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Colombian military gets firsthand look at Vigilant Guard South Carolina
March 13, 2015
U.S. Army Spc. Caitlyn Causey, a medic assigned to the 122nd Engineering Company, left, and Staff Sgt. Jackie Rosier, a squad leader assigned to the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, right, prepare to take the Colombian military delegation to view the ferrying operation up-close via boat at the Carroll Ashmore Campbell Marine Complex, March 7, 2015, in Georgetown, South Carolina, as a part of the Vigilant Guard South Carolina exercise. Vigilant Guard is a series of federally funded disaster-response drills conducted by National Guard units working with federal, state and local emergency management agencies and first responders.

Wisconsin Air Guard leaders visit deployed Airmen in Japan
March 11, 2015
Airman 1st Class Henry Hasler, 18th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, explains parts of his job to Brig. Gen. Gary Ebben, Wisconsin National Guard assistant adjutant general, on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015. Ebben came to Kadena to see what kind of work his troops from the Wisconsin Air National Guard were doing.

South African general visits the New York Air National Guard
March 9, 2015
South African Maj. Gen. Wiseman Mbambo, left, and Brig. Gen. Mashoro Phala stand with New York Air National Guard Col. Timothy LaBarge, center, commander of the 105th Airlift Wing, after experiencing a flight in the New York Air National Guard's state of the art C-17 Simulator on Monday, March 2, 2015. Mbomba and Phala visited Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York, as part of the South African National Defence Force's State Partnership Program relationship with the New York National Guard.

Senior leaders: Guard, reservists well-suited for security cooperation efforts in Middle East
March 3, 2015
Senior leaders from U.S. Army Central, the Army Reserve, and the National Guard gather around a table in the ARCENT War Room for the Joint Monthly Access for Reserve Components meeting held at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, on Feb. 19, 2015. The meeting was held to find areas where the Reserve and National Guard components can assist in the ARCENT mission, which is to oversee Army operations in 20 different countries in Southwest Asia.

South Carolina Air National Guard welcomes Colombian visitors
February 23, 2015
Maj. Juan Gonzalez, left, a Colombia air force maintenance officer, receives a flightline orientation from U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Hernandez, an F-16 crew chief with the 495th Fighter Group, Det 157 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., during a visit to the base Feb. 20, 2015. The visit was the latest engagement for the State Partnership Program between South Carolina and the Republic of Colombia.

Wisconsin Guard engineer unit takes on additional security mission in Afghanistan
February 19, 2015
Spc. Jacob Chappa, 950th Engineer Company, TAAC-Air base security, provides over watch to the base's entry. Jacob is one of more than 50 members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard who provide security for Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air.

Silicon Valley-based Air Guard members deploy to the Horn of Africa
February 2, 2015
California Air National Guard members from the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., prepare to board a C-17 Globemaster aircraft for their overseas deployment.

Mississippi National Guard assisted in NATO exercise
January 29, 2015
Lt. Col. Jeffery J. Files, acting commander of 66th Troop Command, Mississippi Army National Guard, which is acting as high command during Allied Spirit I, briefs the unit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The event included more than 2,000 participants from Canada, Hungary, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States and exercises interoperability with NATO allies.

Utah's 151st Air Refueling Wing offers support for training in Germany
January 26, 2015
A NATO E-3A AWACS aircraft approaches a Utah Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker for air refueling during a training flight over Germany on Jan. 13, 2015.

North Carolina National Guard Soldiers deploy for Kuwait
January 12, 2015
Mountain Grove Church in Granite Falls, North Carolina, hosted proud parents, nervous spouses, very energetic children, local employers, veteran service organization leaders and many friends for the North Carolina National Guard’s 1450th Transportation Company deployment ceremony for duty in Kuwait in support of Operation Resolute Support.