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Alaska Air National Guard members rescue four at lake
November 14, 2013
A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 101st Rescue Squadron conducts a nighttime live fire exercise at Warren Grove Gunnery Range in Ocean County, N.J., Aug. 29, 2013. Alaska Airmen used night vision gear and a similar helicopter to rescue four hypothermic people from a lake.

NGB Chief Frank Grass talks of 'tough issues' on troop visit in Afghanistan
November 13, 2013
Gen. Frank Grass answers a question asked by a Guard member during a town hall at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2013. Grass visited KAF to meet with deployed Guard members and Regional Command (South) leadership.

States focus on deployment health to improve readiness and resilience
November 12, 2013
Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard's Detachment 20, Operation Support Airlift Agency stand in formation Oct. 25, 2013, during their deployment ceremony.

Veterans Day discounts abound across USA for those who served
November 8, 2013
For Veterans Day, as a way to say thanks, many restaurants will be giving discounts and running promotions for veterans.

New York Air National Guard opens MQ-9 hangar at Fort Drum
November 8, 2013
New York Air National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Verle Johnston speaks during the ribbon cutting officially opening the MQ-9 Launch and Recovery Element Hangar on Nov. 5, 2013.

Pennsylvania Soldiers and Airmen engineer joint training
November 8, 2013
Master Sgt. Russ Krause, noncommissioned officer in charge of REOTS, observes an Army National Guard student backing up a front-end loader during the heavy equipment operator's course.

Hazardous materials, mass casualties and winter storm all in a day’s work for Vigilant Guard participants
November 8, 2013
Soldiers of the Massachusetts Army National Guard and members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 1 receive a briefing before heading to the site of a simulated collapsed building during Maine's Vigilant Guard Exercise on Nov. 6, 2013.

South Carolina Army National Guard pilots help save gravely wounded hunter
November 7, 2013
The South Carolina Army National Guard's 2-151st Aviation and S. C. Helicopter Aquatic Team (SCHART) teamed up to rescue a hunter in Walhalla, S.C. Nov. 5, 2013. The hunter suffered a gunshot wound and needed to be airlifted out of the area.

National Guard helping America sustain enduring global partnerships
November 7, 2013
By a show of hands, Guard members deployed to Kosovo indicate to Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitch Brush, the chief's senior enlisted advisor, how many have completed state active duty missions for domestic responses before they deployed, Nov. 6, 2013.

Indiana National Guard hosts multiagency explosives training
November 7, 2013
Cpl. David Poynter of the Indiana State Police works with explosive-detecting dog Mela during a multiagency training exercise at Indiana National Guard headquarters in Indianapolis, Nov. 4, 2013.