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Army Sgt. Stephen Pursley, a law enforcement operations non-commissioned officer for the National Guard Bureau, and Cmdr. John Hooper, the U.S. Coast Guard liaison to the National Guard Bureau, cut a cake celebrating the 220th birthday of the U.S. Coast Guard at the Guard headquarters in Arlington, Va., Aug. 4, 2010. (Courtesy photo)

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32nd Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Ed Hansen, on floor in front of podium, accepts reports from battalion command sergeants major as the brigade forms at the start of the Feb. 17 send-off ceremony at the Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Madison, Wis. Family members and public officials bade farewell to some 3,200 members of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and augmenting units, Wisconsin Army National Guard, in the ceremony. The unit is bound for pre-deployment training at Fort Bliss, Texas, followed by a deployment of approximately 10 months for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs photo by Larry Sommers.

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Staff Sgt. Eric Brown of the Florida National Guard's Counterdrug Training Academy at the 2008 SWAT Round-up International Competition in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 4, 2008. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa.

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Kids attending the West Virginia National Guard's Youth Leaders Camp move a simulated litter patient through the demanding obstacle course at Camp Dawson. The annual week-long camp provides an opportunity for high-school aged kids to demonstrate leadership skills and develop self-confidence by completing a series of physical and mental challenges. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia National Guard)

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Sgt. 1st Class Catherine Kula of Waipahu, Hawaii and Thai marine PO1 Prawet Asasoy check to make sure the freshly built wall is plumb, or straight, in the new classroom facility the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical is building jointly with the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion during the Cobra Gold joint engineering civil assistance mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong school in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

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Staff Sgt. Eric Brown of the Florida National Guard's Counterdrug Training Academy practices with his weapon before competition at the 2008 SWAT Round-up International Competition in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 4, 2008. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa.

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Two young adults attending the West Virginia National Guard's Youth Leaders Camp prepare to rappel off a 50-foot tower at Camp Dawson. The annual week-long camp provides an opportunity for high-school aged kids to challenge themselves through a variety of leadership and personal development scenarios. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia National Guard)

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Pvt. 1st Class Michelle Almeida of Kihei, Hawaii and Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Cabanilla of Kahalui cut wood framing material for the windows in the new classroom facility the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical is building jointly with the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion during the Cobra Gold joint engineering civil assistance mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong school in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11.

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Master Sgt. Chris Grall of the Florida National Guard's Counterdrug Training Academy (right) prepares his team for competition at the 2008 SWAT Round-up International Competition in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 4, 2008. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Kielbasa.

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