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Rider offers reminders for Motorcycle Safety Month
May 8, 2018
Obetz police respond to a fatal vehicle accident April 13, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. The collision occurred when the automobile made a left turn in front of the motorcyclist.

Iowa Guard partners with Kosovo Security Force for exercise
May 7, 2018
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jennifer Simmons 132nd Wing, and Lt. Col. Emile Fernando 185th Air Refueling Wing, both of the Iowa Air National Guard, carry a patient to a helicopter during a medevac training exercise near Pristina, Kosovo, on May 2, 2018. Airmen from the Iowa Guard are in Kosovo participating in a two week exercise held annually as part of the state partner program with Iowa and Kosovo.

Eastern Civilian Marksmanship games underway in N.C.
May 4, 2018
Rodney Abbott adjusts the stock of his riffle into his shoulder during the 2018 Eastern Civilian Marksmanship Program Games and Matches, hosted by North Carolina National Guard's Camp Butner Training Center, in Stem, North Carolina, May 1, 2018. Camp Butner has been home to the Eastern Games for 12 years with 1,800 competitor entries for the 2018 competition.

Michigan Guard and Latvia celebrate 25-year partnership
May 3, 2018
Maj. Gen. Leonard Isabelle, Michigan Air National Guard commander, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Nancy Pettit, Latvia's Minister of Defense, Raimonds Bergmanis, Lt. Gen. Leonids Kalniņš, Latvia's National Armed Forces commander, and event moderator Kaspars Galkins, prepare to toast the 25th Anniversary of the Latvia-Michigan partnership during a special ceremony, April 27, 2018 in Riga, Latvia.

Citizen-Warrior: Military, civilian experience enhances Soldier’s situational awareness
May 1, 2018
As a watch analyst with the Department of Homeland Security in Arlington, Virginia, Stephen Caldwell monitors potential national threats that could pose harm to critical infrastructures.

Texas Guardsmen improve disaster response skills in Slovakia
April 30, 2018
Texas Army National Guard engineers from the 836h Engineer Company, 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, work alongside soldiers from the Indiana National Guard, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in support of Operation Toxic Lance, a search and rescue exercise involving a chemical warfare scenario, March 12-23, 2018, at Training Area Lest in central Slovakia. The soldiers were brought together as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program that focuses on building interoperability and strengthening international relationships through military-to-military exchanges.

Indiana Guard strengthens state partnership with Niger
April 27, 2018
Nigerien Armed Forces conduct a key leader engagement training with 20th Special Forces Group  during Flintlock 18 in Niger, Africa, on April 16, 2018. Flintlock 2018, hosted by Niger, with key outstations at Burkina Faso and Senegal, is designed to strengthen the ability of key partner nations in the region to counter violent extremist organizations, protect their borders, and provide security for their people.

Louisiana Guard member practices jungle warfare in Belize
April 27, 2018
Louisiana National Guard Kenrick Cormier, second from left, back row, stands with his fellow graduates from the Belize Defence Force’s Jungle Warfare Instructor Course in Belize. Cormier was the first Guardsman to participate in the course.

National Guard's 'Military Child of the Year' is named
April 26, 2018
Aaron Hall, the 2018 Operation Homefront National Guard military child of the year, stands during the National Anthem at a gala event held in Arlington, Va., April 19, 2018. Joining Aaron was Lt. Gen Daniel R. Hokanson, the 11th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.

Kansas National Guard fulfills ill teenager's wishes
April 25, 2018
Seth Cummings flies above Topeka, Kansas, aboard a Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Battalion 108th Aviation Regiment as part of a Make-A-Wish  foundation dream come true on March 30, 2018.