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Illinois adjutant general awarded Polish Army Medal
September 30, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. William Enyart, the adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, receives the Polish Army Medal from Polish Land Forces Commander Lieutenant General Zbigniew Glowienka on Sept. 23. 2011. The Illinois National Guard and Poland have been partners through the National Guard State Partnership Program since 1993.

TRICARE striving to provide best care at best cost
September 29, 2011
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TRICARE reduces pharmacy home delivery co-pays
September 22, 2011
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Alaska Guard members travel to Mongolia for SPP exchange
September 19, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Nina Kolyvanova, survey team chief for the Alaska National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters, hands out tokens of appreciation to members of the National Emergency Management Agency during the Alaska National Guard HAZMAT exchange. Kolyvanova and three other Alaska National Guard members traveled to Mongolia to participate in the exchange.

Suriname military leaders visit South Dakota National Guard
September 19, 2011
Governor Dennis Daugaard (center) accepts a token of appreciation from Mr. Lamure Latour, Suriname Minister of Defense, at the Capitol, Friday, June 17, 2011. The South Dakota National Guard hosted dignitaries from the Republic of Suriname for a week in June.  Dignitaries were shown various military training associated with the annual Golden Coyote training exercise, which brought 2,100 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the U.S. to the Black Hills for the two-week training event.  They were also shown ongoing missions by South Dakota's Soldiers and Airmen conducting flood relief related missions in the state's capitol.  The South Dakota-Suriname State Partnership Program was formally established in August 2006 to develop mutually beneficial partnerships between the two entities.

Kentucky guard members share knowledge with Ecuadoran counterparts
September 16, 2011
Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Craig Evans, supervisory equipment specialist with the Kentucky National Guard, goes through the maintenance inspection process of a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle with the members of the Ecuadorian military at a visit on Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort, Ky.

TRICARE promises continued access to prescription medications
September 16, 2011
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DOD announces appointment of Reserve Forces Policy Board chairman
September 16, 2011
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Missouri Guard provides support to Guyana Defense Force
September 16, 2011
Mr. Mbakhana, a Guyana Defense Force sailor, along with Missouri National Guard Soldier’s Capt. Aaron Larimore, and Staff Sgt. Michael Blomberg review river routes and communication short falls with the Guyana Defense Force’s current equipment.

Mullen: Happy Birthday Air Force!
September 16, 2011
U.S. Air Force celebrates its 64th Birthday, Sept. 18, 2011.

National Guard State Partnership Program garners prestigious award
September 15, 2011
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Recruit sets example for females at National Guard program
September 15, 2011
Army Pfc. Kirsty Penn receives a Class Peer Leader Certificate from Army Drill Sgt. Eric Jaeger, Sept. 9, 2011, at Camp Robinson in North Little Rock, Ark. Penn was the first female recruit to receive the honor as Class Peer Leader in the program's history. Since 2006, the National Guard GED Plus program has conferred more than 13,000 GED diplomas to Soldiers nationwide.

Jacoby: Guard most important partner to NORAD, NORTHCOM missions
September 14, 2011
Members of the 53rd Civil Support Team, Indiana National Guard, join efforts with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security tactical rescue team to pull a mock victim from the rubble during National Level Exercise 2011 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., May 16, 2011. NLE 2011 was a full-scale exercise meant to represent the destruction following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake along the New Madrid fault line and examined the government's ability to implement local, state, and federal catastrophic earthquake response plans. The National Guarded coordinated response efforts with U.S. Northern Command and federal, state and local agencies throughout the exercise.

National Guard, reserve members learn sling-loading operations together
September 14, 2011
Two Soldiers with the Army Reserve’s 739th Engineer Company, Indiana National Guard, hook a sling to the bottom of an Illinois Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter Sept. 11, 2011, during a joint-service, sling-load training mission at the Sparta Training Area, Ind. The training brought Guard and reserve component Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen for one day of classroom and field training.

Schwartz to Guard: Let’s work together, achieve together
September 13, 2011
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz speaks at the Reserve Officers Association National Security Symposium Jan. 30, 2011, in Washington, D.C.

N.C. Guard, Botswana military share legal expertise
September 13, 2011
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Earnhardt will start post-season Chase for the Cup in 10th position
September 12, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, works his way around the track after being nudged by another competitor into an early turn-four accident at Richmond International Speedway, Sept. 10, 2011, in Richmond, Va. Earnhardt is locked into the 10th seed as the seasons best head into the post-season Chase for the Cup.

Winnefeld: National Guard right for America
September 12, 2011
Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses an audience at the 133rd general conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Milwaukee, Aug. 28, 2011.

Maryland Guard tackles Lee storm floods
September 12, 2011
Maryland National Guard Soldiers from units across the state worked around the clock to provide critical support to civilian law enforcement and firefighting agencies. (Courtesy photo) (Released)

Guard aircraft join Texas, Northwest firefighting efforts
September 12, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Mike Konegni, Air Force Airman Travis Maderand and Air Force Airman 1st Class Colton Shirley, with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, place orange tape on a C-130 Hercules cargo plane identified for an aerial firefighting mission in the western portion of the United States, Sept. 8, 2011. The tape helps other aircraft identify the plane as part of the coordinated firefighting efforts. The C-130 uses the Modular Airborne Firefighting System II, to battle the wildfires. Two C-130s and 30 Airmen, from the Wyoming Air National Guard, will be based in Boise, Idaho, to fight fires in Nevada, Utah and Idaho. The 153rd Airlift Wing is one of four Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units assigned MAFFS missions.