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National Guard SPP included in seminar on 'Arab Spring' phenomenon
January 23, 2012
Egyptian Col. Ayman Kishar, center-right, makes a point to speaker Magda Kandil, executive director and director of research of the Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, during a panel discussion about the 'Arab Spring' during a seminar held at the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmish-PartenKirchen, Germany. Kishar is one of 97 participants attending the Jan. 18 to 26 seminar.

Guam Guard's first adjutant general dies
January 23, 2012
Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Neitz troops the line during his time as the adjutant general of the Guam National Guard.

Minnesota Guard members among last to leave Iraq
January 23, 2012
Soldiers of Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, based out of Sauk Centre, Minn., assemble and disassemble a M240B machine gun at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, Jan. 19, 2012, as they prepare to be tested on their gunnery skills in the coming weeks. The company is now acting as part of a quick response force for the Middle East after successfully completing their initial mission of convoy escort security in Iraq.

Nevada Guard responds to Washoe Drive fire
January 23, 2012
Nevada Army National Guard Spec. Gregory Walker of the 485th Military Police Company helps man an entry control point on Eastlake Boulevard near the junction with Highway 395 on Jan. 20, 2012. Guard members assisted local law enforcement securing the area around the Washoe Drive Fire.

Texas Guard unit provides security for Afghanistan-bound reconstruction teams
January 23, 2012
Soldiers with Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry (Airborne) of the Texas Army National Guard prepare to assault a suspected improvised explosive device lab encountered while on a foot patrol during training at Camp Atterbury Joiunt Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Jan. 14, 2012. The Texas National Guard battalion has been tasked with providing security for the next rotation of Provincial reconstruction Teams bound for Afghanistan this spring.

Arizona Guard recruiter receives national recognition
January 20, 2012
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Army study shows decline in suicides and in behavioral health stigma
January 20, 2012
Army Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli.

New York City National Guard unit to train with Malian Defense Force
January 20, 2012
Mali map courtesy of New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs

Dr. Biden: Military kids need schools' support
January 20, 2012
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, participates in a roundtable discussion with educators, students and military family members at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Jan. 19, 2012. The discussion spotlighted programs created through the Building Capacity in Military-connected Schools project, a consortium of eight military-connected school districts, the Department of Defense Education Activity and the University of Southern California.

National Guard State Partnership Program pairs Louisiana, Haiti
January 19, 2012
Army Brig. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National
Guard, and Col. Michael Edmonson, superintendant of the Louisiana State
Police, meet with Inspector General Trecile, of the Haitian National Police,
to discuss the establishment of a National Guard State Partnership Program
pairing of the LANG and the country of Haiti in Port Au Prince, Haiti, on
Jan. 18, 2012.