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Obama considers deploying National Guard to border
March 12, 2009

C-130s undergoing inspections
March 11, 2009

Army creates suicide prevention task force during 'stand down'
March 10, 2009

109AW praised for another successful Operation Deep Freeze
March 10, 2009
Maj. David Lafrance, a LC-130 Hercules pilot for the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, surveys a remote camp in Antarctica Nov. 4 before landing there to transport a critically injured Australian expeditioner to medical care. The Wing's citizen-Airmen flew more than 8.7 million pounds of cargo and 3,800 passengers during nearly 300 missions in support of the 2008-2009 Operation Deep Freeze season that ended Feb. 28.

Alaska Guardsman competes in Iditarod
March 10, 2009
Staff Sgt. Harry Alexie, Alaska Army National Guard, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1/297th Cavalry stands with friend and mentor Lance Mackey, a two-time consecutive Iditarod winner, at the 37th annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race start in downtown Anchorage March 7, 2009. Alexie will be running 16 dogs from Mackey's Comeback Kennel.

U.S. Customs & Border Protection AMOC director visits 1AF
March 10, 2009
Air & Marine Operations Center director Tony Crowder (center) is assisted by Supervisor Detection Enforcement Officer Jessica Brand (left) and Detection Enforcement Officer Hidee Lehnert (right) at the Center's headquarters in California.

Pentagon plans sexual assault prevention campaign
March 9, 2009

Chairman, President discuss U.S. support to Mexico
March 9, 2009

Director: Air Guard attracts cyberforce for DoD
March 6, 2009

Vaughn: Army Guard needs delayed entry program
March 6, 2009

CSTs provide situational awareness for DTRA
March 6, 2009
Army Col. Ernesto Audino, the director of nuclear support for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, speaks to the audience at the National Guard Domestic Operations Conference March 5, 2009.

Wyatt names new ANG deputy director
March 6, 2009
Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Moisio

National Guard essential at home and abroad, says Chief
March 6, 2009
The National Guard is playing an essential role at home and overseas, Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, told about 700 National Guard leaders attending the National Guard's 2009 Domestic Operations Workshop in Baltimore, Md., on March 6, 2009.

Guard Soldiers and Families - Are you ready for retirement?
March 5, 2009

167th Airlift Wing delivers test spacecraft for NASA mission
March 5, 2009
An Ares 1-X test crew module and launch abort system was recently delivered to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., by the 167th airlift Wing based in Martinsburg, W.V.

Vermont Guardsman sweeps CNGB biathlon championships; Minnesota wins team title
March 5, 2009
Vermont Army Guard Sgt. Jesse Downs cruises to a five-minute victory in the 20-km individual biathlon race March 4 at the 28th Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships held at Ethan Allen Firing Range, Jericho, Vt. Downs won the race in a time of 54 minutes, 28 seconds, missing only two targets. About 60 competitors took part in the race. Downs also won the sprint race.

Army, Air Guard at full strength, directors tell Congress
March 4, 2009
Lt. Gen. Bud Wyatt, the director of the Air National Guard, right, testifies before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2009. Its people are the Air National Guard's highest priority, Wyatt said.

Oregon counterdrug program targets middle school students
March 4, 2009
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bobby Vickery (left), leads 20 students through the "paradigm shift" activity during the Guard Adventure Program at Gardiner Middle School in Oregon City, Ore., on Mar. 3, 2009. The program, administered by the Oregon National Guard's Counterdrug Support Program, aims to instill positive interpersonal skills and teach anti-drug awareness to Oregon's school-aged children.

Guard team tests its ability to save lives after disaster in Florida
March 4, 2009
Members of the CERF-P triage team treat a roleplayer for simulated wounds during the training scenario and evaluation at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Feb. 28. 2009.

Four states train for Kosovo mission
March 4, 2009
Slovenian Soldiers prepare to board a U.S. UH-60 Blackhawk during a multinational training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Camp Albertshof in Hohenfels, Germany. The Slovenians were part of the mission readiness exercise for U.S. reserve component Soldiers preparing for the 11th iteration of the Kosovo Force in support of Operation Joint Guardian.