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Guard chief talks of expanding partnership program
February 4, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the State Partnership Program Workshop in Atlanta Feb. 2, 2010. Taking in his comments from the left are Michael Fitzpatrick, McKinley's foreign policy advisor; Brig. Gen. Maria Britt, Georgia Army Guard commander; and John Finney, political advisor to CNGB.

Georgia Guardsmen set up radio stations for Afghan villagers
February 4, 2010
A young Afghan man and a border police officer search for the new Shinwar district radio station on a radio distributed by Afghan and coalition forces.

Military OneSource offers free tax filing
February 4, 2010
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Utah KC-135 seen at the Moroccan Aeroexpo
February 4, 2010

Wisconsin Guard to assist Haiti relief efforts
February 4, 2010

Military Prepares to Support Super Bowl XLIV
February 4, 2010

California, New York name new adjutant general
February 3, 2010
Army Brig. Gen. Patrick Murphy (left) joins New York Gov. David Paterson at a press conference in Gowanda, N.Y., on Aug. 12, 2009, during which Paterson announced that the New York Army National Guard's 152nd Engineer Support Company had been mobilized to clean up the village following a flash flood.

Wyatt visits classic association at Fairchild
February 3, 2010
Lt. Gen. Vern "Rusty" Findley, vice commander of Air Mobility Command, left, looks on as Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt, the director of the Air National Guard, congratulates Lt. Col. Lisa McLeod on her latest promotion as the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing's maintenance squadron commander. Wyatt visited Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on Feb. 1, 2010.

First fixed-wing redeployment moves 8,000 Soldiers
February 3, 2010
Redeploying Soldiers with the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, file onto a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 26 at Camp Taji, Iraq. More than 8,000 Soldiers left Camp Taji and Baghdad International Airport in a 16-day period, marking the first fixed-wing redeployment operation from Iraq.

Four Oregon weathermen head to Haiti
February 3, 2010
From left to right, Staff Sgt. Matt Jenkins, Tech. Sgt. Ken Michael Fischer, Master Sgt. Ken Campbell, and Lt. Mark Gibson, all members of the Oregon Air National Guard's 123rd Weather Flight, based at the Portland Air National Guard Base, in Portland, Ore., prepare to board a commercial flight bound for Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 2, 2010. The team will spend about six months providing weather operations support to the Joint Task Force in Haiti.

Missouri Guard sends C-130 to support Haiti relief efforts
February 3, 2010

Gates: No Tricare hike in 2011 budget request
February 3, 2010

Study: Patriotic, active kids suffer less deployment stress
February 2, 2010
In this file photo, children decorate vehicles while they wait for Minnesota National Guardsmen to arrive before a redeployment ceremony.

Air Force launches family fitness Web site
February 2, 2010

Colorado Guardsmen protect the force in Iraq
February 2, 2010
Force Protection Soldiers of Bravo Troop with the Colorado National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, move stairs of an observation point at an entry control point to Victory Base Complex on Jan. 9, 2010. The entry point was upgraded to provide more security for VBC. Blast walls were added around the entrance. Hesco barriers were replaced and added to support the base of the observation point.

Governor promotes mental health services for Kentucky veterans
February 2, 2010
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear provides an overview of the "Give An Hour" program - a national effort to encourage mental healthcare providers to volunteer one hour each week to help Servicemembers who suffer from post-deployment mental health issues, Jan. 14, 2010.

Kansas civil engineers build hospital in Haiti
February 2, 2010
Lt. Col. Mark Green (center), commander of the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Civil Engineering Squadron deployed to Haiti, demonstrates the proper technique for anchoring an Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) hospital. Green, who commanded the Guardsmen who built an EMEDS after a devastating tornado in Greensburg, Kan., in 2007, is one of 46 Kansas Guardsmen deployed to build infrastructure for sustained operations in Haiti.

Study: Patriotic, active kids suffer less deployment stress
February 2, 2010

North Dakota Soldier patrols fields, floods
February 2, 2010
Spc. Shane P. Spieker, right, and Staff Sgt. Jeffery
Gehrtz, both of the North Dakota National Guard, discuss information
gathered to include an a periodic situation report made to the Tactical
Operation Center. Both Soldiers are currently deployed to Kosovo.

Oregon weathermen to deploy to Haiti
February 2, 2010