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North Dakota Guard Mobilized for Flood Duty

The North Dakota National Guard will begin mobilizing Soldiers and Airmen to begin flood operations for Region 4 today and tomorrow.Region 4 consis...

Guard Members Recognized by Peers

Members of the North Dakota Army and Air National Guard were recognized for achievements this past year. Officers, Soldiers and Airmen who rose to ...

Crowd-and-Riot-Control Exercise Held

U.S. KFOR Soldiers from 4th platoon, B Company of the 231st Maneuver Task Force represented Multi-National Battle Group-East (MNBG-E) during a mass...

Soldier Honored for Rescuing Motorist

Private First Class Joshua Klein, a  member of the Utah Army National Guard's 115th Maintenance Company, was honored by the city of Taylorsvil...

'Civilian Surge' Comes to Life

In addition to the surge of military forces in Afghanistan and the drawdown in the U.S. military presence in Iraq, U.S. officials are implementing ...

Guard Prepares for Potential Flood

The North Dakota National Guard (NDNG) spent three days in February responding to a simulated flood. It's a comprehensive training exercise for a s...

Tennessee Cavalry Takes Charge

Outside the cavalry regiment’s headquarters building at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, troops from the 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry...


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Alaska Guard Soldiers Save Stranded Hiker

Alaska Guard Soldiers Save Stranded Hiker

3-on-3 Basketball Tournaments

3-on-3 Basketball Tournaments

278th Soldiers Provide Security for Iraqi Elections

278th Soldiers Provide Security for Iraqi Elections

256th Infantry

256th Infantry "Tiger Day" Farewell Ceremony

Virgin Islands National Guard Soldiers Form Softball Team

Virgin Islands National Guard Soldiers Form Softball Team

Success Story: PVT Roderick Taylor

Success Story: PVT Roderick Taylor

Success Story: SSG Jeffrey Litton

Success Story: SSG Jeffrey Litton

Success Story: SPC Nicholas D'Acquisto

Success Story: SPC Nicholas D'Acquisto

Success Story: SPC Jarvis Curry

Success Story: SPC Jarvis Curry

Success Story: SFC Wesley Almeida

Success Story: SFC Wesley Almeida

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Featured Photos

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

SPC 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, TN, 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

SGT 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

Soldiers 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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