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Father of Kentucky National Guard Soldier in Afghanistan accepts diploma for her
June 3, 2013
Tom Hoffmann receives an Ashford University diploma on behalf of his daughter, Sidney, who is serving in Afghanistan with the Kentucky National Guard.
Defense Department adds peer support chats for sexual assault victims
May 31, 2013
Logo for the Defense Department's sexual assault assistance website.
Hagel names Guard, Reserve Employer Support national chair
May 31, 2013
Paul Mock is the new chair of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense operational committee that seeks to foster a culture in which all employers support and value the employment and military service of members of the National Guard and Reserve.
North Dakota Air National Guard makes history as it controls missile field security
May 31, 2013
From left to right in foreground, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Carlson, Senior Airman Cody Jenson and Senior Airman Kathleen Stenger, all with the 219th Security Forces Squadron, North Dakota Air National Guard, walk away from a launch facility upon completion of an intense but routine exercise May 22, 2013, in the Minot Air Force Base missile field complex near Minot, N.D.
National Guard troops prepping for hurricane season, which starts Saturday
May 30, 2013
Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief, National Guard Bureau (center), and Maj. Gen. Emmett Titshaw, adjutant general of Florida, are briefed by a Soldier assigned to the 48th Civil Support Team during Operation Vigilant Guard 2013, May 19, 2013.
101 Critical Days of Summer kicks off season of safety
May 29, 2013
Participants in a motorcycle safety ride from the Marine Corps War Memorial just outside of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to the National Museum of the Marine Corps gather around Lt. Devon H Foster, chaplain, to bless the bikes and start the ride with a prayer, May 3, 2013. Both Marines and Soldiers took part in the ride.
Oklahoma National Guard tornado responders used warfighting skills honed abroad
May 29, 2013
Spc. James Kimball, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, conveys to Chaplain Capt. David Jordan, Company A, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Battalion, on May 22, 2013, that he grew up in the tornado-torn area of Moore, Okla.
California's 129th Rescue Wing Airmen achieve milestone 1000th save
May 24, 2013
129th Rescue Wing and 58th Rescue Squadron pararescuemen hoist a passenger off the bow of the Holland America cruise ship, ms Westerdam on May 5, 2013, one of many saves the units have performed.
North Dakota National Guard members protecting flood-threatened city
May 24, 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent Collin Blackwell, center, discusses tactics with U.S. Army Soldiers, from left to right, Spc. Brandon Nelson and Spc. Fredrick Burdick, both of the 3662nd Maintenance Company, North Dakota Army National Guard, at a traffic control point on the outskirts of Cavalier, N.D.
Commissaries plan for Monday furloughs
May 24, 2013
Commissaries will be closing Mondays to accommodate furlough orders, officials said Friday.
Vermont unit learns the 'ropes' at decommissioned South Carolina nuke plant
May 24, 2013
Members of the 15th Civil Support Team, Vermont National Guard, conduct Joint CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive weapons) and high angle ropes rescue training with instructors of the Army Mountain Warfare School at the Government Training Institute in Barnwell, S.C.
Chaplains open their ears to enable Soldiers and Airmen to open hearts
May 23, 2013
Members of the 63rd Civil Support Team, Oklahoma National Guard, conduct search and rescue operations in Moore, Okla. Chaplains are ministering to Airmen and Soldiers there.
Air Guard service leads Airman to extremes of the globe
May 22, 2013
Staff Sgt. Sophia Mantzouris, 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group, conducts a 7 Day Desert inspection on a C-130 Hercules at the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, Southwest Asia Mar. 23, 2013. Mantzouris is deployed from the 166th Airlift Wing, Delaware Air National Guard.
Oklahoma National Guard Civil Support Team members responded to killer twister in their own backyard
May 22, 2013
Sgt. Warren Williams of the 63rd Civil Support Team searches debris in Moore, Okla., in response to the May 20, 2013, EF-5 tornado.
30 employers recognized for exemplary National Guard and Reserve support
May 22, 2013
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve logo
Oklahoma National Guard responds to Moore devastation for search and security assistance
May 21, 2013
Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.
Beneficiaries must sign up for TRICARE automatic payment by May 31
May 21, 2013
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New York Army National Guard Soldiers learn hand-to-hand fighting skills
May 21, 2013
Spc. Adam Wroblewski, a cable systems installer, with Detachment 1, Signal Company, 42nd Infantry Division, fights a fellow Soldier during Level 1 Army Combatives Training at Camp Smith May 19, 2013.
Senior Army Guard leader describes Oklahoma tornado response
May 21, 2013
Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013.
Life-saving precaution: Social media users should practice operational security
May 20, 2013
Soldiers must maintain professionalism and consider operations security when posting on social media to avoid leaking sensitive information.