gen. Julie Bentz, director of strategic capabilities policy, National Security Council, listens during a panel discussion on the military's role in disaster response at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government recently. The panel was the conclusion of the second annual General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar at Harvard University. Fifty professionals throughout the country from the rank of colonel to major general and Defense Department civilians attended the course designed to provide a broad understanding of federal and state emergencies, crisis decision making and multi-agency collaboration.
Vermont National Guard members help wounded bicyclist on way home from serving as Honor Guard
June 5, 2012
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Afghanistan: Joint units make for unique differences, solutions
June 4, 2012
Army Sgt. Maj. Ronald Morse, Provincial Reconstruction Team Zabul, and Army Master Sgt. Doten James, Agriculture Development Team, discuss potential areas for a future project May 16, 2012 in northern Qalat, Afghanistan.
New York Air National Guard Wing trains MQ-9 pilots and sensor operators for entire Air Force
June 4, 2012
A student pilot and sensor operator, man the controls of a MQ-9 Reaper in a ground-based cockpit during a training mission flown from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, New York. The 174th Fighter Wing is the only Air National Guard unit in the country to operate a MQ-9 Formal Training Unit to train aircrews from the active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
Vermont Air National Guard tests flight line equipment to make a greener Air Force
June 4, 2012
Air Force Senior Airman Sean Gilbert of the Vermont National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron, performs a cockpit inspection February 2011.
Two officers reunite eight years after meeting at Officer Basic Course
June 1, 2012
Honduran Capt. Sergio Israel Ballesteros (left), a member of the 1st Engineer Battalion, and Army Capt. Juan Valencia, a battle captain for Beyond the Horizon 2012 Honduras, and a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 1140th Engineer Battalion, 35th Engineer Brigade, work together after meeting each other eight years ago at the U.S. Army Engineer Officer Basic Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.