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On the fire lines: A day in the life of a California Guard member fighting blazes
August 21, 2014
Army National Guard Soldiers working on Hand Crew 9 for the Lodge Fire in Yreka, Calif., take a water break on Aug. 14, 2014.

Sergeant major of the Army Chandler stresses professionalism in National Guard visit
August 20, 2014
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III discusses the Army profession with enlisted Soldiers assigned to the national capital region and the Army National Guard Readiness Center in a town hall meeting in Arlington, Va., Aug. 15, 2014.  Chandler's visit marked the first time a sitting sergeant major of the Army visited the readiness center.

Maryland National Guard competes in rugged contest in Estonia
August 20, 2014
Soldiers from the Long Range Surveillance team attached to Troop C, 1st Squadron, 158th Cavalry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, climb toward a statue of Tarvas, Rakvere's medieval mascot, during the second annual Admiral Pitka Recon Challenge Aug. 9, 2014, in Rakvere, Estonia. Hosted by the Estonian Defense League and including Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Maryland National Guard, this three-day competition tested the strength, speed, endurance, intelligence and willpower of 26 teams from six countries through a series of obstacles and simulations along an 81-mile route through Estonia's countryside. The Maryland National Guard and Estonian armed forces have been partners through the State Partnership Program for more than 20 years.

Service Members Receiving RAND Military Workplace Survey
August 18, 2014
The Pentagon with the Washington Monument and National Mall in the background. Military personnel will have the opportunity to participate in a confidential survey.

Hurricane Camille - Joint National Guard response to huge 1969 storm
August 15, 2014
Mississippi Army National Guard helps in cleanup operations in aftermath of Hurricane Camille in Gulfport-Biloxi area.

Two Maryland Guard members honored for rescuing girl from blazing house
August 15, 2014
Two Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers, Sgt. Maj. Merle L. Bragg Jr. with the 29th infantry division, and Sgt. Edward L. Carmean with the 290th military police company, both senior police officers with the Berlin Police Department, were presented with the Life Saving Award, Aug. 11, 2014, at the Council Chambers - Berlin Town Hall in Berlin, Md. Bragg and Carmean heroically rescued a 6-year-old girl, Mia McKenize, from a residential house fire on April 17, 2014, at 117 Branch Street.

Emergency physicians help New York Guard Soldiers hone medical skills
August 15, 2014
Pfc. Tyler Kinzel, a Port Jervis, N.Y., resident assigned to Medical Command, New York Army National Guard, begins bag-mask ventilating a medical mannequin after inserting an endotracheal tube through the esophagus under the direction of Dr. Anar Patel on Aug. 5, 2014.

California Guard financial specialist gets back to Soldier roots to help fight fires
August 15, 2014
California Army National Guard Soldiers, including Spc. Eunjin Lee, with Fire Crew 10 head back into camp after working all day as hand crews at the Little Deer fire in Klamath National Forest Aug. 10, 2014, in support of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's firefighting efforts.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers become MPs during four-week course
August 14, 2014
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Douglas Sandburg, an instructor with the 106th Regional Training Institute, instructs Sgt. Patricia Schuett, 222nd Chemical Company, of Woodhaven, N.Y., how to operate and clear a MK 19 Grenade Machine Gun, Aug 4, 2014.   The training is part of a four-week military police reclassification course taught at Camp Smith Training Site, Peekskill, N.Y.

National Guard creates new Chaplain Corps Handbook
August 13, 2014
The Training Analysis Feedback Team located at the Mission Training Complex Leavenworth released the Chaplain Corps Handbook for National Guard unit ministry teams. The last publication for chaplains was in 2005.