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Latvia: Air and Army National Guard members train as part of Saber Strike exercise
June 13, 2012
Soldiers from the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's B Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Infantry, 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team take part in a cordon and search exercise at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, during Saber Strike 11, a multi-national training exercise that includes roughly 2,000 participants from the U.S., Canada, U.K and several other European nations.
New York Army National Guard engineers transform section of Erie Canal into park and trail area
June 13, 2012
Soldiers from New York Army National Guard's 204th Engineer Battalion level trees and remove underbrush from the ruins of the Erie Canal in Cohoes, N.Y., as part of a project to transform the canal area into a park and trail area, June 11, 2012. The project is part of Innovative Readiness Training, which allow Army National Guard and Army Reserve units the ability to take part in local community projects when the work involves the unit's combat tasks and the job is not something the municipal workforce or a private company would ordinarily be able to accomplish.
South Dakota National Guard kicks off international exercise Golden Coyot
June 12, 2012
Ugandan People's Defense Forces medical provider Lt. Biira Kabonesa (left) and U.S. Army Cpt. Alexander Alba, a physician's assistant with Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, demonstrate applying an improvised tourniquet May 15, 2012. Alba and U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Guillermo Navarro, an emergency physician with Expeditionary Medical Facility, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, attended an Advanced Combat Seminar here, May 14-18. U.S. service members are conducting various military-to-military exchanges in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to build partnerships with nations in East Africa.
Michigan Air Guard firefighters exchange best practices during Saber Srtike 2012
June 12, 2012
Two Estonian firefighters converse during a drill at Amari Air Base, Estonia, in front of a KC-135 Stratotanker operated by the 171st Air Refueling Squadron, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, June 11, 2012. Michigan Airmen deployed to Estonia in mid June 2012 in support of the Saber Strike Exercise, a multinational exercise based in Latvia and Estonia.
South Dakota National Guard kicks off international exercise Golden Coyote
June 12, 2012
Soldiers from the 860th Military Police Company, Arizona Army National Guard, and the Danish Home Guard Force Protection Platoon, conduct a joint patrol on West Camp Rapid during the Golden Coyote training exercise June 10, 2012, near Rapid City, S.D. National Guard, U.S. Reserve and international forces use the exercise as an opportunity to conduct joint training in support of overseas contingency operations and homeland defense.
Exercise Makani Pahili tests Hawaii's hurricane preparednes
June 11, 2012
A Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force package team participating in Operation Makani Pahili 2012, extracts a mock-victim from a rubble pile June 5, 2012 in Oahu, Hawaii. The exercise, which took place June 4 to June 8, was a state-wide, multi-agency emergency response exercise designed to test Hawaii's capabilities in the case of a natural disaster.
North Carolina Army National Guard Transportation Co. rolls with the changes
June 11, 2012
The North Carolina National Guard's 1452nd Transportation Company, 113th Sustainment Brigade, has conducted missions in three different countries over the past 10 months. The "Rough Riders" have remained ready, proactive and flexible throughout their deployment, which has seen them in Iraq, Kuwait, and now Afghanistan.
Panetta Calls for Leadership on Suicide Prevention
June 11, 2012
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UPDATE: Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming National Guard battling wildfires
June 11, 2012
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation, drops 500 gallons of water from a specialized bucket onto the Lower North Fork Fire in the vicinity of Conifer Colo., March 28, 2012.
Arizona Army National Guard aviators prepare for fire season
June 8, 2012
Soldiers from the Arizona Army National Guard's Company A, 2nd Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment use a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to draw and drop water through the use of a buoy wall and a Bambi Bucket during wildfire firefighting training at the Buckeye Armed Forces Reserve Center, Ariz. The training is designed for aviators from the Arizona Army Guard to receive validation by the Arizona State Forestry Division in order to provide aviation support to state wildfire emergencies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Lauren DeVita)