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Retired NY Army Guardsman Honored for 2004 Iraq Actions
June 28, 2024
— LATHAM, N.Y. - A retired New York Army National Guard Soldier was recognized for his heroic actions 20 years ago in Iraq during a ceremony at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters...
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Army Flight School Grad Follows in Father’s Footsteps
March 8, 2024
— FORT NOVOSEL, Ala. – When Warrant Officer Paul D. Kelly walked across the stage and graduated flight school Feb. 8, his silver wings were not the only thing he took away with him.Also in his tool kit...
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New Hampshire Army Guard Pilot Injured in Iraq Returns to Cockpit
January 12, 2024
— CONCORD, N.H. - After receiving intel of a potential Iranian attack on Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq, Capt. Brendan Meehan began calling units from the operations tent, warning them to seek...
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South Carolina Guard Airman Receives Bronze Star Medal
November 27, 2023
— MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. - Master Sgt. Christopher Vine with the 245th Air Traffic Control Squadron was recently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his achievements while deployed to...
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Arctic Guardians Honored for Al Asad Evacuation
February 22, 2023
— JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - A small armada of Iranian Qiam 1 precision theater ballistic missiles speared over the Arabian Desert, bound for targets on Al Asad Air Base in Iraq.In the...
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Virginia Guard Returns From Federal Active Duty in Iraq, Kuwait
July 1, 2022
— RICHMOND, Va. – The first groups of the Virginia National Guard’s 329th Regional Support Group Headquarters returned to Virginia June 17 after supporting Operation Inherent Resolve at multiple...
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Post Office to be Named After Fallen Illinois National Guardsman
June 21, 2022
— MAROA, Ill. – The Maroa post office will bear the name of an Illinois National Guard member killed in action while serving in Iraq in 2004.Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen of Paris,...
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2 Ohio National Guard Soldiers awarded Purple Heart
April 13, 2022
— NORTH CANTON, Ohio – Two Ohio National Guard Soldiers were awarded the Purple Heart April 10 during a ceremony in front of their families and fellow Soldiers at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1...
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Iraqi-American returns to home country as US Army Soldier
January 3, 2022
— CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — When U.S. Army Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed arrived in Iraq with Soldiers of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, he stayed focused on his mission despite this being his first return to the...
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1022nd Engineer Co. completes construction projects in Iraq
October 20, 2021
— ERBIL AIR BASE, Iraq – Soldiers of the 1022nd Engineer Company, a unit of the 111th Theater Engineer Brigade, West Virginia Army National Guard, are deployed in multiple countries across the CENTCOM...
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From Iraq to Vermont National Guard
July 20, 2021
— COLCHESTER, Vt. – For 24-year-old Vermont Army National Guard Spc. Ali Aljarah, military service means being prepared to deploy "as the only way to protect and serve my country to help stop harm from...
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42nd Infantry Division Soldiers reunite in Kuwait
June 4, 2020
— CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – In 2005, Pvt. Kenneth Geib and Spc. Timothy Olsen were in Tikrit, Iraq, turning wrenches for Staff Sgt. Edgar Ponce in the maintenance section of the 42nd Infantry Division...
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