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New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing will participate in Canadian Forces Arctic exercise
April 10, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. Bill Nolin conducts pre-flight checks on an LC-130 Hercules, Nov. 26, 2007, at the annual sea ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze. Ski-equipped LC-130s, crews and support personnel from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing are supporting a mission in the arctic in a closely watched exercise.

Soldiers show resilience in the heat of California wildfires
April 8, 2014
A California Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Company F, 2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion, sets down at a landing zone at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) annual joint fire training at the Cal Fire Academy in Ione, Calif., April 5, 2014. The California Guard trained with Cal Fire and other civilian agencies at Ione in preparation for the highly anticipated upcoming fire season.

Fueling crews keep California Army National Guard birds flying
April 8, 2014
California Army National Guard Sgt. William Wade stands watch at the KA-1 mobile tactical operations center at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) annual joint fire training at the Cal Fire Academy in Ione, Calif., April 5, 2014. The California Guard trained with Cal Fire and other civilian agencies at Ione in preparation for the highly anticipated upcoming fire season.

Air National Guard fulfills sacred promise to Airman touched by Boston Marathon bombing
April 8, 2014
Airman 1st Class Alan Bauman visited his brother Jeff Bauman in a hospital. Jeff lost both his legs from the explosion near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. His book comes out April 8, 2014.

Gen. Clarke announces 2014 Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year
April 7, 2014
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard, addresses attendees during a Focus on the Force All Call event at the ANG Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews Md., Aug. 15, 2013. Clarke just announced the selection of the Air National Guard's 2014 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

Washington National Guard Soldiers improving health conditions for mudslide workers
April 7, 2014
Washington National Guard Spc. Lindberg, 790th Chemical Company, decontaminates a vehicle as it leaves the impact area of the SR 530 mudslide on April 1, 2014. The decontamination stations remove hazardous materials from rescue workers, dogs, vehicles and personal items, reducing the spread of illness onsite.

Sick baby and her family aboard Navy frigate after 129th Rescue Wing rescue
April 7, 2014
Sailors from Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 49) assist in the rescue of the Kaufman family with a sick infant via the ship's small boat as part of a joint U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and California Air National Guard rescue effort. The family and four Air National Guard pararescuemen were safely moved from the sailboat to the Vandegrift, and the ship is now sailing to San Diego.

129th Rescue Wing conducting dramatic sea rescue of baby
April 4, 2014
Pararescuemen assigned to the California Air National Guard 129th Rescue Wing transfer a patient from an HH-60G helicopter to land-based medical facilities during a long range over water search and rescue mission which originated 1,400 miles off the Coast of Acapulco, Mexico on Sept. 9, 2012. A similar mission is underway to save an American baby.

Florida disaster response team proves ‘best’ during the ‘worst’
April 4, 2014
Tech. Sgt. Danreb Faustino from the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Medical Group is hoisted from a tunnel as part of a simulated collapsed building during a FL-CERFP External Evaluation at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., March 27, 2014.

Nominations announced for top employer-support awards
April 3, 2014
The Depoartment of Defense's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve was established in 1972 to develop and maintain employer support for the Guard and Reserve services.

Washington National Guard keeps up the search for mudslide victims
April 2, 2014
Members of the Washington National Guard continue a grid-based surface search from the west side of the Oso landslide. More than 70 members of the National Guard are involved in search and recovery efforts.

Sexual assault has no place here, Wisconsin National Guard leaders say
April 2, 2014
Working dog Falcon, with 2nd Lt. Amber Garfoot, is assigned to the Wisconsin National Guard as a vital member of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response team. Falcon's presence helps put victims of sexual or physical assault more at ease, which in turn makes future visits to discuss a traumatic subject more tolerable.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off
April 2, 2014
Boots painted teal, the color representing sexual assault awareness and prevention, are lined up in the atrium of the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va. Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) was first observed nationally in April 2001.

National Guard units, government responders training across Alaska
March 31, 2014
A U.S. Army tugboat is unloaded from the USNS Mendonca, a large cargo ship, during Alaska Shield 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska, March 27 2014.

Vigilant Guard training brings Alaska National Guard together with local responders
March 31, 2014
Staff Sgt. Jonathon Luis of the 103rd Civil Support Team, Alaska National Guard, observes his Soldier responding to scenario where an overturned rail car tanker is leaking hazardous material at the Anchorage Fire department training center rubble pile, Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 2014.

Japanese reporter visits Air National Guard units to tell their stories back home
March 28, 2014
Japanese aviation reporter Susumu Tokunaga visited the 167th Airlift Wing March 21, 2014, to observe the operations for a series of articles highlighting the Air National Guard. He's briefed here on fire apparatus.

National Guard readies for wildfire season in Florida
March 28, 2014
A member of the Rhode Island National Guard examines the connections to a collapsible firefighting bucket during aerial firefighting training with the Florida Army National Guard at Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville, Fla., March 20, 2014.

50 years ago, Alaska quake became early model for joint disaster response
March 26, 2014
The large earthquake damaged National Guard offices in Alaska as well as civilian homes and facilities. These Guard members start cleaning up their own building in  Anchorage. They had just arrived there for annual training when the quake hit March 27, 1964.

Kentucky signal Soldiers put 24-hour response package to test
March 26, 2014
Chief Warrant Officer Scott Goode, front,and Sgt. Joshua Atonovich with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade installs an antenna to the unit's mobile communication system during a signal exercise in Pensacola, Fla., March 8, 2014. The exercise brought various units of Task Force 46, a Michigan National Guard command, together to validate communication systems and response.

Aviation Support Facility provides key to preparedness in Georgia
March 25, 2014
Georgia Army National Guard’s Det. 1 Charlie 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion trains to provide Aero-medical Evacuation support throughout the week under day, night and night vision conditions.