Civilian rescue personnel and members of the Colorado Army National Guard 3rd Battalion 157th Field Artillery Alpha Battery use a rescue basket to load an elderly Glen Haven, Colo. flood evacuee on oxygen into a COARNG UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 2nd Battalion 135th General Support Sept. 16 2013, in Larimer County, Colo. (U.S Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Joseph K. VonNida/RELEASED)
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Florida National Guard members provide assistance to local authorities during the 57th Presidential Inauguration.
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Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers assist the state police and the Stranded Motorist Recovery Team. These Soldiers logged more than 200 miles with the state police and assisted in the identification and recovery of both civilian and emergency personnel along Interstate 91, the Mass Pike, Interstate 291 and Interstate 391.
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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 here, April 15 2013. Some of the more than 400 Guardsmen on hand to keep portions of the route clear for runners were among the first to respond to the explosions in Boston. (U.S. Army photo by Cadet Matthew Feehan, Massachusetts National Guard Public Affairs)
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Oklahoma National Guard Soldiers and Airmen respond to a devastating tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kendall James)
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