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Defense Department adds peer support chats for sexual assault victims
May 31, 2013
Logo for the Defense Department's sexual assault assistance website.
Hagel names Guard, Reserve Employer Support national chair
May 31, 2013
Paul Mock is the new chair of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense operational committee that seeks to foster a culture in which all employers support and value the employment and military service of members of the National Guard and Reserve.
Deployed to Africa, former 'troubled teen' continues to inspire others
May 31, 2013
1st Sgt. Robert Burns, with the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery also works as an instructor at the Bluegrass Challenge Academy at Fort Knox, Ky. According to Burns, 10 former cadets serve with Task Force Longrifles on their deployment to the Horn of Africa.
North Dakota Air National Guard makes history as it controls missile field security
May 31, 2013
From left to right in foreground, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Carlson, Senior Airman Cody Jenson and Senior Airman Kathleen Stenger, all with the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, walk away from a launch facility upon completion of an intense but routine exercise May 22, 2013, in the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex near Minot, N.D.
Jelinski-Hall: Men, women united by uniform, single standard
May 30, 2013
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall makes remarks on behalf of honorees at the Women in the Military Wreath Laying Ceremony sponsored by the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues, at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, May 22, 2013.
National Guard troops prepping for hurricane season, which starts Saturday
May 30, 2013
Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief, National Guard Bureau (center), and Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw, adjutant general of Florida, are briefed by a Soldier assigned to the 48th Civil Support Team during Operation Vigilant Guard 2013, May 19, 2013.
101 Critical Days of Summer kicks off season of safety
May 29, 2013
Participants in a motorcycle safety ride from the Marine Corps War Memorial just outside of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to the National Museum of the Marine Corps gather around Lt. Devon H Foster, chaplain, to bless the bikes and start the ride with a prayer, May 3, 2013. Both Marines and Soldiers took part in the ride.
Oklahoma National Guard tornado responders used warfighting skills honed abroad
May 29, 2013
Spc. James Kimball, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, conveys to Chaplain Capt. David Jordan, Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Battalion, on May 22, 2013, that he grew up in the tornado-torn area of Moore, Okla.
Slovenia, Colorado recognize 20 years of National Guard’s international relations
May 29, 2013
Officials from the Republic of Slovenia join Colorado National Guard members May 26, 2013, in Aurora for the dedication of the Colorado Freedom. The memorial lists the names of all Colorado service members whose lives were lost during combat operations on foreign soil since Colorado became a state.
Medical First Responders course conducted with Idaho National Guard and Cambodian forces
May 28, 2013
The Medical First Responders course was conducted with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Idaho National Guard Soldiers during Angkor Sentinel 2013, May 18-27, 2013. Pictured here, heart rates escalated as a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces comrade had suffered a simulated gunshot wound to the chest, fractured femur, lower leg amputation, and second-degree burns on both arms during the practical exam.
National Guard diversity team wins award, works to strengthen diversity throughout the Guard
May 24, 2013
Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief National Guard Bureau, speaks to members of the National Guard's Joint Diversity Executive Council during the council's meeting at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., May 22, 2013. The JDEC meeting focused on ways to improve and encourage diversity throughout the ranks.
California's 129th Rescue Wing Airmen achieve milestone 1000th save
May 24, 2013
129th Rescue Wing and 58th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen hoist a passenger off the bow of the Holland America cruise ship, ms Westerdam on May 5, 2013, one of many saves the units have performed.
North Dakota National Guard members protecting flood-threatened city
May 24, 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent Collin Blackwell, center, discusses tactics with U.S. Army Soldiers, from left to right, Spc. Brandon Nelson and Spc. Fredrick Burdick, both of the 3662nd Maintenance Company, North Dakota Army National Guard, at a traffic control point on the outskirts of Cavalier, N.D.
Commissaries plan for Monday furloughs
May 24, 2013
Commissaries will be closing Mondays to accommodate furlough orders, officials said Friday.
Vermont unit learns the 'ropes' at decommissioned South Carolina nuke plant
May 24, 2013
Members of the 15th Civil Support Team, Vermont National Guard, conduct Joint CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive weapons) and high angle ropes rescue training with instructors of the Army Mountain Warfare School at the Government Training Institute in Barnwell, S.C.
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers share best practices with Mauritius forces
May 23, 2013
Lt. Col. Rob Larkin, commander of the 2-138th Field Artillery Regiment, shows a Special Mobile Force officer how to use a thermal imaging camera in Mauritius.
Chaplains open their ears to enable Soldiers and Airmen to open hearts
May 23, 2013
Members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard, conduct search and rescue operations in Moore, Okla. Chaplains are ministering to Airmen and Soldiers there.
Air Guard service leads Airman to extremes of the globe
May 22, 2013
Staff Sgt. Sophia Mantzouris, 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, conducts a 7 Day Desert inspection on a C-130 Hercules at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia Mar. 23, 2013. Mantzouris is deployed from the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard.
Oklahoma National Guard Civil Support Team members responded to killer twister in their own backyard
May 22, 2013
Sgt. Warren Williams of the 63rd Civil Support Team searches debris in Moore, Okla., in response to the May 20, 2013, EF-5 tornado.
30 employers recognized for exemplary National Guard and Reserve support
May 22, 2013
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