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Guam National Guard members continue Operation Enduring Freedom mission
June 25, 2013
Staff Sgt. Charles Chiguina, left, convoy commander for Charlie Company, 1-294th Infantry Regiment, Guam Army National Guard, and members of his team show their unity prior to a June 22 mission at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Oklahoma Soldiers performing dual mission in Afghanistan
June 24, 2013
Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Platoon, 1245th Transportation Company, 1034th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, escort military vehicles in preparation for a convoy escort team mission en route to two forward operating bases in the Regional Command North, at Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2013.
New wash rack system used by Nevada National Guard conserves water and money
June 24, 2013
Staff Sgt. Brent Peden, a surface maintenance mechanic at the Combined Support Maintenance Shop in Carson City, Nev., uses the new Net Zero Heavy Solids Wash Rack cannon to remove debris from a front loader before conducting a maintenance check.
Colorado National Guard supporting fire commanders at three blazes
June 24, 2013
Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Nicholas Parrott, flight engineer, ensures his CH-47 Chinook helicopter is ready for flight as the helicopter and crew prepare to fight the East Peak fire burning in Huerfano County, Colo., June 21, 2013.
Program aids mental health care for transitioning troops
June 24, 2013
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Estonian ambassador visits Estonian pilots training with Maryland Army National Guard
June 22, 2013
Army Col. Sean Casey, chief of staff of the Maryland National Guard, looks on as an Estonian air force pilot goes over the flight instruments of a UH-60 Black hawk helicopter at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Edgewood, Md., June 18, 2012. Two pilots with the Estonian air force have been training with the Maryland Army National Guard's C Company, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment as part of the State Partnership Program, which pairs up National Guard units with partner nations worldwide. The Maryland Guard has been partnered with Estonia since 1993.
North Carolina National Guard helps rescue injured hiker after tornado
June 21, 2013
A distress call went out in the late afternoon last Friday concerning a hiker who had been injured in Great Smoky Mountain National Park in Gatlinburg, Tenn.
Two Colorado Guard aircrews assisting in East Peak fire fight
June 21, 2013
Fires are keeping components of the Colorado National Guard busy. In this June 12, 2013, image, Colorado Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Edwin Wiley directs a bucket drop on the Black Forest Fire from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, in El Paso County, Colo.
Colorado National Guard crews released from fire lines
June 20, 2013
Soldiers from the 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company, Colorado National Guard, smother hot spots around residential areas in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 14, 2013. The Colorado National Guard has been supporting civil authorities fight the Black Forest fire since June 11.
Positive attitude key to Nebraska Air National Guard survival practice
June 20, 2013
Members of the Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing participate in an Ability to Survive and Operate exercise at the Nebraska National Guard air base in Lincoln, Neb., June 11, 2013.
F-15 Eagle, 'right aircraft for the mission,' touches down in Fresno
June 20, 2013
An Air Force F-15 Eagle sits on the ramp at the 144th Fighter Wing during a ceremony to welcome the first F-15 Eagle to the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., June 18, 2013.
Deployment Health Assessment Program builds ready, resilient Soldiers
June 19, 2013
Maj. Christine Ludwig, program executive officer, Deployment Health Assessment Program, answers questions from Soldiers about the Deployment Health Assessments.
Joint medical readiness exercise in Hawaii was a boost to residents
June 18, 2013
Master Sgt. Kontinna Rosebud-Sawyer takes the blood pressure of a patient visiting a clinic June 8, 2013, in Lanai City, Hawaii.
Summer safety starts with you
June 18, 2013
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Michigan Air National Guard base bids farewell to C-21J Learjet
June 18, 2013
Air Force Col. Ronald Wilson, 110th Airlift Wing commander, and Capt. Jennifer Prichard pilot a C-21 during a fini-flight at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Battle Creek, Mich., June 15, 2013.
Kentucky Soldier pursues dream of impacting inner-city students
June 17, 2013
Cpl. De'Marcus Hopson poses for a picture after graduating from Warrior Leader Course, which was held at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.
Colorado fire dwindles but Guard members still manned lines on Father's Day
June 17, 2013
Soldiers from the 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company, Colorado National Guard, smother hot spots around residential areas in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 14, 2013. The Colorado National Guard has been supporting civil authorities fight the Black Forest fire since June 11.
National Guard is "all in" for deployments
June 17, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. Cullen Wurzer, with the Iowa Army National Guard's Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, scans a nearby mountain range during a search of a village in Patwan Province, Afghanistan. The National Guard is "all in" when it comes to providing forces for ongoing and future deployments, said Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, in a memo to the Army and Air Force chiefs of staff.
National Guard dual-status commander appointed for Colorado wildfires
June 14, 2013
A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing is providing firefighting assistance to civil authorities at the Black Forest fire in El Paso County, Colo., June 12, 2013.
More Colorado Guard members called to provide firefighting support
June 13, 2013
Colorado Army National Guard and Fort Carson aviation assets are providing firefighting assistance to civil authorities at the Black Forest fire in El Paso County, Colo. June 12, 2013.