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Illinois adjutant general offers condolences to Polish people
April 12, 2010
Army Maj. Gen. Willliam L. Enyart.

Gates offers condolences to Polish military
April 12, 2010

Green Bay Packer visits Wisconsin Guard armory
April 12, 2010
Green Bay Packer offensive lineman Mark Tauscher signs his autograph for a fan during a recent visit to the Wisconsin Army National Guard Armory in Racine, Wis. Tauscher took time to sign autographs following a talk he gave at the armory, sharing his experiences working to live what he called his dream - playing in the NFL.

Airman-funded heart surgeries change 150 childrens' lives
April 12, 2010
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) James Kinsey, the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing head chaplain, who is also a member of the 129th Rescue Wing of the California Air National Guard, speaks to Firuza Nurahunova as her mother, Polak, looks on. Firuza, a 13-year-old Kyrgyz girl, just had open heart surgery to repair a faulty valve at a hospital in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, March 21, 2010. This is Firuza's third heart surgery, and it was funded by Airmen in the Manas Area Benefits Outreach Society at the transit center.

Father patches son in ceremony
April 12, 2010
Col. Jeff H. Holmes, the commander of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment of the Tennessee National Guard, places the combat patch on his son, Spc. Hulon Holmes, a gunner with 3rd Platoon, F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 278th ACR, during a ceremony at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, April 8, 2010.

Afghan students work on green thumbs in Ghazni Province
April 12, 2010
U.S. Army Capt. Charles Peters, the Texas National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team operations officer, inspects the condition of a greenhouse during a site survey at Jungal Bagh Farm in Ghazni province, April 8, 2010. The Texas ADT works closely with farmers to achieve the best growing conditions for crops in Afghanistan.

DoD presents 2010 SARC award to Massachusetts Airman
April 12, 2010
From left to right: Army Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Carter, the adjutant general of the Massachusetts National Guard; Air Force Col. Peter Green, the chief of staff of the Massachusetts Air Guard; Air Force 2nd Lt. Lori A. Alix; Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Peter Johnson, the recruiting and retention superintendant for the Massachusetts Air Guard; and Army Col. Jack Hammond, the chief of staff of the Massachusetts National Guard. Alix, was named the 2010 Exceptional Sexual Assault Coordinator at an awards ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes April 9, 2010.

Air Guard rolls out new radar for F-15
April 12, 2010
Congressman Ander Crenshaw (center) helps unveil the new APG-63(v)3 Active Electronically Scanned Array during a rollout ceremony at the 125th Fighter Wing in Jacksonville, Fla., April 12, 2010. Flanked by Air National Guard leaders - including the Adjutant General of Florida Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett (second from left) - and representatives from Boeing and Raytheon, the congressman helped introduce the upgrade for the National Guard's F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft.

National Guard supports civilian agencies during nuclear summit
April 12, 2010
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard talk with officers from the Metropolitan Police Department's homicide branch while on duty at the nuclear summit in Washington, D.C., on April 12, 2010. The National Guard is supporting civilian authorities protecting 46 world leaders attending the summit.

Deployed troops bridge distance with technology
April 9, 2010

Army Guard launches new ‘Moments’ campaign
April 7, 2010
The Army National Guard Strength Maintenance Division launched a new video campaign called "Moments of Pride" on Monday, April 5, 2010. The new campaign incorporates the users already public Facebook photos and hometown information to create a uniquely personalized video experience, putting them in a real-life National Guard Soldier scenario.

Louisiana Guardsman documents deployment through paintings
April 7, 2010
Louisiana National Guardsman 1st Lt. Heather S. Englehart, the executive officer for the 1021st Vertical Engineer Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, paints a portrait of her military experiences at her home in New Orleans. Englehart was featured on the CBS
Sunday Morning News last December as a result of the paintings she created
while deployed to Iraq with the 1st Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment, in
2004-2005.

Alaska Guard provides resources for victims of sexual assault
April 7, 2010

Veterans more likely to avoid foreclosure with VA-backed loan
April 7, 2010

Shinseki vows to tackle root causes of homelessness
April 7, 2010

Confront financial issues early, expert advises
April 7, 2010

Top Afghan officials visit Camp Atterbury
April 7, 2010
Afghanistan Sergeant Major of the Army Safi Roshan talks about the situation in Afghanistan with the Soldiers and staff of the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in central Indiana March 10, 2010. Roshan toured the facility with Afghan Police Chief Non-Commissioned Officer Khan Karim to update U.S. forces group about the situation in Afghanistan. Camp Atterbury has trained thousands of mobilizing Soldiers deploying to Afghanistan in recent years.

NGB biathlon team rides wave of popularity in Sierra Nevada
April 7, 2010
Sgt. Brandon Adams of the Utah National Guard assists Allie McDaniel, 15, at the Northstar-at-Tahoe biathlon range on in Truckee, Calif., March 20, 2010. Adams was one of six Guard biathletes who promoted biathlon at civilian events throughout California in March.

Alabama Guard helps Iraqi highway patrol
April 6, 2010
Sgt. Matthew Glassford, a Military Police officer assigned to the 217th Military Police Company from the Alabama National Guard, supervises an Iraqi highway patrol officer during a training scenario March 17 in Baghdad. The 217th has worked with the IHP for six months on basic police skills such as traffic stops, search warrants and ticket writing.

Washington OSAA unit's 'blood runs' save lives
April 6, 2010
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Olezene, NCOIC of a mobile blood team, loads a box of "precious" cargo aboard a C-12 Huron from the Army National Guard's Washington Regional Flight Center during a recent blood run from Monterey, Calif., to Joint Base Lewis McChord, Wash.