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Arkansas troops develop farm as Agriculture Education Center
December 6, 2010
Sgt. David Hafer, an agronomy specialist with the Arkansas Agriculture
Development Team (ADT), looks over a test crop of spinach in the team's
greenhouse on its demonstration farm located at Shahr-e-Safa, Afghanistan.
The ADT operates the farm in conjunction with the Zabul Province Agriculture
Department to demonstrate new farming techniques and test crop products and
resiliency to pests and weather conditions.

Iowa ADT finds Asadabad merchants better off than five years ago
December 6, 2010
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Daniel Collins of Kellogg, Iowa, contracting non-commissioned officer in charge for the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team, talks with a furniture store owner and his son in Asadabad, the provincial capital of Afghanistan's Kunar province, Dec. 2.

TF Morgan hands reins to TF Red Horse
December 6, 2010
U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John M. Montgomery, the Task Force Morgan command sergeant major, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy J. Murphy, the TF Morgan commander, roll up the 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Squadron colors to take back to St. Albans, Vt., during the transfer of authority ceremony here Nov. 30, 2010.

Nurgal subgovernor meets Iowa ADT leaders to discuss priorities
December 6, 2010

New Hampshire maintainers teach course for Salvadorians
December 1, 2010
New Hampshire Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Tkacz disassembles the air filter of an 1165 High-Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle with Salvadorian Army soldiers watching at the Salvadorian Calvary Regiment motor pool in La Libertad, El Salvador, Nov. 15, 2010.

State, federal leaders meet with Montenegro defense minister
November 29, 2010
A joint delegation from the Maine National Guard and Montenegro met during a bilateral defense consultation held in Portland, Maine, Nov. 15, 2010. The Maine Guard is partnered with Montenegro's military through the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

Army training center prepares last division headquarters deploying to Iraq
November 24, 2010
Maj. Eric Verzola, an Operations Group Alpha public affairs observer/trainer, meets Maj. Gen. Eddy Spurgin, the Texas National Guard's 36th Infantry Division commanding general, prior to his DVIDS training for the unit’s Mission Rehearsal Exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Guard’s State Partnership Program: A possible tool for citizen diplomacy
November 24, 2010
A firefighter from the Port of Laem Chabang in Pattaya, Thailand, secures a hose fitting during a training exercise with the Washington National Guard near the port on May 19, 2009. A roundtable recently recommended enhancing the National Guard's State Partnership Program as a tool for citizen diplomacy.

Deploying Indiana Guardsmen practice erecting new tent
November 24, 2010
Soldiers from the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade at Camp Atterbury
Joint Maneuver Training Center construct a Standardized Integrated Command Post System on Nov. 5, 2010 as training for their scheduled upcoming deployment to Iraq. A large tent provides more than 1,120 square feet of usable space.

Louisiana brigade thankful for successful deployment
November 24, 2010
Capt. Thomas Mesloh, electronic warfare officer for the Louisiana National Guard's 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), discusses the measurements on a spectrum analyzer with a convoy escort team commander at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq, Oct. 16, 2010.