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148th Fighter Wing becomes first Guard StormReady community
May 10, 2010
Michael R. Stewart, a meteorologist in charge of the Duluth, Minn., National Weather Service (right center) presents the 148th Fighter Wing with certification as a StormReady Community at the Duluth, Minn., ANG Base May 3, 2010. The 148th Fighter Wing has become the first National Guard unit to be certified by the National Weather Service as a StormReady Community.

Army Guard continues search for those eligible for earned pay
May 7, 2010
National Guard Bureau Seal

National Guard chief views MQ-9 Reaper in New York
May 7, 2010
General Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, meets with instructors at the 174th Fighter Wing's Field Training Detachment, which trains all MQ-9 Reaper maintenance personnel to perform various maintenance functions. The detachment is responsible for training all Air Force components: active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personne

Casey says Army changes will be institutional
May 7, 2010

Kentucky Guard battles floods after weekend rains
May 7, 2010
After the weekend's damaging storms, Kentucky National Guard members from 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery and local volunteers build a sandbag wall to help prevent the Green River from flooding a water treatment plant in Canmer, Ky., May 3, 2010.

MacArthur awards recognize seven Guard officers
May 7, 2010

Texas Guardsman to compete in Warrior Games
May 7, 2010
Spc. Shawn Porter of the Texas Army National Guard demonstrates the bow and arrow he will use during the Warrior/U.S. Paralympic Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 11-14, 2010.

Army surgeon general describes WTU challenges
May 6, 2010

Airmen work as nighttime 'Guardians of the U.S. mail'
May 6, 2010
Tech. Sgt. Monique Evans, a North Carolina Air National Guard member serving as the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron mail control activity nighttime supervisor, handles the administrative side of the mail activity in Southwest Asia, April 27, 2010. Evans is a member of the 145th Airlift Wing.

Soldier becomes citizen
May 6, 2010
Army Spc. Carlos Baptista (middle) of the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Battalion, takes the U.S. Oath of Allegiance during his naturalization ceremony at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, April 19, 2010. Deployed to Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, Baptista was born in Cape Verde.

Obama signs veterans, caregivers legislation
May 6, 2010
The Presidential Seal.

Oregon governor to recognize military families
May 6, 2010

ACOE outlines Minnesota Guard's accomplishments
May 5, 2010
Members of the Minnesota Army National Guard were the overall winner of the Army Guard's Army Communities of Excellence (ACOE) award at the Army Guard Readiness Center May 4, 2010. Guard officials called the ACOE program "invaluable to the implementation of organization-wide improvement" of the readiness of the Guard's units, organizations and installations.

McKeague: Diversity strengthens U.S. military
May 5, 2010
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague, assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for National Guard Matters, addresses those in attendance at the 2010 Forum on Asian Pacific American Council, at the Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Monday, May 3, 2010.

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.