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Below are links to this week's stories about all the great work being done by you and your fellow National Guard members – both here at home and overseas.
Maybe your state and your unit are featured in this week's lineup!
Please visit our Website at http://www.nationalguard.mil and our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/TheNationalGuard for these and many other stories, photos and videos.
Jon Anderson
Acting Director, Public Affairs
NATIONAL GUARD DIVERSITY TEAM WINS AWARD, WORKS TO STRENGTHEN DIVERSITY THROUGHOUT THE GUARD
ARLINGTON, Va. (5/24/13) - Continuing to build a diverse force is one of the most important aspects within the National Guard, key Guard leaders said Wednesday at the Guard’s Joint Diversity Executive Council planning meeting at the Army National Guard Readiness Center here.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052413-National.aspx
EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK ROSIER FOR GUARD AND RESERVE MEMBERS
WASHINGTON (5/20/13) - Serving in the National Guard and Reserve may be one way to improve employment opportunities, according to a recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052013-employment.aspx
NORTH DAKOTA NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS PROTECTING FLOOD-THREATENED CITY
CAVALIER, N.D. (5/24/13) - Within 12 hours of getting a call from their North Dakota National Guard units, Guard members from communities across eastern North Dakota were on duty in Cavalier, N.D., beginning Wednesday.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052413-North.aspx
OKLA. NATIONAL GUARD CIVIL SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS RESPONDED TO KILLER TWISTER IN THEIR OWN BACKYARD
MOORE, Okla. (5/22/13) - For members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, their mission following Monday’s killer tornado was more personal — they knew people directly affected and some Soldiers even lived in the devastation path.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052213-Oklahoma.aspx
CALIFORNIA'S 129TH RESCUE WING AIRMEN ACHIEVE MILESTONE 1000TH SAVE
MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. (5/24/13) - The 129th Rescue Wing has saved its 1,000th life. The millennial milestone was reached on May 18, 2013, when aircrews and pararescuemen from the 129th Rescue Wing, deployed to Afghanistan, rescued an Afghan national policeman who had suffered a gunshot wound.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052413-Rescue.aspx
NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS PARTICIPATING IN ARDENT SENTRY DISASTER DRILLS
WASHINGTON (5/20/13) - A perfect storm of simulated disasters continues unfolding in parts of the United States as National Guard Soldiers join other military and Defense Department members in tuning disaster-response processes ahead of hurricanes and wildfires.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052013-National.aspx
LIFE-SAVING PRECAUTION: SOCIAL MEDIA USERS SHOULD PRACTICE OPERATIONAL SECURITY
WASHINGTON (5/20/13) - It's as easy as a click of a mouse or a tap on a smartphone, and in a few seconds sensitive Army information might be shared that could get Soldiers killed.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052013-OPSEC.aspx
MINNESOTA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD WATER EXPERTS SHARE WORKSHOP WITH CROATIAN PARTNERS
ZAGREB, Croatia (5/22/13) — Field water experts from the Minnesota Army National Guard and U.S. European Command traveled to Zagreb, Croatia, to conduct a Field Water Treatment Workshop with partners from the Croatian Armed Forces from May 7-9, 2013.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052213-Minnesota.aspxGUARD
KENTUCKY NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH MAURITIUS FORCES
MAURITIUS (5/23/13) - Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from the 2-138th Field Artillery, who were deployed in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, recently conducted a military-to-military engagement in Mauritius.
http://www.nationalguard.mil/news/archives/2013/05/052313-Kentucky.aspx
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