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Alaska National Guard responding to Alaska community buried in snow
January 9, 2012 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard is responding to personnel and equipment requests... MORE

Personnel in the Alaska National Guard's Joint Operation Center work to resource a request from the State Emergency Operation Center to send more than 50 Guard members, supplies and equipment to Cordova on Jan. 7, 2012.

Chicago Army National Guard Soldier prevents robbery
January 9, 2012 — CHICAGO - Quick actions by a 21-year old Illinois Army National Guard Soldier during the weekend... MORE

Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jaime L. Witt.

Maryland Guard welcomes Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison officer
January 6, 2012 — BALTIMORE - The Maryland State Partnership Program has successfully implemented a liaison officer in... MORE

Lt. Col. Dzevad Buric works as the Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison to the State of Maryland.

Deadline nears for employer support award nominations
January 6, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Members of the National Guard and reserves have just 10 more days to nominate their... MORE

Changes in AER include family dental assistance, spouse scholarships
January 5, 2012 — WASHINGTON - New categories of assistance and new scholarship opportunities are now available... MORE

Army Capt. Martha Mitchell, a dentist at the U.S. Army Garison-Stuttgart Dental Clinic, examines 7-year-old Parker Weedon's teeth during a visit to his second-grade classroom at Robinson Barracks Elementary School. Assistance for family dental care up to $4,000 per case is now available through Army Emergency Relief under new guidelines that expand eligible categories.

Kansas National Guard combat medic covers Africa
January 5, 2012 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - "I wanted to make my dad proud."The pen struck the parchment leaving her... MORE

Army Spc. Michelle Lawrence, 35th Military Police Company combat medic currently serving as a unit public affairs representative for the 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery, Kansas Army National Guard, adjusts her camera settings at Camp Lemonnier, June 30, 2011. Lawrence is a combat medic, but was designated as a unit public affairs representative for the 1-161 FA BN shortly after deploying to Africa. She calls Dighton, Kan., home.

Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel
January 5, 2012 — WASHINGTON - With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of... MORE

The National Guard's contribution: 300,000-plus Iraq deployments
January 4, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - On Dec. 18, 2011, when the final U.S. troops crossed the Iraqi border into Kuwait,... MORE

Citizen-Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard's 223rd Military Police Company conduct a briefing at Camp Liberty, Iraq, before an escort mission in 2008 in front of their vehicles. (Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill)

Health concerns prompt Exchanges to remove dietary supplements
January 4, 2012 — WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense has implemented a temporarymoratorium on the sales of... MORE

The dos and don'ts of the political season
January 4, 2012 — VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - With the presidential primarieslurking around the corner, there are a... MORE

Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers Place 2nd in Lithuania Land Forces Best Infantry Squad Competition

Washington Guard, Royal Thai Army Strengthen Ties With Stryker Leader Exchange

Exercise Cobra Gold Ends for US, Thailand Partners

Minnesota Guard Strengthens Partnership, Trains in Norway’s Arctic Environment

Washington Guard, Thailand Partners Train Through Cobra Gold 2026