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Afghanistan: Missouri National Guard Agribusiness Development Team teaches Afghans safe meat processing
December 16, 2011
Army National Guard Maj. Samuel Forester, executive officer of the Missouri Agribusiness Development Team, leads an instructional seminar for Afghan government officials on meat inspection in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Forester is also a U.S. Department of Agriculture certified meat inspector and his main goal was to show agricultural officials how to work with available resources to educate farmers and commercial butchers on good sanitation practices and animal health.
Iraq: Panetta concludes Iraq mission, notes service, sacrifice of military members
December 15, 2011
Secretary of Defense Leon Penetta
Afghanistan: Indiana Guard members train farmers in Khowst
December 14, 2011
Farmers from the Mandozai district of Khowst province learn about nutrition and animal care during a class at the Mandozai district center Dec. 1, 2011. This was class was just one of many sponsored by the Indiana National Guard's 4-19th Agribusiness Development Team, which has brought animal husbandry training to more than 400 farmers in the province.
National Guard, Botswana Defence Force share military intelligence practices
December 13, 2011
Army Sgt. Major Kamodi, noncommissioned officer in charge of the Botswana Defence Force Wildlife Training Center, explains to Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, adjutant general of the North Carolina National Guard and Army Maj. Gen. Edward Leacock of the Defense Intelligence Agency, how they train BDF Soldiers to react to various predators to prepare Botswana soldiers to conduct patrols in the bush areas of the country in November 2011. The North Carolina National Guard and Botswana are partners through the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Illinois National Guard to train with Polish army, preparing for 2012 deployment together
December 12, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. William Enyart, the adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, receives the Polish Army Medal from Polish Land Forces Commander Lieutenant General Zbigniew Glowienka on Sept. 23. 2011. The Illinois National Guard and Poland have been partners through the National Guard State Partnership Program since 1993.
Afghanistan: Oklahoma Army, Air National Guard units team up in air, on ground
December 12, 2011
Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Brandon White, a joint terminal attack controller with the 146th Air Support Operation Squadron of the Oklahoma National Guard, communicates with aircraft personnel, circling above during operations in northern Laghman province, Afghanistan, to disrupt insurgent activity in the area Nov. 15, 2011.
KOSOVO: Multiple National Guard, Reserve units assume responsibility for safety, security in Kosovo
December 12, 2011
Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers present arms during the Multinational Battle Group East transfer of authority ceremony Dec. 10, 2011 at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo. At the ceremony, official responsibility for Multinational Battle Group East operations passed from Kosovo Forces 14 to KFOR 15, led by the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. The 157th MEB is joined by 13 other National Guard units and one Army Reserve unit.
Kentucky National Guard shows aviation facility, flight operations with Ecuadorian Army Air Group
December 9, 2011
The member of the Kentucky Army National Guard 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade stands with the members of the Ecuadorian Army Air Group during their visit at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 17, 2011. The Kentucky National Guard hosted a team of aviators and maintainers from the Republic of Ecuador Army Air Group as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.
Maryland National Guard first to assign liaison officer for State Partnership Program
December 9, 2011
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Afghanistan: Kansas Guard's ambitious new market sells hope to desperate locals
December 8, 2011
Wasir Kahn, an Afghan Malik and village elder, cuts the ceremonial ribbon during the opening of a new marketplace near Gerdy Katz, Dec. 3, 2011. The market is only the most recent, albeit essential, addition to a list of achievements the Kansas National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team and their Afghan counterparts have struggled to reach together.