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Interpreters break down language barriers of Africa Endeavor
August 13, 2013
Missouri Army National Guard 1st Lt. Pesseglou Yoma, center, a native of Togo and fluent French speaker, translates a conversation between Lt. Col. Honnet Michel Sahiry of the Ivory Coast, and U.S. Navy Lt. John MacLean.

New Jersey Guard engineer unit heads to Afghanistan for restoration work
August 13, 2013
Rocco Jones, 3, left, cheers for his older brother PV2 Joseph Jones at the end of a departure ceremony for the 150th Engineers, New Jersey Army National Guard. The horizontal engineer company from Hammonton departed Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Monday, starting a deployment to Afghanistan.

Alaska National Guard supports exercise in Mongolia
August 9, 2013
Lt. Col Jim Arneson, a dentist with the Alaskan Army National Guard, looks to see where the tooth hurts in the mouth of a young Mongolian girl with the help of translator, Ms. Oyun Erdone while at the Buynt Uhaa Complex in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Khaan Quest 2011. Khaan Quest 2013 is now under way.

Illinois National Guard Soldiers continue partnership with Polish forces in Afghanistan
August 8, 2013
Illinois National Guard Soldiers stand in formation with their Polish brothers in arms as Tomasz Siemoniak, Poland's minister of national defense, addresses Soldiers of Task Force White Eagle.

Kentucky's Soldiers and Airmen plant the seeds of learning in Afghanistan
August 5, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Nathan Steele hands school supplies over to District Education Representative Bismillah Khan. The supplies were donated by Luhr Elementary School and Midway College in Kentucky.

South Carolina base hosts Colombian Air Force team
August 2, 2013
Colombian Brig. General Ramses Rueda, a pilot and director of the Colombian Air Force Officer's Academy, along with a team of Colombian Air Force officers, tour McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., July 30, 2013.

Texas-Chile partnership improved through emergency preparedness
August 1, 2013
Members of the Chilean armed forces visit Joint Task Force 71 (Maneuver Enhancement Brigade) July 24 at the Round Rock Armed Forces Reserve Center. Emergency response was the theme for the visit, as the Minuteman Brigade offered a tour to demonstrate the capabilities and interagency relationships inherent to the Homeland Response Force mission.

Illinois National Guard marks 20-year partnership with Poland
July 15, 2013
Hard at work in the tactical operations center, Master Sgt. Marccus Cox, U.S. Task Force White Eagle night battle captain, and Capt. Marek Majcher, Polish Task Force White Eagle battle captain, check data.

Kentucky Agribusiness team going to the dogs - in a good way
July 15, 2013
Staff Sgt. Matthew Nicholson is pinned down by Crash, Tech Sgt. Jessie Johnson's loyal companion, during an exercise at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Afghanistan, June 20, 2013. The dog is trained to keep a detainee in place until further instructed to release his hold.

Montana father and son serving side by side in Afghanistan
July 12, 2013
First Sgt. Glenn Myers and Sgt. Alex Myers, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist, are a father-and-son team and brothers in arms.