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Florida Army Guard's 13th Army Band assists Guyana partnership mission
July 17, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Seth Innes of the Florida Army National Guard's 13th Army Band practices with the Guyana Defense Force Band during an exchange as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Railways Industry announces job opportunities for veteran service members
July 16, 2012
The Association of American Railroads
Vermont Air National Guard members among U.S. service members providing humanitarian aid in Senegal
July 12, 2012
U.S. service members carry a local woman unable to walk into the gates of the clinic in Thies, Senegal, July 11, 2012. The medical care provided by U.S. service members is part of Exercise Western Accord 2012, a multi-lateral exercise with Senegalese and several West Africa nations. The training exercise runs from June 26 - July 24 and involves the armed forces of Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Gambia and France, as well as U.S. service members – primarily Reservists from the Marines, Army, Navy, and Air Force.
South African National Defense Force leaders learn logistics from New York Guard members
July 11, 2012
Army Lt. Col. Kaarlo Hietala, deputy director of logistics for the New York Army National Guard, and other logistic support leaders, shares some best practices with members of the South African Defense Force logistics team during a visit by the South Africans to the New York Army National Guard's Lexington Avenue Armory in New York July 3, 2012. The engagement was part of the New York Guard's partnership with the Republic of South Africa through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.
New Hampshire Air National Guard medics travel to El Salvador, take part in urban search and rescue exchange
July 10, 2012
Tech. Sgt. Shawn Theberge, a medical technician with the 157th Medical Group, plays the role of a victim during a training exercise at the Santanita Fire Training Complex in San Salvador, El Salvador, as a member of the local fire department begins to extract him.Personnel from the New Hampshire Air National Guard traveled to San Salvador to participate in a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) exchange with local search and rescue authorities.
State Partnership Program part of Africom's theater engagement plan
July 6, 2012
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Deegan, right, leads Ghanaian army soldiers off of the pop-up target marksmanship range at Camp Grafton Training Center in Devils Lake, N.D., Sept. 18, 2011. The Ghanaian soldiers visited North Dakota as part of an engineer instructor exchange under the State Partnership Program. North Dakota and Ghana have been partners under the program since 2004.
Wyoming Air National Guard MAFFS unit eager to continue fight against Colorado wildfires
June 29, 2012
Members of the 153rd Airlift Wing load a U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Firefighting System II onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of operations suppressing wildfires in Colorado. Working out of Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., the more than 65,000 gallons of retardant have been dropped by crews from the 153rd AW and 302nd Airlift Wing on the Waldo Canyon wildfire.
Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass nominated as chief of the National Guard Bureau
June 29, 2012
Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass.
Two Missouri Air National Guard pilots surpass 1000 flying hours in B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, join group of 31 pilots to do so
June 29, 2012
Colorado Army National Guard aircrew assists in suppressing Waldo Canyon wildfire
June 29, 2012
Soldiers with the Colorado Army National Guard's C Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment take off from Fort Collins/Loveland Municipal Airport in Colorado, as part of a mission in support of fighting Colorado's High Park wildfire. Aircrews from the unit have recently been transitioned over to fighting the Waldo Canyon, Colo., wildfire as well.
Officials outline progress in protecting troops financially
June 28, 2012
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Macedonia: Vermont Army National Guard takes part in NATO training exercise
June 28, 2012
Army 1st Lt. Scott Mathewson, from the Vermont Army National Guard, provides After Action Reporting comments to American, Armenian, Belarusian and Macedonian soldiers at the Krivolak Training Area in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, The Soldiers had the opportunity to train together during Exercise Cooperative Lancer, improving capabilities and fostering international partnerships.
Officials outline progress in protecting troops financially
June 28, 2012
Department of Defense Seal
Securing the perimeter: Colorado National Guard Soldiers, Airmen secure the area around the High Park wildfire
June 28, 2012
pc. Daniel Evanson, from the Colorado Army National Guard's 193rd Military Police Battalion, looks over an updated fire plan with Mark De Gregorio, of the National Park Service, who is also on call for fire support with various incident management teams near Fort Collins, Colo. The Colorado National Guard is assisting the Larimer Country Sheriff's Office with evacuation and to protect personnel and property during the High Park fire. "It's very comforting to the people who live up here to have these troops up here securing access to their evacuated homes," said De Gregorio.
West Virginia Army National Guard Special Forces unit hones its skills in training
June 28, 2012
Soldiers from the West Virginia Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group load a simulated casualty into a vehicle to be evacuated after a vehicle in their convoy was struck by a simulated improvised explosive device during training at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center.
Illinois National Guard hosts First Lady as Illinois governor signs bill allowing military families to expedite transfer of professional licenses
June 27, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama holds the "Military Family Licensing Act," which will help military spouses and veterans transfer their professional licenses to Illinois more easily, during a signing ceremony in Chicago, June 26, 2012. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, to the right of the First Lady, signed the act.
Kentucky Army National Guard engineers join forces for new construction at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center
June 27, 2012
Spc. Donald Pace, of the 207th Horizontal Engineer Company, operates a D7 bulldozer to move dirt in efforts to build a new contingency operations location at Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky. Soldiers from the 201st and 206th Engineer Battalions worked on building living quarters, access roads and performed preliminary site surveys of a proposed air strip at the site.(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Sandra Fariss)
Through State Partnership Program, Maryland National Guard works to enhance foreign nations’ interoperability
June 26, 2012
Armed Forces of Bosnia-Herzegovina Capt. Drgan Malic, left, company commander, and Army 1st Lt. Jeff Hartline, of Company C, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, plot out features on a map in order to complete a sand table for a combat lane exercise during training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., June 15, 2012. AFBiH soldiers were embedded with Maryland Army National Guard units throughout the duration of training here and at Camp Dawson, W.V. Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Maryland National Guard are partnered through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.
Cameroon: National Guard joins 36 nations in Africa's largest communications exercise
June 26, 2012
Air Force Lt. Col. Jeff Marks, of the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Fighter Wing, works with officers from Gambia and Togo during Operation Africa Endeavor in Doula, Cameroon. National Guard members from two states and the District of Columbia are participating in the annual communications exercise sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, which focuses on the interoperability of equipment and information sharing among military representatives throughout the African Union and partner nations.
Outflanking the flames: Soldiers, first responders continue integrated fight against High Park fire
June 26, 2012
Soldiers from the Colorado Army National Guard's 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company prepare to battle part of the High Park wildfire near Colorado Springs, Colo. The Colorado National Guard has been Soldiers and Airmen to assist with fighting the blaze in a variety of capacities ranging from military police providing site security to aviators dropping fire retardant from helicopters.