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National Guard members respond to tornadoes in southern states
April 29, 2014
An Arkansas Army National Guard Soldier from the Conway based Special Troops Battalion, 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, directs traffic at an intersection in Mayflower, Ark. April 28, 2014. Guard members were called up to respond to their fellow neighbors in need after a severe weather and tornadoes devastated communities in central Arkansas April 27, 2014.

Arkansas National Guard helps its neighbors after fierce tornado sweeps area
April 28, 2014
Members of the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team get a pre-mission briefing before restarting search operations at first light on Monday in the storm devastated community of Mayflower, Arkansas. Local officials called for Guard assistance after a killer tornado ripped a 30-mile path across central Arkansas devastating the communities of Mayflower and Vilonia, Arkansas.

Texas National Guard and partner agencies orchestrate rescue exercise
April 25, 2014
From left: Melchor Fernandez, Luke Schott and Jeff Keuper from Federal Emergency Management Agency's Texas Task Force 1, discuss a search-and-rescue mission with a joint terminal attack controller from the 147th Air Support Operations Squadron, 147th Reconnaissance Wing, based at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas, during an exercise at Canyon Lake, Texas, April 11, 2014.

Combat-experienced Air National Guard leaders reflect force
April 25, 2014
At right, Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director of the Air National Guard, and Brig. Gen. James C. Witham, ANG's deputy director, at Joint Base Andrews July 12, 2013. Both men spoke about combat experience among ANG leaders.

Alaska Air Guard members rescue man from sinking raft
April 24, 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. Pararescuemen saved a rafter this week.

Every day is Earth Day in Arizona Guard
April 23, 2014
A prairie dog that made its home on a firing range at Camp Navajo, Ariz., is carefully relocated to a safe living environment by Arizona National Guard environmental office personnel. The environmental office is responsible for protecting local wildlife on Arizona Guard installations as well as lessening the environmental impact of military training operations. For those in the office, every day is Earth Day.

Deskins: Military leadership committed to fixing sexual harassment, assault
April 23, 2014
Air Force Brig. Gen. Dawne Deskins, New York National Guard, spearheads the Air Force National Guard's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program for the 100,000 members of the Air National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez)

Connecticut's 928th Military Working Dog Detachment is unique and ready
April 22, 2014
Sgt. Ryan Castonguay and Military Working Dog Dino are an explosives team
from the 928th MWD based in Newtown, Conn. They were assisting at the Boston
Marathon April 21, 2014.

Minnesota National Guard among winners of Defense Department environmental awards
April 22, 2014
A civilian contract electrician works to replace old lighting fixtures with newer, more energy efficient lighting at the Cottage Grove armory, Feb. 20, 2014. It's part of the challenge to save energy.

Three California Air National Guard brothers serving together
April 22, 2014
Tech. Sgt. Luis Morales Talento, left, is a supply specialist from the 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group. His little brothers, Senior Airman Walter Morales Talento, maintenance operations center controller, and Airman 1st Class Guido Morales Talento, a crew chief, both from the 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, have been close since growing up in Oxnard, Calif. The Morales Talento brothers are deployed together from the 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Island Air National Guard Station, Calif.