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Executive order safeguards military from predatory schools
April 30, 2012
President Barack Obama signs an executive order preventing scams used to con veterans out of their federal education benefits, at Fort Stewart, Ga., April 27, 2012, as First Lady Michelle Obama and Fort Stewart Soldiers and civilians look on.
Afghanistan: Afghan National Army maintenance soldiers complete training with Texas Guard members
April 30, 2012
Army 1st. Lt. Aaron Graves presents Afghan National Army Spc. Menawal his certificate of completion March 24, 2012 for maintenance training completed at Forward Operating Base Gamberi.
Alabama National Guard preparing for hurricane season
April 30, 2012
Alabama Guard members brief hurricane plans April 28, 2012, on a spanned map that measuring 40 feet wide and 85 feet long.
Guam, New Mexico Guard CSTs perform disaster training
April 30, 2012
Members of the joint Civil Support Team collect, mark and bag unknown chemical samples on the suspected terrorist tugboat Pono during a simulated training event in Honolulu, April 24, 2012.
Kuwait: Director of Army National Guard visits Camp Arifjan
April 30, 2012
Army Lt. Gen. William Ingram Jr., the director of the Army National Guard, presents a National Guard coin of excellence to Army Sgt. Ferrell Reynolds of the North Carolina National Guard's 1452nd Transportation Company. The trip gave Ingram the opportunity to visit and talk with guardsmen and to see for himself the health and welfare of Army National Guard soldiers in Kuwait.
Afghanistan: "Yak team Wahed" - One team united in Afghanistan
April 27, 2012
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Montana Air Guard unit's asset makes disaster communication simpler
April 27, 2012
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Afghanistan: Texas Guard member shows Afghans "sweet" business opportunity
April 27, 2012
Local honey bees from Ghanzi province take flight for the first time since being moved from their home at the Texas National Guard Agribusiness Department Team 5's greenhouse on Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan April 4, 2012.
Wyoming Guard focuses on fire safety at Camp Guernsey
April 27, 2012
Wyoming Honor Conservation Camp Smokebusters Duane Cox (left) and Dustin Steele, clear debris left from past fires on property at the Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, Wyo., April 10, 2012. The camp is working to clear potentially hazardous debris to allow for increased use of roadways and trails throughout the camp.
AFGHANISTAN: Two worlds merge on one small strip of sidewalk called the "Green Zone"
April 26, 2012
During a trip to The Green Zone, a small strip of sidewalk located between two Army bases in Kabul, Afghanistan, members of the Tennessee National Guard's 230th Signal Company, encountered friendly local nationals with every step. They were washing vehicles, cementing crumbling walls and praying.
AFGHANISTAN: National Guard, Afghan engineers work together to build bonds and bases
April 26, 2012
An Afghan National Army soldier conducts maintenance on a hydraulic excavator. The ANA engineer platoon is partnered with the 1022nd Vertical Construction Company of the Louisiana National Guard, part of Task Force Mad Dog.
DOD to open new assignments for women in May
April 26, 2012
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AFGHANISTAN: Wisconsin Agribusiness team visits Afghan demonstration farm
April 26, 2012
Army Capt. James Schmitz of the Wisconsin National Guard's 82nd Agribusiness Development Team jots a few notes in his notebook about crop conditions at a demonstration farm in Watapur Province, Afghanistan, April 16,2012. The 82nd ADT was at the farm to perform quality assurance checks of the farm's operations, assess crop health and identify future farm issues.
AFGHANISTAN: Guard Soldiers provide security for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah visiting prison
April 25, 2012
Lt. Col. Abdul Qayoum Azami, Farah City prison warden (left), leads a tour of the prison in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2012. Coalition members are visiting the prison to observe and provide recommendations to improve conditions.
Family Matters Blog: Passing the torch on family coverage
April 25, 2012
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Illinois, Oregon Guard members place third; Colorado, Wisconsin fifth at Best Ranger Competition
April 25, 2012
Team 49 during the 29th Annual David E. Grange, Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., April 13, 2012, made up of (left to right) Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar with the Wisconsin Army National Guard and Army Capt Robert Killian with the Colorado Army National Guard, complete the commando crawl obstacle during the first day of the. Killian and Plocar placed sixth overall in the competition.
Minnesota Guard weather flight conducts joint training exercise
April 25, 2012
Airmen with the 208th Weather Flight of the Minnesota Air National Guard consult their Airman's Manual to confirm the presence of simulated unexploded ordnance from a safe distance. Sixteen members of the 208th along with three U.S. Marines from the Marine Wing Support Squadron 471 U.S. Naval- Marine Corps Reserve Readiness Center are taking part in a field training exercise at William O'Brien State Park on the St. Croix River in Minnesota Apr. 13, 2012.
Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers help with Special Olympics
April 25, 2012
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Shawn Rouvre, a human resources sergeant form the Pennsylvania National Guard, congratulates 15-year-old Jocelyn Nava as she finishes first in a 400-meter run during the Special Olympics Area M Games at Messiah College in Grantham, Pa., April 19, 2012.
Afghanistan: Ohio Guard members turn injury into training opportunity
April 24, 2012
Army Pvt. Eric Baldwin, a medic assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, applies a splint to the arm of an Afghan boy March 23, 2012, as his father holds him still. The Soldiers noticed the boy had an injured arm while conducting a patrol in the Gor Teppa area of Kunduz province, Afghanistan, with the Afghan National Police. The 37th IBCT is deployed to northern Afghanistan in support of the International Security Assistance Force in an effort to build ANP capacity.
Bangladesh: Kentucky Guard member shares knowledge at Cope South 2012
April 24, 2012
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Shelby, a loadmaster with the 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, shares his knowledge of heavy equipment airdrop procedures with an audience of more than 20 Bangladesh air force airmen at Kurmitola Air Base, Bangladesh April 22, 2012.