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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.
Guard helps Ukrainians, Poles train for Olympic Air sovereignty operations
July 22, 2011
Air Force Capt. John Weldon sits with his Ukrainian partner in the Ground Control Intercept cell at Myrhorod Air Base, Ukraine, participating in Safe Skies 2011, a joint Ukraine, Poland, U.S. aerial exchange event.
Idaho Guard member driven to serve by patriotism
July 22, 2011
Army Spc. Crystal Gregan, a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle driver and gunner assigned to Golf Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 77th Sustainment Brigade, 310th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, disassembles an M-240B machine gun after a convoy mission at Joint Base Balad, Iraq July 7, 2011.
Illinois Guard members train Suriname military in security techniques
July 21, 2011
Air Force Master Sgt. Todd Agans, a member of the 183rd Security Forces Squadron, Illinois National Guard, shows members of the Suriname army proper techniques for handcuffing detainees in Paramaribo, Suriname July 8, 2011. This training is part of exercise New Horizons Suriname 2011. Over 600 U.S. military personnel and 50 Surinamese military personnel will participate in the exercise at various times over a three month period.
California Guard members train Iraqis on generator maintenance
July 20, 2011
Iraqi Army Warrant Officer Rashid (left) California Army National Guard Sgt. Salvador Lopez of Headquarters Support Company, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, provide maintenance on a backup generator for the airfield at Camp Taji July 19, 2011.