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Utah Guard members provide aid to Moroccan villagers during African Lion 2012
April 23, 2012
Army 1st Lt. Emily S. Smith, a physician assistant from the Utah State Medical Command, Utah Army National Guard, gives a Moroccan boy a checkup at the Humanitarian Civil Assistance site in Sidi Mussa, Morocco April 13, 2012. The HCA is part of African Lion 2012, an annual, bilateral exercise where U.S. and Moroccan forces work side-by-side to learn each other's tactics and operational procedures.
HONDURAS: Missouri Army Guard members begin Beyond the Horizon exercise
April 19, 2012
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North Carolina Guard member dedicates 100-mile run to fallen comrades
April 18, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Samuel Joyce of the 113th Sustainment Brigade runs a few laps with Sgt. 1st Class Rita Rice during her 100-mile run around Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, April 1, 2012. Each lap around the base was approximately seven miles, and Rice dedicated every lap of her race to fallen comrades from North Carolina.
Oregon Guard participate in Shanti-Doot exercise in Bangladesh
April 16, 2012
Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Darrin Culp, of the 249th Regiment Training Institute in Monmouth, Ore., oversees two Nepalese soldiers as they tend to their role-playing comrade during a medical emergency scenario on the first day of Exercise Shanti Doot 3, in Bangladesh March 9. Culp and his fellow Soldiers were invited to participate as a battlefield lifesaving technique instructors through the State Partnership Program between Oregon and Bangladesh. Exercise Shanti Doot 3 is a Bangladesh armed forces-hosted and U.S. Pacific Command Global Peace Operations Initiative supported joint multi-national exercise designed to give operations, logistics, planning and tactical peace-keeping training to members of 13 different countries in preparation for United Nations Peace-keeping Operations.
Mongolia-Alaska Guard exchange info during Arctic Care
April 16, 2012
Mongolian Lt. Col. Elbegjargal Buyantogtokh (left) speaks to Air Force Capt. Alex Kwon, an optometrist from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson April 15, 2012. Buyantogtokh is an optometrist with the Mongolian Armed Forces who travelled to Alaska to see operations during Arctic Care 2012.
Armenian minister of defense visits Kansas National Guard
April 11, 2012
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signs a proclamation reaffirming the commitment to the relationship between the people of the state of Kansas and the Republic of Armenia, March, 20, 2012 after hosting a luncheon for Seyran Ohanyan, the Minister of Defense for the Republic of Armenia, at the governor's residence to honor the minister's visit.
Texas National Guard members, Mozambique soldiers turn wrenches together
April 11, 2012
A Mozambique army soldier demonstrates how to balance a tire for U.S. Army Spc. Duston Sorrells, a mechanic with Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, during a vehicle mechanic seminar in Maputo, Mozambique, March 20, 2012. Task Force Raptor Soldiers took part in the seminar in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission includes building partner nation capacity.
Utah Air Guard, Morocco partner during Aeroexpo Marrakech
April 9, 2012
A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 151st Air Refueling Wing, Salt Lake City, Utah, sits on the flightline at Aeroexpo Marrakech, April 5, 2012. U.S. Air Forces Africa is participating in the third biennial Aeroexpo Marrekech to strengthen the partnerships with the nations involved and to show commitment to security and stability within the region.
Afghanistan: Kentucky Guard ADT has expert farmer on hand for deployment
April 9, 2012
Civilian Agricultural Specialist Jon Mixon (2nd from right) speaks with a local nongovernmental organization representative in southern Afghanistan February 20, 2012. Mixon is a member of the Kentucky National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team 4, whose mission to help Afghan locals develop more effective farming and business practices by providing education and sustainable tools. Also pictured (from left) are Army Master Sgt. Christopher Campbell and Army Sgt. 1st Class Catherine Corson, Kentucky National Guard.
Djibouti: Texas Guard members share best practices for border protection, patrol
April 5, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Jeff Schmidt (left) and Staff Sgt. Vern Baker, Task Force Raptor, U.S. Army 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, discuss best practices with Djiboutian army soldiers at a border operations seminar at the Demining Djiboutian Army base here, March 14, 2012. Task Force Raptor Soldiers participated in various engagements with African militaries in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa.