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Iowa National Guard brings senior noncommissioned officer training to Kosovo
November 23, 2011
The initial Senior Noncommissioned Officer course for the Kosovo Security Forces was taught by Iowa National Guard members as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program. They are stationed as part of the NATO-led Kosovo Forces 14 rotation, and KSF personnel. The Iowa National Guard assumed State Partnership status with Kosovo March 2011.

Afghanistan: Kentucky Guard ADT 3 pulls out the 'wood carpet' for Afghan farmers
November 23, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Valentine, Army Maj. Bernie Quill and members of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 3 work with one of the local Afghan businessmen, Abdul Farzam, on developing their agricultural businesses during their deployment to Afghanistan.

Tennessee Air National Guard mother, daughter share Thanksgiving together overseas
November 23, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Terri Gill and her daughter Air Force Senior Airman Audrey Gill are deployed together with the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron from Tennessee Air National Guard.

Afghanistan: Delaware Governor Markell visits deployed Guard members
November 22, 2011
Delaware Governor Jack Markell, left, meets Delaware Airmen at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan on Nov. 16, 2011. To the left of the governor is Air Force Col. Mike Feeley, deputy operations group commander, 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, and commander, 166th Operations Group, 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard. Governor Markell and Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy spent a day in one nation in Southwest Asia and two days in Afghanistan meeting troops from their respective states.

Afghanistan: Missouri Guard ADT places emphasis on sustainability of water resources
November 22, 2011
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Tajik Ministry of Defense, Virginia Guard look to future
November 21, 2011
A group of Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the Virginia National Guard meet with the commander of the PKO battallion and some of his staff members during a trip to Tajikistan, June 13 to 19, 2011.

Iraq: National Guard units make room for exodus as drawdown nears
November 21, 2011
Transient tents at Camp Virginia in Kuwait house units coming out of Iraq in time for the Dec. 31, 2011 drawdown deadline. Camp Virginia's Camp Command Cell, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, Minnesota National Guard, is responsible for forecasting billeting numbers to ensure proper housing is available for the units as they make their way back home.

Iraq: Guard member has not so typical deployment in Iraq
November 21, 2011
Army 1st Lt. Geremy Harper, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, is the liaison between civilian contractors and military personnel at Victory Base Complex in Iraq, ensuring that operations of the base are smoothly coordinated.

National Guard troops get realistic training ahead of Kosovo mission
November 20, 2011
A group of Georgia National Guard Soldiers stack behind a wall during the cordon and search lane at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany Nov. 7, 2011. National Guard Soldiers from several states - including the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade - are part of the KFOR 15 rotation preparing to deploy to Kosovo in the upcoming months.

Iraq: Short haul, long night for Minnesota Guard's "Drifters"
November 18, 2011
Citizen-Soldiers from the 194th Armor's Delta Company arrive at Camp Adder, Iraq, after a convoy security mission.