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Yellow Ribbon event provides rest, eases redeployment
May 5, 2010
Participants of the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration event register and peruse the exhibition tables at Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pa., April 16, 2010. The two-day event provided deployed Airmen resources to help ease their transition home after a deployment.

Gates approves federal money for Guard units in Gulf
May 5, 2010
Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, thanks members of the 1022nd Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, at the Breton Sound Marina for their help during operations related to the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana, May 4, 2010. The 1022nd is assisting St. Bernard Parish officials and Oil Mop, LLC, with oil booms support.

Members of Royal Thai air force observe during MAFFS training
May 4, 2010
Maintenance technicians from the 145th Airlift Wing of the North Carolina Air National Guard service and reload an aircraft preparing for another Modular Airborne Firefighting Systems (MAFFS) training mission in Greenville, S.C., April 26-30, 2010.

Earnhardt battled for position at Richmond
May 4, 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr. races the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored NASCAR racecar May 1 at Richmond International Raceway, Va.

Arkansas, Kentucky continue to recover from tornados
May 4, 2010
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear points out the counties declared states of emergency on a map at a press conference held at the Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort, Ky., May 3, 2010.

Workshop touts '3 Cs' for better prevention, intervention
May 4, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Larry H. Ross, director of manpower and personnel at the National Guard Bureau talks with  Command Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, NGB’s senior enlisted leader, during a break at this year’s National Guard Health Promotion and Annual Training Prevention Workshop at Buck Head’s Grand Hyatt Hotel in Atlanta, Ga., April 27, 2010.

National Guard to hold virtual career fair
May 4, 2010

Military supports federal oil spill response
May 4, 2010

Pentagon prepares for possible oil spill response
May 4, 2010

Louisiana Guard assists in St. Bernard boom operations
May 4, 2010
Members of the Louisiana National Guard's 1022nd Engineer Company, of the 527th Engineer Battalion, load oil booms and wooden stakes onto boats at the Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, La., May 3, 2010. The 1022nd is responding in support of operations related to the oil spill off the coast of Louisiana.

KFOR Soldiers at Camp Bondsteel get a leg up on National Guard Marathon
May 4, 2010
Sgt. Luke J. Mostoller finishes the Lincoln Memorial marathon on Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo, May 2, 2010. Mostoller, a vending
service analyst of the 160th Finance Detachment, completed the event in 3
hours and 28 minutes that took the runners up and down hills for 26.2 miles.

National Guard stands ready if called to border
May 4, 2010

National Guard boots on the ground assisting with oil spill
May 3, 2010

Arkansas ADT stands up operations in Zabul province
May 3, 2010
Guardsmen from the 1176th Transportation Company, Tennessee Army National Guard, stationaed in Smyrna, Tenn., help offload victims rescued from their homes due to severe flooding in Gallatin, Tenn. on May 2, 2010. Storms caused severe weather conditions throughout the South, forcing many residents to evacuate their homes.

Arkansas ADT stands up operations in Zabul province
April 30, 2010
Sgt. Eric Holcomb, 1st Lt. Addison Taylor and their interpreter discuss farming equipment with a dealer at the Qalat City Bazaar on April 29, 2010.  The Soldiers, members of the Arkansas Agriculture Development Team in Zabul, visited the bazaar to locate stores that supply farming materials and equipment in order to establish a supply chain to support the Team's agricultural education and training programs throughout the province. The Arkansas National Guard ADT brings with them expertise in a wide array of farming, agriculture and irrigation specialties.

Oklahoma Airman assists with Iraq drawdown
April 30, 2010

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)
April 30, 2010
Lt. Col. Dennis Bailey of the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Airlift Wing and Lee Burwell of the North Carolina Forest Service provide a preflight briefing to the crew on the first day of flying for the Modular Airborne Firefighting System training exercise in Greenville, S.C., April 26, 2010. Aircrews from three Air National Guard and one Air Force Reserve units provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, state and local agencies, and the National Interagency Fire Center in battling large, uncontrolled wildfires throughout the nation.

Alaska Guard leaders excited for future training exercises
April 30, 2010
Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex (JPARC) lies among rivers, mountains, and forests stretching 67,000 miles across the sparsely-populated areas of the Alaska interior and stretches another 44,000 miles into the Gulf of Alaska.

Ukraine officials observe MAFFS training
April 30, 2010

Guard readies as Gulf Coast braces for oil spill
April 30, 2010