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Iraq: Guard member has not so typical deployment in IraqNovember 21, 2011 — Baghdad - At Victory Base Complex here several civilian companies work to assist the military with the basics of what is essentially a fully functional city. The cooperation is vital and someone must... MORE 

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California Guard members save lives in mock collapsed buildingNovember 21, 2011 — PHOENIX - Responding to a simulated improvised nuclear device in downtown Phoenix as part of the 2011 Arizona Vigilant Guard exercise, about 60 combat engineers from the 235th Engineer Company... MORE 

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National Guard troops get realistic training ahead of Kosovo missionNovember 20, 2011 — HOHENFELS, Germany - Crowd control, roadblocks and high tensions have recently become part of the daily scene for NATO peacekeepers in Kosovo.Fortunately for the next KFOR rotation, though, that is... MORE 

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Nevada Guard helps Reno Police in fire-stricken neighborhoodNovember 19, 2011 — CARSON CITY, Nev. -About 80 Nevada Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on duty Friday night assisting the Reno Police Department with welfare checks and security in west Reno as the 2,000-acre Caughlin... MORE 

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Deployments & mental health: Longer dwell times may increase riskNovember 18, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. -  Service members who spend more time at home between deployments may have a greater chance of being diagnosed with a mental health disorder than those with briefer dwell times, a... MORE 

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Afghanistan: Virginia Guard's DJ-Soldier rocks FOBNovember 18, 2011 — ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The boom, boom, boom you hear from Forward Operating Base Lagman on Thursday and Friday nights isn't artillery rounds - it's a heavy mix beat laid down by enthusiastic... MORE 

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New York National Guard conducts "dirty bomb" drill in urban settingNovember 18, 2011 — KINGSTON, NY - Sirens wailed and emergency vehicle lights flashed as more than 600 New York Army and Air National Guard and civilian first responders reacted to a terrorism response drill here earlier... MORE 

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Border mission Guard members serve communities on Veterans DayNovember 18, 2011 — Editor's Note: Guard members' first names are excluded from this report article for operational security reasons.TUCSON, Ariz. - Veterans Day in many communities is marked by events to honor and... MORE 

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Realistic scenario tests National Guard Homeland Response Force capabilitiesNovember 18, 2011 — STARKE, Fla. - It's a capability that's critical to our national security, but one no one wants to ever have to use. Housed within the National Guard are several Chemical, Biological, Radiological,... MORE 

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Iraq: Short haul, long night for Minnesota Guard's "Drifters"November 18, 2011 — IRAQ - The 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor's Delta Company are nicknamed the "Drifters," a fitting title considering the unit's role as a Convoy Security Team, or CST, in the drawdown of... MORE 

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Africa: Rwandan soldiers, Kansas Guard conduct leadership courseNovember 18, 2011 — GAKO, Rwanda - A team of Citizen-Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 161st Field Artillery Kansas Army National Guard recently returned from a 10-day mission to Gako, Rwanda, where they conducted a... MORE 

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Missouri Guard Soldier turns life around, competes in memory of Guard athleteNovember 18, 2011 — SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - When Missouri Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ryan Houk takes off from the starting line at the Arizona Ironman contest in Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday, the event will mark a milestone in... MORE 

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New statue recalls WWI sacrifice of "Rainbow" Division Guard membersNovember 18, 2011 — TROY, N.Y. - With the battle streamers and colors of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division flying, officials from the Croix Rouge Farm Memorial Foundation joined U.S. and... MORE 

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West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing participates in historic surgeNovember 18, 2011 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Flying seven of its 11 assigned C-5 Galaxy aircraft, the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing participated in an historic "surge" last month.Based in Martinsburg,... MORE 

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Oregon Guard schedules events to link members of all services with jobsNovember 16, 2011 — SALEM, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard Joint Transition Assistance Program and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are scheduled to join businesses and service providers in Oregon's first Hiring Our Heroes Job... MORE 

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Hawaii National Guard supports APEC SummitNovember 16, 2011 — HONOLULU, Hawaii - While leaders from 21 Pacific Rim countries met this past week in Hawaii to hash out economic growth, trade issues and disaster response, a considerable number of Hawaii National... MORE 

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Missouri Guard crucial player in summer flood fightNovember 16, 2011 — FOREST CITY, Mo. - It has been five months since the Missouri National Guard was activated to respond to flooding along the Missouri River in the northwest portion of the state. The urgency of the... MORE 

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Wolf Ops: Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex's training secretNovember 16, 2011 — BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - Members of the Ministry of Defense Advisors team - a Department of Defense initiative to help Afghanistan and Iraq stand up their own ministries are talking to a local Afghan... MORE 

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Afghanistan: Guard members lay down the lawNovember 15, 2011 — CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan - The primary objective of the 156th Military Police Detachment - attached to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division - is to keep law and order in Regional Command... MORE 

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JSLC: McHugh says Guard remedy for military, civilian divideNovember 15, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Army John McHugh told members of the National Guard last week that military leadership is concerned about the divide between society and the less-than-1-percent that... MORE 

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