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Georgia Guard troops train for historic Afghan mission
January 17, 2012
Army Col. Andy Hall, commander of the Georgia Army National Guard's 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, prepares to cut the ribbon to officially open a simulated U.S.-built Afghan school while a role-playing Afghan community member looks on during a Division West-led training event at Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 6, 2012. Division West's 120th Infantry Brigade trains Army National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers for deployment by replicating events units may experience overseas.
National Guard State Partnership Program emphasizes building relationships
January 17, 2012
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Serbian Army Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletic, chief of staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, review Serbian troops following McKinley's arrival in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 10, 2010, for National Guard State Partnership Program activities.
Michigan Guard Airman builds partnership in Liberia
January 13, 2012
Air Force Master Sgt. Leslie Blanks returned home to Michigan, Jan. 6, 2012, after a 6-month deployment to Liberia. Blanks is a member of the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia recently entered into a partnership program. Blanks worked as a mentor and adviser to a group of Liberian military personnel during his deployment.
Kuwait: Deployment reunites Oklahoma Guard cousins after a decade apart
January 11, 2012
Army Sgt. Christina Christensen waits with another Soldier as their convoy escort team prepares to leave Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on Nov. 24, 2011, for Iraq.
Minnesota Guard members train while they wait
January 11, 2012
A Soldier in the Mankato, Minn., -based 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment, reviews his kneeling firing position with two members of the Headquarters Company's sniper section on Jan. 5, 2012. Units in the battalion qualified with their individual weapons.
Liberia: Michigan Guard deploys in support of Operation Observant Liberty
January 10, 2012
Flag of Liberia
Kuwait: Maryland Guard members get new mission
January 10, 2012
29th Combat Aviation Brigade patch.
Senior enlisted leaders from U.S. European Command, Maine National Guard visit Montenegro
January 9, 2012
Chief Petty Officer Roy Maddocks, U.S. European Command's Senior Enlisted Leader, and Command Sgt. Maj. Terrence Harris, senior enlisted leader of the Maine National Guard, discuss noncommissioned officer corps development with Colonel Zoran Lazarevic, chief of staff of the Montenegrin General Staff.
Siblings reunite in Afghanistan
January 9, 2012
Army Sgt. Nicholaus A. Hale, left, Army Capt. Rikki Salyers and Army Sgt. Adam M. Hale talk to a public affairs official on Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Jan. 6, 2012. The three siblings reunited after four years with help from Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Allyn, Regional Command East commander, after the general received an email from their father.
Maryland Guard welcomes Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison officer
January 6, 2012
Lt. Col. Dzevad Buric works as the Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison to the State of Maryland.