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Air National Guard fulfills sacred promise to Airman touched by Boston Marathon bombing
April 8, 2014
Airman 1st Class Alan Bauman visited his brother Jeff Bauman in a hospital. Jeff lost both his legs from the explosion near the finish line at the Boston Marathon. His book comes out April 8, 2014.

Gen. Clarke announces 2014 Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year
April 7, 2014
Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, the director of the Air National Guard, addresses attendees during a Focus on the Force All Call event at the ANG Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews Md., Aug. 15, 2013. Clarke just announced the selection of the Air National Guard's 2014 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.

North Dakota National Guard has new partnership with Benin
April 7, 2014
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, shakes hands with Rear Admiral Denis H. Gbessemahlem, chief of the defense staff, Beninese Armed Forces, as Michael Raynor, U.S. ambassador to Benin, looks on, in Cotonou, Benin on April 3, 2014. The exchange followed a ceremony in which the North Dakota National Guard formalized its association with the Republic of Benin under the auspices of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program.

Washington National Guard Soldiers improving health conditions for mudslide workers
April 7, 2014
Washington National Guard Spc. Lindberg, 790th Chemical Company, decontaminates a vehicle as it leaves the impact area of the SR 530 mudslide on April 1, 2014. The decontamination stations remove hazardous materials from rescue workers, dogs, vehicles and personal items, reducing the spread of illness onsite.

North Dakota National Guard celebrates Togo as third African partner
April 7, 2014
Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, left, North Dakota adjutant general, and Brig. Gen. Abalo Kadangha, chief of defense staff of the Togolese Armed Forces, shake hands in Lome, Togo, on April 4, 2014.

Sick baby and her family aboard Navy frigate after 129th Rescue Wing rescue
April 7, 2014
Sailors from Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 49) assist in the rescue of the Kaufman family with a sick infant via the ship's small boat as part of a joint U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and California Air National Guard rescue effort. The family and four Air National Guard pararescuemen were safely moved from the sailboat to the Vandegrift, and the ship is now sailing to San Diego.

129th Rescue Wing conducting dramatic sea rescue of baby
April 4, 2014
Pararescuemen assigned to the California Air National Guard 129th Rescue Wing transfer a patient from an HH-60G helicopter to land-based medical facilities during a long range over water search and rescue mission which originated 1,400 miles off the Coast of Acapulco, Mexico on Sept. 9, 2012. A similar mission is underway to save an American baby.

Florida disaster response team proves ‘best’ during the ‘worst’
April 4, 2014
Tech. Sgt. Danreb Faustino from the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Medical Group is hoisted from a tunnel as part of a simulated collapsed building during a FL-CERFP External Evaluation at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., March 27, 2014.

Mongolian visit to Alaska Vigilant Guard exercise continues partnership success
April 3, 2014
Staff Sgt. Ned Tri, right, Alaska Medical Station clinical noncommissioned officer-in-charge, explains to Maj. Ariunaa Chadraabal, left, and Col. Ulambayay Nyamkhuu, middle, representatives from Mongolia, the contents of a medical bag used during Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014, March 28, 2014.

Nominations announced for top employer-support awards
April 3, 2014
The Depoartment of Defense's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve was established in 1972 to develop and maintain employer support for the Guard and Reserve services.