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Specialized Airmen have two jobs but they’re not moonlighting
April 30, 2013
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tarah White, 160th Theater Signal Support Brigade airfield systems journeyman, punches down category five cable to a patch panel, March 19, 2013, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Whirlwind career transports Kentucky National Guard member to Nepal
April 30, 2013
Capt. Andi Hahn stands with a captain from the Paraguay army during the peacekeeping exercise Shanti Prayas-2 in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 24, 2013.

Alaska National Guardsmen rescue plane crash victims in Patton Bay
April 30, 2013
An HH-60 Pave Hawk takes off from Kulis Air National Guard Base to conduct a cold-weather training mission in 2011. A similar craft was used to rescue occupants of a downed plane.

Flood duty remains steady for North Dakota Guard members
April 29, 2013
U.S. Army Sgt. Tobias Mathern, of the 815th Engineer Company (Horizontal), North Dakota Army National Guard, performs routine maintenance on a light medium tactical vehicle (LMTV) at a light quick reaction force (LQRF) team location at the Cass County Highway Department facility, West Fargo, N.D., April 29, 2013.

Family service members group life insurance benefit changes
April 29, 2013
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National summit melds citizen-Soldier needs with civilian support
April 29, 2013
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III talks to attendees of the National Research Summit on Reserve Component Military Families after his speech at the University of Michigan, April 25-26, 2013.

Compatible Use Buffer program proves powerful tool for Army installations
April 26, 2013
Wildlife graze at Camp Rilea, Ore., where Soldiers from the 351st Civil Affairs Command came together for the annual Best Warrior Competition, April 9 to 13, 2012.

Custom skatepark mural celebrates Kentucky National Guard
April 26, 2013
Kentucky's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Edward W. Tonini, and State Command Chief Master Sgt. James Smith discuss the plans of a new National Guard mural with artist Nick Accuroso at the Louisville Extreme Park, April 20, 2013.

Air Force Secretary Michael Donley says he will step down
April 26, 2013
Michael B. Donley, the secretary of the Air Force, speaks to about 2,000 members of the Air National Guard's senior leadership at the 2010 Air National Guard Senior Leadership Conference in Washington D.C., Nov. 16, 2010.

National Guard Soldiers recall heroic actions at Boston Marathon
April 26, 2013
Three Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers helped save lives in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, April 15, 2013. From left are: 1st Lt. Steve Fiola, 1st Sgt. Bernard Madore and Staff Sgt. Mark Welch.

Oregon National Guard wraps up State Partnership Program workshop with Vietnamese delegation
April 25, 2013
Maj. Gen. Raymond F. Rees, right, adjutant general, Oregon, and Lt. Gen. Tran Quang Khue discuss a map of Vietnam during the State Partnership Program Workshop, in Portland, Ore., April 19.

Alabama National Guard readies for hurricane season
April 24, 2013
Alabama National Guard Soldiers brief hurricane plans on a 45x80 ft. map at Alabama National Guard headquarters, Montgomery, Ala., April 21, 2013, as part of a drill to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season.

National Guard chaplains provide spiritual support to Boston Marathon terror responders
April 24, 2013
Chaplains and chaplain’s assistants with the Massachusetts National Guard talk with Soldiers from the Massachusetts Army National Guard in the wake of the explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Chaplains with the Massachusetts Guard provided spiritual support to those who have responded to the events in Boston.

Downed aircraft radio communication training translates to life or death
April 24, 2013
Sgt. 1st Class John Steffey provides Team Leader 1st Lt. Servando Maldonado of the California National Guard with tactical feedback as they move through the personnel recovery lanes at North Fort Hood, Texas, April 17, 2013.

Guam Army National Guard medical detachment treats nearly 13,000 in Philippines
April 24, 2013
Members of a joint medical team treat a young dental patient in the Phillipines. Medical personnel treated nearly 13,000 people.

National Guard troops battling rising waters in Missouri and North Dakota
April 23, 2013
Spc. Bryan Sholts, of Fargo, left, and Spc. Alex Preszler, of Valley City, of the 191st Military Police Company, North Dakota Army National Guard, control traffic in Fargo, April 22, 2013.

ESGR names semifinalists for 2013 SecDef Employer Support Freedom Award
April 23, 2013
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U.S. and Afghan engineers build road through 'Taliban center of mass'
April 23, 2013
Sgt. Jon Burlingame, with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment provides security for Soldiers with the 229th Engineer Company, Wisconsin Army National Guard, and their Afghan counterparts during a road construction project in the Panjwa'i district in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, March 28, 2013.

Vigilant Guard tests Homeland Response Force mission
April 22, 2013
Guard members from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky and Louisiana come together for Vigilant Guard, at Camp Gruber, Okla., April 15-17, 2013.

Missouri Guard units providing flood response along Mississippi River
April 22, 2013
Missouri National Guard Soldiers with the 1140th Forward Support Company fill sandbags in Dutchtown, Mo.