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Free Military and Presidential Art Prints from the National Guard
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The National Guard is offering art prints from three different series at no charge to the general public.
The artwork depicts National Guard members in military action, Presidents who served in the National Guard, and
the National Guard providing assistance to communities during times of emergency.
Heritage Series
An extensive collection of paintings depicting the National Guard in military action
from earliest colonial times to Operation Desert Storm.
Presidential Series
A series of paintings of Presidents of the United States who also served as National
Guardsmen.
State Mission Series
A series of paintings portraying the National Guard assisting local communities during
times of emergency.
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Defense Department Contracts for 2,400 More MRAP Vehicles
October 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2007 - The Defense Department has let contracts for an additional 2,400 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, bringing the total number of the vehicles ordered to 8,800.
Military News
Pakistan's Bhutto Ends 8-Year Exile with Jubilant Homecoming
October 18, 2007
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto are cheering her homecoming after eight years in self-imposed exile.
Military News
Doonesbury Creator, Military Bloggers Compile New Book
October 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2007 - War can inspire great writing, like a series of superlative dispatches from servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan compiled in a new book that offers an arresting glimpse of life on the front lines.
Military News
Gates Aims to Resolve Disconnect Between Military, Security Contractors
October 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2007 - Multinational Force Iraq and private security contractors too often are working at cross purposes, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told Pentagon reporters today.
Military News
Afghanistan Investigating Iran Link to High-Powered Taliban Bombs
October 18, 2007
Afghanistan's defense minister says his government is gathering evidence on the source of sophisticated weapons found in the hands of Taliban fighters.
Military News
Hostage Crisis Ends As Taleban Frees Remaining S. Korean Hostages
September 30, 2007
Taleban insurgents in Afghanistan freed the remaining three South Korean hostages late Thursday bringing to an end a six-week drama that saw two of the 23 original captives executed.
Military News
Iraqi Police Impose Curfew, Evacuate Shi'ite Pilgrims From Karbala
August 28, 2007
Police in Iraq's holy city of Karbala have ordered Shi'ite pilgrims to leave the city after two days of violence surrounding a major religious festival left dozens of people dead and injured.
Military News
South Korea Strikes Deal For Hostage Release in Afghanistan
August 28, 2007
Taleban militants and South Korean officials say they have reached a deal to free 19 South Korean hostages held for more than a month in Afghanistan. From Islamabad, VOA Correspondent Benjamin Sand reports.
Military News
Coalition Troops Kill, Detain Dozens, Seize Weapons in Iraq
August 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2007 - Coalition and Iraqi forces killed and captured dozens of insurgents and seized scores of weapons during operations in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
Military News
Army Chief: National Guard Vital in Long War
August 28, 2007
The National Guard is making a vital contribution to current wars and will continue to be integral as the U.S. military enter a period of persistent conflict, the Army chief of staff said here Aug. 26.
Military News
Justice, Defense Agencies Examine Contracting Problems
August 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2007 - The Justice Department and defense agencies are examining contracting problems in Southwest Asia in light of improprieties uncovered in internal reviews, a Defense Department spokesman said today.
Military News
Army Extends Level of Support to Fallen Soldiers' Families
August 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2007 - Families of deceased active-duty soldiers can receive an extended level of support from a long-term care program the Army launched 18 months ago, the program's chief said today.
Military News
Bush Stresses Importance of Iraq Fight
August 28, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2007 - Defeating extremists in the Middle East is essential to America's security, and the most important way to counter these extremists is to win the fight in Iraq, President Bush said today.
Military News
US Attorney General Resignation Ends Standoff Between President, Congress
August 27, 2007
The resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales brings to a close a bitter standoff between the Bush administration and Congress over the attorney general's loss of personal credibility and integrity with lawmakers.
Military News
Bush Praises Iraqi Political Deal
August 27, 2007
President Bush has hailed the political agreement reached late Sunday by Iraqi leaders, calling it a promising sign of progress.
Military News
Lightning Hammer Disrupts Terrorists in Iraq's Diyala Province
August 24, 2007
Operation Lightning Hammer concluded Aug. 22 after a 12-day, large-scale operation to disrupt al Qaeda and other terrorist elements in the Diyala River Valley, a complex area of villages and palm groves in Iraq's Diyala province.
