MR. FREEZE - Army Spc. Daryl Johnson cuts a fallen tree with a chainsaw in Phillipston, Mass., Dec. 14, 2008. Johnson is a construction equipment operator, 379th Engineer Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard. The town of Phillipston lost power when trees covered with ice began falling onto power lines leaving the town's 900 homes without electricity. The 379th was mobilized to cut down trees and clear roads so civilian utility companies can begin trying to restore power to the town. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. James Lally

Indiana National Guard Spc. Charles Deas smiles with his 4-month-old daughter Andrea at a ceremony on Stout Field in Indianapolis, Nov. 25, 2008, after serving more than nine months supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Deas is assigned to Company A, 113th Support Battalion.Indiana National Guard photo by Spc. William E. Henry

CHINANDEGA, Nicaragua (July 20, 2007) - U.S. National Guard Lt. Col. Richard Tate, attached to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), hands out toothbrushes to children at the 15 de Julio Health Care Center. Comfort is on a four-month humanitarian deployment to Latin America and the Caribbean providing medical treatment to patients in a dozen countries. While deployed, Comfort is under the operational control of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and tactical control of Destroyer Squadron 24. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Karsten