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Chiefs to Congress: Fiscal crisis threatens U.S. military edge
February 27, 2013
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, testifies Feb. 12, 2013, before the Senate Armed Services Committee on sequestration. Military leaders testified Feb. 26, 2013, to a House subcommittee on the same topic.
Chuck Hagel takes office as 24th defense secretary
February 27, 2013
Chuck Hagel is sworn into office Feb. 27, 2013, by Michael L. Rhodes, the Defense Department's director of administration and management, as Hagel's wife, Lilibet, holds a Bible at the Pentagon.
California Guard member wins top honors at Small Arms Championship
February 26, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class Geoffrey Applegate, center is presented a Secretary of the Army M-1 Garand Trophy Rifle by Lt. Col. Don King, commander, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, and Col. Michael W. Rauhut, commander, 197th Infantry Brigade.
Florida Soldier chosen as National Guard's top Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
February 26, 2013
The Florida National Guard's Capt. Jennifer Hunt was chosen as one of the 2013 Department of Defense's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARC), representing all National Guard SARCs in the nation.
Pilot language and cultural course ‘brings realism’ to National Guard training in North Carolina
February 25, 2013
Army Staff Sgt. Curvis Brooks, gets Dari language instruction from his teacher, Tazagul Hussein, during a pilot program.
National Guard troops ready to assist as blizzard conditions batter Plains states
February 25, 2013
Tech. Sgt. Clay Dotson, 18th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, uses a snow blower to clear a walkway, Feb. 22, 2013, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. Much more snow was falling Monday.
N.C. air rescue training partners civilian and National Guard capabilities
February 22, 2013
North Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (NCHART) crew are hoisted aboard a North Carolina National Guard UH-72 Lakota helicopter at Camp Butner National Guard Training Site Feb. 20, 2013.
Sequestration: Defense Department warns of furloughs, effective 20 percent pay cut
February 21, 2013
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Defense Department preparing for furloughs, Panetta tells Congress
February 20, 2013
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta leaves his Pentagon office Feb. 14, 2013. Panetta told Congress that the Defense Department is preparing for furloughs in the event of sequestration.
National Guard team and individual win Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards
February 20, 2013
An 'insurgent' pops from the nearby trees to ambush a mounted patrol during the 1204th Aviation Support Battalion's pre-mobilization training at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., June 24, 2011. The installation won an environmental award recently.