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Reserve colonel blesses land in Afghanistan where his Army National Guard stepson fell
February 15, 2013
U.S. Army Reserve Col. Frank Kestler prays at the Afghanistan field near Arif Kala where his stepson, 1st Lt. Joseph Theinert, was killed in combat in June, 2010.
North Carolina state senator joins National Guard
February 15, 2013
North Carolina state Sen. Dan Soucek is sworn into the North Carolina National Guard by Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, adjutant general of North Carolina, Feb. 13, 2013.
Alaska National Guard conducts major search-and-rescue exercise after simulated 737 crash
February 14, 2013
A flight crew with the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron conducts an equipment drop from a C-17 Globemaster III during an arctic search-and-rescue exercise Feb. 8, 2013.
Commentary: We need a culture change to boost sustainability
February 14, 2013
Col. Michael J. Bouchard has served more than 26 years in a variety of National Guard positions.
Experts advise steps to safeguard online identities
February 13, 2013
Protecting your identitity is much easier than repairing the damage if it is stolen.
Guard and Reserve members learn to be ‘masters of networking’ at Alabama seminar
February 13, 2013
Stacia Robinson discusses networking with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen Jocelyn Seng of Washington, D.C., Chief Master Sgt. Carl Collins of Florence, Ala., and Chief Master Sgt. Lawrence Kirby, of Philadelphia.
New York National Guard Soldier skis and shoots in biathlon
February 13, 2013
Lt. Col. Brian O'Keefe, New York Army National Guard, representing the New York National Guard for the first time in competition during the Sprint portion of the 2013 National Guard Eastern Regional Biathlon at the Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho Vt., Feb. 9, 2013.
Grass: Sequestration devastating to National Guard, Defense Department
February 12, 2013
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, right, testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the impact on the Defense Department of sequestration and a yearlong continuing resolution at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2013.
National Guard troops in New England respond to massive blizzard
February 9, 2013
Snow removal equipment at the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Mass., stands at the ready the day before the blizzard of 2013 arrives to the area.
Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers assist in delivering baby during snowstorm
February 9, 2013
New mom Ericka Bueno poses for a picture with her boyfriend Joel Gonell and their newborn daughter Nohely at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., Feb. 9, 2013.
Cultural shift in personnel management means biannual evaluations for Air Guard noncommissioned officers
February 8, 2013
Air National Guard Seal
Maryland National Guard Partners in Care program goes nationwide
February 8, 2013
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Hayes takes part in the Partners in Care program at a Baltimore church Nov. 19,2012.
Georgia National Guard helps other agencies practice for radiological emergency
February 7, 2013
Georgia National Guard members suited up to approach the radiological source and enter the building during a recent drill.
New York National Guard shares hurricane-response lessons with Israeli Defense Forces team
February 7, 2013
New York National Guard Brig. Gen. Ray Shields, director of the Joint Staff, and Israeli Defense Force Maj. Zerit Gershkovitch, during a Hurricane Sandy roundtable discussion Jan. 31, 2013.
Commentary: What's with these Guard guys!?
February 7, 2013
Lt. Col. Ryan Samuelson speaks June 2, 2011, after assuming command of the 64th Air Refueling Squadron.
Guard-led 'Pitch Fest' held at Air University
February 6, 2013
U.S. Air Force Col. Edward Vaughan, co-founder of the Guard and Reserve Network, or GARNET, speaks to the judges Jan. 23, 2013 in a series of 60-second "elevator pitches."
Missouri National Guard helps state complete public assistance cases from 11 disasters
February 5, 2013
Missouri National Guard members, shown in 2008 sandbagging along the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo., more recently helped clear backlogged assistance cases.
Gen. Frank Grass tells senior leaders to prepare for 'Perfect Storm' budget scenario
February 5, 2013
National Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Frank J. Grass addresses force structure realignment and impacts of a full sequestration to the nation's 54 adjutants general and state command sergeants major Jan. 25, 2013.
Selfridge Air Guard Base to serve as test site for Air Force missile counter-measure prototype
February 1, 2013
Tech. Sgt. John Kerschenheiter, an electrician with the 191st Maintenance Squadron connects wiring for a new antennae to the flight controls of a KC-135 Stratotanker at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Jan. 30, 2013. The KC-135, assigned to the 127th Air Refueling Group of the Michigan Air National Guard, was being outfitted with the additional antennae to allow it to serve as a platform for testing a prototype of a new aircraft defense system.
172nd Cav challenges Jay Peak, cold weather to hone mountain warfare skills
January 31, 2013
Soldiers with the Vermont Army National Guard's Troop A, 1st Squadron, 172nd Cavalry Regiment, make their way along Jay Peak, Vermont during an overnight reconnaissance training mission. The Soldiers tested their cold-weather survival skills while also training on a variety of reconnaissance and movement tasks and techniques.