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Army Guardsman receives Purple Heart from World War II
August 23, 2010
Sgt. James Ader of the New York Army National Guard's 501st Ordnance Battalion congratulates John Sidur after he was presented long overdue recognitions 65 years after his actions in the Pacific during WWII.

Louisiana, Belize strengthen partnership during Haiti mission
August 23, 2010
From left to right, Task Force Kout Men Commander Col. Michael J. Borrel, Lt. Rogelio Pop with the Belize Defence Force, Belize Denfence Force Commander Brig. Gen. Dario O. Tapia, Louisiana National Guard’s Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau and Louisiana’s State Senior Enlisted Advisor Command Sgt. Maj. Caillier tour the Desronvilles engineering site in Gonaives, Haiti, Aug. 19, 2010.

Virginia Guard chaplains serve Soldiers in Gulf
August 23, 2010
Chaplain (Capt.) Jeffery Hicks, left, provides chaplain services to Louisiana National Guard Soldiers. Two Virginia National Guard chaplain support teams headed to Louisiana in late July to provide chaplain services to military personnel from all over the country assisting with recovery operations for the Deep Water Horizon oil spill. A chaplain support team consists of one chaplain and one chaplain’s assistant, and the teams provide chaplain support in the form of religious services, Bible study and counseling.

Illinois ADT trains at Carbondale university
August 23, 2010
Sheryl King, director of equine studies at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, demonstrates the correct way to clean a horse's hoof to members of the Illinois National Guard's Agriculture Development Team. The team of agricultural specialists will deploy to Afghanistan in 2011 as part of a program to bring more modern agricultural practices to Afghanistan.

Rhode Island Guards hosts Operation Purple camp this week
August 23, 2010

Civilian, military leaders: Guard is America’s solution in changing times
August 23, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 132nd general conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. "Maybe for the first time in our 364 years, we're more operational than we've ever been for a sustained period," he said.

Salem designated as National Guard birthplace
August 20, 2010
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick signs legislation designating the city of Salem as the birthplace of the National Guard as local and state legislature, veterans groups and members of the Massachusetts National Guard look on during an official ceremony held at the Salem city hall, Aug. 19, 2010. The origins of the National Guard are traced back to Salem Common, the location of the fist muster of militiamen in 1637.

Volk Field to host inaugural NATO exercise
August 20, 2010

Center seeks paperless Air Guard records
August 20, 2010

Alaska Guard, U.S. Army to recover Black Hawk on Knik Glacier
August 20, 2010
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter waits five miles from the Knik Glacier crash site for the weather to clear before making another attempt to reach the survivors of a plane crash Aug. 8, 2010.