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Virginia National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division mentors making a difference in Afghanistan
February 3, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Paul Loftus of the Virginia National Guard and Afghan Col. Qadir discuss daily operations at the NMCC Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Guard ADT conference points way forward
February 2, 2011
Dr. Hamdy Oushy, forage and rangeland specialist for the Afghanistan Water, Agriculture and Technology Transfer Project, gives a presentation to the commanders of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, the Illinois National Guard's 1-14th Agribusiness Team, Missouri ADT IV and Missouri ADT V at the Shishem Bagh Research Station Jan. 28. Leaders of the ADTs met in Jalalabad Jan. 28 for an ADT conference.
Chiarelli expects increase in behavioral health needs
February 2, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st Class Erich Stemmerding, 534th Survey and Design Team, 15th Engineer Battalion, places “fuel donuts” on a drying rack Jan. 29, 2011, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. Once dry, the fuel donuts will burn for about an hour and provide an alternative heat source for Afghan families.
South Dakota National Guard waste-recycle program to help Afghans, environment
February 1, 2011
Army Sgt. 1st Class Erich Stemmerding, 534th Survey and Design Team, 15th Engineer Battalion, places “fuel donuts” on a drying rack Jan. 29, 2011, at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan. Once dry, the fuel donuts will burn for about an hour and provide an alternative heat source for Afghan families.
Alaska Air National Guard saving lives
January 31, 2011
A pararescuemen from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron conducts fast rope insertion training while deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. The Alaska Air National Guard's busy search-and-rescue pace continues in 2011.
Grass: Guard, USNORTHCOM have critical partnership
January 24, 2011
Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, deputy commander of USNORTHCOM and vice commander of U.S. Element NORAD, speaks during the 2011 National Guard Bureau Domestic Operations Workshop at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Jan. 20, 2011. Grass spoke about the important partnership the Guard and NORTHCOM have in the homeland.
Iowa National Guard ADT small poultry project a sustainable success
January 24, 2011
Army Sgt. Heather Eberle, combat medic with the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, makes friends with Afghan children inside their home compound in Karula, a small town outside of Asadabad, the capital of Afghanistan's Kunar Province during a visit Jan. 13, 2011.
Mississippi National Guard unit’s first 100 days: a story of sustainment
January 24, 2011
Oregon Guardmember finds changed Iraq
January 21, 2011
Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Alan Arnson, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), works on radio equipment at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Arnson stepped into the No. 2 slot in the battalion’s communications section just before he deployed to Iraq.
Oregon Guard warrant officer keeps Soldiers, trucks on the road
January 12, 2011
Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Bales (right), the maintenance officer for the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), and a Joseph, Ore., native, talks with two of his mechanics at the maintenance bay for the 3-116th Cav. Reg. in December, 2010. Bales manages the maintenance for the battalion while it is stationed at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.