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Centennial of the Pancho Villa raid on New Mexican town
March 9, 2016
After the disastrous raid on Columbus, New Mexico, by Pancho Villa, the state National Guard sent troops.

Mountain training is rigorous drill for Vermont National Guard troops
March 8, 2016
Spc. Isaac Merriam, infantry team leader, Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard, belays a fellow Soldier at Smuggler's Notch in Jeffersonville, Vt., March 5, 2016. Soldiers performed basic and advanced mountain warfare skills including ice climbing, mountain movement techniques, and nighttime navigation as part of their mountaineering winter bivouac.

Jax the therapy dog touches Airmen's hearts at California's 163rd Attack Wing
March 3, 2016
David Cunningham, director of Psychological Health (DPH) for the 163rd Attack Wing, takes a moment for a photo with the wing's therapy dog, Jax. Jax is a German shepherd who is completing training as a certified therapy dog for the 163rd Attack Wing at March Air Reserve Base.

Puerto Rico ChalleNGe program leader receives national honor
March 2, 2016
National Guard ChalleNGe Nationwide Program Director Matilde Almodovar, shown with her staff, was honored Feb. 23, 2016, in Washington, D.C.

California National Guard helped hold the line at Super Bowl
March 2, 2016
Spc. Janhannah Cho, front, enjoys a post-game walk on the Levi's Stadium field Feb. 7 with fellow members of 4th Squad, 1st Platoon, 670th Military Police Company, which supported security operations for Super Bowl 50 along with many other elements of the California National Guard.