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Alaska Army Guardsmen assist with Arctic Care 2009
March 23, 2009
Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard's 1st 207 Aviation Regiment guide a Black Hawk onto the flight line in Bethel, Alaska, March 12, 2009. The 1st 207 Aviation Regiment is responsible for transporting all medical teams and supplies during Operation Arctic Care, a Navy-led readiness exercise providing no-cost health care to 14 villages in Western Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim region.

South Dakota Soldiers united in flooding efforts
March 21, 2009
Pfc. Jess Krantz (left) and Spc. Eric Peters, both of Watertown, S.D., and members of the 139th Brigade Support Battalion of the South Dakota Army National Guard, patrol the dike to check the water level and look for weak spots on Saturday, March 28, 2009.

National Guard's media contest winners announced
March 20, 2009

At NCO induction ceremony, Guardmembers reflect on the rank
March 20, 2009
Thirteen National Guard members were among thirty Soldiers inducted in the NCO corps at a ceremony at Conmy Hall on Fort Myer, Va., Thursday, March 19, 2009. The event was part of the Year of the NCO celebration, an initiative highlighting NCO contributions. From left: Sgt. Osvaldo Cruz, Staff Sgt. Misael Santamaria, Sgts. Jamie Coleman, Annette Bowen and Jasmin Vazquez, Sergeant Major of the Army Kenneth Preston, Staff Sgt. Michael Noyce Merino (The Army's NCO of the Year), Sgt. Justin Wanat, Cmd. Sgt. Maj. John D. Gipe, the command sergeant major for the Army National Guard, Sgt. Jennifer Rosario, Staff Sgt. Keli Foultner, Sgt. Jackie Williams, Sgt. Irizarry, and Staff Sgt. Valerie Jones.

DoD to fund family travel to Dover
March 19, 2009

Stop loss to end for Army Guard in September
March 19, 2009
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates responds to a reporter's question during a press conference at the Pentagon, March 18, 2009. Gates announced a comprehensive plan to eliminate the current use of "stop-loss" policy while retaining the authority for future use under extraordinary circumstances.

Education, contact key to cutting suicide rate, Army personnel leader says
March 18, 2009

Gates pays respects to fallen Guardsmen at Dover
March 18, 2009

DoD releases sexual assault statistics
March 18, 2009

New York Guard leads NYC's Saint Patrick's Day Parade
March 18, 2009
This year's Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York City was led up Fifth Avenue by the historic 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, the famed Irish combat unit known throughout the Army and the nation as the "Fighting 69th." For 157 years the Citizen Soldiers of the Army National Guard have led the city-wide celebration past Saint Patrick's Cathedral.