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Air Force, Reserve components, Cambodia armed forces partner for civil assistance mission
August 11, 2011
Air Force Maj. Nathaniel Duff and Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Capt. Sok Heng examine the ear of a Cambodian woman during Operation PACIFIC ANGEL 11-1 Aug. 8, 2011, in Bak Klarng, Cambodia. The operation supports U.S. Pacific Command’s capacity-building efforts by partnering with other governments in the region to provide medical, dental, optometry and engineer assistance to their citizens. Major Duff is an ear, nose and throat surgeon assigned to the 154th Medical Group, Hawaii Air National Guard. Captain Heng is a medic in the Royal Cambodian Air Force.
Therapy dogs lift spirits of returning Soldiers at Camp Atterbury
August 11, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Houston, and Staff Sgt. Travis Gilbert, both from the Michigan Army National Guard's 1225th Corps Support Battalion, watch 3-year-old therapy dog, Lugnut, do a trick Aug. 4, 2011, at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The two Soldiers recently returned with their unit from a 10-month deployment in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Alaska Guard members support multinational exercise, strengthen Pacific Region peacekeeping operations
August 9, 2011
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National Guard unit serves vital role on Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team
August 9, 2011
Army Sgt. Brian Ohler, of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, provides security while other PRT members visit Farah Hospital in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 23, 2011. The Farah director of public health and members of the PRT visited the hospital to assess the structure and working conditions.
Quartermasters Keep Australian/American Exercise Supplied
August 5, 2011
Australian Pvt. Ben Pawelski, a storeman assigned to the 9th Combat Services Support Battalion, Australian Defence Force, stationed at Warradale Barracks, Adalaide, South Australia and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Strother, a radio operator with the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division, work together unloading fire water buckets for issue to Soldiers participating in Talisman Sabre.
Louisiana Guard to fly new helicopter in overseas mission
August 5, 2011
A Florida National Guard UH-72A Lakota participates in a personnel recovery exercise, May 2, 2011, in Gonaives, Haiti. The Lakota is a newly fielded light helicopter meant to perform peacetime missions traditionally issued to the UH-60 Black Hawk.
Brothers serving together help renovate school in Suriname
August 4, 2011
Brothers Army Spc. Waylon Blasius and Army Spc. Weston Blasius take a break from work at the Pater van der Pluym School in Suriname's Brokopondo district Aug. 1, 2011. Both brothers are carpentry and masonry specialists assigned to the South Dakota Army National Guard's 155th Engineer Company. Soldiers from the 155th are in Suriname as part of New Horizons 2011, a joint humanitarian mission between the Suriname government and the U.S. Southern Command with the goal of helping to improve the quality of life for the people of Suriname. South Dakota and Suriname are paired in the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
42nd Infantry Division Band: Army's musical ambassadors in New York State
August 4, 2011
Members of the 42nd Infantry Division Band perform in Iraq.
Safe Skies 2011: Air National Guard, European partners build skills
July 28, 2011
Safe Skies 2011 is a military-to-military exchange between the US, Ukraine and Poland to enhance airspace security over the Ukraine and Poland in preparation for Eurocup 2012.
Texas Guard member’s rivalry with brother beneficial
July 26, 2011
Army Spc. Andrew Deason, an Iraqi security forces knowledge management representative assigned to the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, poses for a photo with Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III during his visit to Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq June 25, 2011. Deason competes with his brother, Spc. Brian Brown, who is currently an active duty member in the Army, to see which of them can meet the highest-ranking military officials. The brothers have an ongoing competition that began when Deason joined the Guard two years after Brown joined the Army.