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Like body armor, flu vaccine aims to protect troops
November 4, 2009 — WASHINGTON - Like protective equipment issued to troops downrange, the H1N1 flu vaccine is a measure... MORE

DoD experts to answer H1N1 questions online
November 3, 2009 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Military Health System will host a Web-based, town hall-style meeting Nov... MORE

DoD receives first H1N1 vaccine shipments
November 3, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has started receiving H1N1 vaccines and will begin distributing... MORE

Tricare announces H1N1 immunization policy
November 3, 2009 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Immunizations against the H1N1 virus will soon be available, and people are... MORE

Chief: National Guard that proved itself after 9/11, Katrina faces new challenges
September 14, 2009 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The National Guard proved its relevance, value and accessibility after the... MORE

Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 131st National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 11, 2009. "The 21st century is going to be a tough one but the National Guard will be there, ready and resilient," McKinley said.

Deployed firefighters, Soldiers remember 9/11
September 11, 2009 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq, - More than 340 New York City firefightersdied on Sept. 11, 2001. Task Force... MORE

Staff Sgt. Michael Wilson of the New York National Guard patrols at Penn Station in Manhattan, N.Y., on Aug. 25, 2009. Wilson is serving with Joint Task Force Empire Shield, which has been continuously providing military support to civilian authorities since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

ANG bands build 'bonds of friendship' through music
May 20, 2009 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - Collectively they are armed with everything from bass guitars and drum sticks to... MORE

Airman 1st Class Johanna Brooks, Air National Guard - Band of the Northwest member, sings a pop song as part of their concert practice following a full day of pre-deployment training at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., April 17. Two other bands participated in the training which readies 30 ANG band members to deploy overseas to aid a strained active duty band element this summer.

Highlander Infantry Soldiers promote good fun
May 20, 2009 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Washington Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment... MORE

Capt. David N. Redmond, of Everett, Wash., with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, leads the Highlander pack at the start of the 5K run during the Highlander games at Joint Base Balad, Iraq April 30.

KFOR removes barriers in Kosovo
May 20, 2009 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Imagine a life in which you lived in fear of bombs falling from the sky and... MORE

Soldiers with the Alpha Company Aztecs, 79th BSTB, Task Force Nightstalkers, and with Liaison Monitoring Team One Task Force LMT move sandbags from a Hercules Engineering Solutions Consortium (HESCO) barrier during a mission to beautify the Kamenica Cultural Center in Kamenica/Kamenice, Kosovo.

Biden announces expansion of Pentagon housing program
May 19, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Vice President Joe Biden today announced the Defense Department's plan to expand... MORE

North Carolina Guard Creating Shared Experiences

A Career of Service: Illinois Army Guard Soldier Reflects on Time in Active Component, Army Guard, and Army Reserve

District of Columbia Guard, Jamaican Defence Force Partner at Cyber Exercise

Ohio Guard Attends Exercise Platinum Wolf in Serbia

Tennessee Guard Participates in Bulgaria’s Best Warrior Competition