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Missouri Guard member finds employment for fellow service members
January 31, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Jared Stewart, an employee assistance noncommissioned officer, edits a military member's résumé. Stewart helps service members and their spouses find jobs and assist them with writing résumés, preparing for interviews, and job placement.
Afghanistan: Soldiers humbled by Missouri adjutant general's visit
January 31, 2012
Missouri adjutant general, Army Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, presents Army Capt. Gary Chura and Spc. Matthew Wright coins recognizing their outstanding performance as members of the Nangarhar Agribusiness Development Team. The Nangarhar ADT's mission is to conduct agribusiness operations in Nangarhar province to extend the reach and legitimacy of the Government of Afghanistan.
Air Guard crew plays vital role in South Pole evacuation
January 31, 2012
Air Force Maj. Josh Neilson (left) and Tech Sgt. Randy Powell played a major role in the evacuation of several fishermen badly injured off the Antarctic coast on Jan. 11, 2012. On Jan. 13, the two men were part of a New York Air National Guard air crew that flew the injured from McMurdo Station, Ross Island to Christchurch, New Zealand - a trip that covered about 2,300 miles.
Guard Soldiers share, discuss capabilities with active duty counterparts
January 31, 2012
Leadership from Joint Task Force 71 meets with the 2nd Chemical Battalion at Fort Hood to share best practices and discuss chemical capabilities, Jan. 26, 2012. By meeting its active Army counterparts, Joint Task Force 71 builds working relationships with units it might one day work alongside in the event of a natural or chemical incident.
Kuwait: Washington Guard member has unusual twist in career
January 31, 2012
Army Maj. Jonathan Steinbach briefs passengers who will be joining him on a trip over the Kuwaiti desert, Nov. 8, 2011.
North Dakota National Guard Biathletes Win Regional Competition
January 31, 2012
Air Force Capt. Eric Nordgren, who serves with the North Dakota Air National Guard, leaves the starting gate during the Central Region Biathlon Competition at Mt. Itasca, near Grand Rapids, Minn., Jan. 28. Nordgren won the 12.5-kilometer pursuit race and placed second in the 10-kilometer sprint race, helping to lead the North Dakota National Guard Biathlon Team to its third regional win in three years.
Some Soldiers need to decide whether to reenlist now, officials said
January 31, 2012
Army Spc. Jonathan Evans, Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan, raises his right hand during a re-enlistment ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2011. Evans is a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard's 184th Expeditionary Sustainment Command.
IRR Affiliation Program offers support network to Soldiers, families
January 30, 2012
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National Guard Bureau Homeland Security Institute hosts unique joint Homeland Protection Course with MIT
January 30, 2012
New Hampshire Air Guard on display at El Salvador air show
January 30, 2012
Dr. Herman "Dutch" Leonard, professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, speaks to a class during the Homeland Protection Course at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on Jan. 26, 2012. Fifty professionals from across the country and all branches of service from the rank of lieutenant colonel to brigadier general and DoD civilians attended a five-day course designed to provide a broad understanding of homeland protection missions, enabling technologies, architectures and current challenges. The course consisted of technical lectures, tours and hands-on exercises. Each lecture, tour and exercise was given by a leading expert at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
PA, IL National Guard among Army's top environmental performers
January 30, 2012
Underground storage tanks were removed at Wright Army Airfield in Georgia. Due to the extensive amount of clay soil at this site, it was necessary to remove additional soil material to receive compliance. This site at Wright Army Airfield has now been partnered with Liberty County, Ga., as a 'joint-use airfield.'
New Hampshire Guard fosters deeper connection with El Salvador
January 30, 2012
New Hampshire Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. John Nanof hands a soccer ball to a student at the Dr. Jose Mendieta School in San Jose Villanueva, La Libertad, El Salvador, on Jan. 27, 2012, as Air Force Maj. Gen. William Reddel and Air Force Maj. Gen Mark Sears look on. The three were members of a group of senior leaders visiting El Salvador as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program with El Salvador. The visit also included the donation of 36 computers to the school and a women's shelter.
Air Guard sponsors teen summits this summer
January 28, 2012
Master Resilience Training effective according to study
January 25, 2012
Army Sgt. Brandon Bregel, team leader, prepares to clear a bridge during a bridge quality assurance inspection along Highway 1 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2011. Through the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, Soldiers like Bregel can better prepare for the physical and emotional trials of combat.
Wisconsin Air Guard Airmen hone skills under Florida sun
January 25, 2012
Crews from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing conduct an in-flight refuel with a Marine F-18 Hornet from the Marine Fighter Attack 314 out of Miramar, Calif., Jan. 12, 2012. The Marines served as adversaries to pilots of the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing during simulated combat over the course of a two-week joint training exercise at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla.
Family Readiness Groups serve vital role during deployments
January 24, 2012
Gail Mann, and Amy Morris, volunteers from the 268th Military Police Company's Family Readiness Group, prepare Christmas stockings Dec. 1, 2011, to send to Soldiers of the 268th Military Police Company, who are currently deployed to Kuwait.
Airmen take lessons-learned in Guard Youth Challenge Academy, thrive
January 24, 2012
Senior Airman Ephesians Bagorio, and Airman 1st Class Kameron Combis, both from the 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron, hold the Hawaiian state flag at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. Bagorio and Combis graduated together from Barber's Point Campus of the Hawaii National Guard's Youth Challenge Academy. The academy is a program that helps misguided youth to become a working part of the community. Bagorio is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and Combis is deployed from the Hawaii Air National Guard. Both are natives of the state of Hawaii.
Former PA Guard adjutant general, three others nominated for top Defense Department posts
January 24, 2012
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Kentucky wins Army-wide award for best OPSEC program
January 24, 2012
Army Sgt. 1st Class Sonny Carter and Army Sgt. 1st Class Debra Faris, Guard members with the J2-Intelligence Directorate, Kentucky National Guard, check for bits and pieces of information that a potential threat could use to put military operations - and lives - at risk.
Guard members participate in Army Warrior Games training at Ft. Bliss
January 24, 2012
Army Master Sgt. Howard Day, an Army Shooting Team coach, briefs the warriors during the Warrior Games Army Shooting Team clinic, Jan. 14 at Fort Bliss, Texas.