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Dempsey lays out themes for tenure as Army chief
April 12, 2011
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey.
Stavridis: National Guard State Partnership Program resources well-spent
April 11, 2011
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Serbian Army Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletic, chief of staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, review Serbian troops following McKinley's arrival in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 10, 2010, for National Guard State Partnership Program activities.
North Dakota Guard steps up technology in 2011 flood fight
April 11, 2011
Staff Sgt. Nick Suko, left and Sgt. Justin Valenti are members of the North Dakota National Guard Joint Task Force East participating in flood-fighting operations April 6, 2011, at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. The high-tech flood-fighting operations center is being manned 24-hours per day until it is no longer necessary.
More than 60 years of Florida Air Guard history finds home
April 11, 2011
Air Force Col. (Ret.) Frank Kozdras in The Frank W. Kozdras Heritage Center at the St. Francis Barracks in St. Augustine, Fla., March 30, 2011.
Saving the farm: Guard QRF averts repeat flood disaster
April 11, 2011
From right to left: Army Spc. Eric Wiederholt, Army Spc. Joshua Lanzdorf and Army Spc. Randy Birchfield, all of the 815th Engineer Company, Detachment 2, based in Lisbon, N.D., carry sandbags in the rain along a flood levee for placement in a flood barrier April 10, 2011, at a rural farmstead in Cass County, N.D. The Soldiers are members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team that has been sent to the rural home, which has been surrounded by miles of floodwater, by the Cass County tactical operations center. About 500 Guardsmen are currently conducting flood operations in North Dakota, with the vast majority in Cass County.
Combined efforts evacuate World War II veteran from flooded home
April 11, 2011
Capt. Grant Larson, of the 119th Maintenance Squadron, left, and Tom Hall, a Cass County Sherriff’s deputy, assist 87-year-old Obert Tenold to his feet April 9, 2011, as Tenold is helped out of a Cass County Otter Team airboat near Harwood, N.D. A joint government agency team is evacuating Tenold from his home, at his request, as floodwater surrounds his residence, making it impossible for him to get out on his own. The team is an example of how agencies are working together to help others during the 2011 Red River Valley flood. As of Saturday April 9, about 480 N.D. Air and Army Guardsmen were conducting flood operations.
Deal Averts Shutdown, Normal Government Operations to Continue
April 9, 2011
Speaking at the White House at 11:04 p.m. EDT, April 8, 2011, President Barack Obama announces reaching a budget agreement that averts a government shutdown.
Deputy Defense Secretary releases shutdown guidance
April 8, 2011
Department of Defense Seal
DFAS releases pay information for National Guard members during shutdown
April 8, 2011
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New York National Guard prepares for Afghanistan deployment with state-of-the-art communication equipment
April 7, 2011
Soldiers from the 101st Signal Battalion train to use state-of-the-art Satellite Transportable Terminals at Fort Drum, N.Y., March 16, 2011. The 101st is participating in the Warfighter Information Network- Tactical, or WIN-T, program, which will prepare them to set up, operate and maintain the new communications equipment for their scheduled deployment to Afghanistan in 2012.