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Ohio Guardsman honored for courage under fire
February 12, 2010
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland awards the Silver Star Medal to Sgt. 1st Class Mark A. Wanner of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, during a Silver Star Medal award ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse Feb. 6, 2010. Wanner is the first Ohio National Guardmember to be awarded the Silver Star since the Korean War.

Earnhardt, National Guard ready for another auto racing season
February 12, 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr., (left) driver for the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored NASCAR race team and his crew chief Lance McGrew listen to the National Anthem prior to the Feb. 6 start of the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway, Fla.

Virginia Guard conducts medical transport mission in Fairfax County
February 12, 2010

Florida pilots take spotlight in Guard's first Super Bowl flyover
February 12, 2010
Lt. Col. Mike Birkeland (right) and Senior Master Sgt. Eddie Diaz of the Florida Air National Guard's Detachment 1, 125th Fighter Wing, stand outside of Sun Life Stadium in Miami where Super Bowl XLIV will be held Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. The Florida Air National Guard is providing the flyover for the Super Bowl's pre-game show, and Birkeland and Diaz will be part of the ground crew supporting the event.

D.C. Guard supports blizzard response
February 12, 2010

Maryland Guard rescues stranded motorist during snow emergency
February 12, 2010
Cpt. Christian Callender of the 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment of the Maryland National Guard assists a motorist, who was stranded in his vehicle on Route 95 South, just outside of Baltimore, Md.

Military Olympians: Solider shoots for Olympic first
February 12, 2010
Sgt. Jeremy Teela, a biathlete with the Army's World Class Athlete Program, has sights set on becoming the first U.S. biathlete ever to win an Olympic medal when he competes at the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

New York Airmen fly relief missions into Haiti
February 12, 2010
Air Force Medics from the 45th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., and medics from the 81st Medical Group from, Keesler Air Force Base, Ms. provide treatment to injured Haitians being medically evacuated on a C-130 flown by members of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing during a mission on Feb. 5, 2010. The 107th responded in support of Operation Unified Relief just four days after the 7.0 earth quake ravished Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

New York Guardsman hopes to rename NASCAR race
February 12, 2010
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brian Speach

Utah ANG aircraft, crew participates in Morocco air show
February 12, 2010
Master Sgt. Eric Henderson, a boom operator from the 151st Operations Group of the Utah National Guard, unloads school supplies for a Moroccan orphanage Jan. 24, 2010. The 50 school kits, which were assembled and donated by spouses of the Utah National Guard's senior enlisted leaders, were flown on a Utah ANG KC-135. The aircraft will participate in the Aeroexpo Marrakech 2010 scheduled for January 27-30 in Morocco.

Virginia Guardsmen, Luray Fire Department team up for rescue effort
February 12, 2010
Spc. Sean Wheeler prepares a young girl for the move down the hill by securely placing her in his rucksack in Rileyville, Va., Feb. 6, 2010. Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team and volunteer firefighters from Company 1, Luray Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched to aid a family who were stranded in their home without power following a winter storm that hit Virginia on Feb. 5, 2010.

Wisconsin brigade takes major step in transformation
February 12, 2010
Senior staff members of the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of the Wisconsin Army National Guard discuss their mission during the 157th's first warfighter exercise at the Maneuver Support Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., in January.

CNGB statement on Rep. Murtha's death
February 10, 2010
Congressman John P. Murtha

New York ANG crew flies water into Haiti
February 10, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Obrochta, a 107th Airlift Wing C-130 load master, ensures that a pallet of water bottles destined for delivery to Haiti are secure during a relief mission executed on Feb. 8, 2010. The New York Air National Guard crew delivered 18,270 water bottles to Haiti during this mission. The 107th has provided crews along with aircraft for the transportation of supplies into and evacuees out of Haiti since four days after the earthquake hit.

Missouri route-clearance Soldiers experience firsts
February 5, 2010

Florida Air National Guard jets to perform Super Bowl flyover
February 5, 2010

Guardsmen prepare for second major winter storm on East Coast
February 5, 2010

Hooligan mission to Haiti cancelled
February 5, 2010

Guard prepares to support Super Bowl XLIV
February 5, 2010

Ohio National Guardmember is first Silver Star recipient since Korean War
February 5, 2010