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Pentagon comptroller details recalls, 'painful' decision to exclude some workers
October 7, 2013
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Family support services continue during the government shutdown
October 3, 2013
Rosemary Freitas Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy.
Minnesota National Guard launches Pink Tank Project to build breast cancer awareness
October 3, 2013
The Minnesota National Guard developed the Pink Tank Project to raise awareness about breast cancer. (Photo illustration by Tech. Sgt. Paul Santikko)
Communication engineers install fiber to prepare for new weather system in Afghanistan
October 3, 2013
Airman 1st Class Kostikey Mustakas, 455th Expeditionary Communications Squadron engineering and installation journeyman, installs fiber into a termination panel in the weather office on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2013. He is deployed from Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y.
650 Colorado National Guard members furloughed but flood relief continues
October 2, 2013
A view of an area damaged by flooding in northern Colorado Sept. 14, 2013. Despite the government shutdown, Colorado Guard members will continue their cleanup duties, officials said.
West Virginia Air Guard crew honored for saving plane after bird strike
October 2, 2013
Crew members who received the 2013 Earl T. Ricks award pose in front of a C-5 Galaxy April 19, 2013. During an overseas mission the aircraft struck multiple birds during takeoff. Two engines were damaged but the crew managed to return the aircraft safely to the airfield.
Hagel says shutdown sends wrong message to USA's allies
October 1, 2013
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2013. Hagel answered questions regarding the government shutdown and how the Defense Department would structure through the furlough.
Political stalemate leads to federal government shutdown
October 1, 2013
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Hagel issues message to DoD workforce as shutdown looms
September 30, 2013
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Minnesota Guard's adjutant general meets with Croatian counterparts
September 27, 2013
Maj. Gen. Richard C. Nash, center left, Minnesota's adjutant general, and Gen. Dragutin Repinc, center right, commander of the Croatian Army Planning Directorate, met with the Minnesota National Guard State Partnership Team and the Croatian Partnership Team members in Karlovac, Croatia, Sept. 25, 2013.
Matching tradition: 'Dustoff' lifts patient care to higher level
September 27, 2013
Sgt. Brandon Coburn is hoisted back into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a training exercise near Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 16, 2013.
DoD taking measured steps in face of government shutdown
September 27, 2013
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DoD honors top employers of Guard, Reserve members
September 27, 2013
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Members of Utah National Guard's 1457th Engineer Battalion will help Colorado flood areas
September 26, 2013
Colorado Army National Guard members assist Boulder County authorities in transporting residents being evacuated from Lyons, Colo., to Longmont, Colo., Sept. 13, 2013.
National Guard biathletes train for Winter Olympics
September 26, 2013
Pfc. Wynn Roberts skis in the biathlon competition during the second CISM World Winter Games at the end of March in Annecy, France. About 70 nations competed in the Conseil Internationale Sports Militaire.
Texas Guard member gives back even more as volunteer firefighter
September 25, 2013
Lt. Col. Jamey Creek is a fulltime Citizen-Soldier with the Texas National Guard since 1993 as well as a firefighter with the Buffalo Gap Volunteer Fire Department for four years, where he and his family reside.
New Vermont adjutant general moves Macedonia partnership forward
September 24, 2013
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Cray, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, U.S. Ambassador Paul Wholers, and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Forrest Glodgett pass out medals and accolades to 79 Soldiers from the Army of the Republic of Macedonia at Illenden Barracks, Skopje, Macedonia, Sept. 12, 2013.
Memo prepares DOD employees for government shutdown
September 24, 2013
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South Carolina National Guard works with Colombia on emergency response
September 23, 2013
Members of the South Carolina National Guard visit the Colombia emergency services (UNGRD) office to see their programs in action. UNGRD staff shows SCNG staff how their system works with Google-based programs Sept. 13, 2013.
Ambassador network launches to help military spouses find jobs
September 23, 2013
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