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Alaska Guardmembers complete first UTA on JBER
March 29, 2011
Members of the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing watch as the Wing's aircraft fly over the base, Feb. 12, 2011. Eleven aircraft from the 176th were flown from Kulis to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during a ceremonial flight.

Earnhardt Jr. falls to 12th position in points race after Sunday’s race in Fontana
March 29, 2011
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, races around the track at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., March 27, 2011. Dale Jr. finished the day with a 12th place finish, moving him down into 12th place in the points race.

Zabul farmers harvest livelihood from National Guard ADT
March 29, 2011
Ahmed Mohammad holds a honeycomb frame while a beekeeper pulls another from a hive at a Qalat City nursery, March 24, 2011. Arkansas Agricultural Development Team 2 provided three Zabul farmers will beekeeping training and equipment in order to help increase the production of orchards through cross pollination.

New York Guard Soldiers to compete in international shooting match
March 28, 2011
Some of the New York Army National Guard Soldiers chosen to compete in the South African National Defense Force 2011 Regional Combat Rifle Competition pose at Watervliet Arsenal after fulfilling requirements for the trip. Standing, Staff Sgt. Dennis Rick, Sgt. Maj. Anthony Coluccio, Sgt. 1st Class Arthur Evans, an alternate, Spc. Matthew Melendez and Cpl. Jonathan Patton. Kneeling, Spc. Masami Yamakado and Spc. Jason Grossman. Other Soldiers who are part of the team were not available for the photograph.

Texas Guard hosts multinational combat arms exercise
March 28, 2011
Two Texas Army National Guard Uh-60 Black hawks conduct training missions during a Red Flag exercise March 2-6, 2011. The Black hawks were preparing to insert the Czech/US Multi-National Assault Force near the enemy village, amid heavy surface to air fire.

Air Guard diminishing the ‘human factor’ one Airman at a time
March 28, 2011
Air Force Staff Sgt. Ramey Hubbard completes an inspection after making fuel 
leak repairs on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at the 162nd Fighter Wing in Tucson, 
Ariz. Aircraft maintainers like Hubbard are embracing Maintenance Resource 
Management at an increasing rate to reduce the human factor in preventable 
mishaps. Under MRM, all risks are assessed before an Airman picks up his tools 
and any maintainer, regardless of rank, can halt operations if a danger is 
perceived.

Colorado Guardmembers, Reservists rescue civilians from wrecked, burning car
March 28, 2011
Remains of a green sedan following a fiery, one-car crash on Airport Road in Aurora, Colo., March 6, 2011. Seven Soldiers and Airmen rescued two victims from the burning car. The group was composed of Colorado National Guardmembers and Army Reservists who were on their way to drill that morning.

Guard part of Total-Force team supporting Operation Tomodachi
March 28, 2011
Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Lee talks with the rest of the crew before unloading a pallet of water March 26, 2011, at Sendai Airport, Japan. The water that was airlifted to Sendai Airport is part of the more than 1.5 million pounds of water being moved from Yokota Air Base, Japan, to Northern Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Lee is assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron.

Study: Suicide prevention programs work
March 28, 2011
Department of Defense Seal

Cannabis substitute 'Spice' now illegal
March 25, 2011
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration