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One day fighting fires, the next day a rescue at seaJuly 18, 2008 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing launched a search and rescue mission here yesterday at 4 p.m., to save a fisherman experiencing a medical emergency... MORE 

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Guard, DMAT combine resources to provide fire line emergency careJuly 18, 2008 — Boonville, Calif., Army National Guard Maj. Rose Abendroth sutured the last of 21 stitches into the chainsaw wound of Los Angeles County firefighter Kevin Taylor, who accidentally cut his leg while... MORE 

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Wildfire mission for Alabama GuardJuly 18, 2008 — MOBILE, Ala. - Two Alabama Army National Guard helicopters departed for California yesterday to assist in combating wild fires in the state.Chief Warrant Officers 4 Albert J. Houser and Randy Kirkland... MORE 

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National Guard Crash Crew Provides Added Safety Measure to Firefighting EffortJuly 18, 2008 — To some, having a boring job is no way to live, but the members of the California National Guard's 233rd Engineering Detachment (ED) firefighters wouldn't have it any other way.While many California... MORE 

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Minnesota signs National Guard's first family covenantJuly 17, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - A first for the National Guard achieved by Minnesota will likely be discussed at the National Guard Bureau's Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis,... MORE 

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MAFFS C-130 missions: "Quite a thrill ride"July 17, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif., The flight line here at McClellan Airfield may be miles away from the front lines of the many wildfires in California, yet the Airmen here are giving firefighters on the ground the... MORE 

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National Guard, Border Patrol celebrate continuing partnershipJuly 16, 2008 — WASHINGTON, The National Guard and the U.S. Border Patrol marked the end of one mission and the continuation of a two-decade partnership at a ceremony here July 11.The commissioner of U.S. Customs and... MORE 

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JTF Sentinel hub of activity for California Guard's aviation divisionJuly 16, 2008 — Mather Field, Calif. - While fires continue to rage throughout northern and central California, one dedicated group of Soldiers and Airmen are gaining ground by taking the fight to the fires.After the... MORE 

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Gates taps McKinley as next Guard Bureau chiefJuly 16, 2008 — WASHINGTON, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recommended Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau and promotion to full general, and LTG H Steven Blum as... MORE 

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DoD Press Briefing with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.July 16, 2008 — Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen 	July 16, 2008SEC. GATES: Good afternoon.Today I'm pleased to announce that I have... MORE 

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Recycling contract turns trash to treasureJuly 15, 2008 — BALAD, Iraq - A war can be messy, literally; from daily trash collections conducted by roving of garbage trucks, to amassing scrap metals born from the aftermath of battle, waste management is a... MORE 

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National Guard on track with recruitment, retentionJuly 15, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va., The National Guard was on track to reach its recruiting and retention goals for 2008 with the military fiscal year's best recruiting months ahead, said officials here July 11 following... MORE 

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Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers Arrive in Georgia for International Military ExerciseJuly 15, 2008 — WINDER, Ga. - About 300 Georgia Army National Guard members arrived in Tiblisi, Georgia on July 14 for IMMEDIATE RESPONSE 2008, a three-week international exercise to help build relationships with... MORE 

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National Guard Officer Defeats A Menacing Enemy...the CockroachJuly 15, 2008 — Capt. Karen Corsetti, a Georgia Army National Guard environmental officer and trained entomologist, has made the humane and effective eradication of the pest into an award-winning pest control... MORE 

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Alabama Guard officer candidates conquer Talladega on footJuly 14, 2008 — Talladega, Ala. - Cars flashing by at more than 200 mph and 150,000 rabid fans standing on their feet and screaming in the stands are common sights at the Talladega Super Speedway during a major... MORE 

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MAFFS C-130 drops millionth gallon of fire retardant on California wildfiresJuly 14, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A modular airborne fire fighting system (MAFFS) equipped C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group flying out of McClellan Airfield here dropped its millionth gallon... MORE 

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Face of Defense: Brothers Serve Together in IraqJuly 14, 2008 — CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - Deployments usually separate families, but for two brothers from Arkansas, deployment to Iraq actually brought them closer."We live about six miles apart [in Benton and Bryant,... MORE 

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Guard units receive more high-tech Lakota helicoptersJuly 14, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Louisiana's Aviation Command last week became the latest National Guard unit to receive the new light utility UH-72A Lakota helicopter.C- Company, 1-114th Aviation Security and Support... MORE 

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Ohio, Serbia continue cooperation, trainingJuly 14, 2008 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - There is more than one way to open a door.Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, showed their counterparts in the... MORE 

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Louisiana National Guard takes flight to fight; 10 Soldiers leave for CaliforniaJuly 14, 2008 — ALEXANDRIA, La. - This morning, two Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, 10 personnel (two crews and a maintenance team), left for California to support the California National Guard... MORE 

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