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North Carolina National Guard opens communication lines
July 30, 2013
Staff Sgt. Ashley Snider, a member of the North Carolina National Guard's 139th Regional Training Institute, practices broadcast interview techniques as part of a media training exercise.
Financially fit: How to spot and avoid scams
July 29, 2013
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Financially fit: How to spot and avoid scams
July 29, 2013
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Virginia National Guard helicopter crew departs to support Southwest border mission
July 29, 2013
Soldiers from the Sandston-based Detachment 1, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment depart for the Texas border aboard a UH-72 Lakota helicopter July 29, 2013, from the Virginia National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Va.
Female Kentucky warrant officer making a difference today and tomorrow
July 26, 2013
Chief Warrant Officer Stephanie Allen is a 15-year veteran of the Kentucky National Guard who became a warrant officer in 2009.
Florida National Guard’s ‘Hurricane Battalion’ is South Florida’s defense during storm season
July 26, 2013
The Hurriane Brigade in action during a recent storm in the Southeast.
West Coast states appeal for National Guard Stryker brigade
July 26, 2013
Some western state governors have requested conversion from tanks to Stryker brigades for their National Guard units. Here, U.S. Army troops with 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, occupy a security position in a Stryker vehicle July 20, 2013 at Zangabad, Afghanistan.
Arkansas, Florida Army Guard members win Army Guard Best Warrior Competition
July 26, 2013
Army Sgt. Piero Lopez, a combat medic with the Arkansas Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, rushes through the woodline to assault a building during the urban assault course portion of the 2013 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark.
New York Guardsman honored for valor 'not sure what the hubbub is all about'
July 25, 2013
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua Young, a member of the 1108th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), receives the Bronze Star with V device for valor during a ceremony at the Scotia-Glenville, N.Y., Armed Forces Reserve Center, July 19, 2013.
Vigilant Guard: Colorado National Guard kicks off training with 'downed' aircraft
July 24, 2013
El Paso County Search and Rescue K-9 Tucker watches as the Colorado National Guard CH-47 Chinook he is in takes off for an exercise search and rescue mission at the U.S. Air Force Academy during a Vigilant Guard exercise scenario, July 22, 2013.
Illinois Aviation trains disaster relief in 'Patriot' exercise
July 24, 2013
U.S. Army Reserve firefighters work to put out a fire at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in Camp Douglas, Wis., July 18, 2013, during exercise Patriot 13.
Air Force provides money-saving hazardous-materials training to Pennsylvania Soldiers
July 23, 2013
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Mize assists Army Spc. Nicole Sullivan in donning a Level-A protective suit during hazardous material training June 4, 2013, in Southwest Asia.
Army looking at expanding women's combat opportunities
July 23, 2013
Sgt. Stephanie Tremmel, with the 86th Special Troops Battalion, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, interacts with an Afghan child while visiting the village of Durrani.
Air National Guard firefighters pitch in to support Boy Scout Jamboree
July 22, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. Elliot Hembree, a medic with the West Virginia Army National Guard, provides medical care in support of the National Scout Jamboree, July 16, 2013.
Air National Guard weather specialists provide the climate scoop
July 19, 2013
Air Force Staff Sgt. Brad Simon, Indiana Air National Guard, 181st Intelligence Wing, 113th Weather Flight forecaster on duty, analyzes weather conditions during annual training July 16, 2013, at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich.
New York Soldier honored for combat heroism
July 19, 2013
Sgt. Joseph Young of the New York National Guard was honored for heroism in combat at a ceremony July 19, 2013, in New York.
Colorado National Guard to facilitate 'Vigilant Guard' exercise
July 19, 2013
The medical triage facility of the Colorado National Guard CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package. The Colorado CERF-P deployed from the Denver area to participate in the 2011 Vigilant Guard exercise.
NAACP recognizes National Guard members for diversity
July 19, 2013
Director of the Air National Guard Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, second from left, poses with NAACP award recipients from the National Guard during an Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Awards luncheon in Orlando, Fla., July 16, 2013. Also pictured are Lt. Col. Anderson Neal Jr., left, Maj. Nathlon Jackson, center, Phyllis Brantley, and Col. Ondra Berry.
Joint training mission provides free medical care to Tennessee residents
July 18, 2013
Senior Airman Lindsay Haas, left, from the 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Woodworth from the 107th Medical Group in Niagara Falls, sort dental equipment prior to procedures at Martin Middle School in Martin, Tenn.
Georgia National Guard members teach veterinary skills to Afghans
July 17, 2013
U.S. Army Maj. Eugene Johnson, a veterinarian with Georgia Agricultural Development Team 3, Regimental Combat Team 7, explains how to aid livestock with birthing problems during veterinary classes in Kajaki District, April 24, 2013.