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New York Guardsmen train with new .50 caliber machine gun simulator
September 22, 2010
Staff Sgt. Anthony Burgess, center, a master gunner instructor with Charlie company, Warrior Training Center, Ft. Benning, Ga., instructs Sgt. Peter Hyland, the unit administrator for the New York National Guard's 1st Detachment, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, on the new .50 caliber individual gunnery trainer at the 27th Brigade armory Sept. 15, 2010.

Senegal president praises Guard partnerships
September 22, 2010

Guard, Afghan Soldiers deliver supplies to orphanage
September 22, 2010
Maj. Edward Michels, 1st Battalion, 178th Field Artillery of the South Carolina Army National Guard, gives two boys a handful of toys during a humanitarian aid drop at Maihan Orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan Aug. 31, 2010. Michels and several other servicemembers stationed at Camp Phoenix participated in the drop delivering toys, blankets, shoes and clothing.

DOD supports military children in public schools
September 22, 2010

Today’s Army stronger, more seamless, Carpenter says
September 22, 2010
Army Brig. Gen. Lester Simpson, commander of the Texas Army National Guard's 176th Engineer Brigade, places a combat patch on the right sleeve of Army Capt. Thomas Loftis, commander of the brigade's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at a ceremony on Forward Operating Base Sharana Sept. 11, 2010.

Inside the California Guard's border security mission
September 22, 2010
A California National Guard Soldier, left, works with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to scour the hills near the U.S.-Mexico border.

Iowa ADT meets Kunar counterparts
September 22, 2010
Army Col. Craig Bargfrede, commander of the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agri-Business Development Team, meets with Haji Mohasal Kahn, Kunar province director of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, at the governor's compoundin Asadabad, Afghanistan, Sept. 14, 2010. Members of the ADT met with their counterparts from the Kunar provincial government to introduce the provincial agriculture leaders to their counterparts from Iowa and get a better sense for how best to quickly assist the provincial government in providing more robust agricultural services to its citizens.

Minnesota, Croatian troops assist in Afghan election
September 22, 2010
A Minnesota Guard member from Camp Mike Spann talks with local Afghans on election day in Afghanistan Sept. 18, 2010. The Minnesota Guard and the Croatian Operational Mentor and Liaison Team 47 performed vehicle and weapon systems inspections in preparation for a mission related to the elections.

Patriot Academy Soldiers experience burdens of bomb squad
September 22, 2010
Patriot Academy Soldiers Pvt. Cody Grasman and Pvt. Corey Smith complete 10 pushups after running two figure eight laps around the gym in an 87-pound bomb technician suitin Butlerville, Ind., Sept. 3, 2010. Bomb technicians from the Indiana State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team visited the school and taught safety to the students.

Arkansas Guard hosts earthquake response workshop
September 21, 2010
Dr. Paul Stockton, the assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense
and Americas' Security Affairs, was the keynote speaker at the 2010 New
Madrid Seismic Zone conference and workshop held at the National Guard's
Professional Education Center at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Sept. 14-16,
2010.

New York Army and Air Guard Members Participate in South African Air Show
September 21, 2010
New York Army National Guard Soldiers with Detachment 1, Alpha Co, 1-224 Aviation Security and Support Battalion, unload an OH-58 Kiowa from a New York Air National Guard C-5 Galaxy at Air Force Base Ysterplaat Cape Town, South Africa Sept. 17, 2010. The team will participate in the African Aerospace Defence Exposition 2010.

U.S. law plays important role in Afghanistan COIN strategy
September 21, 2010
Lt. Col. Donald McCarty, left, deputy staff judge advocate for the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of the South Dakota Army National Guard listens as Rahim, center, a linguist for the 196th, explains a claim made by Naqeb, right, a local Afghan citizen. McCarty helps local Afghans file claims against the U.S. military when any incident, such as a car accident happens.

National Guard Counterdrug supports ‘Operation Medicine Cabinet’ this week
September 21, 2010
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Honor guard teams compete to be the best
September 21, 2010
Army National Guardsmen taking part in the 2010 Army National Guard honor guard competition perform an "eyes right" to ensure the have the proper distance before conducting a 21-gun salute during the firing detail portion at Fort Snelling, Minn., Sept. 20, 2010.

Twins reunite in Afghanistan
September 21, 2010
Army 1st Lt. Michael Paluczak and his twin brother, Army Capt. John Paluczak, enjoy a reunion on Bagram Airfield in eastern Afghanistan's Kabul province, Sept. 7, 2010.

Illinois Guard participates in earthquake response workshop
September 21, 2010

MEDFLAG 10: A lasting partnership between two countries
September 21, 2010
Spc. Kerry Thompson of Bismarck, N.D., a combat medic with the North Dakota National Guard's 814th Army Support Medical Company, carries a simulated injured patient to the hands of an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo soldierin Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sept. 17, 2010. A mass casualty exercise simulated a bus crash with about 50 patients that were treated by the FARDC quick reaction force.

Oklahoma, Texas Air Guard activates for Afghanistan Engineering and Installation project
September 21, 2010

Guard presence on border deters threats
September 17, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Peter Aylward, special assistant to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, center, speaks with Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers near Nogales, Ariz., while visitng troops serving along the Southwest border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, Sept. 13, 2010. Slightly more than 1,200 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are in training or deployed to the border and will be providing administrative, logistical, engineering and other support to CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Iowa ADT members donate blood to save Soldier’s life
September 17, 2010
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st. Class Mark Chase, who is assigned to the Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team Field Surgical Team at Forward Operating Base Wright, prepares to take blood from U.S. Army Master Sgt. John Storey, noncommissioned officer in charge of operations for the 734th Iowa National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team. The blood was needed for immediate infusion into a seriously wounded Soldier, who needed whole blood of a particular type.