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Holcomb leads team USA in Olympic bobsled event tonight
February 26, 2010
Bobsled pilot Steven Holcomb, a former member of the Utah National Guard, posts the sixth-fastest time of 51.89 seconds with Curt Tomasevicz aboard USA 1 in the first heat of the Olympic two-man bobsled competition Feb. 20, 2010, in Whistler, British Columbia.

Iowa Guardsman takes worldwide talent search honors
February 26, 2010

Nisker to look after Army Guard's warrant officers
February 26, 2010
Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director of the Army National Guard, hands a saber over to Chief Warrant Officer 5 Gary Nisker during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Army Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., Feb. 25, 2010. Nisker took the position of Command Chief Warrant Officer of the Army Guard.

Air Force space camp open to ANG dependents
February 26, 2010

Updated Web site helps wounded warriors, families
February 25, 2010

Biden helps stuff care packages for Florida Guard families
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.

Bobsledding Soldiers' attention turns to Olympic four-man event
February 25, 2010
1st Lt. Chris Fogt and Utah National Guard Sgt. John Napier will compete Friday and Saturday in the four-man bobsled event at the 2010 Olympic games.

Financial management program helps Guardsmen, families
February 25, 2010

Michigan's first A-10 deployment proves combat readiness
February 25, 2010
Lt. Col. Doug Champagne, commander of the 107th Fighter Squadron of the Michigan Air National Guard, is strapped into the A-10 that he deployed in as part of Operation Demons to DM on Jan. 9, 2010. After just six months of flying the A-10 mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, the 107th's Red Devils along with about 120 maintenance and support personnel, deployed to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., where the Michigan Guardsmen took advantage of the ideal weather conditions to to prepare to upcoming missions in support of global operations.

Mississippi Guardsmen conduct final escort missions
February 25, 2010
Spc. Timothy West, a driver with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment of the Mississippi National Guard, attaches the barrel on a Browning .50-caliber machine gun to an MRAP gun turret prior to a convoy mission in northern Iraq on Feb. 20, 2010.

Napier enjoys representing troops in Olympics
February 25, 2010
U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsled pilot Sgt. John Napier and teammate Steve Langton are greeted at the finish line of the Olympic two-man bobsled finals at Whistler Sliding Centre Feb. 21, 2010. Napier drove USA II to a 10th-place finish with a four-run combined time of 3 minutes, 29.40 seconds.

New one-minute video report launches March 1
February 25, 2010
Minute Man Report graphic.

Updated Web site helps wounded warriors, families
February 25, 2010

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.