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Mississippi Soldier Embodies Army Value of Loyalty

A Mississippi Army National Guard Soldier received a Command Sergeant Major Award during a ceremony at Contingency Operating Location Q-West, Feb. ...

Guard Members Prepare for 2nd Major East Coast Storm

Schools are closing, weekend activities are being canceled and the federal government here will shut down four hours early today, but the National ...

Soldiers Open Afghani Radio Station

In a perfect world, accurate information would be as close as a radio. For a country at war, accurate information is invaluable. Georgia Army Natio...

Free Workshop Provides Marriage Enrichment Techniques to Guard Members

The North Dakota National Guard will host a Marriage Relationship Enrichment weekend Feb. 5 - 7 at the Maplelag Resort in Callaway, MN. The free wo...

Oklahoma National Guard Aids Communities After Ice Storm

Following Oklahoma’s second severe winter storm of the season, the Oklahoma National Guard has been out in force transporting generators, foo...

BG Mary J. Kight to be Nation's First African-American Female Adjutant General

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday announced the appointment of Brigadier General Mary J. Kight as the first female adjutant general of the C...

Fort Greely Follows Time Honored NCO Tradition

While not officially recognized or sanctioned by the Army, the tradition of inducting newly promoted non-commissioned officers (NCOs) into the rank...


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38th Infantry Soldiers Shout-out for the Colts

38th Infantry Soldiers Shout-out for the Colts

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers Shout-out for the Saints

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers Shout-out for the Saints

Success Story: CDT Steven Ho

Success Story: CDT Steven Ho

Success Story: CDT Christopher Colletta

Success Story: CDT Christopher Colletta

Success Story: Megan Castillo, Guard Spouse

Success Story: Megan Castillo, Guard Spouse

Puerto Rico National Guard Flies Over Haiti

Puerto Rico National Guard Flies Over Haiti

Puerto Rico Guard Called Up to Help With Rising Crime

Puerto Rico Guard Called Up to Help With Rising Crime

Kosovo Video Blog Part 2: Deterrent Presence

Kosovo Video Blog Part 2: Deterrent Presence

Oklahoma Guard Responds to Winter Weather

Oklahoma Guard Responds to Winter Weather

National Guard Troops Respond to Severe Weather

National Guard Troops Respond to Severe Weather

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278th March

Aaliyah Allen, daughter of SGT Donald Allen marches with Soldiers of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment to a Feb. 5 departure ceremony at Camp Shelby, MS. Photo by SSG Russell Klika. Courtesy of DVIDS.

Hope in Haiti

Dr. Randy Rizor, International Hope in Haiti, and a Puerto Rico National Guard Soldier, unload medical supplies from a Black Hawk helicopter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 26. Photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Robert J. Fluegel.

School Supplies

SGT Mark Orr, 34th Infantry Division, passes out school supplies during the grand opening of the Hojarat School for Boys and Girls in Basra, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo by SPC Samantha R. Ciaramitaro.

A Good Day for Sniping

SGT Christopher Zigler, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry, fires an M-107 .50 caliber sniper rifle during a marksmanship exercise at Fort Chaffee, AR, while attending the U.S. Army Sniper School, Jan. 24, 2009. Photo by SSG Jon Soucy.

Rise Up

A Soldier with the Utah Army National Guard, 19th Special Forces Group, is hoisted into an Pave Hawk helicopter. Photo by MSG Kevin Gruenwald.

Shine a Light

Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team search houses with Iraqi Army Soldiers at Taji Market, near Camp Taji, Iraq, August 2009. Photo by Spc. David Sharp.

Cool Water

A UH-60A Black Hawk from 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado National Guard delivers water using a helicopter bucket during Exercise Vibrant Response, Nov. 10, 2009. Photo by SSG Jacob N. Bailey.

Night Search

A Soldier from the Pennsylvania National Guard searches the top of a house in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 4, 2009. Photo by Jesse Gross.

Making a Difference

Iraqi children express excitement about gifts they received. June 25, 2009. Photo by Spc. Neil Stanfield.

Sky View

Specialist Benji McHugh, Michigan National Guard, watches for other aircraft from the ramp of a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan, June 2009. Photo by Sgt. Prentice C. Martin-Bowen.

Cold Shot

A Soldier form the 1/149th Infantry Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard, takes part in winter tactical training during the North Wind exercise in Sapporo Japan. Photo by 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Missouri Army National Guard.

Landing Zone

Spc. William Tobin, crew chief with the 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion, checks the landing zone for obstacles prior to landing in Prizren, Kosovo, on April 7, 2009. Photo by Spc. Darriel Swatts. 

Shoot to Thrill

Spc. Lee T. Williams, a supply specialist for the 730th Quartermaster Company out of Johnson City, Tenn., fires a Russian/Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun at the firing range at Babadag Training Area, Romania, Aug. 13. Photo by SGT Maria Keown.

Water Drop

Sergeant Hector Lima Bermudez, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, dumps water onto a simulated fire from a Black Hawk helicopter June 10 at Camp Ashland, Neb. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex R. Salmon.

Overwatch

SGT Rob Feiser, assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team, pulls security in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan. Feaser was originally with the 1st Battalion, 158th Cavalry Regiment, Maryland National Guard. Photo by SGT Teddy Wade.

Night Assault

Soldier from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, Indiana National Guard provide 120 mm mortar fire support to Soldiers in Afghanistan. Photo by SSG Stephen Otero.

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