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Senior leaders ask for input to keep family programs active
October 24, 2013
Secretary of the Army John McHugh, left, and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, right, applaud as the Flores family is awarded the 2013 Association of the United States Army Family of the Year at the organization's annual meeting and exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 21, 2013. The family members are 1st Sgt. Tommy Flores, his wife Laura, daughter Zanayah, 12, and son Carlos, 10.
Regionally aligned forces continue to organize despite budget uncertainties
October 24, 2013
Leaders from the Army speak Oct. 22, 2013, at a forum on regionally aligned forces at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition, at the Washington Convention Center.
Military parenting website assists communication
October 22, 2013
Air Force Staff Sgt. Sabrina Siegele and her husband, Air Force Senior Airman Matt Siegele, enjoy time after work with their daughter, Stephanie, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Siegeles say they like the age-appropriate scenarios of the new MilitaryParenting.org website.
New York's 109th Airlift Wing launches annual Antarctic mission
October 22, 2013
An LC-130 assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing leaves Stratton Air National Guard Base for Antarctica on Oct. 18, 2013.
Gen. Grass returns to Minnesota to sit down with state leaders and visit alma mater
October 22, 2013
Chief of the National Guard Bureau Gen. Frank J. Grass met with Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, Oct. 17, 2013, at the Governor’s Office in St. Paul, Minn., to discuss National Guard challenges, priorities and objectives.
Army National Guard’s first sergeant major runs Army 10-Miler on 80th birthday
October 21, 2013
Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk W. Conley, center, the sergeant major of the Army National Guard, and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Al Hunt Jr., with glasses, the first sergeant major of the Army Guard, run toward the finish line of the Army 10-Miler, Oct. 20, 2013. Hunt, who turned 80 the day of the race, completed the run in just under three hours with Conley and other Soldiers assigned to the Army National Guard Readiness Center.
New York's 'hire heroes' job fair attracts hundreds of vets and service members
October 18, 2013
Kristen Cargill, a representative from Northwestern Mutual Financial Network, speaks with New York Army Guard Soldier 1st Lt. John Scott at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's "Hiring Our Heroes" job fair held at the New York National Guard armory Oct. 16.
National Guard engineers from four states continue Colorado highway repair
October 18, 2013
The Texas Army National Guard's 36th Infantry Division's Domestic All-Hazards Response Team-West continues to coordinate assistance requests and support for the Colorado flood relief effort. Pictured here, a military hydraulic excavator works to clear the remainder of a Colorado road after a flood washed it away.
Shutdown effects continue on Defense Department, Hagel says
October 18, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel talks about the government shutdown during a news conference at the Pentagon, Oct. 17, 2013.
Federal government is back in business after 16-day shutdown
October 17, 2013
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Tennessee Guard recognizes 1,000th member hired by new jobs program
October 17, 2013
Maj. Gen. Max Haston, the adjutant general of Tennessee, congratulates 2nd Lt. Ian Joyner and his wife Jennifer for being the 1,000th Tennessee National Guard member hired through the Job Connection Education Program.
Hagel stresses workforce's value after 'manufactured crisis'
October 17, 2013
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel addresses Pentagon employees and U.S. Service members Feb. 27, 2013, during an all-hands meeting on Hagel's first day at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.
South Dakota National Guard unit cleans up remnants of Afghanistan war
October 16, 2013
South Dakota Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Holen, 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, of Volga, S.D., operates a rough terrain container handler with guidance from two Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard's 1129th Transportation Company, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 8, 2013.
Shutdown endangers reserve component readiness
October 15, 2013
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Reservists, National Guard members on standby for resumption of training funds
October 11, 2013
Members of the 448th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve Puerto Rico, during a change of command ceremony at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, Sept 21, 2013. Inactive and active-duty training for Army Reserve Soldiers has been cancelled during the partial government shutdown.
Colorado flood repairs continue with local and Utah Guard members
October 11, 2013
The Texas Army National Guard's 36th Infantry Division's Domestic All-Hazards Response Team-West continues to coordinate assistance requests and support for the Colorado flood relief effort. Pictured here, a military hydraulic excavator works to clear the remainder of a Colorado road after a flood washed it away.
South Dakota National Guard continues support to state after slam by winter storm
October 11, 2013
South Dakota National Guard Soldiers assist an electrical crew with setting a utility pole along a rural road near Faith, S.D., Oct. 10, 2013, to help restore power to residents. About 50 South Dakota National Guard members were called to state active duty to support local citizens during the aftermath of an Oct. 4 winter storm that crippled western South Dakota and left tens of thousands without electricity.
In face of shutdown, National Guard leaders worry about readiness
October 11, 2013
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, center, the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, receives a briefing on Vigilant Guard training scenarios during a visit to Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., May 19, 2013. Lengyel spoke today about the shutdown’s effect on Guard readiness.
Deployed Wisconsin Air Guard members fuel the fight
October 9, 2013
A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker in Southwest Asia, Oct. 1, 2013. The stratotanker is from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing, Milwaukee.
Service leaders update Hagel on government shutdown
October 8, 2013
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