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Air Guard critical care transport mission brings father, son together
May 24, 2011
Air Force 1st Lt. Brian Myers, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot, 183rd Airlift Squadron, Mississippi National Guard, and his father, Air Force Col. Charles Myers, state air surgeon for the Arkansas National Guard, pose for a photo after landing at Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility in Camp Springs, Md., March 15, 2011. The father-and-son duo had the opportunity to work alongside one another as part of the Air Guard CCATT mission.

Earnhardt Jr. humbled as Fan Vote-in for All-Star race in Charlotte
May 24, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, races around the track with the Dale Jr. Foundation paint scheme at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. Jr. was the Sprint Fan Vote of the All-Star race, and finished in 14th. This race did not affect the Sprint Cup series points race.

National Guard completes largest-ever exercise
May 23, 2011
Members of the 434th Chemical Company, Minnesota National Guard CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Explosives) Emergency Response Force Package, assist a role-player posing as a victim during a Vigilant Guard event at Volk Field, Monday, May 16. Vigilant Guard is a state wide exercise that demonstrates how local, state, and federal agencies would collaborate in response to real-life emergencies. CERFP teams provide immediate response capablities to large contaminations. 112th Mobile Public Affairs

Missouri Guard activates after weekend storms; several states see damage
May 23, 2011
National Guard Soldiers with the 294th Engineer Company work search and
rescue missions in Joplin, Mo., just hours after a deadly tornado passed
through on May 22, 2011.

Flying with an Air Guard master
May 20, 2011
Air Force Lt. Col. John Klatt, the pilot of the Air National Guard's stunt
plane, practices techniques with Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Orrell riding
along in the front seat to gain a firsthand experience of what a stunt flyer
does, May 19, 2011. Klatt flies a Panzl S330 at most of the major air shows
across the United States, sharing the story and spreading the awareness of
the Air National Guard.

139th Airlift Wing provides C-130 Hercules transport to FEMA
May 19, 2011
A C-130 Hercules from the 139th Airlift Wing of the Missouri Air National Guard taxies after completing a competition mission at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., on July 20, 2009.

Kentucky Guard stands up Joint Air Operations Center for earthquake exercise
May 19, 2011
Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard staff a Joint Air Operations Center at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base In Louisville, Ky., on May 17, 2011. The JAOC is supporting a major earthquake-response exercise by prioritizing and allocating air assets for missions into affected areas across the state.

Government, commands join forces for major earthquake response exercise
May 19, 2011
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Indiana Guard task force unites first-response capabilities
May 19, 2011
Indiana Army National Guard Spc. Nichole Smith of Franklin, Ind., a medic in the emergency response unit, readies a stretcher during a training exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center near Butlerville, Ind., May 14, 2011. The unit is currently conducting their first collective training exercise in the field in preparation for their validation evaluation slated for August.

Exercises test medical response of 123rd Airlift Wing, VA after major earthquake
May 19, 2011
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Heather Speidel, a medic with the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Medical Group, simulates inserting a breathing tube in the windpipe of a notional plane-crash victim during earthquake-response exercises held May 18, 2011, at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky. The exercises were designed to test the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Kentucky Air Guard to provide medical care following a major earthquake along the New Madrid fault line.