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Hagel stresses workforce's value after 'manufactured crisis'
October 17, 2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel addresses Pentagon employees and U.S. Service members Feb. 27, 2013, during an all-hands meeting on Hagel's first day at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.
South Dakota National Guard unit cleans up remnants of Afghanistan war
October 16, 2013
South Dakota Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Holen, 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, of Volga, S.D., operates a rough terrain container handler with guidance from two Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard's 1129th Transportation Company, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2013.
Shutdown endangers reserve component readiness
October 15, 2013
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Reservists, National Guard members on standby for resumption of training funds
October 11, 2013
Members of the 448th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Puerto Rico, during a change of command ceremony at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, Sept 21, 2013. Inactive and active-duty training for Army Reserve Soldiers has been cancelled during the partial government shutdown.
Colorado flood repairs continue with local and Utah Guard members
October 11, 2013
The Texas Army National Guard's 36th Infantry Division's Domestic All-Hazards Response Team-West continues to coordinate assistance requests and support for the Colorado flood relief effort. Pictured here, a military hydraulic excavator works to clear the remainder of a Colorado road after a flood washed it away.
South Dakota National Guard continues support to state after slam by winter storm
October 11, 2013
South Dakota National Guard Soldiers assist an electrical crew with setting a utility pole along a rural road near Faith, S.D., Oct. 10, 2013, to help restore power to residents. About 50 South Dakota National Guard members were called to state active duty to support local citizens during the aftermath of an Oct. 4 winter storm that crippled western South Dakota and left tens of thousands without electricity.
In face of shutdown, National Guard leaders worry about readiness
October 11, 2013
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, center, the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, receives a briefing on Vigilant Guard training scenarios during a visit to Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., May 19, 2013. Lengyel spoke today about the shutdown’s effect on Guard readiness.
Deployed Wisconsin Air Guard members fuel the fight
October 9, 2013
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker in Southwest Asia, Oct. 1, 2013. The stratotanker is from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee.
Service leaders update Hagel on government shutdown
October 8, 2013
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Pentagon comptroller details recalls, 'painful' decision to exclude some workers
October 7, 2013
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Family support services continue during the government shutdown
October 3, 2013
Rosemary Freitas Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy.
Minnesota National Guard launches Pink Tank Project to build breast cancer awareness
October 3, 2013
The Minnesota National Guard developed the Pink Tank Project to raise awareness about breast cancer. (Photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Paul Santikko)
Communication engineers install fiber to prepare for new weather system in Afghanistan
October 3, 2013
Airman 1st Class Kostikey Mustakas, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron engineering and installation journeyman, installs fiber into a termination panel in the weather office on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2013. He is deployed from Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y.
650 Colorado National Guard members furloughed but flood relief continues
October 2, 2013
A view of an area damaged by flooding in northern Colorado Sept. 14, 2013. Despite the government shutdown, Colorado Guard members will continue their cleanup duties, officials said.
West Virginia Air Guard crew honored for saving plane after bird strike
October 2, 2013
Crew members who received the 2013 Earl T. Ricks award pose in front of a C-5 Galaxy April 19, 2013. During an overseas mission the aircraft struck multiple birds during takeoff. Two engines were damaged but the crew managed to return the aircraft safely to the airfield.
Hagel says shutdown sends wrong message to USA's allies
October 1, 2013
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2013. Hagel answered questions regarding the government shutdown and how the Defense Department would structure through the furlough.
Political stalemate leads to federal government shutdown
October 1, 2013
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