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Indiana National Guard partners with FEMA in water-rescue exercise
August 6, 2014
Brian Harting, a rescue team member from Task Force 1, Ohio's Federal Emergency Management Team, prepares to deliver a simulated casualty to a litter team of Soldiers from the 381st Military Police Company, Indiana National Guard, Brush Creek Reservoir in Butlerville, Ind., near Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Aug. 4, 2014. The Vibrant Response 14 exercise tests the abilities of multiple agencies to respond in the event of an actual chemical, biological, radioactive or nuclear incident or other emergencies.

Delaware National Guard opens $48 million headquarters building
August 5, 2014
National Guard Bureau Chief, Gen. Frank Grass, was on hand to help officially open the Guard’s newest Armed Forces Reserve Center on Aug. 1, 2014 in New Castle, Del.  He is greeted by Maj. Gen. Frank Vavala, Delaware's adjutant general.

North Carolina National Guard: Preparing Cyber Warriors for state and national duty
August 5, 2014
A North Carolina National Guard Soldier updates computers at the NCNG's Joint Force Headquarters in Raleigh, Aug. 4, 2014. The NCNG is "Always Ready" against any threat including cyber attacks.  Our Soldiers, Airmen and staff stand poised, ready and capable to support the National Guard Bureau`s intent to stand up multiple Cyber Protection Teams (CPT) in support of U.S. Cyber Command.

Wyoming Air National Guard flying Western firefighting missions
August 4, 2014
A smaller U.S. Forest Service aircraft breaks away in this file photo as a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 begins dropping retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Two MAFFS units from the 153rd Airlift Wing are flying in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fight wildland fires in the West.

Master Sgt. Linda Schwartzlow is Air National Guard's First Sergeant of the Year
August 4, 2014
The Air National Guard’s 2014 Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year, Master Sgt. Linda Schwartzlow, from the 128th Air Control Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard. Schwartzlow deployed as the first sergeant to the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, where she counseled, mentored and ensured high morale of 3,500 Airmen deployed there.

Ohio National Guard members distribute water and food as Toledo area copes with 'do not drink' advisory
August 4, 2014
Maj. Gen. Deborah A. Ashenhurst, adjutant general of the Ohio National Guard, visits with emergency personnel Aug. 3, 2014, in Toledo, which is experiencing a clean-water emergency. Pictured in center is Sima Merick, assistant director of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency.

Japanese researchers comb records in New York State Military Museum for clues on missing U.S. Soldiers from World War II battle
August 1, 2014
Japanese researcher Yukari Akatsuka, the secretary general of Kuentai-USA, a non-governmental group which specializes in locating and retrieving the remains of World War II dead, fires up her computer as New York State Military Museum Librarian Jim Gandy prepares records for her to scan on July 29, 2014. The group, which focuses on finding the remains of Japanese soldiers killed during World War II, is planning to conduct a dig where they think missing American Soldiers, who fought with the New York National Guard's 105th Infantry Regiment during World War II, may be buried. Akatsuka and a colleague visited the museum to go through data in hopes of refining the search area.

Senior Airman Heather Ransom volunteers above and beyond the call for Honor Flight Project vets
July 31, 2014
Members from the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing stand at Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, July 8, 2014, after greeting veterans during the Greater St. Louis Area Honor Flight.

Guard members from Arizona, Louisiana earn coveted Expert Infantry Badge
July 31, 2014
Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers joke with each other while waiting to be tested at the next Expert Infantry Badge station at Camp Navajo, Ariz., July 23, 2014.

North Carolina Guard members become leaders in motorcycle safety training
July 31, 2014
Students, including Chief Warrant Officer 3 Thomas Anspach, North Carolina National Guard assistant state training officer, ride during the Highway Patrol's Bike Safe assessor's course on July 18, 2014, in Raleigh N.C. Ansbach is the first National Guardsman to graduate from this course.