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Senate confirms Maj. Gen. William E. Ingram Jr. as new director, Army National Guard
November 11, 2011
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Dale Jr. moves up two positions with only two races left in season
November 10, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, smiles after finishing in seventh place at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 6, 2011.

Obama, Panetta Praise Military Veterans' Service
November 10, 2011
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National Guard, local agencies train for disaster at Vigilant Guard
November 10, 2011
National Guard members of the 270th Military Police Company from the California National Guard prepare to transport a role-play victim from a decontamination tent to medical triage after a simulated nuclear explosion during Vigilant Guard here, Nov. 4. Vigilant Guard is a three-day practical exercise, simulating an improvised nuclear device detonating, and evaluates military and civilian agency cooperation and communication in a time of disaster.

JSLC: Citizen-Warrior unemployment rate unacceptable, effective reintegration essential, Panetta says
November 8, 2011
Left to right: Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) Edward Baca; Air Force Lt. Gen. (ret.) John Conaway; Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta; Army Lt. Gen. (ret.) H Steven Blum; Air Force Lt. Gen. Russell Davis (ret.) and Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, at the National Guard 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 8. Baca, Conaway, Blum and Davis are former chiefs of the National Guard Bureau.

JSLC: Defense cuts an opportunity for National Guard, McKinley says
November 8, 2011
ir Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, introduces Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta at the National Guard 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 8, 2011.

JSLC: Last decade another shining moment in Army Guard's 375-year history
November 8, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, gives an overview of the state of the Army Guard during the 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference at Gaylord National Harbor in Oxen Hill, Md. Nov. 7, 2011.

Title: JSLC: Strongest-ever National Guard vital to war effort, Panetta says
November 8, 2011
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta talks with Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, at the National Guard 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference in National Harbor, Md., Nov. 8, 2011.

JSLC: Dempsey gives National Guard leaders vision of 2020 military strategy
November 7, 2011
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and Air Force. Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, during the National Guard's 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference at National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 7, 2011.

JSLC: Military must work to keep America's trust, Dempsey tells National Guard
November 7, 2011
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, speaks to National Guard members, during the National Guard's 2011 Joint Senior Leadership Conference Nov. 7, 2011.

Vigilant Guard: California National Guard Homeland Response Force prepares for worst
November 7, 2011
Airmen from the California and Arizona National Guard combine to form a Fatality Search and Recovery Team on Nov. 4, 2011, during the 2011 Arizona Statewide Vigilant Guard Exercise in Phoenix. During a recovery training assignment, they prepare to load a simulated nuclear blast victim onto a gurney. Shown: Senior Airman Jonathan Massey, Staff Sgt. Margarita Chavez, Tech. Sgt. Jacob Sulwer and Staff Sgt. Aaron Bisher.

Air Guard, Reserve benefit from off-the-shelf equipment solutions
November 4, 2011
Air Force Col. Eric Mann, the Air National Guard director of requirements, addresses congressional staffers on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2011. The National Guard and Reserve Equipment Appropriations, the reserve components' primary way of modernizing their forces, was discussed. Officials said this special funding results in a streamlined process that saves lives, increases combat capability and speeds high-tech acquisitions.

Army Guard Soldier makes different kind of sacrifice for battle buddy
November 4, 2011
Army Spc. John Chase undergoes kidney dialysis treatment Sept. 23, 2011 at a dialysis center Grand Forks, N.D., as Army Sgt. Francisco Raatz looks on. Both Soldiers are members of the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, of the North Dakota Army National Guard. Raatz would soon be donating a kidney to his battle buddy as a result of Chase's kidneys failing him about 17 months earlier.

Indiana Guard members save lives, credit military training with fast response
November 4, 2011
An apartment building burns during a fire in which two Indiana members helped save the lives of more than 20 people in September 2011. Army Spc. Michael Conley and Spc. Caleb Goldsberry of the 384th Military Police Company acted quickly and attribute their quick responses to their National Guard training.

Guard, Reserve members can nominate best employers for Freedom award
November 2, 2011
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Air Force, National Guard C-17 crews transport injured Libyan fighters to U.S.
November 2, 2011
Air Force aeromedical evacuation crews, along with local emergency medical personnel, assist Libyan fighters off a C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft Oct. 29, 2011, at Boston Logan Airport, Mass. At the request of the Department of State and directed by the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Air Force and Air National Guard crews transported 22 wounded Libyans to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Salem, Mass.

Army Guard sees unexpectedly high retention rate
November 2, 2011
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Burch, SMA, Army Reserve CSM visit sends "one Army" message
November 2, 2011
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch, command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, visits with Soldiers of the 230th Signal Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, to discuss the future of the Army National Guard and answer Soldiers' questions Oct. 20, 2011.

National Guard Chinook crews' contributions vital during drawdown
November 2, 2011
Army Sgt. Joe Loscheider, a flight engineer with B Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, Minnesota National Guard, prepares to move his M240B machine gun into position prior to heading out on a mission from Camp Taji, Iraq, on Oct. 7, 2011.

Obama calls on nation to honor military families, caregivers
November 2, 2011
First Lady Michelle Obama greets a crowd of National Guard and local families during a Joining Forces community event in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Columbus, Ohio, April 14, 2011. The national initiative she launched with Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, calls on all sectors of society to honor and support military families.