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Puerto Rico National Guard hosts visit from Honduran officials
January 29, 2016
Honduran delegation observed some of the training capabilities and equipment at Camp Santiago Joint Maneuver Training Center
during its visit in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Jan. 27, 2016.

Michigan's Selfridge base is tops in Air National Guard
January 28, 2016
A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft takes off at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Nov. 4, 2012. The base has recently been honored.

Alaska Air Guard's Terns fly south for the winter
January 28, 2016
Members of the 920th Rescue Wing and the 249th Airlift Squadron conduct a pre-mission briefing aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, Jan. 14, 2016, before departing for a simulated astronaut rescue mission. The 249th AS worked with NASA, the 920th Rescue Wing, the 45th Space Wing and Detachment 3 of the 45th Operations Group to develop tactics, training and procedures to quickly and safely recover astronauts in the event they would need to abort their spacecraft.

National Guard offers new mobile marksmanship course to create small arms experts
January 27, 2016
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stanley, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center small arms trainer, instructs two students on the mechanics of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a Small Arms Weapons Expert course held at Fort Greely, Alaska, in December 2015.

Va. National Guard continues assistance after historic snowstorm
January 25, 2016
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Pulaski-based Company D, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assist the Waynesboro First Aid Crew with a rescue call Jan. 23, 2016, near Waynesboro, Virginia. The first aid crew was unable to reach the location of the call with their ambulance, so the Soldiers drove them to the residence, cleared them a path in the snow, then transported the patient back to the ambulance for evacuation.

National Guard personnel assisting civil authorities as blizzard pummels much of East Coast
January 23, 2016
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stage with the Verona Fire Department to be ready for possible winter weather response operations Jan. 22, 2016, in Verona, Virginia.

Guard troops in several states responding to blizzard-related needs
January 21, 2016
A Virginia National Guard Soldier assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team clears the snow off a Humvee Feb. 22, 2015, in Staunton to prepare for possible snow response missions after another round of heavy snow blanketed the state.

Michigan National Guard members assisting Flint residents in water crisis
January 19, 2016
A Michigan National Guard member provides water to a resident of Flint, which is enduring a drinking-water crisis due to lead contamination of the city's water source.

Army Guard Soldiers urged to make use of education benefits during Transfer of Education Benefits Awareness Month
January 14, 2016
The seal of the National Guard Bureau

Louisiana Guard members continue building, monitoring flood barriers
January 14, 2016
The Louisiana National Guard continues to work around the clock, constructing HESCO barrier levees on Avoca Island, Louisiana, Jan. 11, 2016. The project will prevent backwater flooding from reaching Morgan City and other towns in south Louisiana due to high river levels.