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Hagel announces fewer furlough days for civilians
March 29, 2013 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of... MORE

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced fewer furlough days for civilian DoD employees. He is pictured addressing guests during his swearing-in ceremony March 14, 2013, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.

Air Force to implement force structure changes
March 29, 2013 — WASHINGTON - The Air Force released its plan Thursday to implement force structure changes mandated... MORE

U.S. ambassador to El Salvador praises New Hampshire National Guard for partnership
March 29, 2013 — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The U.S. ambassador to El Salvador expressed appreciation to the New... MORE

U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Mari Carmen Aponte praised the New Hampshire National Guard State Partnership Program with that nation.

Women from the New Hampshire National Guard and Salvadoran military exchange security expertise
March 29, 2013 — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Women from the New Hampshire Air National Guard's Security Forces... MORE

Staff Sgt. Autumn Clark instructs a member of the Salvadoran Air Force on the techniques to subdue and restrain a suspect, played here by a classmate from the Salvadoran army.

New York National Guard headquarters tests remote-work capabilities
March 29, 2013 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - More than 50 critical members of the New York National... MORE

New York Army and Air National Guard officers and noncommissioned officers assigned to the Joint Operations Staff work in an ad hoc Joint Operations Center during a Continuity of Operations exercise March 27, 2013.

U.S. ambassador to El Salvador praises New Hampshire National Guard for partnership
March 29, 2013 — SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - The U.S. ambassador to El Salvador expressed appreciation to the New... MORE

Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard announce 2013 Teen Leadership Summits
March 28, 2013 — ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard announced the 2013 AFR/ANG... MORE

Poster promotes this year’s AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summits.

Website administrators hope third revise is the charm for Guard Knowledge Online
March 28, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - After more than a decade of use, the website Guard Knowledge Online is getting a... MORE

Screenshot shows the homepage of the revised GKO website.

Louisiana National Guard members prepare for hurricane season
March 27, 2013 — NEW ORLEANS - As hurricane season approaches, a recently completed preparedness exercise in... MORE

Members of the Louisiana National Guard's 225th Engineer Brigade conduct a search and rescue exercise during a March 23, 2013, disaster response drill at Fontainebleau State Park, Mandeville, La.

With some new flexibility, Defense Department officials reassess spending cuts
March 27, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Now that Congress has passed a continuing resolution that will fund the government for... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard Strengthens Partnership With Lithuania

Washington Guard, Malaysia Partners Focus on Logistics Exchange

Kentucky Guard, Ecuador Strengthen Partnership With Medical Exchange

Hawaii Guard, Philippine Air Force Expand Aviation Partnership

Hawaii Guard, Indonesian Partners Unite for Explosives Training