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The North Carolina National Guard has 94 personnel on state Active Duty in preparation for Hurricane Earl. Soldiers and Airmen reported to various ...
Afghanistan Now Has ForcesThe forces are now in place to make major strides in Afghanistan, Army General David H. Petraeus said here today.Speaking at a press roundtable wit...
Guard Prepares Response to Hurricane EarlNational Guard Soldiers and Airmen in states all along the East Coast are preparing for whatever Hurricane Earl sends their way this Labor Day weekend.
Troops Train for Emergency ResponseEven as Hurricane Earl swept up from the Caribbean toward the East Coast of the United States, leaders and staff of the New York Army National Guar...
Guard Continues Stability Operations in IraqToday is the final day of the combat mission in Iraq, but Army National Guard members will remain on duty in the region providing stability operati...
Soldier Beats Odds to ServeArmy Specialist John Hanson, who has a form of cerebral palsy, spent 11 years fighting to join the military. He never gave up, and now he is a Sold...
New USFOR-A First Sergeant Is AppointedAlabama National Guard Soldier, Sergeant First Class Fredrick L. Norris, a resident of Alexander City, AL, was appointed as first sergeant of Headq...
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Virginia National Guard Prepares for Earl
Colorado Guard Helps with Counter-drug Mission
US Military's New Role in Iraq: Operation New Dawn
National Guard and Coast Guard Ready for Earl
Guard is Ready for Hurricane Earl
Arizona Troops Train for Border Mission
National Guard Troops Now on US-Mex Border
Soldier Rescues Civilian, Earns Medal
Military Police Train to Engage Shooters
Guard Warriors Compete to be Named the Best
Featured Photos
Double Time!
A drill sergeant directs Soldiers to a training cycle during their first day of Basic Combat Training (BCT) at Fort Benning, GA. Photo by Clint Wood, GX.
Ready to Engage
Soldiers with 3rd Platoon, B Troop, 1/172nd Cavalry Squadron, Vermont Army National Guard, prepare to engage enemy combatants while out on patrol in Afghanistan. Photo by SSG Whitney Hughes, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain).
Breaking and Entering
Soldiers at an 11-day advanced leadership course stand ready as an explosives charge explodes on Camp Grafton, ND, April 11, 2010. The Soldiers are National Guard and Reserved combat engineers. Photo by SFC Paul Deegan.
Night Search
A Soldier from the Pennsylvania National Guard searches the top of a house in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 4, 2009. Photo by Jesse Gross.
Shine a Light
Soldiers from the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team search houses with Iraqi Army Soldiers at Taji Market, near Camp Taji, Iraq, August 2009. Photo by SPC David Sharp.
A Good Day for Sniping
SGT Christopher Zigler, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry, fires an M-107 .50 caliber sniper rifle during a marksmanship exercise at Fort Chaffee, AR, while attending the U.S. Army Sniper School, Jan. 24, 2009. Photo by SSG Jon Soucy.
Night Assault
Soldiers from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, Indiana National Guard provide 120 mm mortar fire support to Soldiers in Afghanistan. Photo by SSG Stephen Otero.
278th March
Aaliyah Allen, daughter of SGT Donald Allen marches with Soldiers of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment to a Feb. 5 departure ceremony at Camp Shelby, MS. Photo by SSG Russell Klika. Courtesy of DVIDS.
Hope in Haiti
Dr. Randy Rizor, International Hope in Haiti, and a Puerto Rico National Guard Soldier, unload medical supplies from a Black Hawk helicopter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 26. Photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Robert J. Fluegel.
School Supplies
SGT Mark Orr, 34th Infantry Division, passes out school supplies during the grand opening of the Hojarat School for Boys and Girls in Basra, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2009. Photo by SPC Samantha R. Ciaramitaro.
Got You Covered!
SGT Patrick Schlichting of 1st Squadron, 278th Armored Cavlary Regiment provides rear security for fellow Soldiers as they assault a building during a field training exercise at Camp Shelby, MS. Photo by Clint Wood, GX.
Rise Up
A Soldier with the Utah Army National Guard, 19th Special Forces Group, is hoisted into an Pave Hawk helicopter. Photo by MSG Kevin Gruenwald.
Cool Water
A UH-60A Black Hawk from 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, Colorado National Guard delivers water using a helicopter bucket during Exercise Vibrant Response, Nov. 10, 2009. Photo by SSG Jacob N. Bailey.
Making a Difference
Iraqi children express excitement about gifts they received. June 25, 2009. Photo by SPC Neil Stanfield.
Sky View
SPC Benji McHugh, Michigan National Guard, watches for other aircraft from the ramp of a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan, June 2009. Photo by SGT Prentice C. Martin-Bowen.
Cold Shot
A Soldier form the 1/149th Infantry Battalion, Kentucky Army National Guard, takes part in winter tactical training during the North Wind exercise in Sapporo Japan. Photo by 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Missouri Army National Guard.
Landing Zone
SPC William Tobin, crew chief with the 1/169th General Support Aviation Battalion, checks the landing zone for obstacles prior to landing in Prizren, Kosovo, on April 7, 2009. Photo by SPC Darriel Swatts.
Shoot to Thrill
SPC Lee T. Williams, a supply specialist for the 730th Quartermaster Company out of Johnson City, TN, fires a Russian/Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun at the firing range at Babadag Training Area, Romania, Aug. 13. Photo by SGT Maria Keown.
Water Drop
SGT Hector Lima Bermudez, 2/135th General Support Aviation Battalion, dumps water onto a simulated fire from a Black Hawk helicopter June 10 at Camp Ashland, Neb. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Alex R. Salmon.
Overwatch
SGT Rob Feiser, assigned to the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team, pulls security in the Kapisa Province of Afghanistan. Feaser was originally with the 1st Battalion, 158th Cavalry Regiment, Maryland National Guard. Photo by SGT Teddy Wade.
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