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Puerto Rico Guardsmen work with Kosovo's poorest
September 3, 2010
Sgt. Radiff Vega, San Lorenzo of the Puerto Rico National Guard and a squad leader with the 192nd Liaison Monitoring Team for Multinational Battle Group East, and Staff Sgt. Carlos Santiago, the noncommissioned officer in charge of team 3 of the LMTs talk to an interpreter asking him to explain to one of the extremely poor families how to use the items that the Red Cross was giving them.

101st Air and Space Operations Group stands up at Tyndall
September 3, 2010
Chief Master Sgt. Lynn Boop, chief enlisted manager of the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, unfurls the organizational flag for the newly established 101st Air and Space Operations Group at the unit's
activation ceremony held at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Aug. 21, 2010.

Wyoming hosts cultural resources conference
September 3, 2010
Mark Williams, left, of the Mississippi Army National Guard, Michael Peterkin, middle, of the Indiana Army National Guard, and Kenneth Keith, of the Mississippi Army National Guard, hike through the ruts in the Oregon
Trail historic site near Guernsey, Wyo., in August. The trio participated in the National Guard Bureau's Natural and Cultural Resources Workshop, hosted in Wyoming. The Wyoming Guard arranged for a tour of culturally important sites during the multi-day conference.

Army North trains, assists Minnesota's 55th CST
September 2, 2010
Jeff Carter, an observer controller/trainer from Civil Support Training Activity at U.S. Army North, based in Fort Sam Houston, Texas, briefs members of the Minnesota National Guard's 55th Civil Support Team from Fort Snelling, Minn., during their annual pre-evaluation training exercise Aug. 24, 2010.

Louisiana Guard completes flood protection project
September 2, 2010
Staff Sgt. Clancy Kirk, right, holds the Hesco basket as a fellow Guardsman from the 769th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, puts the basket together near Charenton Navigation Canal outside Franklin, La., Aug. 25, 2010. The Louisiana National Guardsmen spent nearly two weeks building flood protection in St. Mary's Parish to protect homes and hurricane evacuation route Highway 90 from future storms.

National Guard prepares response to Hurricane Earl
September 1, 2010
Staff Sgt. Lee Oakes checks the oil on a Humvee as Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery Regiment prepare their vehicles for a possible state mobilization in response to Hurricane Earl on Sept. 1, 2010. The Virginia National Guard will bring up to 200 Soldiers and Airmen on state active duty starting Sept. 1 for possible post-storm recovery operations should Hurricane Earl impact the Hampton Roads area. Virginia Guard personnel will begin staging Sept. 1 and will be pre-staged and ready Sept. 2 to support potential response missions before Hurricane Earl reaches the Virginia coastline.

Former Louisiana officers celebrate 50th anniversary as new officers graduate
September 1, 2010
Officer Candidate Bennet Jones from Class 50, and former Army Capt. Jim McCarty from Class 1, discuss the challenges of the Louisiana National Guard's officer candidate school at a barbeque celebrating 50 years of excellence at Camp Beauregard in Pineville, La., Aug. 27, 2010.

National Guard deployment to Southwest border on track
September 1, 2010
National Guard Bureau Seal

Air Force officials urge OPSEC vigilance
August 31, 2010

Idaho Guard trains wrecker drivers for deployment
August 31, 2010
Staff Sgt. Hussey shows Spc. Grant Flegel the interior controls of the HEMTT wrecker during a training session at the Gowen Field Training Area in Idaho for the upcoming deployment of the 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team of the Idaho National Guard. This training session is to teach the drivers of the HEMTTs to be better able to handle any problems with their vehicle and helping to tow other broken down vehicles.