Sheppard Hall

100916 –F-5508O-002 From left to right: Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, the National Guard Bureau senior enlisted advisor; Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the NGB; retired Maj. Gen. Donald W. Sheppard, former director of the ANG; retired Lt. Gen. John Conaway, former chief of the NGB; Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the ANG; and Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, the ANG command chief, cut a ceremonial ribbon on the new addition to the ANG Readiness Center named “Shepperd Hall.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Orrell, National Guard Bureau)

National Guard State Partnership Program

President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal, Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas and Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Dubie, the adjutant general of the Vermont National Guard, meet at Camp Johnson, headquarters of the Vermont National Guard, in Colchester, Vt., on Sept. 20, 2010, during the president's two-day visit for National Guard State Partnership Program activities. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) (Released)

Civilian, military leaders: Guard is America’s solution in changing times

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 132nd general conference of the National Guard Association of the United States in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 21, 2010. "Maybe for the first time in our 364 years, we're more operational than we've ever been for a sustained period," he said.

National Guard aids with Pakistani flood relief

Vermont Army National Guard members from 1st Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 172nd Cavalry of the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team along with members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade pull a liner open to spread it out, before placing a fuel bladder on top as part of a forward area refueling point in Rubicon. The team worked as part of the flood relief effort in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 10, 2010.

Leadership key to tackling suicide, Medal of Honor recipient tells Guardsmen

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, tells about 1,800 Guard members attending the 39th annual conference of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 8, 2010, that the National Guard likely will continue to play a significant role in overseas contingency operations for the foreseeable future.

Jordanian chaplains visit for partnership, cultural understanding

A delegation of Jordanian military religious leaders tours the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on July 12, 2010. The tour was part of an exchange involving chaplains and imams to improve mutual understanding of religious diversity between Jordan and its National Guard State Partnership Program partner, Colorado.