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Oregon Guard supports state's first responders
July 14, 2010 — SALEM, Ore., - The Department of Defense announced Oregon will be amongst several states to... MORE

Wisconsin Air Guard to support oil spill response efforts
July 14, 2010 — MILWAUKEE, - Four Airmen with the Wisconsin Air National Guard are expected to depart this week to... MORE

Future athletes develop character, serve community through Guard, NFL partnership
July 14, 2010 — PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Athletes are expected to be leaders both on the field and off. The National... MORE

Soldiers from the Florida National Guard's 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team's rear detachment assist participants in the NFL's High School Player Development program in operating simulated weapons while touring the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Pinellas Park, Fla. The HSPD and 53rd IBCT rear detachment teamed up to assemble care packages for deployed Florida National Guardsmen, July 9.

Egress Airmen ensure 'last chance for life'
July 14, 2010 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - If something goes wrong in a fighter jet flying at 30,000 feet, the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Ronald Kavanaugh and Airman 1st Class William Stanton inspect an ejection seat from an F-22 Raptor at Langley Air Force Base, Va., May 12, 2010. Each ejection system undergoes a final inspection every 30 days, where technicians physically inspect every component of the system they can touch. Kavanaugh is an egress technician with the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing. Stanton is an egress apprentice with the 1st Component Maintenance Squadron.

Arizona Air Guard moves important cargo aerially
July 14, 2010 — PHOENIX, Ariz., - Good things come in all sorts of different packages: large, small, heavy and... MORE

Members of the 161st Aerial Port Flight of the Arizona Air National Guard guide a K-Loader closer to a KC-135R at Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base in Pheonix, Ariz., July 11, 2010. They conducted the training during a real world mission.

With several green initiatives, Guard facilities are using less energy
July 14, 2010 — The Air National Guard is working to lower its utility bill or at least slow the increase over the... MORE

Camp Atterbury native remembers post history
July 14, 2010 — Camp Atterbury was born from Indiana farmland, rising from the fields of two townships that once... MORE

Air Guard releases new ESOH sustainability statement
July 14, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The Air Guard Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Council recently... MORE

DoD, Guard establish eight Homeland Response Force units
July 13, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Eight more homeland response force units will be established in fiscal year 2012,... MORE

A member of the Alaska National Guard 103rd Civil Support Team collects a sample during a training exercise. The 103rd Civil Support Team mission is to assess hazards, advise civil authorities, and facilitate military support during emergencies and incidents of suspected weapons of mass destruction.

Guard luge athlete braves heat at Fort Jackson
July 13, 2010 — FORT JACKSON, S.C., - Before coming here to train in the sweltering heat, Army Pfc. Joseph Mortensen... MORE

Army Pfc. Joseph Mortensen, a luge athlete, now spends his days with his fellow basic combat training soldiers of 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment at Fort Jackson, S.C.

Oregon National Guard Soldiers Work to Bring Home Missing Vietnam War Service Member

New Jersey, New York Officer Candidates Train with Albanian, Kosovar Cadets

Virginia Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training

Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements

Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General