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Florida's militia heritage remembered during Civil War battlefield visit
February 28, 2013
Florida Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw Jr. meets with Civil War re-enactors at the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park in north-central Florida, Feb.15, 2013.
Puerto Rico National Guard members join the fight against drug and weapons trafficking
February 28, 2013
Spc. Rafael Cervantes and Pfc. Rodrigo Gutierrez, of the 1010th Engineer Company, 130th Engineer Battalion, check for hidden compartments on cargo containers as one of their tasks during the state mobilization.
Chiefs to Congress: Fiscal crisis threatens U.S. military edge
February 27, 2013
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies Feb. 12, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee on sequestration. Military leaders testified Feb. 26, 2013, to a House subcommittee on the same topic.
Chuck Hagel takes office as 24th defense secretary
February 27, 2013
Chuck Hagel is sworn into office Feb. 27, 2013, by Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, as Hagel's wife, Lilibet, holds a Bible at the Pentagon.
Utah Guard linguists contribute unique skills during African exercises
February 27, 2013
Georgia National Guard Staff Sgt. Ray Novak, right, leads a class on drop zone operations for Cameroon Army paratroopers Feb. 21, 2013. Novak is among more than 150 U.S. service members working with nearly 600 Cameroon and Central African partner militaries to enhance aerial resupply, patient treatment and medical readiness procedures.
California Guard member wins top honors at Small Arms Championship
February 26, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Geoffrey Applegate, center is presented a Secretary of the Army M-1 Garand Trophy Rifle by Lt. Col. Don King, commander, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, and Col. Michael W. Rauhut, commander, 197th Infantry Brigade.
Florida Soldier chosen as National Guard's top Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
February 26, 2013
The Florida National Guard's Capt. Jennifer Hunt was chosen as one of the 2013 Department of Defense's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC), representing all National Guard SARCs in the nation.
Air National Guard team helping ensure medical readiness in Korea
February 26, 2013
A medical technician with the 121st Medical Group prepares a simulated patient to be intubated in order to restore her airway as part of a training scenario at Suwon Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 19, 2013.
Afghan police medic steps up training after learning from Texas National Guard
February 25, 2013
Afghan police officers and U.S. Army Soldiers with the Texas Army National Guard prepare to lift a simulated casualty during combat first aid training at Forward Operating Base Hadrian, Deh Rawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2013.
Pilot language and cultural course ‘brings realism’ to National Guard training in North Carolina
February 25, 2013
Army Staff Sgt. Curvis Brooks, gets Dari language instruction from his teacher, Tazagul Hussein, during a pilot program.
National Guard troops ready to assist as blizzard conditions batter Plains states
February 25, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Clay Dotson, 18th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, uses a snow blower to clear a walkway, Feb. 22, 2013, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Much more snow was falling Monday.
N.C. air rescue training partners civilian and National Guard capabilities
February 22, 2013
North Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (NCHART) crew are hoisted aboard a North Carolina National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter at Camp Butner National Guard Training Site Feb. 20, 2013.
Minnesota National Guard, Norwegian forces continue longest-running military exchange
February 21, 2013
During the Norwegian Exchange, Norwegian lieutenants and noncommissioned officers train squads of Minnesota troops in field survival skills.
Sequestration: Defense Department warns of furloughs, effective 20 percent pay cut
February 21, 2013
National Guard Bureau seal
Defense Department preparing for furloughs, Panetta tells Congress
February 20, 2013
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta leaves his Pentagon office Feb. 14, 2013. Panetta told Congress that the Defense Department is preparing for furloughs in the event of sequestration.
National Guard team and individual win Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards
February 20, 2013
An 'insurgent' pops from the nearby trees to ambush a mounted patrol during the 1204th Aviation Support Battalion's pre-mobilization training at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., June 24, 2011. The installation won an environmental award recently.
Utah Guard Soldiers, mountains help prepare troops for Afghanistan
February 20, 2013
Members of a Mobile Multifunctional Signals Intelligence Team for the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade participate in a field training exercise in the mountains of Utah.
Virginia Army National Guard funeral program performs 10,000th military service
February 20, 2013
The Virginia Army National Guard Funeral Honors Program performed its 10,000th funeral on Feb. 13. The program now averages more than 200 funerals a month.
North Carolina National Guard promotes anti-bullying campaign
February 19, 2013
New fans mob Joe Pacheco, a mixed martial artist with Bellator Fighting Championships, at a Cabarrus High School Healthy Living and Anti-Bullying seminar for the students Feb. 12, 2013.
Guard members find new ways to save money during Military Saves event
February 19, 2013
Holly Petraeus, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Office of Service Member Affairs, speaks at the kick-off event for Military Saves Week at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Feb. 19, 2013