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'Mission One' at Northcom: Defending the homeland
October 28, 2010
Senior Army and Air National Guard officers join officers from other components at a Joint Task Force Commander Training Course at U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs on Jan. 28, 2009. The National Guard makes a significant contribution to Northcom's whole-of-government approach to homeland defense, Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, the combatant command's new deputy commander said Oct. 26, 2010.

Guard capabilities must be 'ready at any minute'
October 28, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, speaks to some 2010 Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and exposition attendees about the Guard's homeland response capabilities in Washington D.C., Oct. 27, 2010.

Virginia battalion named most outstanding Army Guard unit
October 28, 2010
From left to right, Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., chief of staff of the Army, Lt. Col. Doug Messner, 1st Sgt. Ernest T. Miller and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston present the Walter T. Kerwin, Jr. Readiness Award for Army's Most Outstanding National Guard Unit to the senior leaders of the Virginia National Guard's Gate City-based 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, at the Association of the U.S. Army's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2010.

ARFORGEN provides predictability to Guard, Kadavy says
October 27, 2010

Dutch F-16 pilots, aircraft return to Tucson
October 27, 2010
Dutch F-16

Kentucky Guard fights fires at Fort Knox
October 27, 2010
UH-60 Blackhawks from the Kentucky National Guard similar to the ones photographed here responded to fires on the Fort Knox training ranges, Oct. 23-24, 2010.

GED Plus honors fallen Soldier at building dedication
October 27, 2010
Army Brig. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, deputy director of the Army National Guard, speaks as part of a panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army, in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2010. The panel discussion highlighted issues with Army readiness and how to maintain combat readiness today and in the future.

Operational reserve needs new policies, base funding source, Lamont says
October 27, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, addresses attendees during a session focusing on the needs of the reserve component to maintain its edge as an operational force at the annual conference of the Association of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C., Oct. 26, 2010.

Guard's warrant officers hope to build from the ranks
October 27, 2010
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Gary R. Nisker, the Army National Guard's command chief warrant officer speaks to fellow chief warrant officers after their breakout session at the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting in Washington D.C., Oct. 26, 2010.

Guard's agribusiness teams work to provide sustainability
October 27, 2010
Army Staff Sgt. William Jones of the Nebraska Army National Guard speaks to attendees at the annual conference of the Association of the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C., about his experiences as a deployed member of an Agribusiness Development Team Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2010. ADTs are deployed to work with local Afghan farmers to develop more efficient farming practices as well as improve ways that local farmers can get their produce to market as a way to ensure long-term stability in the region.