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California Citizen-Soldier aids unconscious patient aboard airline flight
February 15, 2013
California Army National Guard Sgt. Skylar Johnson, a combat lifesaver with the 235th Engineer Company, 579th Engineer Battalion, prepares to evacuate a fellow soldier with a simulated gunshot wound during a combat drill with Task Force Warrior at Camp Roberts, Calif., Feb. 13, 2013.
Reserve colonel blesses land in Afghanistan where his Army National Guard stepson fell
February 15, 2013
U.S. Army Reserve Col. Frank Kestler prays at the Afghanistan field near Arif Kala where his stepson, 1st Lt. Joseph Theinert, was killed in combat in June, 2010.
North Carolina state senator joins National Guard
February 15, 2013
North Carolina state Sen. Dan Soucek is sworn into the North Carolina National Guard by Army Maj. Gen. Greg Lusk, adjutant general of North Carolina, Feb. 13, 2013.
Alaska National Guard conducts major search-and-rescue exercise after simulated 737 crash
February 14, 2013
A flight crew with the Alaska Air National Guard's 249th Airlift Squadron conducts an equipment drop from a C-17 Globemaster III during an arctic search-and-rescue exercise Feb. 8, 2013.
Commentary: We need a culture change to boost sustainability
February 14, 2013
Col. Michael J. Bouchard has served more than 26 years in a variety of National Guard positions.
State Partnership Program helping build relationships with African nations
February 13, 2013
Army Staff Sgt. Kyle D. Gaerte of the Utah National Guard vaccinates a horse with a de-worming medicine during Exercise African Lion 2009.
Experts advise steps to safeguard online identities
February 13, 2013
Protecting your identitity is much easier than repairing the damage if it is stolen.
Guard and Reserve members learn to be ‘masters of networking’ at Alabama seminar
February 13, 2013
Stacia Robinson discusses networking with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen Jocelyn Seng of Washington, D.C., Chief Master Sgt. Carl Collins of Florence, Ala., and Chief Master Sgt. Lawrence Kirby, of Philadelphia.
New York National Guard Soldier skis and shoots in biathlon
February 13, 2013
Lt. Col. Brian O'Keefe, New York Army National Guard, representing the New York National Guard for the first time in competition during the Sprint portion of the 2013 National Guard Eastern Regional Biathlon at the Ethan Allen Training Site, Jericho Vt., Feb. 9, 2013.
North Carolina State Partnership Program fosters strong bonds with civilian private industry
February 12, 2013
Army Maj. Clay Jackson, North Carolina National Guard legislative liaison officer and members of the Republic of Botswana Innovation Hub visit North Carolina State University’s Centennial Campus.
Illinois Soldiers, family members hone relationship skills at retreat
February 12, 2013
Sgt. Matt Phillippe participates in a discussion with his wife, Samantha Phillippe, during a Strong Bonds retreat Feb. 9. The two-day event focused on relationship education.
Grass: Sequestration devastating to National Guard, Defense Department
February 12, 2013
Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, right, testifies to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the impact on the Defense Department of sequestration and a yearlong continuing resolution at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2013.
Same-sex couples can claim new benefits by October
February 11, 2013
Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta speaks to students at Georgetown University in Washington, Feb. 6, 2013.
National Guard troops in New England respond to massive blizzard
February 9, 2013
Snow removal equipment at the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Mass., stands at the ready the day before the blizzard of 2013 arrives to the area.
Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers assist in delivering baby during snowstorm
February 9, 2013
New mom Ericka Bueno poses for a picture with her boyfriend Joel Gonell and their newborn daughter Nohely at the UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., Feb. 9, 2013.
North Carolina National Guard members learn nuts and bolts of robots in Afghanistan
February 8, 2013
A robot's-eye view of other robots waiting to be checked out by technicians in the Joint Robotics Repair Detachment's shop Oct. 27, 2011.
Cultural shift in personnel management means biannual evaluations for Air Guard noncommissioned officers
February 8, 2013
Air National Guard Seal
Maryland National Guard Partners in Care program goes nationwide
February 8, 2013
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Hayes takes part in the Partners in Care program at a Baltimore church Nov. 19,2012.
Georgia National Guard helps other agencies practice for radiological emergency
February 7, 2013
Georgia National Guard members suited up to approach the radiological source and enter the building during a recent drill.
New York National Guard shares hurricane-response lessons with Israeli Defense Forces team
February 7, 2013
New York National Guard Brig. Gen. Ray Shields, director of the Joint Staff, and Israeli Defense Force Maj. Zerit Gershkovitch, during a Hurricane Sandy roundtable discussion Jan. 31, 2013.