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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.
Connecticut Guard K-9 unit participates in Exercise Balikatan 2011 in Philippines
April 12, 2011
Army Sgt. Jeffrey R. Holyst, 11th Military Working Dog Detachment, Connecticut Army National Guard, gets "Jury," a MWD to bite his toy while U.S. Soldiers and Airmen exchanged K-9 training techniques with their Philippine military counterparts at Clark Field, Philippines, during Exercise Balikatan 2011, April 7, 2011. The training helps maintain readiness and sustain the long-term security assistance relationship shared between the two countries.
Dempsey lays out themes for tenure as Army chief
April 12, 2011
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey.
Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe cadets become college students
April 12, 2011
Andrew MacKenzie, a cadet at the Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe Program, works on computer application courses at Eastern Wyoming College, in Torrington, Wyo., April 5, 2011. Nine of Wyoming’s cadets passed the GED exam and enrolled in the pilot program for cadets at the college. They are enrolled in computer application courses, study skill classes and vocational education.
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.
First Lady, Dr. Biden to launch family-support initiative
April 11, 2011
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, meets with attendees and Guard members of the Delaware Air National Guard’s 166th Airlift Wing’s call to arms ceremony. The 166th is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan and Southeast Asia to provide logistical and aeromedical evacuation support to Soldiers and Marines in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and New Dawn.
North Dakota Guard steps up technology in 2011 flood fight
April 11, 2011
Staff Sgt. Nick Suko, left and Sgt. Justin Valenti are members of the North Dakota National Guard Joint Task Force East participating in flood-fighting operations April 6, 2011, at the North Dakota Air National Guard, Fargo, N.D. The high-tech flood-fighting operations center is being manned 24-hours per day until it is no longer necessary.
More than 60 years of Florida Air Guard history finds home
April 11, 2011
Air Force Col. (Ret.) Frank Kozdras in The Frank W. Kozdras Heritage Center at the St. Francis Barracks in St. Augustine, Fla., March 30, 2011.
Guard members to receive full mid-month pay on April 15
April 11, 2011
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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.
Saving the farm: Guard QRF averts repeat flood disaster
April 11, 2011
From right to left: Army Spc. Eric Wiederholt, Army Spc. Joshua Lanzdorf and Army Spc. Randy Birchfield, all of the 815th Engineer Company, Detachment 2, based in Lisbon, N.D., carry sandbags in the rain along a flood levee for placement in a flood barrier April 10, 2011, at a rural farmstead in Cass County, N.D. The Soldiers are members of a North Dakota National Guard quick response force team that has been sent to the rural home, which has been surrounded by miles of floodwater, by the Cass County tactical operations center. About 500 Guardsmen are currently conducting flood operations in North Dakota, with the vast majority in Cass County.
Combined efforts evacuate World War II veteran from flooded home
April 11, 2011
Capt. Grant Larson, of the 119th Maintenance Squadron, left, and Tom Hall, a Cass County Sherriff’s deputy, assist 87-year-old Obert Tenold to his feet April 9, 2011, as Tenold is helped out of a Cass County Otter Team airboat near Harwood, N.D. A joint government agency team is evacuating Tenold from his home, at his request, as floodwater surrounds his residence, making it impossible for him to get out on his own. The team is an example of how agencies are working together to help others during the 2011 Red River Valley flood. As of Saturday April 9, about 480 N.D. Air and Army Guardsmen were conducting flood operations.
Deal Averts Shutdown, Normal Government Operations to Continue
April 9, 2011
Speaking at the White House at 11:04 p.m. EDT, April 8, 2011, President Barack Obama announces reaching a budget agreement that averts a government shutdown.
Deputy Defense Secretary releases shutdown guidance
April 8, 2011
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DFAS releases pay information for National Guard members during shutdown
April 8, 2011
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New York National Guard prepares for Afghanistan deployment with state-of-the-art communication equipment
April 7, 2011
Soldiers from the 101st Signal Battalion train to use state-of-the-art Satellite Transportable Terminals at Fort Drum, N.Y., March 16, 2011. The 101st is participating in the Warfighter Information Network- Tactical, or WIN-T, program, which will prepare them to set up, operate and maintain the new communications equipment for their scheduled deployment to Afghanistan in 2012.
Guard leaders to House Subcommittee: National Guard should remain Operational Reserve
April 7, 2011
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley speaks with Army Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command and Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director Army National Guard, before they testified to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, March 30, 2011. The senior leaders spoke to the necessity of keeping the Reserve components as the fully operational forces they have become instead of the strategic Reserves they were after the Cold War.
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.