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Air Force leaders collaborate on Total Force future
December 1, 2011
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World at strategic inflection point, Dempsey says - and praises Air Guard member on world stage
December 1, 2011
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deanie, talk with British pensioner Dorothy Hughes as part of the Royal United Services Institute conference in London, Nov. 29, 2011.
Iraqis stand ready to defend their own
December 1, 2011
Iraqi Army Aviation Command, Squadron 21 members prepare a Bell 407 helicopter for takeoff at Taji Air Base, July 14, 2011.
Era of Vietnam War veterans serving in North Dakota Guard ends
December 1, 2011
Alan K. Peterson served as a plane captain in the U.S. Navy (similar to a crew chief in the Army and Air Force) on the USS Kitty Hawk during the Vietnam War in 1972. He was part of Attack Squadron 195 (VA-195) out of Lemorre, Calif. Peterson, now 60, retired from the North Dakota National Guard on Wednesday. He was the last Vietnam veteran serving in the state's
National Guard Soldier overcomes immigration, education challenges to live dream
November 30, 2011
Army National Guard Pvt. Angel Chavez poses with his brother, Anthony Chavez (left), his sister, Julissa Corona and brother-in-law Army Staff Sgt. Todd Corona (right) following his high school graduation ceremony at the National Guard Patriot Academy, Nov. 4, 2011 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex in Butlerville, Ind. Chavez became a U.S. citizen in October.
National Guard units adapt training for NATO mission to current events
November 30, 2011
Georgia National Guard soldiers stack behind a wall during training at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 9, 2011. National Guard Soldiers are part of the KFOR 15 rotation preparing to deploy to Kosovo in upcoming months. National Guard units for the December rotation are coming from multiple states and one territory: Wisconsin, Mississippi, Georgia, Nebraska, Vermont, North Dakota, New Jersey, Wyoming, Massachusetts and Puerto Rico.
Oregon National Guard teams with Navy Reserve to help service members with jobs, benefits
November 30, 2011
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeff Leslie, who deployed to Iraq in 2009, and his wife Shannon, interact with employers during the "Hiring Our Heroes" job fair in Oregon City, Ore., Nov. 19, 2011. The job fair was sponsored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and featured a partnership between the Oregon National Guard and Navy Region Northwest Reserve Component Command which was established to better help service members, veterans and families in the region link with reintegration resources.
National Guard agribusiness specialists use surveys to gauge progress, future potential in Afghanistan
November 30, 2011
Air National Guard Master Sgt. Greg Dunlap, an agribusiness specialist with the Missouri National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, interviews a shop owner Nov. 17, 2011, in the Kama district of the Afghanistan province of Nangarhar to obtain information on various aspects of the economic situation facing the countries farmers.
Virginia Guard medical professionals conduct medical information exchange in Tajikistan
November 29, 2011
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Panetta issues Thanksgiving message to troops, families
November 29, 2011
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addresses National Guard leaders at the National Guard's 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference at National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 8, 2011.