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Earnhardt chalks up 7th in Nationwide race; 40th in Sprint
February 26, 2008
Army National Guard patches decorate the No. 5 Chevrolet that Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove to a seventh-place Nationwide Series finish in California Feb. 26.

Guard troops clear flood damage in Hawaii
February 25, 2008
Hawaii National Guard Soldiers and Airmen clear flood debris near Kula on Maui in Hawaii in January during a mission to help residents affected by floods.

Earnhardt finishes 3rd in Nationwide Series opener
February 22, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr. works with Hendrick Motorsports team members in a garage at the Daytona International Speedway Feb. 16 for NASCAR's Nationwide Series Camping World 300. Earnhardt drove the National Guard sponsored No. 5 car that day to finish third after starting 19th. The following day, Earnhardt drove the Amp/National Guard co-sponsored No. 88 car in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series 50th running of the Daytona 500. He led that race three times for 12 laps and finished ninth.

Face of Defense: Wounded in Iraq, National Guardsman Wants to Return
February 22, 2008
Kevin and Danielle Pannell take a break at Ivan's Local Flavor Stress Free Bar at White Bay Campgrounds on Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands, on Oct. 20, 2007. The couple was part of a small group of wounded veterans and their spouses who participated in Team River Runner's first adaptive kayaking trip to the Virgin Islands.

Guard's family support volunteers honored at Pentagon
February 20, 2008
Air National Guard family readiness representatives from the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, accept the Department of Defense Reserve Family Readiness Award for 2007 from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs Thomas Hall Feb. 15 at the Pentagon.

474th Celebrates Six Months of Hard Work
February 15, 2008
Lt. Col. James Starnes, commander of the 474th Civil Engineering Squadron, speaks at a ceremony Feb. 2 celebrating his unit's hard work building the Expeditionary Legal Complex. The complex includes a state-of-the-art courtroom designed to facilitate military commissions. Joint Task Force Guantanamo conducts safe and humane care and custody of detained enemy combatants. The JTF conducts interrogation operations to collect strategic intelligence in support of the Global War on Terrorism and supports law enforcement and war crimes investigations.

Commission: Invest in the National Guard
February 12, 2008

Guard Soldiers join Virginia firefighting mission
February 12, 2008
A Virginia National Guard helicopter from 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation departs the Tazewell, Va. airport to begin firefighting operations near Center Cross, Va.

Storms bring busy week at home for Guard units
February 11, 2008
Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers from the 145th Brigade Support Battalion shoveled snow off Timberlake High School Feb. 2 in Spirit Lake, Idaho. Sixty-three Guardmembers deployed to remove snow from the roofs of nine schools in the northern part of the state after four feet of snow crippled school systems in three counties.

Earnhardt wins Shootout in Guard car
February 11, 2008
Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrates his victory in the National Guard AMP Energy No. 88 Chevrolet following the Budweiser Shootout at the Daytona International Speedway Saturday night, Feb. 9.