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Arizona, Kazakhstan Soldiers exchange vehicle maintenance ideas
May 22, 2014
Army Sgt 1st Class James Akers, left, and Kazakhstan Army Staff Sgt. Dumon Moldrakhman, discuss high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, or Humvee, maintenance information at Papago Park Military Reservation in Phoenix May 12 - 16. Since 1994 the Arizona National Guard has partnered with Kazakhstan as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.

Missouri Guard member keeps the troops laughing
May 20, 2014
Sgt. 1st Class John Snider, the project site noncommissioned officer in charge of the Las Carretas site and member of Missouri's 35th Engineer Brigade, begins each work day with a joke. "I like to get everyone laughing before we work," Snider said. "It lightens the mood, gives your mind a release, and gives everyone a good laugh before we get to work."

Lithuanian partners join Pennsylvania Airmen and Soldiers in Vigilant Guard
May 20, 2014
Capt. Vilius Berzanskas of the Lithuanian Army briefs Maj. Gen. Wesley Craig, Pennsylvania State adjutant general, during the morning update briefing for the Vigilant Guard training exercise in May, 2014.

Illinois National Guard rehearses earthquake response with Polish Land Forces
May 16, 2014
Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Slawomir Latka, with Company C, 341st Military Intelligence, 65th Troop Command (standing center) explains earthquake response operations to Lt. Col. Piotr Lisowski (left) and Maj. Zbgniew Smykovski (right) of the Polish Land Forces.

Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers in Latvia for unmanned aircraft practice
May 8, 2014
Michigan Army National Guard Capt. Mark Wurth, commander of a Shadow Platoon of Bravo Company, 1-126 Cavalry Regiment, Michigan National Guard, arrives in Latvia May  7, 2014, in support of Sabre Strike 2014.

Arkansas Air National Guard members build hope, relationships in Guatemala
May 7, 2014
Guatemalan children watch from a tree as Master Sgt. Larry Ricketts discusses construction with First Sgt. Joshua Rich during Beyond the Horizon 2014 on April 8, 2014. Both airmen are assigned to the 188th Fighter Wing, Civil Engineering Squadron, Arkansas Air National Guard. U.S. Army South is partnering with Guatemala to execute Beyond the Horizon, a focused humanitarian assistance operation conducting various engineering assistance, medical, dental and civic action programs.

Joint-force air surveillance team exceeds 100,000 flying hours
May 5, 2014
An E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System approaches the runway at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, May 1, 2014, after reaching a milestone of 100,000 flying hours to include more than 88,000 hours in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility since 2001.

Georgia National Guard assisting in regionally aligned forces training
May 2, 2014
Georgia Army National Guardsmen supervise CQB/MOUT [close quarters combat and military operations on urbanized terrain] training with two Soldiers from the Guatemalan Interagency Task Force in order to build capacity and to enhance the Honduran's capability in combating transnational criminal organizations and drug trafficking organizations this February in Guatemala.

Delaware Soldiers exchange emergency response ideas with Trinidad and Tobago counterparts
April 30, 2014
Col. Dallas Wingate, Sgt. Donald Powell and Capt. Phil Fowler receive an overview April 10, 2014, on the Operation of Disaster Preparedness and Management's radio room from a member of the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force.

New York Airmen, Soldiers maximize time in Germany for lasting impact
April 22, 2014
New York National Guard troops install roof sheathing on a building at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Germany in March, 2014.