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Army, Air Guard prepare for flu season
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Civilian, military leaders: Guard is America’s solution in changing times

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 132nd general conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. "Maybe for the first time in our 364 years, we're more operational than we've ever been for a sustained period," he said.
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National Guard aids with Pakistani flood relief

Vermont Army National Guard members from 1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 172nd Cavalry of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team along with members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade pull a liner open to spread it out, before placing a fuel bladder on top as part of a forward area refueling point in Rubicon. The team worked as part of the flood relief effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 10, 2010.
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National Guard boosts AFRICOM's partnership capacity

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Army Gen. William "Kip" Ward, commander of U.S. Africa Command, meet with National Guard adjutants general and Defense Department leaders at the 2010 National Guard State Partnership Program Conference at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, on Aug. 11, 2010. The 62-nation SPP is a superb tool for Africa Command, the combatant commander has said.
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Leadership key to tackling suicide, Medal of Honor recipient tells Guardsmen

Retired Army Maj. Drew Dix, a Medal of Honor recipient, tells Guard members attending the 39th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 8, 2010, that leadership at all levels is key to cutting the spike in servicemember suicides.
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Leadership key to tackling suicide, Medal of Honor recipient tells Guardsmen

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, tells about 1,800 Guard members attending the 39th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 8, 2010, that the National Guard likely will continue to play a significant role in overseas contingency operations for the foreseeable future.
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Jordanian chaplains visit for partnership, cultural understanding

A delegation of Jordanian military religious leaders tours the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2010. The tour was part of an exchange involving chaplains and imams to improve mutual understanding of religious diversity between Jordan and its National Guard State Partnership Program partner, Colorado.
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Air Force honors combat Airman from Washington

Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenny Walker, a tactical air control party Airman from the Washington National Guard's 116th Air Support Operations Squadron is one of the Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2010 and the Air National Guard's 2010 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
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Air Guard focuses on equipment for domestic operations

Air Force Maj. Gen. Garry Dean, commander of 1st Air Force and U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command, addressed nearly 450 Guardmembers during the Air Guard's Domestic Operations Equipment Requirements conference in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 2, 2010.
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Wyatt joins joint chiefs on military children panel

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, shares how his granddaughter coped with his son's combat deployments. Wyatt spoke July 26 with other senior military and elected officials to discuss military deployments, programs and policies that affect the children of active duty, Guard and Reserve servicemembers at the Military Child Education Coalition held in National Harbor, Md.
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Texas Air Guard prepares 'battlefield Airmen' for deployment

Arming under the gaze of instructors, a team of Airmen prepare for a convoy live fire exercise during the U.S. Air Force's Desert Defender area security operations course on Fort Bliss, Texas June 30, 2010. The six-week course is run by the Texas Air National Guard's 204th Security Forces Squadron. It prepares Air Force security forces for area security operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Airmen deploy after graduation.
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Instructor uses Marine Corps experience in Air Guard

Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Butler served 12 years in the Marine Corps before becoming an instructor for the Texas Air National Guard's Desert Defender Air Force Regional Training Center in El Paso, Texas.
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Texas Air Guard teaches a 'Total Force' lesson

Active duty Air Force security forces Airmen are debriefed after a convoy live fire exercise by an instructor from the Texas Air Guard's Desert Defender Regional Training Center area security operations course at the McGregor Range outside El Paso, Texas, June 30, 2010.
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Air Force honors top youths at Pentagon

Dakota Johnson, left, shakes hands with Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel at U.S. Air Force Headquarters, while being recognized as the Air National Guard's Youth of the Year as part of the 2010 Air Force Youth of the Year awards program during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 24, 2010. The program, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club, recognizes young people from each Air Force major command who have taken on leadership roles in their community while achieving academic and other success. Johnson is the son of Air Force Capt. Stephanie Johnson and Air Force 2nd Lt. Eric Johnson, both from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Medical Group.
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Air Guard strives to protect people on, off duty

Air Force Col. Doug "Odie" Slocum, director of safety for the Air Guard, addresses a crowd of Air Guard senior leadership during the 2010 Executive Safety Summit in Fort Worth, Texas, June 22, 2010. The theme for the summit was to strive for zero accidents, both on and off the job. Slocum discussed several areas of concern when it comes to safety while off duty, and said that though the numbers have gone down the Guard can do better.
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McKinley: Medical field key to future battles

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to a room of Air Guard medical personnel during the 2010 Air National Guard Readiness Frontiers conference in Minneapolis, Minn., June 19, 2010. He talked about the exciting things that are happening in the medical field and larger concerns, such as budgetary and equipment issues across the entire National Guard.
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Air Guard pauses to reflect on suicide, high-risk behavior

Col. John Slocum, the Air National Guard's safety director, discusses high-risk behavior, suicides and Wingman concepts with Airmen from the Air Guard Readiness Center at the base theatre on Joint Base Andrews, Md., during an Air Force-wide Wingman Stand-down June 9, 2010.
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Air Guard recognizes outstanding honor guards

Master Sgt. Velia Mireles, the Air National Guard 2010 Honor Guard Member of the Year, left, and Master Sgt. Brian Mays, the Air Guard Honor Guard Program Manager of the Year, were honored during an awards banquet at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C., June 17, 2010.
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Air Guard praises 'outstanding' Airmen

The Air National Guard's six Outstanding Airmen of the Year hold their award plaques at the Air Guard's Readiness Center on Joint Base Andrews during an award ceremony celebrating their accomplishments June 14, 2010.
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