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Tornadoes: "The deployment of the National Guard was one of the most timely ... I've ever seen"
March 5, 2012
Kentucky National Guard service members engage in a search and rescue mission in West Liberty, Ky., for survivors after torrential storms and violent winds destroyed much of the community there, March 2, 2012.

Wyoming National Guard, Tunisia partnership expanding
March 5, 2012
The U.S. Ambassador to Tunisia, Gordon Gray, right, meets with Rick Kaysen, mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., left; Army Maj. Gen. Luke Reiner, Wyoming adjutant general, center right; and Army Maj. Jim Cudney, the bilateral affairs officer in the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, Office of Security Cooperation, Feb. 16, 2012. The ambassador's visit was part of the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.

Hundreds of National Guard troops responding to Midwestern, Southern tornadoes
March 3, 2012
Army 2nd Lieutenant Sean Jones meets with local authorities in LaRue County, Ky., March 1, 2012, to coordinate the Kentucky National Guard mission following the tornado that struck the community of Hodgenville on Feb. 29, 2012.

Guard's role in disaster response defined more clearly
March 1, 2012

Guard exhibit, artifacts to tell 9/11-era Guard story
March 1, 2012
Gov. Dave Heineman, governor of Nebraska, addresses attendees of the 2012 Domestic Preparedness Workshop, near Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2012. Heineman talked about the Unity of Effort, an initiative that solidifies the Guard's role in responding to emergencies and disaster situations.

Kuwait: Kansas Army National Guard couple deploys together
March 1, 2012
Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Dale, a Black Hawk helicopter maintenance platoon sergeant, D Company, 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, Kansas Army National Guard and Army Staff Sgt. Danielle Burke, a human resource specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-108th Aviation, both natives of Topeka, Kansas, pose for a photo here, Feb. 11. They have been married for roughly nine months and have been here for four of those months. Third Army is dedicated to shaping the future by supporting families deployed together.

National Guard responds to Midwest tornadoes
March 1, 2012
National Guard Bureau Seal

National Guard adjutants general visit White House, meet with vice president
March 1, 2012
ice President Joe Biden shakes hands with Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, after speaking to National Guard adjutants general meeting at the White House, Feb. 29, 2012.

White House invite: Guard members experience Nation's Gratitude
March 1, 2012
Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelenski-Hall, senior enlisted leader of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to the eight Guard members and their guests who were selected to represent the Army and Air National Guards at a dinner hosted by the Obamas, Feb. 29, 2012, at the White House. The dinner, held in honor of all Iraq War veterans, included service members from each military branch.