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Jordan provides hospitality and brotherhood for all
April 9, 2013
Assisted by Jordan Armed Forces members, a Syrian refugee boards a bus at Tal shehab Reception Center near Ash Shajarah in northern Jordan, April 2, 2013.
At home or on the road, New Hampshire National Guard sergeant is a top chef
April 9, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Edward Haggett begins preparing the evening meal at Military District Six for soldiers assigned to Beyond the Horizon-El Salvador, April 1, 2013.
Kentucky Soldiers make big impact on small Comoros islands
April 8, 2013
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Justin Gilliam, Medical Section, 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery, teaches members of the Comoros military various buddy carries in Moroni, Comoros, Jan. 23, 2013.
Nebraska National Guard member’s career winds down as son begins his service
April 8, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell Patzel and Pvt. Mitchell Patzel, Jr. work on a Movement Tracking System in a truck in El Salvador April 5, 2013. The father-son duo are there for training.
Alaska National Guardsmen rescue snow researcher after 80-foot fall into crevasse
April 8, 2013
A flight crew with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Rescue Squadron conducts training with an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter near Bryant Air Field on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Jan. 29, 2013.
Citizen-Soldiers find employment through occupational assistance programs
April 5, 2013
Soldiers from the 182nd Engineer Battalion attend the Veteran's Opportunity to Work/Transition Assistance Program training during the demobilization process at the Soldier Readiness Processing site at Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan. 23, 2013.
North Carolina civil support team practices hazardous-materials scenarios
April 5, 2013
Two members of the North Carolina National Guard's 42nd Civil Support Team's survey section prepare for transport on a Polaris quad track vehicle to a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and of Explosive (CBRNE) incident site during the unit's evaluation March 28, 2013.
First B-2 stealth bomber surpasses 7,000 flight hours
April 5, 2013
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit crew chiefs stand ready to perform maintenance on the "Spirit of Florida" after completing a historic training mission in which it became the first B-2 to reach 7,000 flight hours, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 1, 2013.
Alaska K-9 Trooper gains, gives at Air Force NCO academy
April 4, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Brian Zeisel of the 168th Security Forces Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, recently graduated from Noncommissioned Officer Academy.
Airman helps rescue squadron stay armed, ready to fight
April 4, 2013
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Stoker, a munitions systems specialist deployed to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, replenishes a .50-caliber machine gun after a training mission over an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, March 11, 2013.
Military children express sacrifices through art and writing
April 4, 2013
This artwork by Mattie Steed, a fourth-grader from an Air Force family, is among nearly 50 illustrations, paintings and writings on display at the U.S. Education Department on April 3, 2013, in observance of the Month of the Military Child.
Kentucky National Guard has high hopes for future Soldiers' technical proficiency
April 4, 2013
Staff Sgt. Luis Berdecia of the 138th Fires Brigade supervises as children climb inside for a look during the 2013 Student Technology Leadership Program in Lexington, Ky., March 28, 2013.
Michigan Airman Charlie Peterson honored for combat leadership
April 3, 2013
Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson talks with students at the Noncommissioned Officers Academy at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., March 27, 2013. A classroom at the academy was named in his honor. Peterson is a member of the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich.
Former Lithuanian president meets with Pa. adjutant general; boosts State Partnership Program
April 2, 2013
Maj. Gen. Randall Marchi, Pennsylvania deputy adjutant general-Army, on behalf of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, recognized Vytautas Landsbergis with a proclamation.
'Brotherly competition' helps quadruplets who enlisted in Virginia Army National Guard
April 2, 2013
Kahlil, Karon, Kameron and Karlyle Jones pose with family and friends after their enlistment March 7, 2013, at Fort Lee, Va. Sgt. Brian Merritt (far right) was their recruiter.
Pentagon official: April's a good time to spotlight money tips for kids
April 2, 2013
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Command Sgt. Maj. Conley convenes book group to discuss Army National Guard history
April 1, 2013
Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk Conley of the Army National Guard discusses the book 'I Am the Guard' at the first meeting of a book club he organized for professional development at Arlington Hall in Arlington, Va., March 29, 2013.
Kentucky National Guard trains for multiple threat emergencies
April 1, 2013
Members of the Kentucky Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package decontamination element transport a mock victim for medical assessment during training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., March 22, 2013.
DoD Releases Update to Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Policy
April 1, 2013
Logo for the Defense Department's sexual assault assistance website.
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers help put the “business” into Afghan agribusiness
April 1, 2013
Victoria Burke of the Civilian Expeditionary Workforce speaks with Abdul Baqi Hikmat about his poultry-feed production in Kandahar Province, Mar. 13, 2013.