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Afghanistan: Wisconsin Army Guard transportation unit provides security for convoys
August 30, 2012
Sgt. Anthony R. Stenson, with the 1157th Transportation Company, goes over paperwork with an Afghan truck driver at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 24. One of the main tasks for Soldiers of the unit is providing convoy security and that starts with making checks and inspections prior to heading out on a mission.
Canada: Pennsylvania Army Guard transportation unit on the road as part of training exercise Steadfast Warrior
August 30, 2012
With the guidance and direction of Spc. Jeremy Oburn, a motor transport operator with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 131st Transportation Company, Canadian Army Capt. Jacquie Field, logistics officer with the 32nd Canadian Brigade Group, drives a Light Support Vehicle Wheeled truck off a trailer of the 121st Trans. Co. Aug. 13, 2012. Soldiers from the company transported the vehicles from Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Ontario, to Toronto as part of exercise Steadfast Warrior, a training exercise between the 32nd CBG and the Pennsylvania Army Guard.
D.C. National Guard leaders meet with Jamaican Defense Force leadership, solidify SPP relationship
August 28, 2012
Army Maj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, left, talks with Jamaican Defense Force Maj. Gen. Antony B. Anderson, JDF chief of defense staff, during a senior leaders exchange as part the D.C. Guard's partnership with the JDF through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program. Anderson and members of his staff met with key leaders of the D.C. Guard and planned possible future subject matter expert exchanges.
Germany: Wyoming Air Guard engineers stay flexible, build experience at NATO School
August 28, 2012
Air Force Master Sgt. Jesse Johnson, with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Civil Engineer Squadron, cuts pavers for a new walkway at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany, Aug. 20, 2012.
Afghanistan: Texas Army National Guard security teams ensure mission accomplishment for reconstruction team
August 27, 2012
Spc. Andrew Simmons, and Army Sgt. Adam Priebe, both assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), provide security outside the Shigal Girl's School in Kunar Province, Afghanistan while members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar visit the school to check on the status of construction. The members of Company A serve as the PRT's security element and have earned high praise from the PRT commander.
Kuwait: Rhode Island Army Guard chaplain, former Marine provides chaplain services to Marine aviation unit
August 27, 2012
Army Capt. David Harvey, a former Marine and now chaplain with the Rhode Island Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment currently deployed to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, volunteered to provide chaplain services to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, while they conducted sustainment training in Kuwait.
North Dakota National Guard concludes series of SPP engagements
August 24, 2012
Pfc. Javier Ortiz, West Fargo, N.D., and 1st Lt. Frank Amponsah, Ghana army, watch Spc. Cody Lausch, Hannaford, N.D., cut a piece of detonation cord on the demolition range at Camp Grafton South, south of Devils Lake, N.D., June 21. The North Dakota Army National Guard's 817th Engineer Company (Sapper), Jamestown, are working with their Ghanaian partners in an exchange visit during annual training. The Sappers are using crater charges and other explosives. North Dakota and Ghana are linked through the Department of Defense-sponsored State Partnership Program.
Canada: Washington Army Guard combat engineers take part in international training exercise
August 23, 2012
Combat engineers from the Canadian Army and the Washington Army National Guard transport two Canadian military police vehicles up the Columbia River here using bridge boat pontoons Aug. 20 as part of training exercise Kootenay Castor 2012. The vehicles are being relocated to support the main training event of the exercise.
North Dakota National Guard, local civilian first responders react during no-notice training exercise
August 23, 2012
Army Sgt. Alex Smith, left, of the 81st Civil Support Team, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Todd Hillukka, a firefighter with the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, take instrument readings Aug. 22 during a training exercise at the North Dakota Air National Guard Regional Training Site, Fargo, N.D. The exercise was a no-notice, joint agency, emergency response exercise involving local emergency responders and firefighters where they responded to a simulated civilian cargo aircraft crash.
