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Maryland National Guard Reaction Force prepares for Preakness
April 10, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Antivone Young, 1729 Field Support Maintenance Co., takes down a simulated rioter while fighting the effects of pepper spray.

America Supports You: Military Kids Get Special Recognition
April 9, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with 10-year-old Will Bacon, right front, his brother, Jake, 9, and their mother, Christine, during an Our Military Kids reception in Washington, D.C., to honor military children April 7, 2008. The boys' father, Missouri National Guard Maj. Matt Bacon, is currently deployed to Iraq.

New York Air Guard member receives Air Force Cross Medal, lost in paperwork, awarded after 40 years
April 9, 2008
Retired Brig. Gen. Frank Cardile (left) congratulates retired Chief Master Sgt. Dennis M. Richardson after presenting him with the Air Force Cross April 5 at the 106th Rescue Wing, Francis S. Gabreski Airport, N.Y. Richardson was awarded the Air Force's second-highest honor for valor because of his actions during a March 1968 mission to rescue Airmen in Vietnam. Cardile, who flew on the rescue mission with Richarson, praised his heroism and steadfastness under fire. During the mission, Richardson stood exposed in the door of an HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter to fight off enemy forces attempting to board it.

Guard car starts with pole position at Texas, finishes 12th
April 7, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, won the pole position for the April 6 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Earnhardt finished 12th.

National Guard offers Nationals welcome at new stadium
April 4, 2008
Maj. Bernard Napier, with the D.C. National Guard's 74th Troop Command, holds one of two giant American flags unfurled on the outfield during pre-game ceremonies for the Inaugural Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2008. The D.C. Air National Guard's 121st Fighter Squadron also provided an F-16 Fighting Falcon flyover.

Colorado's last Guard Vietnam MIA laid to rest
April 4, 2008
Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard carry the remains of Maj. Perry Jefferson into the Old Chapel on Ft. Myer, Va., April 3, 39 years after Jefferson went missing in action in Vietnam.

Chief urges Counterdrug planes remain on overseas duty
April 2, 2008
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, answers questions from Soldiers and Airmen during the National Guard Counterdrug Conference in mid-March.

Earnhardt climbs to 4th in championship points at Martinsville
March 31, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, started 22nd and finished sixth in Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway, Va. Earnhardt led five times for 146 laps.

5,000 "Super Sacks" might save millions of dollars of crops Governor Jindal commends Guard Soldiers, farmers
March 31, 2008
Spc. Micheal Champion of Bernice, La., carefully places a 3,000 pound, 4 feet by 4 feet "super sacks" filled with soil along the levee north of the Morganza Spillway. Thirteen Soldiers were called to State Active Duty for one week to assist farmers in the effort to save their crops from the possible flooding of their land by the Mississippi River.

Guard rehearses response to airliner crash
March 27, 2008
After a simulated plane crash, Senior Airmen Bruce Noble (left) and Michael Beller, firefighters assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing, work together to evacuate a casualty during a major accident response exercise at Tucson International Airport.