About 3,000 National Guardsmen and their families from all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia gather at the 135th Annual National Guard Association of the United States conference in Honolulu, Sept. 20-23, 2013. The NGAUS conference takes place at various locations every year discussing topics that greatly affect or impact the National Guard now and in the future.