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Massachusetts bomb suspect captured; Guard had supported search
April 19, 2013
Capt. Tyler Field, commander, 747 Military Police Company, and Capt. Erik Filipe, Headquarters Detachment 211th Military Police Battalion, Massachusetts National Guard, support the search for the Marathon bombing suspect in Watertown Mass., April 19, 2013.
Georgia-Wisconsin Soldier team a top finisher in 2013 Best Ranger Competition
April 19, 2013
The Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar, left, and Georgia Army National Guard's 1st Lt. Travis Cornwall drag a 200-pound mannequin during competition.
Illinois National Guard participates in regional domestic response exercise
April 19, 2013
Capt. Scotty A. Duranceau of St. Louis, a clinical nurse and Tech Sgt. Leslie A. Green of Paducah, Ky., a medical technician, both with the 126th Medical Group, triage a patient during the drill.
Grass: For optimum active duty/Reserve force mix, reconsider historic assumptions
April 19, 2013
National Guard Bureau seal
Requirements to change for transfer of GI Bill benefits
April 18, 2013
Dawn Hemming-Rich, 28th Force Support Squadron Education Office education and training section chief, explains the process for transferring Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to family members to Staff Sgt. Keith Smith at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Jan. 24, 2013.
National Guard's civil support teams respond to crises nationwide
April 18, 2013
Civil support teams have been busy this week as events unfolded in the U.S. In this 2008 image, 1st Lt. Craig Geise, a medical team member from Madison, Wis., assigned to the 54th Civil Support Team, a National Guard unit from Madison, Wis., listens to a briefing during training.
Massachusetts National Guard combat medic aids Boston train passenger
April 18, 2013
Spc. Christopher Abele assesses a woman who fainted at the Downtown Crossing train station in Boston, April 17, 2013. The Massachusetts National Guard has been assisting the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Police keep commuters safe in the aftermath of Monday's explosions.
Commentary: Keep running for America
April 17, 2013
The first wave of the 10,000 runners competing in the Lincoln National Guard Marathon in Nebraska leaves the starting gate at 7 a.m., May 6, 2012.
Army Guard Soldiers take advantage of new professional development program
April 17, 2013
Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk Conley listens to the discussion regarding a book that he and several other Guard members are reading at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., March 29, 2013. In addition to a book club, Conley also recently taught sessions at the Readiness Center to highlight a new initiative.
National Guard Soldiers scaling back support operations in Boston
April 17, 2013
Massachusetts National Guard members continue to assist local and state authorities following the bombing of the Boston Marathon.
Air Forces Northern commander selects new command chief
April 16, 2013
Chief Master Sergeant Ronald Anderson Jr.
Marathon terror: Massachusetts National Guard supports Boston police
April 16, 2013
Soldiers and Airmen of the Massachusetts National Guard muster on the Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the marathon bombings, April 15 2013.
Colorado Guard leaders remember fallen helicopter crew in ceremony at Arlington Cemetery
April 15, 2013
Air Force Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, left, the adjutant general of the Colorado National Guard, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rob Lawrence, the senior enlisted leader to the adjutant general, pay their final respects at the headstone of crewmembers of Extortion 17 during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
Advising Afghan National Army goes beyond traditional combat role for South Dakota Guard members
April 15, 2013
U.S. Army Spc. Ryan Scott, left, and Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Sakhi Muhammed, a camera team noncommissioned officer, review Sakhi's photo products on Forward Operating Base Thunder, April 7, 2013.
Kentucky Guard members provide supplies for better tomorrow in Afghanistan
April 15, 2013
Sgt. Maj. David Munden, Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team noncommissioned officer in charge and Sgt. Eric Schenck, 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division chaplain's assistant, help soldiers from the Afghan National Army with supplies at Forward Operating Base Pasab, Kandahar Province, March 17, 2013.
Medal of Honor awarded to Korean War chaplain who died in captivity
April 11, 2013
Capt. Emil Kapaun (right), former chaplain with Headquarters Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, helps another soldier carry an exhausted Soldier off the battlefield early in the Korean War.
National Guard Bureau unveils newest heritage painting
April 11, 2013
Members of the Colorado National Guard examine the newest National Guard Heritage painting at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., April 10, 2013. The painting depicts the actions of the Colorado Army Guard during the Civil War.
After 30 years, a Vermont mountain infantry Soldier is reluctant to leave
April 10, 2013
Staff Sgt. David T. Rondeau from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) received the Meritorious Service Medal at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, April 6, 2013 for his 30 years of service with the company.
Colombian Air Force commander visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base
April 10, 2013
Gen. Tito Saul Pinilla Pinilla, commander of the Colombian Air Force, speaks with Lt. Col. Scott Bridgers, 169th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander and F-16 fighter pilot, during his tour of McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., April 8, 2013.
Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts
April 10, 2013
Beginning Tuesday, the Air Force cut the number of flying hours for some units.