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Researchers examine video gaming's benefits
January 27, 2010
Staff Sgt. Jason Whitekettle of the Maryland Army National Guard's 58th Infantry Brigade Combat Team relaxes on his bunk at Camp Victory, Iraq, by playing a video game on his laptop computer during a deployment in 2008. Many servicemembers in Iraq pass downtime by playing video games or watching movies on their computers and often trade games and movies among each other.

KFOR commander tells local media 'positive changes' are coming
January 27, 2010
Brig. Gen. Al Dohrmann, Bismarck, N.D., addresses a question from Goran Maksimovic (seated with audio recorder), a correspondent with Radio Hit Laser in Pasjan, Kosovo, during the general's Press Coffee event in Gjilan/Gnjilane, Kosovo Jan. 26, 2010.

Reaper exhibit opens at Air Force museum
January 27, 2010
A MQ-9 Reaper exhibit opened Jan. 25, 2010 at National Museum of the U.S Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.

Guard air traffic controllers keep their eyes on the skies in Haiti
January 27, 2010
Airman 1st Class Devon Carroll, a member of the 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron-New Hampshire Air National Guard, begins installation of external fuel tank mounts on a MEP805 Generator. The generator is being prepared for deployment to Haiti along with the units mobile control tower and about 12 personnel in support of relief efforts after the recent earthquake.

Colorado Guard joins disaster relief efforts in Haiti
January 27, 2010

First Lady announces family program budget boost
January 26, 2010

Mullen: Health of force, families vital to success
January 26, 2010

Air Force names outstanding ANG units
January 26, 2010

Command visit readies Wyoming Soldiers for demobilization
January 26, 2010
Wyoming Army National Guard Chief of Staff, Col. Greg Porter, briefs a group of Wyoming Soldiers about the current state of Wyoming and the road to demobilization during a visit to Camp Virginia, Kuwait, on Jan. 18, 2010. Porter was part of a small contingency of Wyoming National Guard Joint Force Headquarters staff who visited the brigade to ensure a successful reintegration process upon the unit's return this spring.

Coronet Oak aircrews respond to Haiti earthquake
January 26, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Karl, a C-130 Hercules flight engineer, and 1st Lt.Casey Fallon, a C-130 co-pilot, were serving on their scheduled Coronet Oak rotation with the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Mu?iz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico when an alert was issued after the earthquake in Haiti. Both Airmen are Guardsmen with the 179th Airlift Wing at Mansfield, Ohio. Their Jan. 22, 2010 flight was their sixth mission in support of Operation Unified Response.

Clearing the Way: Idea Seeks to 'Deny the Dragon'
January 26, 2010

Hawaii ANG crews fly C-17s to assist Haiti relief effort
January 26, 2010
Senior Master Sgt. Elbert Emoto of the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing, prepares to depart with a C-17 Globemaster III from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Jan. 19, 2010, to Charleston AFB, S.C., to take part in humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti.

Mullen: Health of force, families vital to success
January 26, 2010

National Guard responding to winter storms
January 26, 2010
A UH-60 Blackhawk crew from the Arizona National Guard are on duty to evacuate personnel and transport water throughout the state. The Nevada National Guard sent CH-47 Chinook and two additional UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to delivery relief supplies and conduct medical evacuations if needed in flooded communities around Flagstaff and northern Arizona.

Wisconsin spouse to be First Lady's guest at State of Union address
January 26, 2010
Janell Kellett, left pictured here with her family, is the lead volunteer for the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Family Readiness Group. She has been invited to attend the State of the Union Address with First Lady Michelle Obama Jan. 27, 2010. Her husband, Army Maj. Michael Hanson, also in this photo, recently returned from Iraq following a year-long deployment with the 32nd Brigade.

Kentucky combat controllers set up drop zones, airfield operations in Haiti
January 25, 2010
A member of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, right, teams up with his active duty counterpart to establish a relief supply drop zone near Port au Prince, Haiti.

Arkansas ANG deploys disaster relief beddown set
January 25, 2010
Airmen with the 188th Fighter Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard load billets onto a C-17 Jan. 25. The billets are part of the unit's Disaster Relief Beddown Set (DRBS). The 188th was tasked with deploying its DRBS in support of Operation Unified Response.

Army Guard prepares for bigger role in Haiti
January 25, 2010

Indiana Guardsmen celebrate Colts' Super Bowl berth
January 25, 2010
Master Sgt. Eric Anderson of the Indiana National Guard's 38th Combat Aviation Brigade celebrates the Indianapolis Colts 30-17 win over the New York Jets in the AFC championship game at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Jan. 25. The Shelbyville, Ind.-based unit deployed to Iraq in August in support of Operation Iraq Freedom, and the unit's Soldiers provide air-to-ground support aviation missions for United States Forces-Iraq.

Florida ANG works to facilitate relief flights
January 25, 2010