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Guard car starts with pole position at Texas, finishes 12th
April 7, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, won the pole position for the April 6 race at Texas Motor Speedway. Earnhardt finished 12th.

National Guard offers Nationals welcome at new stadium
April 4, 2008
Maj. Bernard Napier, with the D.C. National Guard's 74th Troop Command, holds one of two giant American flags unfurled on the outfield during pre-game ceremonies for the Inaugural Game at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., on March 30, 2008. The D.C. Air National Guard's 121st Fighter Squadron also provided an F-16 Fighting Falcon flyover.

Colorado's last Guard Vietnam MIA laid to rest
April 4, 2008
Members of the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard carry the remains of Maj. Perry Jefferson into the Old Chapel on Ft. Myer, Va., April 3, 39 years after Jefferson went missing in action in Vietnam.

Chief urges Counterdrug planes remain on overseas duty
April 2, 2008
LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, answers questions from Soldiers and Airmen during the National Guard Counterdrug Conference in mid-March.

Earnhardt climbs to 4th in championship points at Martinsville
March 31, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet, started 22nd and finished sixth in Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway, Va. Earnhardt led five times for 146 laps.

5,000 "Super Sacks" might save millions of dollars of crops Governor Jindal commends Guard Soldiers, farmers
March 31, 2008
Spc. Micheal Champion of Bernice, La., carefully places a 3,000 pound, 4 feet by 4 feet "super sacks" filled with soil along the levee north of the Morganza Spillway. Thirteen Soldiers were called to State Active Duty for one week to assist farmers in the effort to save their crops from the possible flooding of their land by the Mississippi River.

Guard rehearses response to airliner crash
March 27, 2008
After a simulated plane crash, Senior Airmen Bruce Noble (left) and Michael Beller, firefighters assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing, work together to evacuate a casualty during a major accident response exercise at Tucson International Airport.

Guard boxers shape their futures during National championships
March 25, 2008
New York Guard Sgt. Cherrie Retamozzo triumphs over Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Sonia Deputee during the 2008 Armed Forces Boxing Championships at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Landon Cassill completes first race 19th in No. 5 Nationwide Series Guard car
March 25, 2008
Landon Cassill sits in the No. 5 National Guard car at Nashville Superspeedway March 22 in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series race this season. Cassill started the race started 22nd and finished 19th.

Air Guard looks inward for new recruiting campaign
March 25, 2008
The new www.GoANG.com Web site has an interactive homepage, which allows viewers to chat online with an advisor, play online games and view videos and photographs on Air Guard career fields, aircraft and missions.