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Missouri National Guard winding up work following 2011 tornado
January 17, 2013
Pvt. First Class Jesus Ramos, 1139th Military Police Co., Missouri Army National Guard, directs traffic at a storm-damaged intersection after the tornado that killed more than 116 people.

Two Airmen design smart phone application for Inauguration Day
January 16, 2013
Senior Airman Daniel Burkhardt, left, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Bevins, both Air Force broadcast journalists supporting the 57th Presidential Inauguration, put the finishing touches on a cellphone app Jan. 14, 2013.

Security forces at Michigan base add Tasers to patrol units
January 16, 2013
Airman 1st Class Michael Gregg reacts after receiving a shock from a Taser on Jan. 13, 2013. Gregg is a member of the 127th Security Forces Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., which has begun using Tasers as part of their patrol gear.

Maryland Army National Guard unit doesn’t play games when it comes to robots
January 15, 2013
Maryland Army National Guard members learned robot-handling in a weekend drill.

Inauguration rehearsals underway in capital as Guard Soldiers and Airmen mobilize for event
January 14, 2013
The U.S. Army Band marches down Pennsylvania Avenue on Jan. 13, 2013, during the dress rehearsal of the presidential inaugural parade in Washington D.C.

Missouri National Guard forming full-time cyber security unit
January 14, 2013
Staff Sgt. Katie Herrell sorts through computer equipment recently. Herrell is the readiness sergeant for the Missouri National Guard Computer Network Defense Team, a newly formed cyber security unit setting up shop at the historic military post in south St. Louis County.

Combat medic refresher helps 24 South Dakota Soldiers stay sharp
January 11, 2013
Combat medic students place a "patient" on a backboard after assessing and stabilizing him following a simulated vehicle crash.

National Guard's 'Magic Table' helps in Hawaii counterdrug operations
January 10, 2013
Hawaii National Guard Counterdrug Program criminal analysts check out the morning’s headlines as part of their open source intelligence search at the Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area headquarters in Honolulu on May 31, 2012.

Iowa Airman learned from harsh childhood experiences in Africa
January 9, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Patrick Kazeze performs duty in the 132nd Fighter Wing Honor Guard during the 2012 Annual Awards Ceremony held in the hangar of the 132FW in Des Moines on Nov. 3, 2012.

James Hotaling named next Air National Guard command chief
January 8, 2013
Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling from the Continental U.S. NORAD Region-1st Air Force here was named as the Air National Guard's next command chief Jan. 8, 2013.

Military OneSource, H&R Block team up to provide tax assistance
January 8, 2013

Jan. 21 deadline approaches to nominate employers for 2013 Freedom Award
January 7, 2013
The Secretary of Defense Freedom Award for civilian employers.

Kentucky National Guard members help clean Djibouti road
January 7, 2013

Fiscal cliff legislation affects military, civilian paychecks
January 7, 2013
Seal of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Vermont Air Guard flight surgeon nets 1,000 F-16 hours
January 4, 2013
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Terry Moultroup and Col. Donald Majercik return Nov. 29, 2012, from a training flight at the Burlington International Airport. Majercik surpassed 1,000 hours of flying time in the F-16 Fighting Falcon during this flight.

Medevac crews in Afghanistan boosting patient outcomes with blood products
January 4, 2013
Army UH-60 Medevac Black Hawks such as these now carry blood products during missions to give casualties a better chance of survivability due to the expanded en-route medical treatment.

Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke confirmed as director, Air National Guard
January 3, 2013
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clark addresses a luncheon at the Executive Safety Summit, April 24, 2012.

New York National Guard continues providing post-Sandy help
January 2, 2013
Pvt. Vanessa Diaz of the New York Army National Guard uses an electronic notebook to perform wellness checks Dec. 6, 2012, on Staten Island.

Kentucky's Operation Immersion gives health providers an up-close look at National Guard training
December 31, 2012
Kentucky behavioral health professionals participate in Operation Immersion. The goal of the event was to reduce stigmas attached to Soldiers receiving behavioral health care and increase the quality of such care in Kentucky.

California captain journeys from Cambodia's killing fields to Guard service
December 28, 2012
Cpt. Thoeuth Duong, a California Army National Guardsman serving with the 49th Military Police Brigade, in Fairfield, Calif., escaped Cambodian genocide and is now living the American dream.