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Cultural shift in personnel management means biannual evaluations for Air Guard noncommissioned officers
February 8, 2013
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Maryland National Guard Partners in Care program goes nationwide
February 8, 2013
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Hayes takes part in the Partners in Care program at a Baltimore church Nov. 19,2012.

Georgia National Guard helps other agencies practice for radiological emergency
February 7, 2013
Georgia National Guard members suited up to approach the radiological source and enter the building during a recent drill.

New York National Guard shares hurricane-response lessons with Israeli Defense Forces team
February 7, 2013
New York National Guard Brig. Gen. Ray Shields, director of the Joint Staff, and Israeli Defense Force Maj. Zerit Gershkovitch, during a Hurricane Sandy roundtable discussion Jan. 31, 2013.

Commentary: What's with these Guard guys!?
February 7, 2013
Lt. Col. Ryan Samuelson speaks June 2, 2011, after assuming command of the 64th Air Refueling Squadron.

Guard-led 'Pitch Fest' held at Air University
February 6, 2013
U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Vaughan, co-founder of the Guard and Reserve Network, or GARNET, speaks to the judges Jan. 23, 2013 in a series of 60-second "elevator pitches."

Soldiers in Africa receive their blessings from a former drag car racer
February 6, 2013
Brig. Gen. Patrick Dolan, a member of the Kentucky National Guard, conducts a Catholic mass for Soldiers in Djibouti, Africa.

Missouri National Guard helps state complete public assistance cases from 11 disasters
February 5, 2013
Missouri National Guard members, shown in 2008 sandbagging along the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., more recently helped clear backlogged assistance cases.

Gen. Frank Grass tells senior leaders to prepare for 'Perfect Storm' budget scenario
February 5, 2013
National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Frank J. Grass addresses force structure realignment and impacts of a full sequestration to the nation's 54 adjutants general and state command sergeants major Jan. 25, 2013.

All in the family: Guard fathers and sons deploy together
February 4, 2013
Col. George Conwill, Sgt. Stephen Conwill, 1st. Lt. Andrew Tillman and Lt. Col. James Tillman meet up and pose for a photo near their camp in Kabul, Afghanistan. The four soldiers are members of the 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Texas National Guard, and deployed together last fall for nine months.

Wisconsin Guard team visits Nicaragua to plan disaster relief responses
February 4, 2013
Maj. Jeremy Holmes, of the Wisconsin National Guard's Military Engagement Team (MET), shares a laugh with members of Nicaragua's humanitarian rescue team in Managua, Nicaragua, Jan. 31, 2013.

Selfridge Air Guard Base to serve as test site for Air Force missile counter-measure prototype
February 1, 2013
Tech. Sgt. John Kerschenheiter, an electrician with the 191st Maintenance Squadron connects wiring for a new antennae to the flight controls of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Jan. 30, 2013. The KC-135, assigned to the 127th Air Refueling Group of the Michigan Air National Guard, was being outfitted with the additional antennae to allow it to serve as a platform for testing a prototype of a new aircraft defense system.

NH Air Guard joins Salvadoran partners in airshow as part of SPP
January 31, 2013
Senior Airman Beverly Cole, with the New Hampsire Air National Guard's 157th Air Refueling Wing, assists a Salvadoran child with wearing an aircrew flight helmet and vest at the 2013 Ilopango Air Show in Ilopango, El Salvador as part of the State Partnership Program, Jan. 26. The New Hampshire National Guard has partnered with El Salvador as part of the SPP since 2000 and has taken part in numerous yearly subject matter expert exchanges.

172nd Cav challenges Jay Peak, cold weather to hone mountain warfare skills
January 31, 2013
Soldiers with the Vermont Army National Guard's Troop A, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, make their way along Jay Peak, Vermont during an overnight reconnaissance training mission. The Soldiers tested their cold-weather survival skills while also training on a variety of reconnaissance and movement tasks and techniques.

Director of the Air Guard retires after more than 40 years of service
January 30, 2013
Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, addresses the audience during his retirement ceremony Jan. 29, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Wyatt retired after more than 40 years of military service culminating as the Director of the Air Guard where he was responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all policies, plans, and programs affecting more than 106,700 ANG members in 89 wings and more than 200 geographically separated units throughout the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

New York Army National Guard learns from Army Community of Excellence Program
January 30, 2013
This leadership chart from the New York Army National Guard's 2012 Army Community of Excellence submission is a visual representation of the leadership process employed in New York.

Air National Guard reaches milestone securing the nation's capital
January 29, 2013

DOD, VA improve online access to benefits information
January 29, 2013
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D.C. Air National Guard detachment responds to 4,000th alert since 9/11
January 28, 2013
Two U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft fly over the nation's capital on a recent mission.

Alaska Air National Guard member enjoys support mission in Antarctica
January 28, 2013
Master Sgt. Tyler Sutton, 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, smiles while a penguin walks by the flight line near McMurdo Air Station, Antarctica. Sutton augmented the New York Air National Guard as an aircrew flight equipment specialist during a 30-day rotation in Antarctica supporting the National Science Foundation.