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Michigan Guardsman teaches resilience in Afghanistan
November 30, 2010
Staff Sgt. Michael Zanin goes over different ways to deal with stress with guard force members during Master Resilience training at Camp Sabalu-Harrison, Parwan, Afghanistan.

Pennsylvania OMLT establishes ANP unit in Ghor Province
November 30, 2010

Fallen Vermont Guardsmen honored at building dedication
November 30, 2010
A photo replica of the plaque to be displayed at a building dedicated to the memory of U.S. Army Sgt. Tristan Southworth, who was killed in combat in Paktya province, Aug. 25, 2010. Southworth was honored at a building dedication ceremony by his fellow Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Nov. 23, 2010.

Georgia Guard tests new decontamination equipment
November 29, 2010
A Georgia National Guard member from Joint Task Force 781 tests a new decontamination suit during a recent three-day exercise at the Florida National Guard’s Urban Defense and Disaster Response Training Site at Camp Blanding.

Guard leaders hope efficiencies will extend border role
November 29, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Peter Aylward, special assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau, center, looks on as a New Mexico Army National Guard Soldier explains the layout of an Entry Identification Site manned by New Mexico Guard troops along the Southwest border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, Sept. 14, 2010. About 1,200 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen provide administrative, logistical, engineering and other support to CBP agents.

Indiana Guardsman makes all the right moves
November 29, 2010
Indiana Army National Guard Spc. Nathaniel Rockhill, 38th Infantry Division, competes in the 21st NATO Chess Championship in Koege, Denmark, October 18, 2010. Rockhill placed 51st out of 84 military members from around the world.

Louisiana Guard’s STARBASE continues to grow
November 29, 2010
Mariah Greenwood and Paris Alexander from JB Nachman Elementary conduct a sand-investigation experiment of nanotechnology during a class at the Lousiana National Guard youth program Pelican State STARBASE at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La. Fifth grade students from across the parish come to STARBASE to learn about science, technology, engineering and math concepts during a five day course curriculum that involve both hands on and classroom teachings.

State, federal leaders meet with Montenegro defense minister
November 29, 2010
A joint delegation from the Maine National Guard and Montenegro met during a bilateral defense consultation held in Portland, Maine, Nov. 15, 2010. The Maine Guard is partnered with Montenegro's military through the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

Thousands of turkeys deploy to Iraq, Afghanistan
November 24, 2010
Oregon National Gurd members from the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team take part on the Thanksgiving festivities at the coalition dining facility at Camp Adder, Iraq, in 2009. Later, the Soldiers continued their mission as convoy security.

Guard’s State Partnership Program: A possible tool for citizen diplomacy
November 24, 2010
A firefighter from the Port of Laem Chabang in Pattaya, Thailand, secures a hose fitting during a training exercise with the Washington National Guard near the port on May 19, 2009. A roundtable recently recommended enhancing the National Guard's State Partnership Program as a tool for citizen diplomacy.