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Wingman Project implemented for Deep Freeze mission
February 25, 2010
The Wingman Project is a Total and Joint Force program designed to eliminate suicides among Airmen and family members through human outreach, media and training. The project trains Airmen and their families on how to identify a person in crisis, and how to intervene to save a life. The training method is called ACE, which stands for Ask, Care and Escort.

Wyatt touts benefits of ChalleNGe program
February 25, 2010
Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard, discusses the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program with a congressional panel in Washington, D.C., Feb. 24, 2010. The National Guard established Youth ChalleNGe in 1993 to help at-risk youth who have dropped out or been expelled from High School.

Alaska Air National Guard Airlift Squadron Assists in Haitian Relief Efforts
February 24, 2010

ANG recruiters, retainers celebrate the best of times
February 24, 2010
Col. Mary Salcido, director of Air National Guard Recruiting and Retention,
awards Tech. Sgt. Gurston Hoebing from the Guam Air National Guard with the Director's Award for Recruiting and Retention during a formal awards banquet in Dallas Feb. 22, 2010. "He never stops smiling," said Salcido, who called Hoebing's accomplishments "amazing." The Air Guard's 600-plus recruiters applauded their many accomplishments during their annual recruiting and retention workshop Feb. 22-26, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike R. Smith, National Guard Bureau) (Released)

Army: Guard equipment readiness still a work in progress
February 24, 2010
Army Secretary John McHugh talks with Sen. John McCain and Sen. Joseph Lieberman before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Army's 2011 fiscal year budget in Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2010.

Georgia brigade begins redeployment from Afghanistan
February 24, 2010
Georgia Guardsmen from Springfield's Battery A, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery embrace each other after arriving safely back in Georgia at Savannah's Hunter Army Airfield. The more than 100 artillerymen spent a year in Afghanistan helping the Afghan army and National Police become more efficient at taking over the security of their country.

Mechanical issue slows Guard-car to finish 32nd
February 24, 2010
Dale Earnhardt Jr., (left) drives the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored NASCAR race car Feb. 21 at Fontana Speedway, Calif.

Airmen rediscover RED HORSE legacy in Haiti
February 24, 2010
A concrete block etched with "820th RED HORSE Squadron" stands near the camp of the 24th Air Expeditionary Group at Toussaint L'Ouverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The 820th RED HORSE Squadron Airmen spent time in Haiti in 1994, 1995 and 1996, helping the country build basic infrastructure.

Arkansas Guard alerts Soldiers of data loss
February 24, 2010

Biden: 'This ain't your father's National Guard'
February 23, 2010
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, thanks Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, for their support of the National Guard during a reception for the National Guard adjutants general of the states and territories of the United States at the Vice President's Residence in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 22, 2010.