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Thailand: Army Guard Soldiers visit home for abandoned youth in Nakhon Ratchasima
February 13, 2012
Army Sgt. Michael Raaf, a medical readiness noncommissioned officer, and Army Capt. Joshua Van Vlack, chaplain both with 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Combat Brigade with Oregon National Guard, fix a swing set at the Ratchasima Boy's Home here Feb. 10, 2012. The Guard members are training at Camp Friendship in support of Cobra Gold 2012. Cobra Gold 2012 is the 31st iteration of the joint, multinational exercise held to enhance interoperability with participating nations and to advance security throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Volk Field receives second straight Air Force excellence award
February 13, 2012
Air Force Airman 1st Class Thao Moua, right, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeff Williams, both members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, take part in a land navigation exercise at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center, Wis., June 13, 2010. The 115th participated in a week long combat exercise as part of yearly training for members.
Kentucky Air guard members fly south for the winter to support scientific research at the bottom of the world
February 12, 2012
The Kentucky Air National Guard's Tech. Sgt. Ray Graves inspects outbound cargo on an ice runway Dec. 28, 2011, while deployed to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Graves supported Operation Deep Freeze as NCOIC of joint inspection and rigging for the third rotation of the 2011-12 Deep Freeze season.
New campaign aims to improve troops, families' health
February 10, 2012
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Alaska Air Guard pararescuemen save young man's life in Red Devil
February 10, 2012
An Alaska Air National Guard HC-130 "King," from the 211th Rescue Squadron, flies on a training mission over Alaska, during the summer of 2011, to conduct air-to-air refueling with two HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters from the 210th Rescue Squadron.
Royal Netherlands air force turns to Iowa Air Guard for F-16 paint-job
February 10, 2012
A Fighting Falcon from the Royal Netherlands Air Force is ready to go Feb. 8, 2012, after receiving a new coat of paint. The B model F-16 Fighting Falcon was in and out of the Air National Guard Paint Facility in just a few weeks. This is the first international aircraft that was painted here at the Sioux City, Iowa, based facility.
Afghanistan: Kansas National Guard ADT gives Arbor Day gifts to locals
February 8, 2012
Army 1st. Lt. Andrew Webster, the project manager for the Kansas Agribusiness Development Team, and Ismail Dawlatzai, director of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, distribute fruit bearing trees at the Alingar Agriculture Extension Center, Feb. 1, 2012. Around 2,400 saplings were given to the approximately 200 elders from villages around Alingar district.
LOXing the fleet: a cold, cold day in the Air National Guard
February 8, 2012
Air Force Master Sgt. Leslie Blanks returned home Jan. 6, 2012, after a 6-month deployment to Liberia, where he worked as a mentor and adviser to a group of Liberian military personnel. Blanks is a member of the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia recently entered into a partnership through the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Illinois Guard training site prepares Soldiers for overseas deployments
February 8, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. James Stanfield with Company F, 634th Brigade Support Battalion, mans the turret in Sparta Training Area's new Virtual Vehicle Simulator, a state-of-the-art combat simulator capable of putting over 25 Soldiers into the same massive virtual environment. The VVT allows Stanfield to see into a custom-made scenario (his view is shown on the screen behind him) while still operating realistic equipment like vehicle controls and mock machine guns.
Michigan Guard member helped pave way for partnership with Liberia
February 8, 2012
Air Force Master Sgt. Leslie Blanks returned home Jan. 6, 2012, after a 6-month deployment to Liberia, where he worked as a mentor and adviser to a group of Liberian military personnel. Blanks is a member of the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. The Michigan National Guard and the Armed Forces of Liberia recently entered into a partnership through the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Arizona Guard reaches out to community, assists youth with life skills
February 7, 2012
Youth participants receive instruction from members of the Arizona National Guard Civil Operations team on how to use night vision goggles, Jan. 13, 2012.
Army wants YOU to sound off about your PT uniform
February 7, 2012
Improved Physical Fitness Uniform.
NGB senior enlisted leader: Airmen must be more flexible than ever
February 7, 2012
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall prepares to give her coin to Justin Forton, a new enlistee in the Michigan Air National Guard. Jelinski-Hall is the senior enlisted leader for the National Guard Bureau. She visited Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Feb. 4, 2012, as part of a tour of several Michigan National Guard facilities. At each stop, she spoke to Airmen and Soldiers and sought their input on issues to take back to the senior leaders of the Guard.
Super Bowl party benefits wounded warriors
February 7, 2012
Indiana Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Betty White sings the national anthem, Feb. 2, 2012, at a celebration leading up to Super Bowl 46.
Air Force announces force structure and mission changes
February 3, 2012
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Indiana Guard members receive surprise "gridiron" visit
February 3, 2012
Three players from the Indianapolis Colts, as well as players from the Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers, and the New York Jets sign autographs for Soldiers and their families at the NFL Salute to Service military appreciation event at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in Edinburgh, Ind., Feb. 2, 2012.
Kuwait: Tennessee Guard mother, daughter duo serving up smiles
February 3, 2012
Army Spc. Crystal Stoner speaks with a contractor at the dining facility, as her mother, Spc. Theresa Stoner, looks on Jan. 30. The Stoners are assigned to the 230th Engineer Battalion as food service specialists at the dining facility. Crystal uses the knowledge she gained from advanced individual training to better serve Third Army service members here at the dining facility. Their support in food service helps ensure everyone receives the support they need to continue their missions.
Partnership benefits New Hampshire Guard, El Salvador
February 2, 2012
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. William Reddel III, center, in flight suit, adjutant general of the New Hampshire National Guard, and other senior leaders from the New Hampshire Guard look over maintenance records while visiting with members of the El Savadoran 1st Air Brigade near San Salvador, El Salvador, Jan. 27, 2012. Reddel met with Salvadoran military officials as part of the State Partnership Program, which builds relationships between the National Guard in the states and territories and partnered nations worldwide. New Hampshire is in its 12th year of partnering with El Salvador.
DOD drug testing program to screen for more prescription drugs
February 2, 2012
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Kentucky Guard members show their unbridled service in Japan
February 2, 2012
Members of the Yama Sakura 61's Public Affairs Office tell the stories of the personnel associated with the exercise. Members include: Mr. Hideo Kawada, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Oliver, Army Maj. Randall Baucom, Army Spc. Josh Bennett, Air Force Airman 1st Class Laura Yahemiak, Army Staff Sgt. Fredrick Varney, Army Spc. Brandy Mort and Army Staff Sgt. Rebecca Wood.