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Social media offers many benefits, but Guard members must remain aware of its risks
March 6, 2014
National Guard Bureau Seal

Senior leader spouses gain program awareness, enhance camaraderie
March 5, 2014
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, talks with spouses of senior National Guard leaders about different programs that support service members during a brunch held Feb. 26, 2014, at the vice president's official residence in Washington, D.C. The brunch was part of a two-day program that increased senior leader spouses' awareness of military programs.

Arizona Soldiers, U.S. CBP unite to secure border hot spot
March 4, 2014
Army Staff Sgts. Joaquin Lopez, left, and Ruben Cruz, assigned to the Arizona Army National Guard’s 2220th Transportation Company, offload concrete barriers in Naco, Ariz., near the Arizona-Mexico border, March 1. The Soldiers partnered with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deliver the barriers from El Centro, Calif., as a way to accomplish training on convoy operations while supporting CBP efforts along the border.

Alaska Air National Guard rescues five near Knik River
March 4, 2014
Members of the 212th Rescue Squadron take part in training on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Sept. 21, 2011. Squadron members recently assisted in the rescue of five individuals from an ice floe near the Knik River in Alaska.

Latest East Coast winter storm triggers response from more than 300 National Guard members
March 3, 2014
A Virginia National Guard Soldier conducts maintenance checks on a Humvee to prepare for possible winter storm response operations March 3, 2014, in Fredericksburg, Va.

Alaska Air National Guard units complete massive 'Lava Rescue' training exercise
March 3, 2014
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk hovers over the Pacific Ocean five miles off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii during a search and rescue exercise mission as part of the Alaska Air National Guard's Lava Rescue 2014 exercise the last two weeks of February.

Guard members from three states perfect the medevac trifecta on Afghan duty
February 28, 2014
Sgt. 1st Class Dave Cornell from Charlie Company 1-168th (C Company 1-168) General Support Aviation Battalion is hoisted aloft to a UH-60 Black Hawk demonstrating a single-man rescue during hoist training.

Father, son serve in Illinois Air National Guard wing
February 27, 2014
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Wesley F. Paver, 182nd Mission Support Group first sergeant, and Airman 1st Class Jared A. Paver, fire protection specialist with the 182nd Civil Engineer Squadron, at the 182nd Airlift Wing in Peoria, Ill.

International relationships strengthened during Iraqi delegation visit
February 27, 2014
Equipment used by the 33rd Civil Support Team displayed during an Iraqi delegation visit to the District of Columbia National Guard Feb. 26, 2014.

North Dakota National Guard announces new African partnerships
February 27, 2014
Brig. Gen. Abalo Kadangha, chief of defence staff for the Togolese Armed Forces, presents Maj. Gen. David Sprynczynatyk, North Dakota adjutant general, with a memento Jan. 14, 2014 during Sprynczynatyk's visit to the Togolese Republic.