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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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Photo: Five hundred soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Oct. 6, 2012, after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan. The soldiers were honored in a homecoming ceremony held at Buckner Physical Fitness Center where they were reunited with their families.

Worth A Thousand Words: Roses Are Red

Posted on October 19, 2012 by bniegel

Five hundred soldiers from the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, return to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson after a 10-month deployment to Afghanistan.
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Posted in Rotator, Worth A Thousand Words | Tagged 25th Infantry Division, Afghanistan, Army, Army National Guard, Brigade Combat Team, homecoming ceremony, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Rose, soldier, U.S. Army National Guard, U.S.. Army | Leave a comment

Veterans’ Reflections: Joining Up to Do His Part

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Ian Graham

By Ian Graham Veterans’ Reflections is a collection of stories of men and women who served their country in World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Shield and Desert Storm and present-day conflicts. They will be posted throughout November …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Billings, education, Iraq, Montana, Ryan Berkshire, Talil Air Base, U.S. Army National Guard, Veteran's Reflections, veterans | Leave a comment

Video: Lasik for Soldiers

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Ian Graham

Eye surgeons around Iowa are offering the state’s National Guard soldiers discounted Lasik eye surgery so they’re better prepared for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. Watch other videos coming out of the Department of Defense on DoDvClips.

Posted in Pentagon Channel | Tagged Afghanistan, Iowa, Lasik eye surgery, U.S. Army National Guard, vision | Leave a comment

Engineer Platoon Provides Route Security

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Ian Graham

By Sgt. Jon E. Dougherty Public Affairs NCO 203rd Engineer Battalion PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – When your primary mission as an engineer platoon is clearing routes of improvised explosive devices – the number one threat to U.S. and NATO forces …
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Posted in Guard on the Ground | Tagged 203rd Engineer Battalion, 211th Engineer Company, Afghanistan, IED, Paktika Province, road-clearing, sappers, South Dakota, U.S. Army National Guard | Leave a comment