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Alaska Guardmembers recognize veterans with final honor
January 5, 2011
Members of the Alaska National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team fold the American flag during a ceremony honoring Alaska Territorial Guardmembers who never received military funeral honors. The Guardmembers travelled to Akiachak to present the flag to family members and honor those who served their state and country.

Final weeks to nominate for 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
January 5, 2011
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve logo.

Nevada Guardmembers benefit from New Year’s mission
January 5, 2011
Army Spc. Jesus Garcia Salazar and Army Pfc. Josh King, both with the 72nd 
Military Police Company, stand guard at McCarran International Airport for the 
ninth annual Vigilant Sentinel exercise here, Dec. 31, 2010. Nevada National 
Guardmembers supported Las Vegas Metro Police by providing extra security for 
the holiday.

Nevada Army National Guard supports New Year’s Eve security effort in Las Vegas
January 5, 2011
Army Staff Sgt. Jason Steele and Army Pvt. Chelsea Neil, 72nd Military
Police Company, patrol the baggage claim area at McCarran International
Airport in Las Vegas during the annual Vigilant Sentinel exercise. This is
the ninth year Nevada Guardsmembers have trained with civilian authorities
during the New Year's holiday.

New Year, new medical mission for Air National Guard
January 4, 2011
Air National Guard Seal

Facilities transfer marks continued progress
January 3, 2011
Army Lt. Col. Nicole Balliet, Contingency Operating Base Adder garrison commander with the 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), met with Brig. Gen. Hakeem Aboud, commander of Ali Air Base, and Mr. Hassan Hammoudeh, Government of Iraq commander of logistics, to sign documents and to turn over several facilities to the GoI Dec. 23 at COB Adder, Iraq.

Oklahoma Army National Guard expands resiliency training
January 3, 2011
Oklahoma State Flag.

Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program with the Bahamas conducts police exchange
December 29, 2010
Commonwealth of the Bahamas flag

National Guard support to Operation Deep Freeze
December 29, 2010
A C-17 Globemaster III flies over the Ross Sea on Dec. 25, 2010, during a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Air Station, Antarctica. The aircraft is assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 728th Airlift Squadron at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The flight was turned around as bad weather made it too difficult to land in Antarctica. The National Guard is part of a joint force that supports Operation Deep Freeze each year.

Massachusetts family doctor deploys to Iraq
December 29, 2010
Massachusetts Army National Guard Maj. Martin Lesser, field surgeon with the 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), speaks with his patient, Army Sgt. Bobbi Pizur, operations noncommissioned officer with the 319th Transportation Company, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, and a Little Rock, Ark., native, at the troop medical clinic Dec. 22, 2010, at Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq. Lesser, 58, took a leave of absence at his private practice to serve here.

Two acres, eight farmers: a demo farm saga
December 29, 2010
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Don Kuehl (left), Air Force Staff Sgt. Bennett Groth and an interpreter talk with three farmers planting alfalfa at the proposed site of a demonstration farm near the Sarkani District Center in Kunar province, Nov. 22.

Puerto Rico National Guard recognizes a fallen hero
December 28, 2010
Army Brig. Gen. Victor J. Torres, one of six people killed in the Dec. 20 crash of a UH-72A Lakota helicopter, is honored at a wake in his hometown of Coamo, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 27, 2010. Torres was deputy adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard.

New York Army National Guard team honors over 10,000 veterans at funerals in 2010
December 28, 2010
The New York National Guard's Honor Guard team conduct an honorable remains transfer from a Minnesota Air National Guard C-130 Hercules at the 2010 Army National Guard's Honor Guard competition at Fort Snelling, Minn., Sept. 22.

Kentucky National Guard ADT visits chicken farm entrepreneur
December 27, 2010
Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Casada (left), Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team leader and London Ky. Native, and chicken farm entrepreneur Shanawaz Khan (right) speak through an interpreter in Khenj District on Dec. 12, 2010.

Mississippi National Guard supports record mail delivery in Afghanistan
December 27, 2010
Staff Sgt. Robert W. Monohan, American Forces Network Theater Maintenance Technician, looks on as Staff Sgt. Jessica L. King, AFN Bagram News NCOIC, picks up holiday packages for her unit at the Bagram Airfield post office.

National Guard responds to East Coast winter storms
December 27, 2010
Approximately 100 Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's 116th Brigade Combat Team were called to state active duty Dec. 25 in Norfolk, Va., in response to a severe snow storm which dropped a record amount of snow on the Hampton Roads area.

Roster of New York Volunteers Available As Nation Prepares to Observe 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
December 27, 2010
The painted silk regimental battle flag carried by the 125th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

North Carolina activates National Guard for winter storm
December 27, 2010
North Carolina State flag

New York Air National Guard tracking Santa on Christmas Eve
December 23, 2010
New York Air National Guard Staff Sergeant Lawrence Brooks, an air surveillance technician at EADS, mans the monitor tracking Santa’s descent from the North Pole.

Hawaii National Guard all-hazards response team earns validation
December 22, 2010
Airmen from the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Medical Group assist "victims" of a simulated dirty bomb detonation Dec. 16, 2010, at Bellows Air Force Station, Hawaii, during a homeland defense response validation exercise.