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Virginia National Guard helicopter crew departs to support Southwest border mission
July 29, 2013
Soldiers from the Sandston-based Detachment 1, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment depart for the Texas border aboard a UH-72 Lakota helicopter July 29, 2013, from the Virginia National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility in Sandston, Va.
Florida National Guard’s ‘Hurricane Battalion’ is South Florida’s defense during storm season
July 26, 2013
The Hurriane Brigade in action during a recent storm in the Southeast.
West Coast states appeal for National Guard Stryker brigade
July 26, 2013
Some western state governors have requested conversion from tanks to Stryker brigades for their National Guard units. Here, U.S. Army troops with 1st Squadron, Combined Task Force Dragoon, occupy a security position in a Stryker vehicle July 20, 2013 at Zangabad, Afghanistan.
Arkansas, Florida Army Guard members win Army Guard Best Warrior Competition
July 26, 2013
Army Sgt. Piero Lopez, a combat medic with the Arkansas Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment, rushes through the woodline to assault a building during the urban assault course portion of the 2013 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark.
New York Guardsman honored for valor 'not sure what the hubbub is all about'
July 25, 2013
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Joshua Young, a member of the 1108th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), receives the Bronze Star with V device for valor during a ceremony at the Scotia-Glenville, N.Y., Armed Forces Reserve Center, July 19, 2013.
Vigilant Guard: Colorado National Guard kicks off training with 'downed' aircraft
July 24, 2013
El Paso County Search and Rescue K-9 Tucker watches as the Colorado National Guard CH-47 Chinook he is in takes off for an exercise search and rescue mission at the U.S. Air Force Academy during a Vigilant Guard exercise scenario, July 22, 2013.
Illinois Aviation trains disaster relief in 'Patriot' exercise
July 24, 2013
U.S. Army Reserve firefighters work to put out a fire at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center in Camp Douglas, Wis., July 18, 2013, during exercise Patriot 13.
Air Force provides money-saving hazardous-materials training to Pennsylvania Soldiers
July 23, 2013
Staff Sgt. Kenneth Mize assists Army Spc. Nicole Sullivan in donning a Level-A protective suit during hazardous material training June 4, 2013, in Southwest Asia.
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.