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Vigilant Guard exercise ends as "successful mission"
November 9, 2012
Soldiers from the 1438th Engineer Company of Macon, Mo., secure a piece of a bridge that has just unfolded in the river as part of a training exercise for Vigilant Guard.

Sandy rescues: 'That is why I joined the National Guard," Soldier says
November 9, 2012
Spc. Joseph Pollini assists Leonard Miller down the steps of his boyhood home to a waiting vehicle in the Rockaway section of Queens, Nov. 6, 2012.

These New Jersey Air National Guard electricians help the light shine
November 8, 2012
Staff Sgt. Robert Jentsch, left, shines a flashlight onto the control panel of a generator for Staff Sgt. Carl Hilpl as Hilpl prepares to start the system so the shelter at Veterans Memorial Middle School in Brick, N.J., will have power Nov. 7, 2012.

Kansas Air Guard dentist leaves patients smiling
November 8, 2012
Maj. Mark Sheils, dentist for the 184th Medical Group, is the first dentist the wing has had for a very long time. Sheils travels from Fargo, N.D., to attend monthly unit training assemblies.

Maine emergency operations team supporting disaster relief in New York City
November 8, 2012
Guard members from Maine responded last Friday to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy's devastation. Here, civilian watercraft land in a pile alongside Army watercraft and equipment at Caven Point Marine Terminal of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nov. 2, 2012.

Be persistent and thorough to join military academies
November 7, 2012
U.S. Air Force cadets march to lunch at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 30, 2012.

Ninjas leave Soldiers seeing stars in Japan
November 7, 2012
Pfc. Eric Greene of Bobtown, Pa., an infantryman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, throws a ninja star with precision following a ninja demonstration on Nov. 5.

"They're long days, they're hard days, but it's really rewarding"
November 7, 2012
New York Army National Guardsmen distribute food, water and other supplies to civilians in need in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has mobilized more than 2,800 service members of New York's volunteer military forces to help civilian authorities in recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Army National Guard gets new command chief warrant officer
November 7, 2012
Chief Command Warrant Officer Gary Ensminger began his new duties Oct. 29.

More National Guard members helping in N.Y. under emergency-management request
November 6, 2012
Spc. Christopher Mitzak, a mechanic with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Company A, 228th Brigade Support Battalion, works with other unit members to assemble the support structure of a maintenance tent at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., Nov. 5, 2012.

First night missions of Vigilant Guard take place
November 6, 2012
The 735th Search and Extraction Recon Team teams up with Missouri Task Force 1 to shore a building, making it structurally sound to enter and rescue victims. The task was done in response to the Vigilant Guard exercises that took place November 3-7, 2012 in Columbia Mo.

Florida's C-23 Sherpa Soldiers assist with Sandy relief
November 6, 2012
Sgt. Clint Walker, flight engineer with A Company, 641st Aviation Regiment, rotates the propeller of a C-23 Sherpa and checks it for damage and problems as part of his preflight checks and inspections.

Connecticut Guard troops mop up Sandy's damage
November 6, 2012
A Connecticut Army National Guard soldier moves pallets of water into position for loading and delivery near Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn., Oct. 30, 2012. The National Guard set up a commodity distribution point at the site in order to facilitate delivery of Federal Emergency Management Administration-supplied food and water to Connecticut towns hit hard by Sandy.

Units from Michigan and Kuwait make tracks together in the desert
November 5, 2012
During their visit to Camp Tahreer, Kuwait, Sept. 25, 2012, U.S. soldiers were given an explanation on some of the mechanical differences between the vehicles used in the Kuwait National Guard.

New York Guard Soldiers working to ensure voting in storm-battered areas
November 5, 2012
New York Army National Guard Spc. Christopher Miltner and Spc. David De La Mater prep a generator to be used at polling sites in areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.

From fuel to food: the New York National Guard provides a helping hand to neighbors in need
November 4, 2012
Soldiers and Airmen with the New York National Guard distribute fuel at the Staten Island Armory, Staten Island, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, to those in the local area affected by Hurricane Sandy. The fuel was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and distributed at various armories throughout the New York and northern New Jersey areas.

New Jersey National Guard raced to save lives after Sandy struck
November 3, 2012
Soldiers assigned to Task Force South, New Jersey National Guard, assist a Long Beach Islander onto a M939 5-ton 6x6 truck during relief operations Oct. 31, 2012. The New Jersey National Guard is working with Long Beach Island civilian authorities in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

W.Va. National Guard members rescue a Rosie the Riveter after Sandy
November 3, 2012
Maggie Selman of Craigsville, W.Va., stands with W.Va. Air Guard Lt. Col Yancy Short in the Summersville Baptist Church New Life Center, which operated as a shelter for the community during Hurricane Sandy. Selman was rescued by National Guard servicemembers after her power went out and snow blocked the road to her house. Short and other guard members helped return Selman to her home after hearing her storyabout being a Rosie the Riveter at the shelter.

National Guard relieves suffering after Hurricane Sandy
November 3, 2012
New York Army National Guard soldiers assist residents arriving by military vehicle to Long Beach City Hall for evacuation to shelters. Guard members are assisting throughout the flood-ravaged region.

Silver Star awarded to vet's family after 44 years
November 2, 2012
Florida National Guard Assistant Adjutant General for Army Maj. Gen. James Tyre presents a posthumous Silver Star award for Sgt. Matthew Carter to Carter's wife Lorine and son Quinton during an Oct. 27 ceremony.