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Kentucky's Operation Immersion gives health providers an up-close look at National Guard training
December 31, 2012
Kentucky behavioral health professionals participate in Operation Immersion. The goal of the event was to reduce stigmas attached to Soldiers receiving behavioral health care and increase the quality of such care in Kentucky.
California captain journeys from Cambodia's killing fields to Guard service
December 28, 2012
Cpt. Thoeuth Duong, a California Army National Guardsman serving with the 49th Military Police Brigade, in Fairfield, Calif., escaped Cambodian genocide and is now living the American dream.
Retired Minnesota Guard Soldier brings ice hockey to military kids
December 27, 2012
Shane Hudella, center, founder of the non-profit organization Defending the Blue Line, which donates hockey equipment to military families, chats with Matt Hendricks, left, a National Hockey League player with the Washington Capitals, and a local hockey fan before a United Service Organizations show at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 17, 2012.
Wisconsin Guard Soldier becomes U.S. citizen in Afghanistan
December 27, 2012
Sgt. Luis Cortes-Avila holds both the Wisconsin and U.S. flags in Bagram, Afghanistan on Nov. 2, 2012, after taking his oath of citizenship.
Christmas Eve road march honors troops
December 26, 2012
New York Army National Guard Soldiers, families, friends and supporters from the community march in the the 9th annual Christmas Eve road march in Glens Falls, N.Y., Dec. 24, 2012.
Deployed Airman receives Christmas phone call from President Obama
December 26, 2012
Senior Airman Keshia Shutts received a Christmas morning phone call from President Barack Obama while deployed at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.
N.Y. Army National Guard Honor Guard expected to conduct 10,200 military funerals in 2012
December 26, 2012
A New York Military Forces Honor Guard team carries the casket of New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Joseph Theinert, who was killed in action in Afghanistan while serving with the 10th Mountain Division, during his funeral on June 11, 2010.
Iowa National Guard Soldiers rescue family from icy peril during storm
December 21, 2012
A Soldier at the Sussex, Wis., National Guard armory readies a light medium tactical vehicle for use during a major snowstorm that hit Wisconsin on Dec. 19, 2012.
2012: A National Guard year-end review
December 21, 2012
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Eastern Air Defense Sector will help track Santa Claus
December 21, 2012
New York Air National Guard Airmen Staff Sgt. Jesse Bucenec, standing,and Sr. Airman Marie Coar, go through a Santa-tracking practice run on Dec. 19, 2012, at Eastern Air Defense Sector Headquarters.
Midwest National Guard troops assisting states in storm's path
December 20, 2012
A Soldier at the Sussex, Wis., National Guard armory readies a light medium tactical vehicle for use during a major snowstorm that hit Wisconsin on Dec. 19, 2012.
Mobile operations unit enhances response capability of Ky. Air National Guard
December 20, 2012
Kentucky Air National Guard Senior Airman Eric Finley, an emergency manager for the 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron, operates a surveillance camera in the unit's new Mobile Emergency Operations Center in Louisville on Dec. 1, 2012.
Alabama Guard Infantry unit continues to set fast pace in Afghanistan
December 19, 2012
Soldiers with Task Force Centurion Prime's HHC and C Company pray together before heading out on a mission recently in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. (Courtesy photo)
Mississippi and Romanian Soldiers rescue Afghan honey bees
December 18, 2012
U.S. Army Sgt. Paul Marshall, an agricultural specialist with the Mississippi National Guard's Agricultural Development Team 4 and Plutonier Eugen Arsene with the Romanian 21st Mountain Battalion spread their mixture of bee food into gauze wrapping at Forward Operating Base Mescal, Afghanistan, Nov. 16, 2012.
Monthly premium e-payment deadline looming for TRICARE Reserve Select and Retired Reserve
December 18, 2012
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National Guard sergeant receives Silver Star for actions performed as a Marine
December 18, 2012
David Gerardi was serving as a Marine in Afghanistan when he earned a Silver Star.
"Morgan's Men" from Kentucky are heading to Jordan
December 18, 2012
Soldiers, family members and friends attend a departure ceremony for the 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery in Glasgow, Ky., Dec. 16, 2012. The unit will deploy to Jordan in January, 2013.
Guard members prepare for variety of roles in presidential inauguration
December 17, 2012
Senior Master Sgt. Scott Hinds, of the District of Columbia Air National Guard, walks along a large-scale map while giving a briefing on the 57th Presidential Inauguration on Dec. 12, 2012.
NORAD elves ready to track Santa's flight
December 17, 2012
Volunteers answer phone calls Dec. 24, 2011, at the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center on Peterson Air Force Base.
Hardship withdrawal rules relaxed to help victims of Hurricane Sandy
December 17, 2012
Members of the New York National Guard assist Nov. 3, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy struck.