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Senior Army Guard leader describes Oklahoma tornado response
May 21, 2013
Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.
Life-saving precaution: Social media users should practice operational security
May 20, 2013
Soldiers must maintain professionalism and consider operations security when posting on social media to avoid leaking sensitive information.
National Guard troops participating in Ardent Sentry disaster drills
May 20, 2013
Soldiers from the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, S.C. Army National Guard, carry an injured civilian to the decontaminated site in front of the Hampton Regional Medical Center, Varnville, S.C., as part of Ardent Sentry, a major NORAD and USNORTHCOM-sponsored exercise.
Employment outlook rosier for Guard and Reserve members
May 20, 2013
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bill Marley recently counseled a member of the Tennessee National Guard enrolling in a job connection program.
Total Force end product may be simple but the path there is anything but easy
May 20, 2013
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Wisconsin National Guard officer relishes service in Nicaragua
May 17, 2013
Army Capt. Kathrine Berberich of the Wisconsin National Guard serves as the bilateral affairs officer at the U.S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua.
Kids and money: It's (almost) never too early to teach them
May 17, 2013
Is it ever too early to teach your child about money?
National Guard military technicians, civilians face furloughs
May 17, 2013
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4,000 Veterans hired through Missouri Guard employment programs
May 17, 2013
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DoD furlough days will be 11, Defense Secretary Hagel says
May 15, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced plans for 11 furlough days at a meeting May 14, 2013.
Several programs offer assistance to Guard members seeking civilian employment
May 15, 2013
Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bill Marley recently counseled a member of the Tennessee National Guard enrolling in a job connection program.
Maryland celebrates partnerships with Estonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
May 15, 2013
Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins, adjutant general of Maryland, discusses the Maryland National Guard's State Partnership Program with Gov. Martin O'Malley during a reception for senior delegations from the two nations on May 13. At right is Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Arizona Army National Guard sustainability manager wins Secretary of Defense award
May 15, 2013
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Defense Secretary Hagel announces 11 furlough days for civilian employees
May 14, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced plans for 11 furlough days at a meeting May 14, 2013.
Airmen’s home-made fuel helps Afghan homes
May 13, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Griffin and Airman 1st Class MelissaBradley mix shredded paper, sawdust and water to make fuel pucks and bricks May3, 2013, at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan. Griffin is with the 440thAir Expeditionary Advisory Squadron and Bradley is with the 439th AEAS.
Illinois mom returns from deployment in time for Mother's Day
May 10, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Sarah J. Campbell pushes her children, Austin and Kiana, on a tire swing at the Rochester Community Park May 6, 2013. Campbell was reunited with her children in March, after serving for nine months in Kuwait.
D.C. Guard wife named Military Spouse of the Year
May 10, 2013
Alicia Hinds Ward accepts the 2013 Military Spouse of the Year award alongside Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard.
Missouri National Guard hosts Central American visitors
May 10, 2013
Costa Rica National Police Officer Francisco Vargas prepares for the Missouri Highway Patrol driving course as part of a Missouri National Guard State Partnership Program event May 8, 2013. Guiding Vargas through the course is Missouri State Trooper Bruce Baker and Air National Guard 1st Lt. Todd Cantwell who served as the interpreter.
Camarillo Springs Fire hits home for Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing
May 9, 2013
Master Sgt. Amy Zuniga of the 146th Airlift Wing and CAL FIRE officer Dan Sendek coordinate movement and reloading of CAL FIRE aircraft at the air tanker base staging out of Channel Islands Air National Guard Base in Port Hueneme, Calif.
Traumatic brain injury researchers looking more at Guard members
May 9, 2013
Dr. Kristin Heaton, a neuropsychologist at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, is working with other USARIEM researchers to collect data from 3,000 National Guard Soldiers from eight states to provide a traumatic brain injury baseline.