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New York Guard to render final honors for 10,000 veterans by end of 2013
December 27, 2013
New York Army National Guard Spc. Christopher Roderiguez and Pvt. Shelbi Vanderbogart salute as the remains of Army veteran Harold Smith arrive for graveside services in Hudson, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2013. Smith's funeral was one of 9,735 that the New York Military Forces Honor Guard's 35 full-time and 135 part-time members performed for families across New York, as of Dec. 23.
NORAD Tracks Santa Program breaks record
December 27, 2013
Senior Airman Kyle Hesse and Senior Airman Phillip Gentile of the New York Air National Guard take part in Santa tracking training Dec. 19, 2013, at the Eastern Air Defense Sector.
Looking back on 2013, Guard members reflect on the events of the past year
December 26, 2013
Among the National Guard responses in 2013 was the devastating tornado in Moore, Okla., on May 20. Mary Fallin, governor of Oklahoma, leads Gen. Frank J. Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, through the Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., where seven students were killed.
Gen. Frank Grass sends holiday letter to National Guard family
December 24, 2013
Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief, National Guard Bureau
Army National Guard officers receive additional training for War College
December 23, 2013
Logo of the Army War College in Carlisle, Pa.
TSA expands Precheck air travel program to U.S. military members
December 20, 2013
Airman 1st Class Wade Helms calls the names of travelers to board a bus that will take them to an awaiting C-5 Galaxy bound for Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, on April 17. The TSA is expanding expedited screening for military members.
Satellite anniversary, Lt. Gen. Clarke mark graduations
December 20, 2013
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director of the Air National Guard, visits with members of the I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center Dec. 19, 2013, to gain a better understanding of their missions.
Twins separated as boys now serve together
December 18, 2013
Twin brothers Air Force Staff Sgt. William Medeiros, right, and Air Force Senior Airman Barrington prepare a spare engine for a C-130J in Southeast Asia, Dec. 11, 2013. The Rhode Island Air National Guardsmen serve together with the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
8 Nevada Airmen receive long-awaited combat medals
December 18, 2013
Master Sgt. Clinton Dudley, right, receives the Air Force Combat Action Medal from Nevada Adjutant General Brig. Gen. William Burks on Dec. 5. (Photo by
131st Bomb Wing pilot surpasses 1,000 flying hours in B-2 Spirit
December 17, 2013
Lt. Col. Jared Kennish, 110th Bomb Squadron Commander, presents Maj. Tim Rezac with his 1000 B-2 flying hour patch, Dec 13, 2013. Only 36 pilots have ever reached 1000 B-2 hours, and just thirteen still actively fly the B-2 Stealth Bomber.
Florida's Guard band holds musical exchange on board Chilean ship
December 17, 2013
Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard's 13th Army Band play with members of the Chilean military band during a subject matter exchange on board the Chilean ship Esmeralda at the Port of Miami, Dec. 4, 2013. Both bands played military music from each other's nations during the day-long exchange.
Missouri Guard members save one person from a burning building, treat victims of a car accident
December 13, 2013
Army Pvt. Matthew Duncan, a cannon crewmember assigned to the Missouri Army National Guard's Battery B, 1st Battalion, 129th Field Artillery Regiment, recently helped save the lives of two people injured in a car accident after their car skidded off the road. Duncan came across the wreck during his commute home and rendered aid until paramedics arrived on scene.
Arizona Army Guard member cheats death, returns to duty
December 12, 2013
Army Spc. Rashaad Gregory, an air conditioning and refrigeration repairer with the Arizona Army National Guard's 3666th Support Maintenance Company, leaves his room at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Nov. 15, 2013. Injured in a car accident in July, Gregory suffered an internal decapitation, which typically results in death or paralysis, but was able to walk out of the hospital with help from his father and a walker.
National Guard leaders honor outstanding Soldiers, Airmen
December 11, 2013
Six of the National Guard's eight 2013 Outstanding Soldiers and Airmen of the Year kick off the National Guard's 377th birthday celebrations by cutting a cake on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2013. The birthday is on Dec. 13th.
North Carolina Army Guard aviators rescue stranded climber
December 11, 2013
Soldiers from the North Carolina Army National Guard land a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at a makeshift landing zone not far from Margarette Falls in Cherokee National Forest while participating in the rescues of a stranded hiker on a 300 foot tall cliff near the falls. The North Carolina Army Guard aircrew worked with members of the North Carolina Emergency Management's Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team in rescuing the hiker, the fifth collaboration between the North Carolina Army Guard and HART since July.
Texas Army Guard responds to winter storm, helps stranded motorists
December 11, 2013
Spc. Douglas Rose, with the Texas Army National Guard's 236th Engineer Company, hands food and water to a long-haul truck driver near Sanger, Texas, after a winter storm stranded his rig Dec. 7, 2013. Soldiers from the Texas Army Guard were called out to provide assistance to state and local authorities during recent winter storms that hit the area. Soldiers were stationed along major highways in the area and helped stranded motorists.
Chief, National Guard Bureau, Gen. Grass to host Facebook town hall
December 10, 2013
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, surfs his official Facebook page at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Nov. 19, 2013
Dr. Biden hosts National Guard christmas tree dedication
December 10, 2013
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, hosts a National Guard Christmas Tree dedication in her office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2013.
Maryland Air Guard pilots awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for actions in Afghanistan
December 9, 2013
Air Force Maj. Chris Cisneros, far left, and Air Force Lt. Col. Paul C. Zurkowski, left, both A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots with the Maryland Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Squadron, stand at the position of attention during an awards ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Md., Dec. 8 where they were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor for their actions in a fire fight while deployed to Afghanistan.
National Guard units in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas activated for winter storm
December 5, 2013
Soldiers from the 236th Engineers prepare to roll out in the predawn darkness on Dec. 6, 2013.