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Alaska Air National Guard rescues two stranded skiers
March 22, 2012
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Indiana Guard hosts Canadian forces at state military training facilities
March 22, 2012
Canadian Cpl Anthony Van Wyngaarden, a machine gunner with 31st Canadian Brigade Group, Land Forces Central, Ontario, lays heavy suppressive fire for his fellow soldiers as they enter a building to search for simulated enemies during exercise Arrowhead Lightning 2012 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center March 16, 2012.

Officials extend deadline to apply for 'Stop Loss' pay
March 22, 2012
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Oregon Air Guard unit trades snow for sun and sand during exercise Sentry Aloha
March 22, 2012
Members of the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, load up on a Tennesse Air National Guard C-5 Galaxy March 2, 2012. The 173rd Fighter Wing was on their way to Hickham Air Force Base, Hawaii, in support of Sentry Aloha, a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise that provides an opportunity for dissimilar aircraft combat training with a special focus on air-to-air combat between F-15, F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-22 Raptor aircraft.

ESGR announces nominations for 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
March 21, 2012
The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.

Missouri Guard Biathlon Team fields two new recruits at national championships
March 21, 2012
Together, Missouri National Guard's Staff Sgt. Tim Glavin, Sgt. Wayne Still, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Mitch Simpson, and 2nd Lt. Danielle Bean, of the Vermont National Guard, make up the patrol team race at the 2012 Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships at the Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, Vt. Feb. 29, 2012.

New York Guard members continue tradition of leading N.Y. St. Patrick's Day parade
March 21, 2012
Soldiers and the colors of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, march down Lexington Avenue in the shadow of the Chrysler Building as they return to their state armory march 17, 2012. The battalion, famous as the "Fighting 69th" of the Civil War, World War I and World War II service, has led the New York City St. Patrick's Day parade for more than 160 years.

Pennsylvania National Guard awards new state medal for outstanding public service
March 21, 2012
The Pennsylvania National Guard awarded the first two recipients of its new Major Octavius V. Catto Medal Feb. 25 during a ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia. The medal recognizes outstanding public service.

West Virginia Airman gives veteran final honor by sounding "Taps"
March 21, 2012
Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Todd Kirkwood, the 167th Airlift Wing avionics supervisor, was augmenting a funeral color guard for a veteran of three wars, when the electronic device inserted into the Ceremonial Bugle malfunctioned March 14, 2012.

Georgia Guard member, Wounded Warrior receives independence, new home
March 20, 2012
Army Staff Sgt. Scott Millican, who was severely injured in Afghanistan in 2010, cuts the ceremonial ribbon and receives the keys to his new specially adapted home during a ceremony in Statesboro, Ga., March 10, 2012. A crowd of Soldiers and well wishers, including guest speaker Rep. John Barrow of Georgia, celebrated as Millican unlocked his new home. Homes for Our Troops, which fabricated the home, provide specially adapted homes to severely injured veterans at no cost to the veteran.