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49th Soldiers earn prestigious German marksmanship award
July 20, 2007 — FORT GREELY, Alaska - The distinctive foreign marksmanship award attached to Class A uniforms by a... MORE

Staff Sgt. Steven Mich evaluates the handling of a German pistol during a German marksmanship competition held by the 49th Missile Defense Battalion.

Safety, Alaskan Style
July 19, 2007 — FORT GREELY, Alaska - When it comes to safety, Soldiers stationed at this distant, somewhat extreme... MORE

Grizzly bears outside Fort Greely fence. Although not common, the last Grizzly bear sighting was June 12, 2007.

Changing with the Guard
July 18, 2007 — DENVER (AFPN) - Seventy Air National Guardsmen are slated to begin working at the Air Reserve... MORE

National Guard task force keeps Army helicopters in the fight
July 17, 2007 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - A unique National Guard maintenance task force keeps Army helicopters flying... MORE

Army National Guard Sgt. Morley Wagner determines which one of numerous circuit cards and multiple transducers is failing in an automated flight control system at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on July 4, 2007. Wagner is a member of Task Force AVCRAD (Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot), which maintains components from Army National Guard, Regular Army and Army Reserve helicopters flying missions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Maryland brigade assumes Iraqi mission from Indiana
July 17, 2007 — VICTORY BASE, Iraq - It is an old Army tradition marking one unit leaving and another taking its... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Sann, left, brigade sergeant major for the 58th Brigade Combat Team, left, and Col. Sean Casey, commander of the 58th BCT, uncase the unit's colors during a transfer of authority ceremony in which the 58th BCT assumed responsibility for garrison operations of Victory Base Complex, Iraq, from the 38th Division Support Command, Tuesday, July 10, 2007. The 58th BCT will be responsible for all daily operations on VBC.(U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy) (Released)

Air Guard opens new combat training runway
July 13, 2007 — HATTIESBURG, Miss. - It's a 3,500-foot-long stretch of cement with a few hundred feet added on, just... MORE

A Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster lands July 9 at the Air National Guard's first assault runway training facility at Camp Shelby, Miss. Called "Shelby Aux Field," the 210-acre airfield is one of only two facilities in the world designed for C-17 short-field landing operations. It was constructed to meet the training demands of the Air Guard's 172nd Airlift Wing, which operates and maintains eight of the aircraft.

Guard Plans to Adjust Number of Troops Serving on U.S.-Mexican Border
July 12, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard plans to adjust the number of personnel performing security duty... MORE

Ice and fire: Eskimos in Kuwait
July 11, 2007 — CAMP BUERHING, Kuwait - Hot like a giant hairdryer; like standing under a giant magnifying glass; or... MORE

The Alaska National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment has left its mark at Camp Buerhing, Kuwait, seen here July 3, 2007.

Illinois Unveils Mental Health Services for Returning Guardsmen, Veterans
July 9, 2007 — WASHINGTON - All Illinois National Guard troops returning from deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan... MORE

Happy Hooligans fly first UAS mission from Fargo
July 6, 2007 — Fargo, N.D. - Gov. John Hoeven and N.D. National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. David... MORE

Happy Hooligan Predator operators are seated at their positions in the Ground Control Station (GCS), Fargo, N.D.

Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements

Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General

AFRICOM, National Guard Chaplains Participate in Southern African Development Community Conference

North Carolina Guard Welcomes SPP Partners to Hurricane Response Exercise

Virginia Army Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training