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Wisconsin shows support for wounded warriors
March 18, 2010
Air Force Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar (left), adjutant general of Wisconsin, meets with wounded warriors at Fort Knox, Ky., March 11, 2010. The Soldiers are receiving medical care at the Warrior Transition Unit following their year-long deployment to Iraq. Dunbar and other senior leaders visited the Soldiers to show support and let them know that their health and welfare is a priority.

North Dakota leaders meet with Guardsmen during sandbagging operations
March 17, 2010
Senior Airman Travis Besette, of the 119th Civil Engineer Squadron, center, catches a sandbag to pass along a human chain of National Guard members March 16, Fargo, N.D. The North Dakota Airmen from the 119th Wing were woven in between local high school student volunteers in sandbag lines that extended from pallets on the street and in driveways, through garages and out back doors. The quickly rising river behind them reminded them of the urgency of their mission.

Missouri engineers move cargo, supplies to needy bases
March 17, 2010

Four Oregon engineers return from Haiti
March 17, 2010
Master Sgt. Ken Campbell of the Oregon Air National Guard is interviewed by a local television station at the Portland International Airport on March 16, 2010 following his team's return from helping with recovery and relief efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake there in January. Campbell and three other Airmen are members of the 123rd Weather Flight, which is part of the 101st Combat Operations Group, at the Portland Air National Guard Base in Portland, Ore.

Puerto Rico to cancel previously issued birth certificates
March 17, 2010

Air Guard strikes 'Silver' in green construction project
March 17, 2010
A validation test of the high expansion foam system is performed at the 188th Fighter Wing's new consolidated maintenance facility. It recently received a LEED Silver certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.

OSAA Guardsmen welcome veterans for Hanks, Spielberg show
March 17, 2010
Sgt. Tammie K. Carr of the Operational Support Airlift Agency (OSAA), based at Fort Belvoir, Va., proudly shakes the hand of a very happy World War II veteran. On March 11,2010, about 250 veterans visited the National World War II Memorial and were honored by producers Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg in advance of their new HBO series, "The Pacific."

Colorado Guard recovers Coast Guard helicopter from crash site
March 17, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Brett Meredith (center) inspects the rigging used to secure specialized rigging to a sling point on a U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T "Jayhawk" helicopter that crashed March 3, approximately 50 miles east of Salt Lake City. The Colorado National Guard successfully recovered the boom and the 15,700 pound fuselage in a daring three-hour high-altitude salvage operation using a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and a specialized 150-foot long remote controlled cable.

Air Guard members help plan for civil aviation in Haiti
March 16, 2010
Members of the 118th Civil Engineering Squadron remove lumber from the back of a truck as they begin work on various construction projects at the New Life Children's Home in Port au Prince, Haiti, Friday, March 12, 2010. Members of the squadron have been working at the home, a local orphanage that has also taken in many children injured by the January earthquake, building cabinets, storage areas and a medical clinic.

National Guard equipment levels improving, Renuart says
March 16, 2010