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Tajik Ministry of Defense, Virginia Guard look to future
November 21, 2011
A group of Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the Virginia National Guard meet with the commander of the PKO battallion and some of his staff members during a trip to Tajikistan, June 13 to 19, 2011.

Guard members highlight combatives program through mixed-martial arts
November 21, 2011
Army Sgt. Jeremy Koerper of the Missouri National Guard's 1138th Military Police Company is declared the winner over Bob Spencer at the Fight-Me Mixed Martial Arts League event on Nov. 11, 2011 at the St. Charles Family Arena in St. Charles, Mo. Koerper beat his opponent in the second round.

California Guard members save lives in mock collapsed building
November 21, 2011
Combat engineers from the Ropes Platoon, 235th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, 49th Military Police Brigade, California Army National Guard, secure a vehicle so it doesn't fall while victims are being rescued during the 2011 Arizona Vigilant Guard Exercise Nov. 4, 2011, in Phoenix. The Ropes platoon, which utilizes ropes and pulleys to open up confined spaces and rescue victims, is one of three platoons designated as part of the search and extraction team.

Guard units prepped by big Army for capital air defense mission
November 21, 2011
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 263rd Air Defense Artillery, South Carolina National Guard, send a stinger missile downrange from the Humvee-mounted Avenger missile system at Range 91 near Oro Grande, N.M., Oct. 23, 2011.

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers train active duty noncommissioned officers
November 21, 2011
During a simulated exercise, Soldiers practice evacuating an injured Soldier during the first multi-component Warrior Leader Course at the Camp Beauregard Range Complex hosted by the Louisiana National Guard, Nov. 15, 2011. The Louisiana Guard provided training for National Guard, Reserve and active-duty Soldiers from Fort Polk, Nov. 4-18, 2011.

California Guard members save lives in mock collapsed building
November 21, 2011

Nevada Guard helps Reno Police in fire-stricken neighborhood
November 19, 2011
Police Lt. Mac Venzon of the Reno police department briefs a joint Nevada Guard and Reno Police security team before it heads into fire-affected areas on the night of Nov. 18, 2011. The security team's mission was to clear the area and mitigate any safety hazards.

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.