Military News
Al Qaeda Disrupted During Operations in Iraq's Tigris River Valley
August 24, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2007 - Coalition forces killed seven terrorists and detained 12 suspected terrorists today during operations in central and northern Iraq.
Military News
Volunteer organization lifts spirits of wounded veterans
August 23, 2007
Within a week of sustaining injuries in Iraq and being airlifted to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, a Marine diesel mechanic finds himself being taken to Sunday brunch by an Air Force NCO Academy instructor and his family.
Military News
Vandenberg supports successful missile defense experiment
August 23, 2007
Vandenberg space technicians successfully launched a space launch vehicle, the Chimera, Aug. 23 from North Vandenberg. The Chimera is a modified Minuteman II booster vehicle with a simplified target payload.
Military News
Iraqi Government Still Shaky, Says New US Intelligence Estimate
August 23, 2007
A new U.S. intelligence estimate says there have been some improvements in the security situation in Iraq.
Military News
Roadside Bomb Kills Iraqi Governor
August 20, 2007
Iraqi officials say a roadside bomb has killed the governor of the southern Shi'ite majority province of Muthanna.
Military News
Pace Explains War Dialogue in U.S. to Yokota Troops
August 19, 2007
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan, Aug. 19, 2007 - Congress will continue to fund U.S. operations in Iraq and Afghanistan even while debating the merits of combat in various countries, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told servicemembers here Aug. 16.
Military News
Quake Relief Task Force Treats 200 Patients in First Three Hours
August 19, 2007
PISCO, Peru, Aug. 19, 2007 - Medical personnel from Joint Task Force Bravo deployed here from Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras saw more than 200 patients during their first three hours of operation yesterday and expect to see many more in the next week.
Military News
Top Army Leader Praises All-Volunteer Force
August 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2007 - Calling today's Army the best that's ever been, a top leader said yesterday that he doesn't want to return to a draft-filled force.
Military News
Bush Hails Local-Level Political Progress in Iraq
August 18, 2007
Iraqi government development at the community level is progressing even as American and Iraqi forces launch a new offensive targeting terrorists fleeing the major cities for refuge, President Bush said today in his weekly radio address.
Military News
Coalition Forces Exert Pressure on al Qaeda, Other Extremists in Iraq
August 17, 2007
BAGHDAD, Aug. 17, 2007 - Multinational Division Baghdad troops are doing their part to contribute to Multinational Corps Iraq's Operation Phantom Strike by continuing to apply pressure on al Qaeda and Shiia extremists throughout the Iraqi capital.
Military News
US Iraq Commanders Plan Troop Drawdown Next April
August 17, 2007
A senior U.S. commander in Iraq says he believes there will be a drawdown of U.S. troops starting next April, as long as the security situation continues to improve.
Military News
Petraeus: Iraqis Need to Demonstrate Progress, Hope
August 17, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2007 - The clock is ticking for American troop presence in Iraq, and if more time is needed, it will require more progress in the region, the commander of coalition troops there said today.
Military News
More Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles Shipped to Middle East
August 17, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2007 - U.S. troops serving in Iraq will have a little more protection soon, as two of the military's newest armored vehicles are on their way to the theater.
Military News
Afghan cadet selected for Air Force pilot training
August 13, 2007
KABUL AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- An Afghan translator soon will attend Air Force pilot training in the United States as part of the service's Aviation Leadership Program, becoming the first such trained pilot in the Afghan National Army Air Corps.
Military News
Retired Airmen don uniforms once again to teach JROTC cadets
August 13, 2007
8/13/2007 - MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFPN) -- More than 1,900 Junior ROTC instructors, who teach at 869 school units throughout the world, finished their initial instructor training here last week.
Military News
World War II Navajo Code Talkers Visit Pentagon, Meet With Pace
August 10, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2007 - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today met here with a group of Marine veterans who used their native Navajo language to baffle the Japanese during World War II.
Military News
Fourteen 'High-Value' Guantanamo Prisoners Declared Eligible for Trial
August 09, 2007
The U.S. Department of Defense says it has declared 14 so-called "high-value" prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention facility as "enemy combatants," meaning they can be charged and tried before a military tribunal.
