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Guard troops assist with Midwest flood missions
March 20, 2008
Members of the Missouri National Guard's 70th Troop Command ford a crossing near Piedmont, Mo., on March 19, 2008, while providing support to civilian authorities in the wake of Midwest storms that caused flooding in multiple states. President Bush declared a major disaster for the state.

"Running a City" in Southern Iraq
March 19, 2008
Army Staff Sgt. Russell Hale, left, Ali Jihad, an Iraqi construction supervisor, and Army Sgt. 1st Class Rafe Cummings stand in front of a construction site at Camp Bucca, Iraq.

Air Guard Crisis Action Team's room named in Stone
March 19, 2008
Alex and Joshua Stone (center) help unveil a bronze plaque March 14 etched with the image, name and story of their father, Maj. Gregory L. Stone, who died in Kuwait March 25, 2003. The ceremony at the Air Guard Readiness Center on Andrews Air Force Base, Md., dedicated the Air Guard's Crisis Action Team's (CAT) Stone Room. Stone served as the CAT's executive officer in 2001.

Woody Keeble proved his mettle long before earning the Medal
March 19, 2008
North Dakota National Guard Soldier Woodrow Keeble (second from right), began fighting on Guadalcanal with the 164th Infantry in October 1942, nine years before he did the deeds in Korea that eventually earned him the Medal of Honor.

Kansas aircrew brings WWII comrades back from watery grave
March 11, 2008
A Kansas Air Guard KC-135 aircrew discuss their mission while enroute to Palau.

Air Guard aerobatic pilot booked for busy season
March 11, 2008
Maj. John Klatt, of the Air National Guard's aerobatic team in his Staudacher S-300D flies in concert with an Extra-300L flown by Michael Mancuso as they put two Air National Guard-sponsored aircraft through their paces in preparation for Air Force Week New England Aug. 25-26 at Otis Air Base, Cape Code, Mass. Klatt and his support team travel to air shows across the nation promoting the Air National Guard.

Earnhardt climbs to sixth in Sprint Cup standings
March 10, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr. stands with the No. 88 National Guard car March 9 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Earnhardt and his team are now sixth among NASCAR's Sprint Cup leaders after he drove the No. 88 car to a third place finish in the Kobalt Tools 500. He drove the No. 5 Guard Car Saturday to a ninth-place finish and third place in the Nationwide Series standings.

Maryland civil support team passes test below decks
March 7, 2008
Soldiers and Airmen of the Maryland National Guard's 32nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team train aboard the Navy display ship Berry March 6 at the Washington Navy Yard during Exercise Capital Spear.

Airmen prepare to airlift flood clean-up kits to Ecuador
March 6, 2008

Arkansas Soldiers injured as severe weather strikes Camp Shelby
March 4, 2008
Lt. Col. James Treece, commander of the 217th Brigade Support Battalion, stands next to wreckage at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., March 3 caused by severe weather. Fourteen Soldiers with the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were injured. Injuries were mainly limited to minor cuts and bruises, with one Soldier suffering a more severe, yet non-life-threatening injury.