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Louisiana National Guard's Task Force Voodoo returns to IraqAugust 14, 2008 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - It's technically the battalion's second deployment in the past five years. The first began in December, 2003 - in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. During that stint they... MORE 

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Alabama National Guard holds first Yellow Ribbon programAugust 14, 2008 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama National Guard held its first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) last weekend here at the Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center.The YRRP is designed to provide... MORE 

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Company focuses on families to support military employeesAugust 13, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Kim Robinson knows that when military members deploy, they face a lot of stress overseas on top of worrying about their families at home. To help alleviate that stress, Robinson has... MORE 

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Study spurs reassessment of alcohol awareness programsAugust 13, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials are assessing ways to better prepare servicemembers, particularly members of the reserve and National Guard, for the stresses of combat so they're better able... MORE 

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National Guard detachment trains at NFL preseason gameAugust 13, 2008 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Reporting from the sidelines of an NFL preseason game is not typical duty for military journalists, but for 15 members of the Florida Army National Guard it was good training for... MORE 

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Alaska National Guard Rescues Injured ClimberAugust 12, 2008 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard rescued an injured climber off Root Glacier in the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park Wednesday.An Alaska Wilderness guide called the National Park... MORE 

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Official travelers can claim reimbursement for excess baggage feesAugust 12, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Servicemembers traveling for official business, including deployments, will continue to receive full reimbursement for reasonable, authorized excess baggage fees, defense officials said.A... MORE 

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Pilots provide emergency close air supportAugust 12, 2008 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - For F-15E Strike Eagle and A-10 Thunderbolt pilots deployed here, joint terminal attack controllers, or JTACs, play a vital role in the close air support... MORE 

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New York National Guard and British Soldiers Aid AfghansAugust 12, 2008 — UD KHEIL VILLAGE, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (08/12/2008) - More than 1000 residents of Ud Kheil village were treated by Afghan medical staff and received medicine, vitamins and personal items through a joint... MORE 

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Leapfest: Rhode Island's international adventureAugust 11, 2008 — KINGSTON, R.I. - Capt. Roy Hatch, who is closing in on 60 years old, is a member of the United Kingdom's Territorial Army who still believes that airborne soldiers are something special.Their... MORE 

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Former Army shooter enters U.S. Olympic Hall of FameAugust 8, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Retired Army Lt. Col. Lones W. Wigger Jr., 70, a three-time Olympic military marksman himself, starts a new job with the beginning of the 2008 Olympics as narrator for MSNBC's Web video... MORE 

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New travel card distribution to begin this monthAugust 8, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Citibank officials will mail out new government travel charge cards Aug. 13 through Sept. 19. Initial distribution will begin with cardholders at overseas locations and migrate from the... MORE 

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Higher learning: ESGR advocates sample Leapfest adventureAugust 8, 2008 — KINGSTON, R.I. - No, they did not jump out of a perfectly good helicopter.But 16 civilians involved with Rhode Island's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program did get an idea of what... MORE 

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Syracuse Guard unit returns with fighters for last timeAugust 8, 2008 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Two-hundred New York Air National Guard members with 14 fighter aircraft from the 174th Fighter Wing finished two missions at once here Aug. 5 after returning from a two month's... MORE 

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National Guard analysts help police disrupt drug traffickingAugust 7, 2008 — GREENBELT, Md. - The National Guard Counterdrug Program has employed criminal analysts in Title 32 status since 1994 in support of local, state and federal agencies' ongoing efforts to combat drug... MORE 

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129th Airmen transport helicopter crash survivors to Redding hospitalAugust 6, 2008 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing rescued two survivors of a civilian helicopter crash last night near Junction City, Calif.The Sikorsky S-61... MORE 

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Air and Army units provide bare base communications for Patriot 2008 exerciseAugust 6, 2008 — Providing and maintaining communications during a major exercise was the challenge taken on recently by National Guard units participating in exercise Patriot 2008.Split between three locations - Camp... MORE 

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Father follows daughter into Ohio National GuardAugust 6, 2008 — GREEN, Ohio - When military recruits speak of their reasons for enlisting, many cite family pride and tradition as their strongest motivation. The desire to follow in a parent's footsteps has prompted... MORE 

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Guardmembers compete in international pentathlon in TurkeyAugust 6, 2008 — Nevada Guardsman places 2nd in eventA Nevada Guardsman finished second in an international military pentathlon event in Istanbul, Turkey, held July 4-13.Teamed with a British and a German soldier,... MORE 

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National Guard's diversity found in states, territories, communitiesAugust 6, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Today's diversity in the Army and Air National Guard reflects the diversity of the communities its members serve and live in, the National Guard Bureau's equal opportunity and civil... MORE 

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