Architect of the Army Guard's Best Warrior Competition reflects on the evolution of the competition
August 23, 2012
Competitors in the 2012 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition mentally prepare themselves for a night ruck march to be conducted for an undetermined distance during Competition at Fort Benning, Ga., July 31, 2012. The Army National Guard competition, as it is today, can credit its beginnings to Command Sgt. Maj. John Gipe, former command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, who in 2006 set about revamping the competition.
Being a Wingman: Simple tap of an app could save a life
August 23, 2012
The Wingman application, or app, provides Airmen with a quick link to suicide prevention materials other resources that can be accessed through their smartphone.
Florida National Guard preparing for Tropical Storm Isaac
August 23, 2012
Master Sgt. James Kersey (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Chris Brunner of the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team monitor the track of Tropical Storm Isaac from the Florida National Guard's Joint Emergency Operations Center in St. Augustine, Fla., Aug. 22, 2012. The Florida National Guard was monitoring official forecasts for the storm in anticipation of the storm reaching Florida.
Germany: New York Army Guard engineers lay groundwork for improved training areas in Hohenfels
August 22, 2012
A Soldier with the 827th Engineer Company uses a front end loader to transport gravel to deposit at the site of a helicopter landing zone currently undergoing construction at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 15, 2012. Soldiers with the 827th and 152nd Engineer Companies traveled to Hohenfels to aid in troop construction projects on the base's pre-deployment training area.
East Africa: Texas Army National Guard Soldiers take part in training seminar with Djiboutian, Kenyan armed forces
August 22, 2012
Djiboutian Armed Forces and Soldiers from Task Force Raptor, 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, participate in a night vision goggle best practices exchange. The cavalry Soldiers participate in various military-to-military training sessions in support of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, whose mission is to strengthen partner nation military capacity in East Africa.
Virginia Air National Guard Airmen join with Civil Air Patrol in severe weather training exercise
August 22, 2012
A member of the 192nd Intelligence Squadron prepares for a flight in a Civil Air Patrol aircraft worked together with the Civil Air Patrol during Commonwealth Guardian, a training exercise where members of the squadron worked with CAP personnel to deliver real-time geospatial information of areas affected by a simulated severe weather event.
Ohio National Guard engineers work with Serbian Armed Forces on school reconstruction project
August 21, 2012
Soldiers and Airmen from the Ohio National Guard and soldiers with the Serbian army's 2nd Army Brigade paint the exterior fence of the Svetozar Markovic Primary School Aug. 13, 2012, in Kraljevo, Serbia. As part of the State Partnership Program, the Ohio National Guard's 1194th Engineer Company and 200th RED HORSE Squadron, and the Serbian 2nd Army Brigade are working side by side to repair the school, which was damaged by an earthquake in late 2010.
Guarding New York: Soldiers and Airmen of JTF Empire Shield help protect the Big Apple
August 21, 2012
Airmen 1st Class Peter Grajewski, with the New York National Guard's Joint Task Force Empire Shield, provides a security presence through the New Jersey Transit train platform during the evening commuter surge.
Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers prepare for mission training Jordanian soldiers
August 21, 2012
Soldiers with the 181st Field Artillery Battalion work hands on at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., while preparing for a deployment to Jordan where they will be advising and training elements of the Jordanian Army.
Hawaii Army National Guard Environmental Office works to eliminate invasive plants on Keaukaha Military Reservation
August 21, 2012
Members of the Hawaii Army National Guard Environmental Office and the University of Hawaii pile up miconia plants during a sweep to eradicate the invasive plant on Keaukaha Military Reservation near Hilo, Hawaii. During the sweep approximately 4600 plants were eradicated.
Idaho National Guard moves out to support wildfire suppression efforts
August 21, 2012
Idaho National Guard members prepare their assigned vehicle prior to heading out from Gowen Field, Idaho, in support of ongoing wildfire suppression efforts to extinguish the Trinity Wildfire. More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen of the Idaho Guard have been called out to support the battle against the Trinity Wildfire and will be performing security, medical evacuation and aerial firefighting roles.