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Thirteen of 30 employer support award finalists were nominated by Guard members
April 17, 2014
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, has selected 30 employers as finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

New York Army National Guard pilot tests himself during Bataan Death March Memorial
April 17, 2014
New York Army National Guard Warrant Officer John Seeger, a UH-60 pilot in the 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation, endured blisters and heat during the Bataan Death March Memorial on March 23, 2004. It attracted more than 6,000 people.

South Carolina National Guard teams with Air Force Reserve to lift 130,000-pound tanks
April 17, 2014
The South Carolina Army National Guard’s 1-118th Combined Arms Battalion (CAB) participates in heavy airlift operations April 10-11, 2014 at Wright Army Airfield (WAAF), Heinsville, Ga., to demonstrate the joint, total force capabilities of the South Carolina Army Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve’s 315th Airlift Wing.

Wisconsin Air Guard officer mentors students taking part in Senate youth program
April 16, 2014
Air Force Maj. Jason Park, chief of safety with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refueling Wing, stands outside the U.S. Capitol building with the group of students he escorted throughout Washington, D.C., during their weeklong visit as part of the U.S. Senate Youth Program.

Army National Guard colonel joins Army Contracting Command to expand readiness
April 16, 2014
Col. James Helm, a member of the Virginia National Guard, is the National Guard advisor for the Army Contracting Command.

New York Army National Guard goes Hollywood for TV thriller
April 15, 2014
These four members of the New York Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation flew a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter used in filming the Universal Television TV show “State of Affairs” during shooting  at Republic Airport here on April 3. They are, from left, Warrant Officer 1 John Seeger, Sgt. Matt Cordaro, Staff Sgt. Amy Klemm and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Hansen.

Heroic National Guard Soldiers remember Boston Marathon
April 15, 2014
From left, 1st Lt. Steve Fiola, 1st Sgt. Bernard Madore and Staff Sgt. Mark Welch of the Massachusetts Army National Guard ran to the aid of victims after the bombs went off at last year's Boston Marathon.

Ohio's 164th Airlift Squadron recertifies in water survival at the YMCA
April 14, 2014
Members of the 164th Airlift Squadron train in water survival at the Galion, Ohio, YMCA, on April 6, 2014.

Alaska Air National Guard rescues infant and father and sons over the weekend
April 14, 2014
A flight crew with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Rescue Squadron conducts training with an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter near Bryant Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Jan. 29, 2013. The mission of the 210th Rescue Squadron is to train for combat search and rescue and be on 24-hour alert to respond to search and rescue for the state of Alaska.

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve selects Freedom Award semifinalists
April 11, 2014
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, has selected 30 employers as finalists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Minnesota National Guard challenges service members to save energy
April 11, 2014
A civilian contract electrician works to replace old lighting fixtures with newer, more energy efficient lighting at the Cottage Grove armory, Feb. 20, 2014. It's part of the challenge to save energy.

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.