Georgia National Guard, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Sgt. Ryan Holman donates water to a local civilian during a meeting with leaders in Kabul. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Mike Thompson/Released)
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Approximately 90 members of the Maryland Army National Guard's 290th Military
Police Company returned home Feb. 1, after nearly a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. The unit was deployed to Bagram Airfield working with the NATO lead International Security Assistance Force to help grow the capacity and capability of the Afghan National Security Forces in order to provide a secure environment for the people of Afghanistan.
This was the unit's fourth federal deployment since 9/11 along with several state emergency activations. (Courtesy of the Maryland National Guard)
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During the relief in place and transfer of authority between the Georgia Army National Guard 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Alabama National Guard 226th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, the National Guard units host a monthly women's bazaar which provides a venue for women to sell merchandise from all over the region at Camp Phoenix. Scarfs and jewelry from China, unique patterns embroidered on blankets from India and Afghan linens make for a few of the festive items in the Phoenix square. Children proficient in English translate for their mothers and sisters to help negotiate prices with the service members bartering for their goods. Senior male Afghanistan merchants and business men of the camp help organize and endorse the event for the women.
(Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Capt. Michael Thompson / released)
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Elated Soldiers from the Guam Army National Guard's Headquarters-Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 294th Infantry Regiment, toss their Project Minagof care packages into the air Nov. 20 at Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan. Close to 600 Guam Guardsmen received packages from a program sponsored by Guam's lieutenant governor, Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Eddie Siguenza/Released)
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1st Lt. Monicia Porter, with the 1230th Transportation Company in support of the 524th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, Task Force Lifeliner, 1st Sustainment Command (Theater), at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, ground guides one of her platoon’s vehicles out of their motor pool in preparation to conduct a sustainment and retrograde support mission to a remote location in Northern Afghanistan on Nov. 4, 2013. Porter is a platoon leader and convoy commander for the Georgia Army National Guard and is a high school teacher in Lawrenceville, Ga. (Army photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Sinclair, Task Force Lifeliner, www.facebook.com/lifeliners)
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