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Army Rehearses for Hurricane Season
April 17, 2008
Maj. Steven Gilbert, ARNORTH G3, places markers on a map to indicate where units will respond in the hurricane preparedness drill that took place at Fort Belvoir's Community Center last week. The hurricane Rehearsal of Concept drill is held several times a year in various locations.

Alaska Air National Guard Assists in Helicopter Crash Rescue
April 17, 2008

National Guard's State Partnership Program helped Croatia join NATO
April 17, 2008

National Guard troops vigilant in Kosovo's transition to nationhood
April 17, 2008
Maj. Gen. Larry Shellito, the adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard; Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Brig. Gen. John Davoren, commander of Kosovo Force's Multinational Task Force East, tour Kosovo on April 12, 2008.

Earnhardt and Guard car team climb to third in point standings
April 14, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, started the April 12 race at Phoenix International Raceway 13th and finished seventh. Earnhardt led 87 laps and ran 290 in the top 15.

Cassill finishes 22nd in his eighth career Nationwide Series start
April 14, 2008
Landon Cassill, driver of the No. 5 National Guard Chevrolet, started 18th and finished 22nd in the April 11 race at Phoenix International Raceway. Cassill, a rookie, ran 46 laps in the top 15.

Airmen help flooding recovery efforts
April 11, 2008
An Eagle Vision satellite image shows a flooded area in Clarendon, Ark., with the original river path in the lower left corner. Farmland appears as red boxes, while darker red shows partially submerged farmland. Green boxes detail property completely submerged by water. Much of the lower middle of this photo shows submerged farmland.

Maryland National Guard Reaction Force prepares for Preakness
April 10, 2008
Sgt. 1st Class Antivone Young, 1729 Field Support Maintenance Co., takes down a simulated rioter while fighting the effects of pepper spray.

America Supports You: Military Kids Get Special Recognition
April 9, 2008
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with 10-year-old Will Bacon, right front, his brother, Jake, 9, and their mother, Christine, during an Our Military Kids reception in Washington, D.C., to honor military children April 7, 2008. The boys' father, Missouri National Guard Maj. Matt Bacon, is currently deployed to Iraq.

New York Air Guard member receives Air Force Cross Medal, lost in paperwork, awarded after 40 years
April 9, 2008
Retired Brig. Gen. Frank Cardile (left) congratulates retired Chief Master Sgt. Dennis M. Richardson after presenting him with the Air Force Cross April 5 at the 106th Rescue Wing, Francis S. Gabreski Airport, N.Y. Richardson was awarded the Air Force's second-highest honor for valor because of his actions during a March 1968 mission to rescue Airmen in Vietnam. Cardile, who flew on the rescue mission with Richarson, praised his heroism and steadfastness under fire. During the mission, Richardson stood exposed in the door of an HH-53 Jolly Green Giant helicopter to fight off enemy forces attempting to board it.