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Air National Guard firefighters pitch in to support Boy Scout Jamboree
July 22, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. Elliot Hembree, a medic with the West Virginia Army National Guard, provides medical care in support of the National Scout Jamboree, July 16, 2013.

Air National Guard weather specialists provide the climate scoop
July 19, 2013
Air Force Staff Sgt. Brad Simon, Indiana Air National Guard, 181st Intelligence Wing, 113th Weather Flight forecaster on duty, analyzes weather conditions during annual training July 16, 2013, at the Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Mich.

New York Soldier honored for combat heroism
July 19, 2013
Sgt. Joseph Young of the New York National Guard was honored for heroism in combat at a ceremony July 19, 2013, in New York.

Colorado National Guard to facilitate 'Vigilant Guard' exercise
July 19, 2013
The medical triage facility of the Colorado National Guard CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package. The Colorado CERF-P deployed from the Denver area to participate in the 2011 Vigilant Guard exercise.

Joint training mission provides free medical care to Tennessee residents
July 18, 2013
Senior Airman Lindsay Haas, left, from the 180th Fighter Wing in Toledo, Ohio, and Tech. Sgt. Sabrina Woodworth from the 107th Medical Group in Niagara Falls, sort dental equipment prior to procedures at Martin Middle School in Martin, Tenn.

Georgia National Guard members teach veterinary skills to Afghans
July 17, 2013
U.S. Army Maj. Eugene Johnson, a veterinarian with Georgia Agricultural Development Team 3, Regimental Combat Team 7, explains how to aid livestock with birthing problems during veterinary classes in Kajaki District, April 24, 2013.

Knowledge, not just lessons, shared at Air Force Public Affairs course
July 17, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Michael Brown, a public affairs specialist with the 141st Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., speaks with mock media reacting to a simulated downed aircraft July 12, 2013.

Army secretary: Sequestration will hinder Guard readiness
July 15, 2013
Secretary of the Army John McHugh, center, and District of Columbia National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz meet Terri Jones, Distance Learning manager for the D.C. National Guard, at the D.C. Armory, July 12, 2013.

Oregon Guard supports state's first responders
July 14, 2013

Wisconsin National Guard names first Buddhist chaplain
July 12, 2013
Col. Douglas Fleischfresser, Wisconsin Army National Guard state command chaplain, places the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team unit patch on 1st Lt. Christopher Mohr during a July 10 ceremony at Fort McCoy, Wis.

Experts restore military personnel records 40 years after blaze
July 12, 2013
Preservation technician Susan Davis is part of a team working to restore military personnel records damaged during a July 12, 1973, fire at the National Personnel Records Center in suburban St. Louis.

Alaska Army National Guardsman on track to West Point
July 11, 2013
Spc. David Huff takes a break from lifting weights on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in June. Huff will be leaving Alaska in July to attend the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School as a cadet candidate.

Chaplain duties hit home for Colorado National Guard clergyman
July 11, 2013
First Lt. Justin Cowan, chaplain, prays during a visit to Guard members in the area of West Fork Complex fire Colorado National Guard operations, June 30, 2013.

Kentucky National Guard bids farewell to its erstwhile Sherpas
July 10, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Troy Logsdon walks toward a C-23 Sherpa for a final pre-flight check at Capital City Airport in Frankfort, Ky., July 9, 2013.

Pennsylvania National Guard traces Gettysburg lineage for 150th anniversary
July 9, 2013
Units in formation at the wreath-laying ceremony held in Gettysburg, Pa. Nine organizations within the Pennsylvania National Guard trace their lineage to the historic battle.

New York Army National Guard helps Mohawk Valley rebuild and recover from floods
July 9, 2013
Pfc. Joshua Haller, a member of the New York Army National Guard's 827th Engineer Company, uses a hydraulic excavator July 3, 2013, to remove a boulder and other flood debris from Fulmer.

Defense Department will muscle through furlough period
July 9, 2013
Pentagon press secretary George Little, shown here in an Oct. 4, 2012, briefing, said Monday that the Defense Department would muscle through the furlough period.

Air National Guard director visits Joint STARS in Georgia
July 5, 2013
Maj. Stephen Baffic, Homeland Response Force surgeon with the 116th Air Control Wing, briefs Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director of the Air National Guard, during a hands-on demonstration by the 116th Medical Group's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Enhanced Response Force.

Alaska National Guardsmen rescue two plane crash victims near Talkeetna
July 3, 2013
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk combat search and rescue helicopter from the 210th Rescue Squadron flies over Cook Inlet April 30, 2013. A similar helicopter rescued the plane-crash survivors.

250 New York National Guard members assisting after flooding in Mohawk Valley
July 3, 2013
New York Army National Guard Soldiers Staff Sgt. Gary Matt from the 2nd Battalion 108th Infanty and Staff Sgt. Joe Bolton from the 206th Military Police Company tow a surplus Humvee used by the Village of Mohawk as a rescue vehicle out of a garage where it was submerged in five feet of water.