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Pennsylvania Airman chosen for Tops in Blue
February 23, 2010
Airman 1st Class Lisa Weiss of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard sings "Heart of the Matter" with a live band in front of an audience during one of her vocal competitions at the Air Force World Wide Talent Show held in the Bob Hope Theater at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas Jan. 17-23, 2010.

Rohbock wants 'four great runs' in bobsled
February 23, 2010
Sgt. Shauna Rohbock of the Utah National Guard will compete in the
women's bobsledding event tonight and tomorrow at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

West Virginia Guard still helping snowbound communities
February 23, 2010
Sgt. James Riley of the West Virginia National Guard's 601st Engineer Company, uses a grader to help clear snow from Platt Mt. Lane in Inwood, W.Va., Feb. 19, 2010. Riley is one of 33 Soldiers, who volunteered for Stay Behind Force Dragon.

Task force vows sharper focus on Soldier suicides
February 23, 2010

Teela finishes 29th in 15K, prepares for final event
February 23, 2010
Army biathlete Sgt. Jeremy Teela of the Vermont National Guard, bib #28, skis to 29th place in the Olympic men's 15-kilometer mass start race Feb. 21, 2010, at Whistler, British Columbia.

VFW provides airline tickets to Haiti
February 23, 2010

Wyoming Airmen plan medical exercise with Tunisia
February 23, 2010
From left to right, Captain Terrence Kilgore, Air Force liaison officer with the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia, reviews exercise plans with Tunisian Forces Colonel Khaled Lamine and Lieutenant Colonel Khaled Baltage, January 2010. The three were taking part in a recent planning conference for a medical and disaster response exercise being coordinated by 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa). The exercise, scheduled to take place in April, will include participation from the Wyoming Army and Air National Guard.

Every day is a snow day in Antarctica
February 22, 2010
Staff Sgt. Michael Warn stands at the Ross Sea Iceshelf in Antarctica. Warn is an electrical and environmental specialist on C/LC-130H aircraft and is a member of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing.

Generals discuss Guard, Reserve, on call Air Force
February 22, 2010
Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, left, and Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., discuss the Guard and Reserve components during the Air Force Association's Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition Feb. 19, 2010, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Fla. Wyatt is the director of the Air National Guard, and Stenner is the commander of Air Force Reserve Command.

Georgia Guard mentors achieve counter-IED milestone
February 22, 2010
Staff Sgt. Nicholas Ives and Capt. Mohammad Ali Yazdani discuss the progress of the Afghan National Army 209th Corps Route Clearing Company's efforts on its first mission. An eight-member U.S. Embedded Training Team assigned to Task Force 2nd Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Georgia National Guard, stationed at Camp Mike Spann, has been training the ANA for more than nine months as part of a plan to establish route-clearing capabilities in each of the five regional commands.

Holcomb leads Team USA in Olympic bobsled event
February 22, 2010
Bobsled pilot Steven Holcomb posts the sixth-fastest time of 51.89 seconds with Curt Tomasevicz aboard USA I in the first heat of the Olympic two-man bobsled competition Saturday at Whistler Sliding Center in British Columbia.

Minnesota Guard trains Norwegian youths
February 22, 2010
Members of the Norwegian Home Guard youth learn how to build temporary shelters as part of cold weather field exercises taught during the Norwegian exchange program at Camp Ripley, Minn., on Feb. 15, 2010.

Army Guard asks states to validate eligibility for PDMRA
February 22, 2010

Retirement conference to eliminate communication disconnect
February 22, 2010

Military eases thumb drive, flash media bans
February 22, 2010

Soldiers to get new uniform for Afghanistan
February 22, 2010
Pfc. Joshua E. Tomblin, Staff Sgt. Kevin J. Imholt, and 1st Lt. Thomas J. Goodman, all with 3rd Platoon, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, lead a patrol through the Wata Poor district in Afghanistan. The Soldiers are wearing the Army's new uniform pattern for Afghanistan.

Air Guard scales back Haiti relief efforts
February 19, 2010
Chief Master Sgt. Todd Hunt, a 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs the loading of cargo by a forklift Jan. 22, 2010, at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla. Homestead served as an airlift hub for Operation Unified Response. The chief worked side-by-side with reservists, active-duty Airmen and other Guardsmen loading cargo on an Ohio Air National Guard C-130 Hercules in support of the earthquake victims in Haiti. Chief Hunt is assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing at Mansfield, Ohio.

Alaska Guardsmen to compete in 2010 Iron Dog
February 19, 2010
Warrant Officer Rick Fleming, left, and Staff Sgt. Elaine Jackson cut through the fresh powder Feb. 16, 2010 in preparation for the 2010 Alaska National Guard Iron Dog.

AMC total force provides hope to Haiti
February 19, 2010

Army Guard joins airlift efforts for Haiti
February 19, 2010