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Troops at risk to predatory schools, businesses, spending
October 5, 2012
Holly Petraeus, the assistant director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for the Office of Service Member Affairs, sits next to Command Chief Doug Hensala, state command chief for the Wyoming Air National Guard, as they both listen to Maj. Gen. Luke Reiner, adjutant general for Wyoming, during a discussion on potential financial pitfalls for troops, Oct. 4, 2012.

Florida Soldiers hit the waves for Key West exercise
October 5, 2012
A member of the Florida Army National Guard's Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, exits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during an airborne training exercise in Key West, Fla., Sept. 27, 2012.

Georgia Army National Guard members train Burundi military
October 4, 2012
Master Sgt. Derek Gill demonstrates proper use of portable scales with the assistance of an interpreter. Gill and fellow Georgia Army National Guardsman Staff Sgt. Samuel Perez trained more than 30 Burundi soldiers during a two-week Africa Deployment Assistance Partnership Team training known as ADAPT.

Presidential Inaugural joint task force is now in business
October 4, 2012
Parade participants march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the 2009 presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009.

Army's first cantor spreads word of Torah in Middle East
October 4, 2012
First Lt. David Frommer leads a small group of service members and civilians in the chanting of the Torah. A chaplain of four years, Frommer has conducted several celebrations of the biblical holiday Sukkot (Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles), but this was his first in the Middle East.

Mobile devices would enable more nimble operations, official says
October 3, 2012
Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert E. Wheeler said National Cyber Security Awareness Month is a good time to consider what is involved in adopting mobile communications.

In and outside the classroom, Wisconsin Guard members immerse themselves in Spanish
October 3, 2012
Anna Holt, Spanish instructor at the Institute for Second Language Acquisition, Inc., teaches sentence structure as Military Engagement Team members learn and take notes, Sept. 17. The Military Engagement Team, consisting of 10 Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers spent two weeks in San Juan, Puerto Rico learning the language and about Spanish culture.

E-payments required for TRICARE Reserve Select and Retired Reserve monthly premiums
October 3, 2012
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Multi-force Operation Deep Freeze underway in Antarctica
October 3, 2012
An LC-130 Hercules waits on the ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 21, 2011, after returning from a scheduled Operation Deep Freeze re-supply mission to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Operation Deep Freeze provides airlift support to the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program.

New York Soldiers guide Afghan National Police to the future
October 2, 2012
Lt. Col. Russell Clark with his interpreter in an opium poppy field as Afghan National Police (ANP) use sticks to hack off the plants' seed pods before they can be used to make heroin.

West Virginia Air Guard crew honored for saving plane after bird strike
October 2, 2012
Crew members who received the 2013 Earl T. Ricks award pose in front of a C-5 Galaxy April 19, 2013. During an overseas mission the aircraft struck multiple birds during takeoff. Two engines were damaged but the crew managed to return the aircraft safely to the airfield.

Family Matters Blog: Panel addresses exceptional issues
October 2, 2012
The Exceptional Family Member Program affects many military families, with enrollment expected to reach nearly 94,000.

Kentucky Airman serves in Afghanistan for new friends and old
October 1, 2012
Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon Stribling, second from left, with the Airmen of the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 in southern Afghanistan on March 6, 2012. Also pictured are Staff Sgt. Austin McDonald, Tech. Sgt. Bucky Harris, Staff Sgt. Jeff Ward and Staff Sgt. Raphael Williams.

Guard observes National Hispanic Heritage Month
October 1, 2012
National Hispanic Heritage Month is being observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 this year.

Beat flu season with balanced diet, exercise and the flu shot
September 28, 2012
Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, receives a flu vaccination at the Pentagon from Army Maj. Laurie Fontaine, a physicians assistant and medical standards officer with the Army National Guard Office of the Surgeon General, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. The flu vaccine --which is mandatory for servicemembers to receive -- is one way servicemembers can remain healthy during the coming flu and cold season.

Conley takes reins as 10th command sergeant major of the Army National Guard
September 27, 2012
Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk Conley, the 10th command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, accepts the noncommissioned officers sword from Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram Jr., director of the Army National Guard, symbolically taking on the responsibilities of his new position in a ceremony at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Sept. 26, 2012.

Family Matters Blog: Families can support suicide stand down
September 27, 2012
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Suicide awareness month concluding with prevention, education efforts
September 26, 2012
The poster illustrates getting involved, reaching out and the importance of being part of a team and looking out for your buddies.

More airports offer streamlined security screening
September 26, 2012
Two more airports are joining a TSA program to speed pre-flight screening for active-duty service members.

Dempsey: Leadership, trust essential to battling suicide
September 26, 2012
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony May 28, 2012.