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Kentucky Guard ADT helps Afghans open soybean facility
April 14, 2011
Haji Abdul Robate Qahir (far left), the Director of the Baston Seed Company, cuts the ribbon across the entrance of his new soybean processing facility in Bagram, April 2, 2011. Mohammad Sharif Sharif (back left), an engineer with Soy Nutrition Services Afghanistan, Abdul Kabir Farzam (center), the Parwan Director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, and Shamir Amiri (right), the Panjshir DAIL hold the ribbon for Qahir.
North Dakota Guard state partner visits during flood
April 13, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Jason Horner, of the 81st Civil Support Team, displays some of his unit's equipment for Col. Isaac Mensah Tetteh, director of land operations at the General Headquarters for the Ghana Army, and Kofi Portuphy, national coordinator for the National Disaster Management Agency, at Fraine Barracks, Bismarck, N.D., April 11, 2011.
Army National Guard leaders visit Soldiers in Iraq
April 13, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, listens as Army Capt. Donald Nodora, the 297th Area Support Medical Company commander, California Army National Guard, briefs him on medical procedures at the Troop Medical Facility on Contingency Operating Base Basra, Iraq in early April.
Secretary Gates visits with United States Division–Center soldiers in Baghdad
April 12, 2011
Army Spc. Michael O'Keefe (left), Army Spc. Nicole Toothman (second from left), and Army Spc. Christina Watson (center), along with other Soldiers of the 116th Cavalry Brigade, listen as Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (right) discusses current events and policy changes with troops serving in support of Operation New Dawn under United States Division--Center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, Iraq, April 7, 2011.
Stavridis: National Guard State Partnership Program resources well-spent
April 11, 2011
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Serbian Army Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletic, chief of staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, review Serbian troops following McKinley's arrival in Belgrade, Serbia, on Sept. 10, 2010, for National Guard State Partnership Program activities.
Guard member from Western Alaska serves proudly in Iraq
April 11, 2011
Alaska Army National Guard members from B Co., 1-207th Aviation, pose for a group photo next to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq. The "Arctic Cowboys" transport distinguished visitors, Soldiers and equipment from camp to camp, ensuring their safety and assisting in the completion of valuable missions.
Kentucky Guard donates 3,500 evergreens in Afghanistan
April 11, 2011
A representative from Anaba District loads evergreen saplings into a truck after the Nowruz Tree Planting Ceremony in Bazarak District, March 28, 2011. The Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II donated 3,500 evergreen saplings, which were distributed to the six Panjshir districts and one municipality.
Massachusetts Guardsman remembered for selfless service
April 11, 2011
Army Spc. Dennis C. Poulin of Pawtucket, R.I., was a gunner with the Massachusetts National Guard's Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 181st Division assigned to the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team. Poulin died March 31, 2011, as a result of injuries suffered from a vehicle accident while conducting a mounted combat patrol near Chowkay, Afghanistan.
New Mexico National Guard takes charge of diverse mission in Kosovo
April 7, 2011
U.S. Army Soldiers from the 111th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of the New Mexico National Guard, aided by troops from Ukraine, France and Greece, present the national and brigade colors during the transition of authority ceremony between KFOR-13 and KFOR-14 at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, April 2, 2011. The 92nd MEB had been providing safey and security in Kosovo since they took over the mission in July.
West Virginia Guard member looks back at Desert Storm
April 6, 2011
Sgt. 1st Class John Oliverio, a senior human resource non-commissioned officer, assigned to 1/201st Field Artillery, West Virginia Army Guard, wears his Desert Storm combat patch proudly. Oliverio was assigned to the 201st but attached to the 18th Airborne Corps and fondly remembers the welcome home celebration his unit received upon their return. Oliverio resides in Fairmont, W.Va., with his wife Barbara and together they share six children and six grandchildren.