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2024

                            -  Women's History Month   
                            -  Black History Month   
                            -  Why I Serve   

2023

                            -  Black History Month   
                            -  Women's History Month   
                            -  State Partnership Program 30th Anniversary   
                            -  Asian American and Pacific Islander Month   
                            -  LGBTQI+ Pride Month   
                            -  Hispanic Heritage Month   
                            -  National American Indian Heritage Month   
                            -  National Guard's 387th Birthday   
                            -  Best of 2023   

2022

                            -  Black History Month   
                            -  Women's History Month   
                            -  Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month   
                            -  Pride Month   
                            -  Hispanic Heritage Month   
                            -  Native American Heritage Month   
                            -  Hurricane Ian   
                            -  National Guard's 386th Birthday   
                            -  Best of 2022   

2021

                            -  59th Presidential Inauguration Support   
                            -  African American History Month   
                            -  Women's History Month   
                            -  Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month   
                            -  LGBTQ+ Pride Month   
                            -  ARNG Best Warrior Competition   
                            -  20th Anniversary of 9/11   
                            -  Hurricane Ida Response   
                            -  Native American Heritage Month   
                            -  Hispanic Heritage Month   
                            -  National Guard's 385th Birthday   
                            -  Best of 2021   

2020

                            -  African American History Month   
                            -  Women's History Month   
                            -  COVID-19 Response   
                            -  National Hispanic Heritage Month   
                            -  Best Warrior Competition   
                            -  American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month   
                            -  National Guard's 384th Birthday   
                            -  The National Guard in 2020   

2019

                            -  American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month   
                            -  Asian Pacific American Heritage Month   
                            -  Best Warrior Competition   
                            -  Hurricane Response 2019   
                            -  Hispanic Heritage Month   
                            -  National Guard's 383rd Birthday   

2018

                            -  Asian Pacific American Heritage Month   
                            -  Hurricane Response 2018   
                            -  National Guard's 382nd Birthday   

2017

                            -  Hurricane Maria   
                            -  Hurricane Harvey   
                            -  Hurricane Irma   
                            -  Operation Patriot Bandoleer   
                            -  World War I Centennial   
                            -  National Guard's 381st Birthday   

2016

                            -  African American History Month   
                            -  Spotlight: Cyber   
                            -  Desert Storm   
                            -  Diversity and Inclusion   
                            -  Environmental   
                            -  Remembering the Vietnam War 50th Commemoration   
                            -  The ChalleNGe   
                            -  Hurricane Matthew   
                            -  National Guard's 380th Birthday   

2015

                            -  Best Warrior Competition   
                            -  Remembering Hurricane Katrina   
                            -  Hurricane Joaquin   

2014

                            -  Best Warrior Competition   
                            -  Historians' Corner   
                            -  Winter Olympics   

2013

                            -  377th Birthday   
                            -  Agricultural Development Teams   
                            -  Battle of Gettysburg   
                            -  Government Shutdown   
                            -  Presidential Inauguration   
                            -  Sequestration & Furlough Information   

2012

                            -  376th Birthday   
                            -  DSC-SS   
                            -  Hurricane Season   
                            -  Outstanding Soldiers and Airmen of the Year   
                            -  Tornado Season   

2011

                            -  375th Birthday   
                            -  Arizona Wildfires   
                            -  Homeland Defense   
                            -  Multinational Force Observers   
                            -  NASCAR   
                            -  Support to Kosovo   
                            -  Tornado Season   
                            -  Vigilant Guard   

2010

                            -  374th Birthday   
                            -  9/11 Anniversary   
                            -  In Katrina's Wake   
                            -  NASCAR   
                            -  Oil Spill Response   
                            -  Our Guard Kids   
                            -  Spring Floods   
                            -  Southwest Border Mission   
                            -  Vigilant Guard   
                            -  Winter Olympics   

2009

                            -  373rd Birthday   
                            -  H1N1 Flu Awareness   
                            -  Haiti Earthquake Relief   
                            -  NASCAR   
                            -  Patriot Exercise   
                            -  Presidential Inauguration   
                            -  Spring Floods   
                            -  Vigilant Guard   
                            -  Year of the NCO   

2008

                            -  372nd Birthday   
                            -  Army Suicide Prevention Month   
                            -  Best Warrior   
                            -  California Wildfires   
                            -  Forrest Wood Cup   
                            -  Golden Coyote   
                            -  Hurricane Season   
                            -  Midwest Flooding   
                            -  National Level Exercise   
                            -  Southern Tornadoes   
                            -  Vigilant Guard Nevada   
                            -  Vigilant Guard South Carolina   
                            -  Warrior Care   

2007

                            -  371st Birthday   
                            -  California Wildfires   
                            -  Exercise Topoff 4  The exercise is designed to strengthen the nation's capability to prevent, protect against, respond to, and recover from terrorist attacks involving weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). T4 will be a radiological dispersal device-driven scenario to take place 15-20 Oct 07. 
                            -  In Memoriam  On January 20th, 2007, the Guard lost 10 Citizen-Soldiers when the helicopter they were traveling in was lost over Iraq. This page is dedicated to their memory and in gratitude for their service to our nation. 
                            -  US Air Force / Air National Guard 60th Anniversary   
                            -  Vigilant Guard   

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