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Guard Members Recognized by PeersMembers 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 HeldU.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 MotoristPrivate 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 LifeIn 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 FloodThe 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 ChargeOutside the cavalry regiment’s headquarters building at Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, troops from the 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry...
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.
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.
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.
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.
A Soldier with the Utah Army National Guard, 19th Special Forces Group, is hoisted into an Pave Hawk helicopter. Photo by MSG Kevin Gruenwald.
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.
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.
A Soldier from the Pennsylvania National Guard searches the top of a house in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 4, 2009. Photo by Jesse Gross.
Iraqi children express excitement about gifts they received. June 25, 2009. Photo by SPC Neil Stanfield.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Learn moreAbsolutely. Your Guard service is only part time—just one weekend per month, and one two-week period each year.
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