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Earnhardt lags in ninth place in post-season
October 18, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, races around the track to regain position during race day at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Oct. 15, 2011, Charlotte, N.C.

Guard member's "solution" a game-changer on battlefield
October 18, 2011
The "ironman" pack can hold 500 rounds of ammunition for a crew-served weapon. Iowa National Guard members invented the pack as a solution for carrying and employing ammunition during the war-fight when it is difficult to have a designated ammo bearer.

Dan Wheldon: More Than a Driver
October 18, 2011
Dan Wheldon: More Than a Driver

Oklahoma adjutant general visits his Soldiers in Afghanistan
October 17, 2011
Army Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, adjutant general of Oklahoma, awards the Combat Infantry Badge to Army Spc. Jason Barrow, a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during his visit Oct. 14, 2011.

Guard member remembers Indy driver Wheldon fondly
October 17, 2011
Guard member remembers Indy driver Wheldon fondly

Air Guard, Reserve set to participate in total force "surge" exercise
October 17, 2011
New York Army National Guard Soldiers with Detachment 1, Alpha Co, 1-224 Aviation Security and Support Battalion, unload an OH-58 Kiowa from a New York Air National Guard C-5 Galaxy at Air Force Base Ysterplaat Cape Town, South Africa Sept. 17, 2010.

Army Leaders Pledge Ongoing Support of Family Programs
October 17, 2011
Army Secretary John M. McHugh, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III, sign the Army Family Covenant, Oct. 10, 2011, as wounded warrior Army Sgt. Jeremy Barnhart and his family look on. The Barnhart family was honored as the Association of the U.S. Army’s volunteer family of the year.

Secretary, Chairman offer glimpse into budget strategy
October 14, 2011

Defense office protects privacy, liberties of troops, civilians
October 14, 2011
Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Office

Panetta: Services Must Work Jointly on Budget 'Storms'
October 13, 2011
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta delivers remarks at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 2011.

AUSA: Q-and-A with the U.S. Army NCO of the Year
October 12, 2011
Army National Guard Sgt. Guy Mellor, of the 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery, Utah National Guard, answers questions during an interview at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 11, 2011. Mellor was named the Army's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.

New York Guard's 106th Rescue Wing participates in South African Air Show
October 11, 2011
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing demonstrate the capabilities of an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter during a previous visit visit to South Africa in 2010.

AUSA: Army bracing for more budget cuts, McHugh says
October 11, 2011
During the opening ceremony of the 2011 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 10, 2011, Secretary of the Army John McHugh pointed out that the Army provides 50 to 70 percent of deployable forces. Additionally, he said, the Army represents about half of America's entire fighting force, yet consumes only a quarter to 30 percent of the entire defense budget.

National Guard agribusiness seminar prepares commanders for a different fight
October 11, 2011
Jim Moseley, a farmer and former deputy secretary of agriculture gives Soldiers and Airmen from the 3-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team, a tour of his hydroponics farm on Sept. 3, 2011, as part of their mobilization training at Camp Atterbury. The meeting was designed to give the service members a better understanding of Afghanistan before their scheduled deployment to Afghanistan in early fall this year.

Guard member's civilian-acquired skills gets him hand-picked for mission
October 11, 2011
Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Brian F. Powers of Port Republic, Va., of the Virginia Army National Guard 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, assists Soldiers of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment from Fort Wainwright, Alaska, by performing electrical work on generators at an Afghan National Army checkpoint as part of Operation Fairbanks on Sept. 18, 2011.

Guam National Guard and Philippine Reserve Command meet in Manila
October 11, 2011
Guam Flag

AUSA: Rodriguez stresses importance of Army Guard, Reserve as operational force
October 11, 2011
Army Gen. David M. Rodriguez, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, and retired Army Lt. Gen. Roger C. Schultz, vice chairman, National Guard and Reserve Affairs for the Association of the United States Army, talk before the Maj. Gen. Robert G. Moorhead Guard/Reserve Breakfast, Oct. 10, 2011, during the association's 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.

Keeping Guard families connected: Deployed mom supports daughter half a world away
October 11, 2011
Minnesota Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Mccann, a Melrose, Minn., native, holds the graduation invitation she ordered for her twin daughters Maria and Adriane's high school graduation party. Mccann is currently deployed with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division and could not attend the graduation party. "I thought if I couldn't be there, ordering graduation invitations was the least I could do," said Mccann.

Hawaii Air National Guard member earns distinguished marksmanship honors
October 11, 2011

Kentucky Guard MPs help secure Victory Base Complex
October 11, 2011
Army National Guard Spc. Chris Reardon, 617th Military Police Co. of the 149th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade.