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1,000 convene in Phoenix for National Guard Enlisted Association meeting
August 13, 2014
Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, talks about the future of the National Guard during the 43rd Annual National Conference and Expo of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States, Aug. 11, 2014 The conference, held in Arizona, hosted more than 1,000 Guard members from across the country.

New York Army National Guard Cavalry Soldiers take to the water in Zodiac boat drill
August 12, 2014
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of C Troop 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry move their boats inland after crossing Indian Lake  in Zodiac inflatable boats during an annual training exercise here on Aug. 10, 2014. The Soldiers are the dismounted troop for the squadron - which serves as the eyes and ears of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team - and need to hone their skills at conducting reconnaissance across rivers and lakes.

Tennessee National Guard engineers pitch in to clear debris from massive tornado
August 12, 2014
Sgt. Eddie Branum, of the 190th Mobility Augmentation Company, uses a National Guard chainsaw to cut a downed tree for removal from the tornado disaster site that devastated areas of Claiborne and Campbell County, Tenn., on July 27, 2014

Louisiana Soldiers endure jungle training with partners in Belize
August 11, 2014
Louisiana National Guard members practice jungle-warfare techniques during a training exercise in Cayo, Belize, July 1, 2014. The training, part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.

National Guard space operations expand leaders' problem-solving tools
August 11, 2014
Pfc. Miranda Yost, a geospatial engineer with the Army Space Support Team 30, 117th Space Support Battalion, Colorado National Guard, uses mapping software during the multi-state large-scale, natural disaster emergency response exercise Vigilant Guard 2014, hosted by the Kansas National Guard in Salina, Kan., Aug. 4-7, 2014.

Guard members continue to fight wildfires in western states
August 8, 2014
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew from the California Army National Guard delivers a 660-gallon bucket full of water on a Northern California fire Aug. 4.

Paratroopers from around world forge bonds at Leapfest competition hosted in Rhode Island
August 8, 2014
A group of German paratroopers jumps from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Leapfest Airborne Competition Aug. 4, 2014, West Kingston, R.I. Leapfest is an Airborne parachute competition sponsored by the Rhode Island National Guard to promote high level technical training within the International Airborne community.

Armenian visitors observe Vigilant Guard exercise under State Partnership Program
August 7, 2014
Expeditionary Medical Support System (EMEDS) personnel from the Kansas Air National Guard demonstrate Emergency Room procedures to the Armenian delegation during Vigilant Guard 2014, Salina, Kansas, Aug. 5, 2014. The delegation's visit is through the National Guard's State Partnership Program. The Kansas National Guard has been partnered with Armenia since 2003.

Army Guard to seek redesign of sports marketing program within budget constraints
August 6, 2014
National Guard Bureau Seal

Preparation was key, say Army National Guard's Best Warrior competitors
August 6, 2014
Competitors in 2014 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition cross the finish line of the ruck march portion of the competition at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas, July 16, 2014. The competition tested competitors on a variety of tactical and technical skills in a physically and mentally demanding environment as they vie to earn the title of Best Warrior and become the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year for the Army Guard. The winners of the competition will go on to represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army level Best Warrior Competition later this year.