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Nevada National Guardsmen train year round for the 9th annual real-world exercise on New Year's Eve called Vigilant Sentinel. Nevada Guard Military Police join with local police to provide security at numerous public places on the Vegas Strip. Story by Spc. Victor Joecks, 106th Public Affairs Detachment.

This edition features a story on Tennessee National Guard Engineers who are in El Salvador building schools for local communities still devastated from the 2009 mudslides as part of Beyond the Horizon 2011. Story by SPC Victor Joecks. Hosted by Tech Sgt. John Anderson.

While city residents and visitors of Las Vegas celebrated New Year's Eve, more than 140 Nevada National Guardsmen were participating in Operation Vigilant Sentinel, a real-life exercise which had Guardsmen watching over spots in the city, manning traffic control points, and patrolling at McCarran Airport. This is the 11th consecutive year the Nevada Guard has trained during the holiday. Story by Sgt. Victor Joecks. Hosted by Tech. Sgt. Amber Monio.