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On two wheels in Ghazni
June 7, 2010 — GHAZNI, Afghanistan - When the Vermont National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team... MORE

Spc. Skyler W. Genest a military policeman assigned to Troop B, 1-172nd Calvary Squadron, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) of the Vermont National Guard, takes his project bike for a ride, April 13, 2010. Genest found this project bike in the back of a storage bunker and decided to spend some of his free time fixing it up. Genest is an admitted tinkerer back home likes the challenge of trying to fix a 40-year-old motorcycle. He is quick to point out the .50 caliber ammunition box that he modified to be the gas tank.

Illinois Guardsman falls for his job hook, line and sinker
June 7, 2010 — KENTUCKY LAKE, Ky., - With the sun beating down in 90-degree summer heat, the lake was Sgt. Adam... MORE

Sgt. Adam Lock, a recruiter with the Illinois National Guard, has found a way to enjoy his two favorite hobbies: fishing and talking about the National Guard. The 29-year-old is the only National Guard member on the Forrest L. Wood (FLW) Fishing Tour, which is sponsored by the National Guard.

North Dakota Soldiers provide force protection in Haiti
June 4, 2010 — FARGO, N.D., - While U.S. Southern Command's earthquake disasterresponse in Haiti officially ended... MORE

Indiana National Guard receives critical homeland security mission
June 4, 2010 — INDIANAPOLIS - Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the adjutantgeneral of the Indiana National Guard,... MORE

National Guard mission in Kosovo evolves over time
June 4, 2010 — PRISTINA, Kosovo,- More than a decade into a National Guardmission to support Kosovo's security and... MORE

Ohio, Washington Guard to start Homeland Response Forces
June 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Ohio and Washington have been chosen as the firststates to host new National Guard... MORE

Colorado Airmen win Guardian Challenge 2010
June 3, 2010 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Airmen of the Colorado Air National Guard's 137th Space Warning... MORE

Members of the 137th Space Warning Squadron of the Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing won best Space Operations team and best Security Forces Tactics team to take home Air Force Space Command's 2010 Aldridge Trophy as part of Team Buckley, May 21, 2010.

Two Army Guard units named top environmental stewards
June 3, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Two Army National Guard installations were recognized for their environmental work... MORE

Army Maj. Gen. Ed Wright, the adjutant general of Wyoming, accepts the Secretary of Defense 2010 Environmental Award for Cultural Resources Management from Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III at the Pentagon June 2, 2010.

Vermont Guardsmen join with New Zealand PRT to help orphanage
June 3, 2010 — BAMYAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Maori people of New Zealand have a saying: "in tangita, in... MORE

Staff Sgt. Peter Ladensack, a member of the Vermont National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, plays with a baby during a visit to an orphanage in Bamyan province, May 26, 2010. The Soldier is part of the Delaware Embedded Training Team, which along with the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team delivered and assembled bunk beds for the orphanage and gave out clothing, toys and stuffed animals to the kids.

Fort Indiantown Gap offers guided tours of rare butterfly habitat
June 2, 2010 — HARRISBURG, Pa., - Guided tours will give visitors a chance to see the only population of Regal... MORE

New Hampshire Guard, El Salvador Celebrate 25th Anniversary of State Partnership Program

New York Guard to Help Sweden With Division-Level Command Post Exercise

Washington Guard, Thai Armed Forces Conclude Successful Enduring Partners 25

Nordhaus Joins Indo-Pacific Chiefs of Defense Conference to Strengthen State Partnership Program

North Carolina Air Guard Hosts Mini African Military Law Forum