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Kosovo: Georgia Guard's newest citizen Soldier
February 2, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Rodrigo Mondaca, a supply sergeant with the Georgia Army National Guard's 3rd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, officially became a U.S. citizen in a naturalization ceremony conducted at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, Jan. 20, 2012. Mondaca is one of approximately 10,000 deployed military members who have taken the oath since 2001.
Officials outline absentee voting options
February 2, 2012
A Soldier holds up her absentee ballot before the 2008 presidential election. "Even though we are overseas, I wanted to make sure our voices are heard," said Army Spc. Andrea Boyd, whom at the time was an aviation supply specialist of Task Force 34, B Company, 834th Aviation Support Battalion in Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
DOD begins prorating imminent danger pay
February 2, 2012
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Proposal would expand support for military caregivers
February 1, 2012
First Lady Michelle Obama announces measures to increase support for caregivers of wounded, ill and injured service members at the Labor Department in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2012. These proposed rules would, in part, enable more military family members to take the time they need to care for their loved ones without fear of career repercussions.
Armed Forces of Liberia completes legal training program with Michigan Guard members
February 1, 2012
U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Wojcik, left, staff judge advocate, Joint Force Headquarters, Michigan National Guard, talks to an Armed Forces of Liberia soldier during a break in instruction during a three-week legal training course at Edward Binyah Kesselly Military Barracks, Liberia, Jan 23, 2011. About 50 AFL service members, including military police officers, investigators and paralegals, completed the three-week course that taught basics in detainee operations and military law procedures, among other topics. The legal training was one in a series of capacity building events designed to promote the developing AFL, which is being retrained and reequipped following several years of national strife.
Digital partnership improves health care access for National Guard members, Reservists
February 1, 2012
Army Spc. Jacqueline Clayton, a human resources specialist at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, assists Army Sgt. Andrew Hardin, D Company, 1-279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, to enroll for benefits with the Veterans Affairs new online application during demobilization.
Guard unit validates deployment training at Silver Scimitar
February 1, 2012
Army Spc. Cynthia Rivera (left) and Army Spc. Joshua Alicea, both with the 408th Human Resources Company, Fort Totten, N.Y., practice theater gateway operations as part of the culminating training event during the second week of the human resources annual training exercise, Silver Scimitar 2012. The 408th supports the 633rd Theater Gateway, an Illinois Army National Guard unit that will be the first National Guard unit to operate a combat theater gateway, moving troops into, and out of, theater. (U.S. Army photo by David Turner)
From surf to snow: Hawaii Guard members learn cold weather survival tactics
February 1, 2012
Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joe Laurel, commander of the Hawaii National Guard's 93rd Civil Support Team, digs out snow to form a snow shelter as part of joint-forces training with the Colorado National Guard's 8th Civil Support Team and 5th Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, in Snowmass Village, Colo., Jan. 25, 2012. The Hawaii Guardsmen are in Colorado in support of CONG operations at the Winter X Games. All Guardsmen were instructed to wear civilian clothes for the duration of their training to reduce military visibility to mitigate civilian concern.
NDNG celebrates its origins and 150 years of service
February 1, 2012
U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 119th Fighter Wing "Happy Hooligans," North Dakota Air National Guard, pose for a photo in front of a F-51D Mustang aircraft at Camp Williams, Wisconsin in 1953. Pictured (left to right), Robert Olwin; Duane "Pappy" Larson; and Thornton E. Becklund.
Outstanding Unit Award recognizes Virginia National Guard Wing
February 1, 2012
Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Stacklin, Air Force Airman First Class Darby Ryan and Air Force Staff Sgt. Greg Wills, 192nd Fighter Wing, Virginia Air National Guard F-22 Raptor weapons loaders, 27th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, conduct an inspection on a Universal Ammunition Loading System, Langley Air Force Base, Va., January 26, 2012. The Maintenance and Operations Groups of the 192nd Fighter Wing were each recently selected to receive an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for their accomplishments over the past two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Carlos Claudio) (Released)