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Afghanistan: Virginia Guard's DJ-Soldier rocks FOB
November 18, 2011
Army Sgt. Deon D. Matthews, a Sanford, N.C. native deployed to Forward Operating Base Lagman with the 116th Virginia Army National Guard, DJs twice weekly for the troops.

New York National Guard conducts "dirty bomb" drill in urban setting
November 18, 2011
Citizen-Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1156th Engineer Company in full hazardous material gear assist a civilian participant in Kingston, N.Y., during the extraction phase of a joint force first responders exercise in reaction to a radioactive attack. New York National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen collaborate with local authorities to help train for the response to a radioactive terrorist attack, Nov. 5, 2011.

Realistic scenario tests National Guard Homeland Response Force capabilities
November 18, 2011
The Florida and Georgia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Packages and the newly-formed Georgia National Guard Homeland Response Force respond to a disaster scenario during an evaluation during training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., on Nov. 17, 2011.

Missouri Guard Soldier turns life around, competes in memory of Guard athlete
November 18, 2011
Missouri Army National Guard Master Sgt. Mark

New statue recalls WWI sacrifice of "Rainbow" Division Guard members
November 18, 2011
Missouri Army National Guard Master Sgt. Mark

West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing participates in historic surge
November 18, 2011
A C-5 Galaxy aircraft assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing, takes off from Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, W. Va., Oct. 19, 2011. The aircraft was the seventh aircraft to launch from the unit as part of an Air Force wide "surge" exercise for the C-5 fleet. The exercise, which was testing the United States Transportation Command's ability to rapidly provide strategic airlift in support of contingencies around the world, took place Oct. 17 to 21 and included 41 C-5 aircraft from the Air Force active, Reserve, and Guard
components.

Hawaii National Guard supports APEC Summit
November 16, 2011
Hawaii Army National Guard soldiers augment the Honolulu Police Department's security and traffic control teams in Waikiki during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in November of 2011.

Missouri Guard crucial player in summer flood fight
November 16, 2011
Standing on a bridge on Holt County Rd. 290, Kathy Kunkel, Holt County Clerk, gave a first-hand account to Gov. Jay Nixon and Army Maj. Gen. Stephen Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, of the devastation and destruction local citizens faced from the rising flood waters. The Missouri River broke through levees just six miles to the west and filled the basin with eight feet of water in a mere 48 hours.

Wolf Ops: Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex's training secret
November 16, 2011
Army Master Sgt. Scott Cutter, Wolf Operations Group acting command sergeant major, (upper right) watches to see how his military personnel perform during a joint civilian-military exercise in the Afghan Marketplace at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.

JSLC: McHugh says Guard remedy for military, civilian divide
November 15, 2011
Secretary of the Army John McHugh gives remarks during the National Guard Joint Senior Leader Conference, Nov. 9, 2011, at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Maryland.