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Female soldiers assigned to the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion conduct pre-mobilization training Aug. 10, 2012. The battalion deployed to Afghanistan in October 2012. (New York Army National Guard Courtesy photo)

New York Army National Guard to Begin Moving Women Into Combat Battalions

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

Women will be able to fill 350 positions in the New York Army National Guard’s four combat battalions.
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Life Unfolds: MSgt. Jeremy T. Lock

Posted on December 27, 2012 by bniegel

Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock talks about what it is like to be a military photographer. Produced by Andrew Breese. Provided by Air Force News.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator | Tagged ASirforce, combat, combat camera, Combat Camera Team, Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock, military, military photographer, U.S. Air Force, USAF | Leave a comment

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist with the Nebraska National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team, the agricultural section for the Paktiya Provincial Reconstruction Team, poses for a picture in the ADT's conference room at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Sept. 1, 2012.

Why We Serve: U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton Mentors Afghan Farmers

Posted on October 9, 2012 by glenn.selby

U.S. Army Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist from Gothenburg, Neb.
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Wednesday Warfighter: My First Firefight

Posted on August 29, 2012 by jtozer

It’s a moment of truth for many Marines – the first time they are in combat and their training is put to the test. When his squad took enemy contact during a recent patrol through Trek Nawa, Pfc. Timothy Workman …
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A Better Life – African Native ‘Wins Lottery’ For U.S. Citizenship

Posted on July 12, 2012 by jtozer

U.S. Army Sgt. Koku Adzoble won a lottery to move to the U.S. from a tiny sliver of a country in West Africa where he grew up. He joined the U.S. Army to make a better life for himself. “Back …
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