You were born free by accident. You live free by choice. To die free is your responsibility.

The National Guard has served America as both a wartime force and the first military responders in times of domestic crisis. Hundreds of times each year, the nation's governors call upon their Guard troops to respond to fires, floods, hurricanes and other natural disasters.

Superstorm Sandy inflicted havoc and heartache throughout the Northeast, hitting the Big Apple and its surrounding coastal towns hard.

Leadership is working with goals and vision management is working with objectives.

In the military, as in any organization, giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game.

The preparations are what they are. We're here. The storm is coming. We are as best prepared as we can be as the eye of the storm approaches.

You cannot depend on a sandbag dike to save your life. You put it up to try to save your property.