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Alaska Army National Guard promotes first woman to rank of general
September 13, 2013
Catherine Jorgensen today becomes the Alaska National Guard's first female brigadier general.

Alaska Guard members re-enlist aboard Navy ship in Persian Gulf on Sept. 11
September 13, 2013
Soldiers from Alpha Company, 1-207th Aviation Regiment recite the re-enlistment oath while aboard the USS Monterey. Reciting the oath left to right are Sgt. 1st Class George Koval, Sgt. 1st Class Julie Small and Sgt. Amber Hillman. 1st Lt. Dean Burgess and Capt. Bradley Hoppes are holding the flag. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Terry Symonds, far right, recites the oath of enlistment.

Selfridge Air Guard Base research helps keep Soldiers safe
September 13, 2013
Chris Fleczak, manager of the Army's Occupant Protection Lab, adjusts a test dummy in one of the lab's impact simulators at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Aug. 29, 2013.

Some 'Greatest Generation' fighter pilots visit modern counterparts in Idaho National Guard
September 12, 2013
Retired Col. Bill Coburn discusses his time in the Idaho Air National Guard while standing next to an F-86A embossed with his name on it outside the Idaho Military History Museum on Sep. 8. "I have the urge to fly it again, and I would if I could sit in it," he said.

Guard's top shooters honored at Winston P. Wilson matches
September 11, 2013
A range safety looks on as competitors engage targets with an M16 rifle during the Winston P. Wilson Markmanship Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Sept. 4, 2013.

Missouri Airman goes from zoo to Air National Guard blue
September 11, 2013
More please! Liberty the hippo pleads for more treats from Casey Self in the Ruwenzori section of the Kansas City Zoo, Aug 9, 2013.

Virginia Guard member reflects on 9/11 recovery effort and suicide attempt
September 11, 2013
Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Clifford Bauman, while at Langley Air Force Base, Va., Aug. 22, 2013, reflects on the boots, gloves and hat he wore during search and rescue missions at the Pentagon after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

Challenges call for creativity, hard choices, efficiency, boldness, Winnefeld tells Reserve chiefs
September 10, 2013
Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, addresses the 2013 Reserve Forces Policy Board dinner, in Arlington, Va., Sept. 4, 2013. The RFPB is a federal advisory committee established by statute within the Office of the Secretary of Defense that independently advises the secretary on strategies, policies and practices to improve and enhance the capabilities, efficiency and effectiveness of the reserve components.

Winnefeld: State Partnership Program one of nation's best foreign policy bargains
September 10, 2013
Marine Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, retired, chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, talks with Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, before the 2013 RFPB dinner in Arlington, Va., Sept. 4, 2013.

Joint Alaska Air and Army National Guard effort saves crash victim
September 10, 2013
The Alaska Army National Guard supplied a UH-60 helicopter similar to this model to assist in a recent rescue.

Maryland National Guard Soldiers 'de-slime' during training
September 10, 2013
Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard's 231st Chemical Company, based in Greenbelt, Md., decontaminate fellow Soldiers and their equipment during a Sept. 8, 2013, training exercise at Gunpowder Military Reservation.

Vietnam veteran retires after 42 years of service
September 10, 2013
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Richard Hitchens gives words of encouragement to Pvt. Spencer Bradford, a new recruit with the DNG who attended Hitchens' retirement ceremony held at Bethany Beach Training Site, Bethany Beach, Del., Sept. 7.

National Guard 9/11 experiences part of Tribute Center web exhibit
September 10, 2013
New York Army National Guard Spc. Christian Miller from Company C, 1st Battalion, 105th Infantry surveys ground zero devastation Sept. 13, 2001, two days after the 9/11 terror attacks.

Air National Guard director pays visits to Illiniois wings
September 9, 2013
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III meets Staff Sgt. Brandon Johnson of the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron to receive a briefing on urban search and rescue equipment during a visit at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill., Sep. 6, 2013.

California Air Guard members help re-do Latvian high school
September 6, 2013
Senior Airman Jarrett Smith, center, works alongside Latvian soldiers installing new windows to the Ernst Gluck High school.

Forest Service ends Air National Guard firefighting activation for now
September 5, 2013
MAFFS 6, a C130J from the 146th Airlift Wing in Port Hueneme, Calif., drops a line of retardant over the trees in the mountains above Palm Springs July 19, 2013. The 146th Airlift Wing was activated July 18 to support CAL Fire and CAL OES on the Mountain fire and other potential wildfire activity throughout the state.

Finances affect service members' readiness, official says
September 5, 2013
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Illinois and Wisconsin Soldiers volunteer to dig for infant's remains
September 4, 2013
James Stroh, left, a former Wisconsin Guard member, stands with Wayne Brooks, the police chief in Zion, Ill., and Staff Sgt. Andrew Whelan, a Wisconsin Army National Guard recruiter from Waukesha, Wis., Aug. 24 during a search for the remains of a murdered infant at a landfill in Zion.

Hawaii National Guard air defense experts share with Philippine air force partners
September 4, 2013
Despite the wrath of Tropical Storm Maring earlier in the week that brought significant flooding to Manila, the SMEE concluded on time and was considered a much-appreciated and successful exchange for both counties. The event closed with a ceremony featuring guest of honor Brig. Gen. Raul Del Rosario, commander of the Air Defense Wing, and a family-style luncheon hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard participants.

Delaware National Guard senior leaders visit Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
September 4, 2013
Col. Mike Feeley, Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, Lt. Col. Pete Klabunde and Brig. Gen. Scott Chambers get a tour of the Trinidad and Tobago Reserve Training Base from the commander, Col. Lyle Alexander.