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New York Guard Soldiers to compete in international shooting match
March 28, 2011
Some of the New York Army National Guard Soldiers chosen to compete in the South African National Defense Force 2011 Regional Combat Rifle Competition pose at Watervliet Arsenal after fulfilling requirements for the trip. Standing, Staff Sgt. Dennis Rick, Sgt. Maj. Anthony Coluccio, Sgt. 1st Class Arthur Evans, an alternate, Spc. Matthew Melendez and Cpl. Jonathan Patton. Kneeling, Spc. Masami Yamakado and Spc. Jason Grossman. Other Soldiers who are part of the team were not available for the photograph.

Texas Guard hosts multinational combat arms exercise
March 28, 2011
Two Texas Army National Guard Uh-60 Black hawks conduct training missions during a Red Flag exercise March 2-6, 2011. The Black hawks were preparing to insert the Czech/US Multi-National Assault Force near the enemy village, amid heavy surface to air fire.

Young Afghan pros help Iowa ADT enhance agricultural efforts
March 24, 2011
Abdul Wali and Said Obaidullah, Afghan agricultural professionals who are
part of the internship program initiated by the Iowa National Guard's 734th
Agribusiness Development Team, talk about an upcoming field day March 19,
2011, with Army 1st Lt. Scott Shirk, ADT project manager for the Chowkay
District, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Don Kuehl, ADT project manager for
the Sarkani District

Iowa National Guard leadership visits Red Bulls downrange
March 24, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Tim E. Orr, right, adjutant general of the Iowa National
Guard, talks with Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Pries, left, an engineer with
Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th
Infantry Division, and  Army Staff Sgt. Scott Murray Jr., center, a squad
leader with Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment, March 22,
2011, during his visit to Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.

McKinley: State Partnership Program National Guard crown jewel
March 24, 2011
Botswana Defence Force Brig. Gen. George Tlhalerwa fires a squad automatic
weapon as Army Col. Jeffery Brotherton, North Carolina National Guard,
observes, Aug. 17, 2009, at the Camp Butner National Guard Training Center
in North Carolina. The event, a State Partnership Program initiative, gave a
delegation of officers and civilians from Botswana an opportunity to see
U.S. training facilities and weapons ranges.

Romanian Air Force officers visit Alabama Guard unit
March 23, 2011
Romanian Air Force officers look over an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet at the Alabama National Guard's 187th Fighter Wing during a recent visit as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program.

Now it’s 63: National Guard State Partnership Program pairs Iowa, Kosovo
March 23, 2011
Army 1st Lt. Aaron Rosheim, a helicopter pilot with the Iowa National
Guard's C Company, 2-147th Aviation Battalion, explains an essay assignment
to a group of students at the Youth Center in Ferizaj/Urosevac, Kosovo, Aug.
3, 2010. Rosheim wass among a group of MNBG-E Soldiers, who visited the
youth center twice a week to prepare a group of students to take an English
language test. Rosheim was deployed as a part of MNBG-E in support of the
NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

Something worth fighting for
March 22, 2011
Ahmed plays soccer with Air Force nurse 1st Lt. Stephanie Allen outside the Joint Base Balad U.S. Air Force Hospital.

Kentucky Guard ADT witnesses formation of first Afghan soybean farmers association
March 22, 2011
Army Col. Hunter Mathews, Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team commander, speaks to Afghan soybean farmers about their farms during the inauguration ceremony for the Afghan Soybean Farmers Association at the Kapisa Governor’s compound March 17, 2011. The Kentucky ADT purchased seed and fertilizer for the farmers earlier this year. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Wilton) (Released)

National Guard's State Partnership Program hosts Armenian police in Kansas
March 18, 2011
Flag of the Republic of Armenia.