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Convoy ops with Hustler 21
March 26, 2009 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - "You see the lights up ahead? That's Scania," said Sgt. 1st Class Elwin... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Elwin Farnsworth from Hotel Company, 1-161st Infantry (Combined Arms Battalion), 81st Brigade Combat Team, Washington Army National Guard, discusses the route to Scania with Lead KBR controller Dennis Bos minutes before departure.

Deployment-hardened Soldiers, Airmen use familiar barriers to dam rising floodwaters
March 26, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - While deployed in Iraq, Spc. Ryan L. Karsky got quite used to the towering HESCO... MORE

Spc. Joshua Klundt, of the 817th Engineer Company (Sappers), pulls one end of a collapsible barrier device called a HESCO March 24 in Fargo, N.D. The sections of HESCO are being linked together and filled with sand to create a flood barrier from the rising waters of the Red River.

Air Guard keeps air mobility in the fight
March 25, 2009 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) - Airmen of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve have... MORE

Alaska Guard protects aircraft from volcano's ash
March 24, 2009 — JUNEAU, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin has encouraged Alaskans potentially effected by the ash fall... MORE

DHS looking at options on SW border; Secretary "still considering" use of National Guard
March 24, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Along with several other initiatives, the Department of Homeland Security is... MORE

New York intelligence troops train for wartime tasks
March 23, 2009 — LATHAM, NY - Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Intelligence... MORE

Massachusetts air operations group stands up
March 23, 2009 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - As Senior Airman Alexis Colonna, working on the ops floor of... MORE

South Dakota Soldiers conduct hand-to-hand combat training
March 23, 2009 — FORT MEADE, S.D. - Sometimes the only weapon a Soldier has on the battlefield is his own two fists,... MORE

Army Capt. Shannon Machmiller (left), a civil affairs officer with the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade in Sioux Falls, S.D., grapples with her opponent, during training for the Modern Army Combatives Program held at the 196th Regiment, Regional Training Institute on March 12, at Fort Meade, S.D.

Alaska Army Guardsmen assist with Arctic Care 2009
March 23, 2009 — BETHEL, Alaska - A thick, wet blanket of snow covers the rotors of three Alaska Army National Guard... MORE

Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard's 1st 207 Aviation Regiment guide a Black Hawk onto the flight line in Bethel, Alaska, March 12, 2009. The 1st 207 Aviation Regiment is responsible for transporting all medical teams and supplies during Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led readiness exercise providing no-cost health care to 14 villages in Western Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim region.

South Dakota Soldiers united in flooding efforts
March 21, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - Flooding levels on the Red River remain high, but residents can put their minds to... MORE

Pfc. Jess Krantz (left) and Spc. Eric Peters, both of Watertown, S.D., and members of the 139th Brigade Support Battalion of the South Dakota Army National Guard, patrol the dike to check the water level and look for weak spots on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

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