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Female combat troops to link Afghan women, New York Guard's 27th Brigade
June 7, 2011
Members of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment’s Female Engagement Team learn how to dine politely during an Afghan meal during pre-mobilization training May 31 in Fort Drum. The 10-person FET will act as cultural mediators when deployed to Iraq, which means they will go on combat missions with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, march and fight as they do, and then talk to Afghan women in an effort to understand their concerns.
Nebraska brothers-in-the-Guard serve together
June 6, 2011
Army Sgt. Bob Brewer meets with an Afghan soldier at a checkpoint in the Musahi area of Afghanistan.
Illinois Guard trains with Polish military
June 3, 2011
A team of Illinois National Guard Soldiers with the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package treat a simulated casualty during the Epifactor 2011, a series of crisis management exercises held May 21 to 25, 2011, in Warsaw, Poland.
Ambassador praises National Guard
June 3, 2011
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Neil Stockfleth of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, officer-in-charge of the agriculture section for the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, briefs U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry on agriculture issues during a visit to Kunar Province June 1. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Capt. Peter Shinn)
Minister Hits Bottom to Rise as an Army Guard Chaplain
June 3, 2011
Capt. Harold B. Bender, deputy division chaplain for the 36th Infantry Division, is a former Baptist youth and recreational activities minister who lost everything, including his ministry, after a divorce. He enlisted in the Army in 2004 because he said he had nowhere else to turn. An encounter with a helpful chaplain at his advanced individual training led him to the Chaplain Corps and a new ministry -- and an even stronger relationship with God.
President Obama meets with Illinois Guard SPP troops
May 31, 2011
President Barack Obama and President Bronislaw Komorowski review troops during the arrival ceremony in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, May 28, 2011. The president also met with Illinois National Guard troops participating in the State Partnership Program.
Illinois National Guard Soldiers tour historic Poland
May 31, 2011
Flag of Poland
Vermont Guard medevac crew braves storm, saves Soldier
May 31, 2011
An HH-60M medevac helicopter crew of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, evacuates an injured Soldier from Contingency Operating Site Cobra, Iraq, April 4, 2011. The medevac crew flew in low visibility and blowing dust conditions in order to reach the injured Soldier and safely transport him to a medical facility.
National Guard helps British Withdraw from Iraq
May 27, 2011
Army Capt. Shawn D. Nokes, commander of the 1244th Transportation Company, prepares a trailer after a convoy on May 15, 2011, at Umm Qasr Iraq. Nokes is lowering the landing legs for the trailer as a safety precaution.
On target for partnership: New York Guard forms bonds in South African rifle match
May 18, 2011
New York National Guard members visit with a tame cheetah at a South African game preserve during their recent trip there for the South African National Defense Force 2011 Regional Combat Rifle Competition.