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Georgia National Guard begins motorcycle-training season
April 21, 2015
Brigade commander, motorcycle rider and rider coach Col. Reginald Neal on the road following a basic rider's course refresher at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia. "No matter how busy you are, you have time for safety," said Col. Neal during the training.

Kentucky military police sergeant leads MPs, high school students
April 21, 2015
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Fulkerson, assigned to the 223rd Military Police Company, is congratulated by Kentucky's Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Edward Tonini after re-enlisting into the Kentucky Army National Guard on April 18, 2015, during the “Thunder Over Louisville” air show.

Massachusetts Soldiers and Airmen help keep Boston strong during Marathon
April 21, 2015
One of the approximately 500 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard keeps watch as athletes run the Boston Marathon on April, 20, 2015.

New York and New Jersey National Guard Troops rehearse to respond to terror attacks
April 20, 2015
Members of the New York and New Jersey Homeland Response Force (HRF) train to remove victim remains during a Homeland Response Force (HRF) exercise April 18, 2015, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The HRF, with more than 600 personnel, conducted a full-scale exercise for response to a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident here April 15-19. The HRF trains to extract casualties of a CBRN incident and provide decontamination and medical triage in support of civil authorities and first responders.

Mississippi National Guard recruits find pre-Basic training a helpful intro to military life
April 20, 2015
Pvt. Daniel Chambers, of Canton, Mississippi, conducts physical training during the Recruit Sustainment Program drill at the Raymond Road Readiness Center in Jackson. Chambers will go to Basic Combat Training this summer.

Alaska Air National Guard Airman aims high for the future
April 20, 2015
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Kimberly Daugherty, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster with the 249th Airlift Squadron, is studying to get her private pilot license with the Elmendorf Aero Club at Joint Base Elmendorf-RIchardson, Alaska. Daugherty endeavors to a professional pilot flying for the Air National Guard or for a commercial carrier.

Zachary Parsons named National Guard Military Child of the Year
April 17, 2015
U.S. Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, National Guard Bureau Chief, and Operation Homefront president Tim Farrell present National Guard Child of the Year nominee Zachary Alan Parsons with a trophy during the 2015 Military Child of the Year Awards Gala, in Arlington, Virginia, April 16, 2015. The awards gala is held to recognize outstanding military children - one nominated for each of the service branches.

Unique Delaware Guard program graduates 2015 class from Leadership Academy
April 17, 2015
Delaware Leadership Academy, Class of 2015. Front Row: Chief Master Sgt. Robbin Moore, Sgt. 1st Class Camela Williams, Staff Sgt. Kathy-ann Jackson, and Tech. Sgt. Gerilynn Norris. Back Row: Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Miller, Lt. Col. Robert Sullivan, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Michael Patterson, and Master Sgt. Andrew Vierzba.

National Guard Bureau Homeland Security Institute hosts 5th annual executive seminar at Harvard University
April 16, 2015
Army Gen. Frank J. Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, prepares to answer a question from moderator Juliette Kayyem, Harvard Lecturer, during a forum as Coast Guard Adm. Paul Zukonft, commandant, U.S. Coast Guard and Lt. Gen. Michael Dubie, deputy commander, U.S. Northern Command listens during a panel discussion on the military's role in disaster response at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Michigan National Guard program helps keep drugs out of communities
April 16, 2015
Michigan National Guard Counterdrug member Sgt. 1st Class Devin Hahn begins his workday April 8, 2015, as an analyst assigned to the Michigan Intelligence Operations Center in Lansing, Mich.  Hahn has been a member of the Counterdrug team for 15 years and is one of more than 20 full-time Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who assist law enforcement agencies in the detection of illegal drug activities within the Michigan community.