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Sacrifice for Freedom event to honor military families
The North Dakota National Guard Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (ND-TAPS) will kick off a weeklong event that honors North Dakota’s Fallen service members that will begin at 4 p.m. in Memorial Hall at North Dakota’s capitol building. The event will include Gov. Jack Dalrymple and the North Dakota Guard’s deputy adjutant general Brig. Gen Alan Dohrmann.


Army National Guard aviation soldiers deploy to Afghanistan
More than 55 New York Army National Guard soldiers assigned to Detachment 1 of Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation Regiment will mobilize, May 23, to prepare for deployment to Afghanistan in July.


Spafford takes command of "Gunslingers"
InvocationThe “Gunslinger” Battalion or 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, of 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, welcomed Lt. Col. Todd Spafford as their new commander, May, 20, 2012. In the tradition of military ceremony, Lt. Col. Jon Stubbs, the outgoing commander, relinquished command of the battalion with the passing of the battalion’s Colors to Col. John “Mickey” Stewart, commander of the 39th Brigade. Symbolizing his trust and confidence in Spafford as the incoming commander, Stewart then passed the colors to his hands. Lt. Col. Spafford assumes command of the Gunslinger Battalion, May 20, 2012.


Familiar face returns as commander
A gift from the cavalryCol. Kirk E. Van Pelt, the outgoing commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, relinquished his command to the incoming Commander Col. John “Mickey” Stewart. The change-of-command ceremony, held at Camp Robinson, May 19, 2012, personified one of the oldest and most cherished U.S. Army traditions, where the guidon, a unit’s banner affixed to a spear, is passed from the outgoing commander, Col. Van Pelt to the incoming commander, Col. Stewart and then returned to the unit’s most senior enlisted person, Command Sgt. Maj.Rick Megoloff, 39th IBCT Command Sergeant Major.


Guard’s first F-35 pilots ready to take flight over Florida base
When military aviators of the future look back at the beginnings of the F-35 program, they may see the names of two Florida National Guard pilots listed among the first to fly the Air Force’s fifth-generation fighter jet.


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Video Icon Minuteman Report: Missouri Guard Mission One Year after Joplin Tornado

The Missouri National Guard was first activated to respond to a deadly tornado that ripped through the town of Joplin on May 22, 2011. One year later, the Guard remains on mission in the southwest Missouri town as rebuilding continues in the area.



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National Guard Soldiers from Arkansas celebrate the contributions of Asian Pacific Americans to the ...


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New Jersey National Guard participates in Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation New Jersey National Guard participates in Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation
New Jersey National Guard soldiers practice crowd control during the Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at the State...


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Airman 1st Class Steadman Demarco, a crew chief assigned to the 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Kandahar Airfield,...


TAPS runs for survivors at Fargo Marathon TAPS runs for survivors at Fargo Marathon
North Dakota Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jeff Barta runs past the 20-mile mark of the Fargo Marathon, Fargo, N.D., as he carries the photo of...


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Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski visited Illinois Army National Guard soldiers and five Polish officers training, May 20, at Marseilles...


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Members of the 39th IBCT bowed their heads as the invocation is given during the 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment's change of command...


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Staff Sgt. Veronica Bartley
Staff Sgt. Veronica Bartley from Osage City, Kan. with the Kansas Adjutant General's Public Affairs Office talks to a KAGD reporter about her...


Wyoming Guard ready to help Tunisians plan for natural disasters
The African nation of Tunisia and the Wyoming National Guard are furthering their relationship a year after a Tunisian revolution kicked off the...


Wyoming National Guard working with Tunisia
The African nation of Tunisia and the Wyoming National Guard are furthering their relationship a year after a Tunisian revolution kicked off the...


Capt. Richard A. Rittmaster
Richard A. Rittmaster, Bloomington, Minn., talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter on "Hero of the Week" about joining the National Guard, being...


Capt. Douglas Windley
Capt. Douglas Windley about his responsibilities and his deployment to Kuwait. talks to Crawford Broadcasting's Hero of the Week program about