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Alaska National Guard missile defenders celebrate 10 years of operations
October 3, 2014
Alaska National Guard members of Bravo Crew, 49th Missile Defense Battalion operate the ground-based midcourse defense portion of the Ballistic Missile Defense System May 5, 2007, at Fort Greely, Alaska. The system has been manned 24/7 since achieving limited defensive capability in 2004. (Photo by Army Sgt. Jack W. Carlson III, Alaska Army National Guard)
Six National Guard athletes competing in 2014 Warrior Games
October 3, 2014
U.S. Department of Defense athletes compete in archery during the 2014 Warrior Games at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 30, 2014. The Warrior Games consists of athletes from throughout the Department Of Defense, who compete in Paralympic style events for their respective military branch. The goal of the games is to help highlight the limitless potential of warriors through competitive sports.
Ohio Sappers pass their 'METL' test
October 3, 2014
A Soldier with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 811th Engineer Company (Sapper) works to prepare a simulated shape charge during a training exercise, July 24, 2014, at Camp Atterbury, Ind. The 811th spent its two-week annual training period being assessed on its mission readiness by evaluators from First Army, the results of which help determine the 811th’s ability to be utilized by the Army if a mission need should arise.
National Guard kicks off Energy Action Month
October 2, 2014
Army Maj. Gen. Judd H. Lyons, acting director of the Army National Guard, addresses those gathered at the Energy Action Month kick-off ceremony at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. Energy Action Month is part of a larger federal initiative that focuses on lowering energy usage and costs while promoting renewable energy projects and initiatives. Units throughout the National Guard have made multiple strides in reducing energy usage and consumption including conversion to solar power and use of cleaner synthetic fuels in aircraft as well as other changes.
Kentucky Air Guard deploying forces to Africa in support of Ebola mission
October 2, 2014
Airmen with the 123rd Contingency Response Group prepare for their deployment to West Africa from the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 2014. The Guardsmen will work to set up a logistics hub in support of Operation United Assistance.
Oregon-Vietnam partnership enhances skills; helps Soldiers find friends across the world
October 2, 2014
Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with the 224th Engineer Company learn about some of the capabilities that Vietnam's National Committee for Search and Rescue (VINASARCOM) provide during emergencies and disasters at the 249th Engineer Brigade Headquarters in Vietnam during a week-long search and rescue technique exchange as part of the Oregon National Guard's State Partnership Program. 
Alaska Air Guard rescuers save pilot three days after crash
October 1, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard 212th Rescue Squadron pararescueman performs a high-altitude jump from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules during a training mission at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 23, 2011. Squad members were credited with saving a pilot after his plane crashed with no flight plan or emergency beacon.
North Carolina National Guard Apache pilots provide support for joint training at Ft. Bragg
September 30, 2014
Staff Sgt. Dwight Williams, a member of the ground crew with the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, inspects the forward avionics bay on an Apache Helicopter during a training mission at Fort Bragg, N.C., on Sept. 23, 2014. The 1-130th ARB supported a joint training exercise intended to validate the 14th Air Support Operations Squadron and the 3rd Brigade Combat Team.
Guard readies as Gulf Coast braces for oil spill
September 30, 2014
Michigan military police train with Latvian partners
September 29, 2014
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Edward Williams, with the 210th Military Police Battalion, Taylor, Michigan, helps facilitate traffic accident investigation training along with his Latvian counterparts from the Latvian MP Company, Riga, Latvia, Sept. 23, 2014. The Michigan the Latvian MP’s are training together in support of Operation Silver Arrow, in conjunction with United States Army Europe and Operation Northern Resolve.