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

Retired Army Maj. Drew Dix, a Medal of Honor recipient, tells 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 leadership at all levels is key to cutting the spike in servicemember suicides.

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.

Air Guard focuses on equipment for domestic operations

Air Force Maj. Gen. Garry Dean, commander of 1st Air Force and U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command, addressed nearly 450 Guardmembers during the Air Guard's Domestic Operations Equipment Requirements conference in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 2, 2010.

Wyatt joins joint chiefs on military children panel

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard, shares how his granddaughter coped with his son's combat deployments. Wyatt spoke July 26 with other senior military and elected officials to discuss military deployments, programs and policies that affect the children of active duty, Guard and Reserve servicemembers at the Military Child Education Coalition held in National Harbor, Md.

Texas Air Guard teaches a 'Total Force' lesson

Active duty Air Force security forces Airmen are debriefed after a convoy live fire exercise by an instructor from the Texas Air Guard's Desert Defender Regional Training Center area security operations course at the McGregor Range outside El Paso, Texas, June 30, 2010.

Air Force honors top youths at Pentagon

Dakota Johnson, left, shakes hands with Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel at U.S. Air Force Headquarters, while being recognized as the Air National Guard's Youth of the Year as part of the 2010 Air Force Youth of the Year awards program during a ceremony at the Pentagon, Thursday, June 24, 2010. The program, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club, recognizes young people from each Air Force major command who have taken on leadership roles in their community while achieving academic and other success. Johnson is the son of Air Force Capt. Stephanie Johnson and Air Force 2nd Lt. Eric Johnson, both from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 145th Medical Group.