Air Force Maj. Gen. Garry Dean, commander of 1st Air Force and commander of Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, addresses nearly 450 Guard members during the Air Guard's Domestic O More
Army National Guardsmen taking part in the 2010 Army National Guard honor guard competition perform an "eyes right" to ensure the have the proper distance before conducting a 21-gun salute during the firing det More
Three A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthawgs" break formation before landing at the 2010 Hawgsmoke competition in Boise, Idaho.
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Air Force Brig. Gen. Timothy J. Cossalter, Minnesota's assistant adjutant general for air, and a member of the Duluth, Minn., Area Chamb More
Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch briefs participants at the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and exposition in Washington D.C., Oct. 25, 2010. He issued a memorandum on Nov More
Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch briefs participants about the importance of military education and development at the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and exposition in Wa More
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, speaks to some 2010 Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and exposition attendees about the Guard’s homeland response cap More
Air Force Lt. Gen Harry "Bud" Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, speaks to about 2,000 members of the Air National Guard's senior leadership at the 2010 Air National Guard senior leadership conf More
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., No More
Air Force Lt. Col. Shirley Raguindin, the new director of diversity for the Air National Guard, speaks to about 2,000 members at the 2010 Air National Guard Senior Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., Nov More
Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to about 2,000 members at the Air National Guard's 2010 Senior Leadership Conference in Washington D.C., Nov. 18. This year's con More
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks at the 2011 National Guard Bureau Domestic Operations Workshop, Jan. 18.
Army Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III, the Army North (Fifth Army) commander, speaks at the 2011 National Guard Bureau Domestic Operations Conference at the National Harbor, Md., Jan. 19, 2011.
Army Maj. Gen. Douglas Carver, the chief of the U.S. Army’s Chaplain Corps (left); Air Force Maj. Gen. Cecil Richardson, the chief of Air Force Chaplains Service and Air Force Maj. Gen. Ellington, the director More
Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, the acting director of the Army National Guard, spoke as a panelist for the Reserve chief panel during the National Security Symposium at the Reserve Officer Association's 2011 More
Air Force Gen. Douglas M. Fraser, the commander of U.S. Southern Command, speaks at the Air Force Association's 2011 Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 17, 2011. "I'm a big s More
Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, met with the spouses of National Guard adjutants general at the vice president's residence, Feb. 28. Biden said she and First Lady Michelle Obama will launc More
Co-chairs of the Senate National Guard Caucus, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont (left center) and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina (right center) talk with Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley (right), the chief of More
Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, speaks during the call to arms ceremony at the Delaware Air National Guard’s 166th Airlift Wing, March 4. The 166th is scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan and So More
Arizona Sen. John McCain speaks with members of the Reserve Forces Policy Board after being presented with their 2011 Citizen Patriot Award, March 10, 2011. The award recognizes McCain's substantial contributio More
Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley speaks with Army Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command and Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director Army National Guard before they testified More
Air Force Staff Sgt. Amber Weaver, an aeromedical evacuation technician with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (foreground) conducts an inventory on inflight medical kits wh More
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chief of staff of the Army, speaks with Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau and Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, Vermont National Guard adjutant gen More
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu speaks with attendees of the 2011 National Guard Family Program National Volunteer Workshop, July 25.
Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt, director of the Air National Guard, speaks during the Air Force Association’s 2011 Air and Space Conference and Technology and Exposition, Sept. 20.
Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, the senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks during the Air National Guard’s 2011 Enlisted Leadership Symposium in Nash More
The first of four UH-72A Lakota helicopters – that will be part of the Maryland Army National Guard’s fleet used for civil support, search and rescue and homeland security missions – takes off at Camp Fretterd, More
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Gary R. Nisker, the Army National Guard's command chief warrant officer speaks to fellow chief warrant officers after their breakout session at the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army annu More