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National Guard renews compassionate suicide prevention campaign
May 14, 2010 — JEFFERSON BARRACKS, Mo. - In response to a rising number of Soldier suicides last year within the... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Robert Meyers, of the 1138th Medium Truck Company, delivers the National Guard suicide prevention and awareness message to Soldiers of his unit at Jefferson Barracks.

VA Strives to Prevent Vet Suicides
May 14, 2010 — WASHINGTON, April 23, 2010 - With more than 6,000 veterans committing suicide every year - and 98... MORE

Joint Task Force Haiti prepares for 'New Horizon'
May 14, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Joint Task Force Haiti is preparing to stand down its disaster-relief mission in... MORE

New Jersey Guardsman honored to be selected for Warrior Games
May 14, 2010 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., - Throughout my time here, I have heard no shortage of intriguing and... MORE

Sgt. Brandon Longe of the New Jersey Army National Guard is competing in the Ultimate Champion competition and sitting volleyball events at the Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., on May 12, 2010.

Maine Guardsmen running 21 marathons in 21 days
May 14, 2010 — KITTERY, Maine, - Two Maine Army National Guard Soldiers have begun to run 21 marathons in 21... MORE

Col. Jack Mosher and Maj. Herbert Brock departed Kittery, Maine on May 8 to complete a 21-day, 500-mile Resilience Run to Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on May 31 in time to participate in national Memorial Day ceremonies. They will alternate days as a running team, moving roughly 26.2 miles per day from start to finish resting only on Sundays.

South Carolina F-16s deploy to Southwest Asia
May 14, 2010 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C., - The 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air... MORE

Capt. Ryan "Bago" Madrid, an F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot assigned to the 157th Fighter Squadron of the South Carolina Air National Guard prepares to launch from McEntire Joint National Guard Base enroute to an Air Expeditionary Force deployment to Southwest Asia, May 14, 2010.

Air Guard opens access to social media sites
May 14, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Air National Guard officials announced this week that access to popular social... MORE

West Virginia shares ideas on rural health in Peru
May 14, 2010 — CHARLESTON, W.V., - Poor dental health, lack of adequateimmunizations, and a shortage of resources... MORE

Air Force Lt. Col. (Dr.) Steve Nathanson (center) listens as his translator asks a question of an elderly resident of a rural village near Batan Grande in the Lambayeque District of Peru.

Case Study: Arkansas aims efforts at building resiliency
May 14, 2010 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark., - Two uniformed Arkansas National Guard Soldiers visit homeless... MORE

Resiliency is one key to preventing suicide, said Army Capt. Tanya Phillips, suicide prevention program manager for the Arkansas National Guard, seen here after leading training at Camp Joseph T. Robinson in Little Rock, Ark., on April 17, 2010. "The resilience is not learned as it might have been in past generations," Phillips said.

New York Air Guard moves radars to Ohio
May 14, 2010 — NEWBURGH, N.Y., - The New York Air National Guard's 213th Engineering Installation Squadron, a... MORE

Oregon National Guard Soldiers Work to Bring Home Missing Vietnam War Service Member

New Jersey, New York Officer Candidates Train with Albanian, Kosovar Cadets

Virginia Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training

Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements

Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General