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Army's 'Ready and Resilient Campaign' offers one-stop resources
March 13, 2013
The Army’s new campaign offers one stop for resilience assistance.
Thrift Savings Plan officials warn against unsanctioned app
March 13, 2013
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Air Force, citing sequestration, joins other services in suspending tuition-assistance payments
March 13, 2013
Beginning March 8, 2013, funding for tuition assistance stopped and Soldiers cannot submit new requests for tuition assistance.
'Fighting 69th' leads St. Patrick's Day Parade and celebrates century-old traditions
March 13, 2013
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Patrick Kaley and Sgt. Ryan Diskin parade up Fifth Avenue past Saint Patrick's Cathedral with the Irish Wolfhound mascots of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry honor guard during the New York City Parade March 17, 2011.
Ohio Airman recognized for helping driver after car wreck
March 12, 2013
Staff Sgt. Josh Blankley with Ronald Alberding at the March 9, 2013, award ceremony for Blankley.
New Air National Guard command chief Hotaling presents focus areas to Airmen
March 12, 2013
Chief Master Sgt. James W. Hotaling met with Airmen in the National Capital Region for the first time during an enlisted call at the ANG Readiness Center.
Funding stops for tuition assistance; other benefit options may exist
March 11, 2013
Beginning March 8, 2013, funding for tuition assistance stopped and Soldiers cannot submit new requests for tuition assistance.
Lt. Gen. William Etter takes over reins of First Air Force
March 8, 2013
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. William H. Etter, right, passes the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region flag to U.S. Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, NORAD commander, during the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) change of command ceremony.
Alaska National Guard members teach Mongolian forces about C-130 Hercules aircraft
March 8, 2013
Alaska Air National Guard members Lt. Col. David McPhetres, left, and Master Sgt. Pat McGrain, center, discuss C-130 operations and maintenance with Mongolian Maj. Enkhzorgol Baatarkhuu during an aviation maintenance exchange in in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, March 4, 2013.
Workshop helps Guard Soldiers leaving active duty hone job-hunting skills
March 8, 2013
Transition Assistance Program instructor Michele Lewis looks on as her class completes a group project about strengths and weaknesses of hiring a veteran during a workshop March 3, 2013. The class is required of returning veterans.
National Guard members in Delaware, New York and Virginia support snow relief
March 7, 2013
Soldiers from the Charlottesville-based Company C, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team work with Virginia officials to clear an abandoned vehicle March 6, 2013, near Nellysford, Va.
Montana Citizen-Airman named senior enlisted advisor to chief, National Guard Bureau
March 7, 2013
Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush will be the next senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau.
Army Criminal Investigation Command warns of email scam, criminals posing as police
March 7, 2013
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Army releases new Soldier Record Brief for personnel and pay information
March 7, 2013
The Army is releasing a new version of the Soldier Record Brief.
New virtual reality simulator teaches Airmen how to fall
March 7, 2013
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Alex Butler of the 169th Airlift Squadron navigates the virtual skies in a parachute simulator at the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill., on March 4, 2013.
Maryland Guard partners with Bosnia for peace, security
March 6, 2013
Maryland National Guard members and their Bosnian counterparts joined forces in Kandahar.
South Carolina National Guard leaders visit Colombian military partners
March 6, 2013
Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr., the adjutant general of South Carolina, speaks with Colombian Army Maj. Gen. Jorge Salgado, army planning and transformation, in front of a Colombian army Mi-17 search and rescue helicopter, in Tolemaida, Colombia, Feb. 21, 2013.
Army, Air Guard units recognized for outstanding family support programs
March 5, 2013
Army Capt. Matthew Sadler, commander of the South Dakota Army National Guard's 842nd Engineer Company, shakes hands with John Hastings, principal deputy, assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairs, while accepting the Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award on behalf of his unit during a ceremony at the Pentagon, March 1, 2013.
Task force established to close gaps between active, Guard, Reserve
March 5, 2013
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Kentucky veterinarians extend training in Afghanistan
March 4, 2013
Capt. Chase Kohne of Kentucky's Agribusiness Development Team 5 speaks with local herders about how to care for their animals in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, January 2013.