Military News
Murder Charges Dropped Against US Marine in Haditha Killings
August 09, 2007
Murder charges have been dropped against a U.S. Marine accused of killing three Iraqi civilians in Haditha in 2005.
Military News
South Korea Says Summit With North May Speed Up Nuclear Weapons
August 09, 2007
South Korea's top official in charge of North Korea policy says a planned summit will boost multinational efforts to end North Korea's nuclear weapons programs. VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul.
Military News
Reservists Rush Aid to Utah Mine; Navy Begins Diving at Minnesota Bridge
August 07, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2007 - Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft are rushing equipment needed to rescue six miners trapped in a cave-in in Huntington, Utah, and Navy divers are ready to begin work at the site of the collapsed bridge in Minneapolis.
Military News
Vice President Praises Troops, Those Who Support Them
August 07, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2007 - Vice President Richard B. Cheney yesterday praised U.S. servicemembers waging the war on terror and their fellow Americans who support them as they put their lives on the line.
Military News
Military Helps Recovery Effort in Minnesota Bridge Collapse
August 06, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2007 - Navy divers will aid in recovery efforts at the site of the Aug. 1 bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Defense Department officials said today.
Military News
Former Secretary of the Air Force Dies
August 06, 2007
8/6/2007 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Former Secretary of the Air Force John C. Stetson died Aug. 2 at his home in Lake Forest, Ill.
Military News
Department Reviews Accountability Procedures for Iraqi Weapons
August 06, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2007 - The Defense Department is reviewing policies and procedures in place to account for weapons and equipment given to Iraqi security forces, department officials said today.
Military News
Cheney Calls Iraq Central Front in Terror War
August 06, 2007
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2007 - "Terrorists are under no illusion about the importance of the struggle in Iraq," so freedom-loving people can't be either, Vice President Richard B. Cheney told members of the Marine Corps League yesterday.
Military News
Defense Secretary Honors Marine Corps' 'Lion of Fallujah'
July 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2007 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates paid an emotional tribute last night to one of the Marine Corps' fallen heroes of the war in Iraq.
Military News
Deadly Violence Continues in Pakistan
July 19, 2007
Separate bomb blasts have killed more than 30 people in Pakistan, and the country is bracing for more violence. A wave of attacks in recent days has left at least 140 people dead, and has put Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf on the defensive.
Military News
U.S. Troops Nab Terrorists, Weapons Caches in Iraq
July 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, July 19, 2007 - American forces in Iraq have captured terrorists and weapons caches during a series of raids over the past two days, officials reported today.
Military News
Republicans Search for Frontrunner in 2008 US Presidential Race
July 18, 2007
While Hillary Clinton remains the favorite for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next year, Republicans are still searching for a frontrunner at this early stage in the 2008 election process.
Military News
Pace Says War on Terror Will Require Decades of Effort
July 18, 2007
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, July 18, 2007 - The war on terrorism is going to last at least another 20 to 30 years, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told American servicemembers based here today.
Military News
Pace Walks Ramadi's Streets, Notes Progress
July 17, 2007
RAMADI, Iraq, July 17, 2007 - This Anbar province city was once held up as a symbol of U.S. failure in Iraq. Al Qaeda in Iraq controlled Ramadi. It was enemy territory, and American servicemembers called it the Wild West of Iraq.
Military News
DoD Announces Installation Realignments in Germany
July 11, 2007
The Department of Defense announced today that the United States will cease operations at U.S. Army, Europe, locations in Buedingen, Gelnhausen, Darmstadt, Hanau and Turley Barracks in Mannheim, Germany.
Military News
Bush to Wait for Petraeus Report Before Making New War Plan
July 10, 2007
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2007 - President Bush today said he will wait until the top commander in Iraq issues his assessment of progress there before deciding the way ahead for the region.
Military News
Guard Plans to Adjust Number of Troops Serving on U.S.-Mexican Border
July 10, 2007
WASHINGTON, July 10, 2007 - The National Guard plans to adjust the number of personnel performing security duty along the U.S.-Mexican border from about 6,000 to about 3,000 members, a National Guard Bureau spokesman said today.
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