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New Hampshire National Guard continues partnership with El Salvador
March 22, 2012
New Hampshire Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Derek Downey teaches a soldier from the new El Salvadoran Mountain Commando Unit how to build a rope harness, part of basic fixed rope installation and mountain casualty evacuation procedures in Morazan, El Salvador, Mar.20, 2012.
Afghanistan: Conn. Guard members get surprise visit while deployed
March 22, 2012
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, senior enlisted adviser for ISAF and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, visits with members of the emergency trauma staff at Craig Joint Theater Hospital in Bagram, March 19, 2012. Capel presented several members of the team, which include Soldiers from the Connecticut National Guard's 142nd Area Support Medical Company, with leadership coins and thanked them all for their hard work and dedication to saving Soldiers' lives.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues two stranded skiers
March 22, 2012
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Djibouti: Army National Guard conducts water drilling tests at Camp Lemonnier
March 22, 2012
Army Spc. Todd Glandden, 257th Engineer Team member, shovels foam away from the bore hole of the well site as cuttings shoot out of the bore hole during 24-hour well drilling operations just outside Camp Lemonnier here, March 12, 2012. This project allowed the team to evaluate the water tables in the aquifer and make plans for camp expansion. The well development project directly supports Camp Lemonnier's initiative to identify alternative well locations and assist in development of camp infrastructure.
Indiana Guard hosts Canadian forces at state military training facilities
March 22, 2012
Canadian Cpl Anthony Van Wyngaarden, a machine gunner with 31st Canadian Brigade Group, Land Forces Central, Ontario, lays heavy suppressive fire for his fellow soldiers as they enter a building to search for simulated enemies during exercise Arrowhead Lightning 2012 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center March 16, 2012.
Officials extend deadline to apply for 'Stop Loss' pay
March 22, 2012
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Oregon Air Guard unit trades snow for sun and sand during exercise Sentry Aloha
March 22, 2012
Members of the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, load up on a Tennesse Air National Guard C-5 Galaxy March 2, 2012. The 173rd Fighter Wing was on their way to Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii, in support of Sentry Aloha, a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise that provides an opportunity for dissimilar aircraft combat training with a special focus on air-to-air combat between F-15, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22 Raptor aircraft.
Afghanistan: Georgia Guard Agribusiness Development Team hosts small-business training
March 22, 2012
Army Sgt. Maj. Lynward Hall, the Georgia Agribusiness Development Team Ag Team non-commissioned officer in charge, presents a local Wardak Province farmer with a Certificate of Training and a radio. Attendees who attended both days of small-business training received a certificate and radio.
Family Matters Blog: Military Kids Can Apply for Free Summer Camps
March 21, 2012
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ESGR announces nominations for 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
March 21, 2012
The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
Missouri Guard Biathlon Team fields two new recruits at national championships
March 21, 2012
Together, Missouri National Guard's Staff Sgt. Tim Glavin, Sgt. Wayne Still, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mitch Simpson, and 2nd Lt. Danielle Bean, of the Vermont National Guard, make up the patrol team race at the 2012 Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vt. Feb. 29, 2012.
New York Guard members continue tradition of leading N.Y. St. Patrick's Day parade
March 21, 2012
Soldiers and the colors of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, march down Lexington Avenue in the shadow of the Chrysler Building as they return to their state armory march 17, 2012. The battalion, famous as the "Fighting 69th" of the Civil War, World War I and World War II service, has led the New York City St. Patrick's Day parade for more than 160 years.
Pennsylvania National Guard awards new state medal for outstanding public service
March 21, 2012
The Pennsylvania National Guard awarded the first two recipients of its new Major Octavius V. Catto Medal Feb. 25 during a ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia. The medal recognizes outstanding public service.
South Dakota National Guard reflects back on its Iraq War involvement
March 21, 2012
Soldiers form the 740th Transportation Company, South Dakota Army National Guard, wait at a checkpoint in 2003 before heading north through Iraq with more than 60 trucks loaded with supplies to be delivered to camps and forward operating bases throughout Iraq.
West Virginia Airman gives veteran final honor by sounding "Taps"
March 21, 2012
Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Todd Kirkwood, the 167th Airlift Wing avionics supervisor, was augmenting a funeral color guard for a veteran of three wars, when the electronic device inserted into the Ceremonial Bugle malfunctioned March 14, 2012.
Georgia Guard member, Wounded Warrior receives independence, new home
March 20, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Scott Millican, who was severely injured in Afghanistan in 2010, cuts the ceremonial ribbon and receives the keys to his new specially adapted home during a ceremony in Statesboro, Ga., March 10, 2012. A crowd of Soldiers and well wishers, including guest speaker Rep. John Barrow of Georgia, celebrated as Millican unlocked his new home. Homes for Our Troops, which fabricated the home, provide specially adapted homes to severely injured veterans at no cost to the veteran.
Illinois, Texas Guards certify Afghan National Army soldiers in engineer training
March 20, 2012
Afghan National Army Sgt. Hasibullah Khudabkhsh (right) and U.S. Army Spc. Bryan Arnold (left), from the 661st Engineer Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, take time for a photo during an awards ceremony, Feb. 6, 2012. The ANA soldiers who received the certificates recently completed the basic horizontal and vertical engineer training with the 7th Engineer Battalion, Task Force Red Devils, from Fort Drum, N.Y.
Minnesota National Guard takes home top honors at combatives tournament
March 20, 2012
Army Spc. Miles McDonald, Missouri Army National Guard, won the 2012 National Guard Combatives Tournament 115-pound featherweight class with a rear chokehold submission against Army Sgt. Terry Hams, Alaska Army National Guard March 19, 2012. Team Missouri placed second overall with 281 points.
Missouri National Guard served as starting point for Afghanistan agribusiness teams
March 20, 2012
Capt. Gary Chura, an agribusiness specialist with the Missouri National Guard ADT V, serves as a mentor-trainer, coaching Afghan farmers in project management skills Jan. 23, 2012. Chura said he seeks to improve the business practices of farmers within his area of operation by providing mentorship during the execution of targeted projects aimed at building workforce capacity.
Army Guard director tours Guard facilities in Hawaii
March 19, 2012
Air Force Lt. Col. Mark Ladtkow, pilot with the 199th Fighter Squadron, briefs Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram Jr., Army National Guard director, on the capabilities of Hawaii's Air Guards F-22 Raptor during a tour of National Guard Facilities in Hawaii.