The 38th Combat Aviation Brigade, with two UH-60 Black Hawks, deployed to Raleigh, North Carolina, on Sunday after a request for aviation support from North Carolina.

City officials say its demolition program has torn down about 60 buildings so far this year, with plans to knock down nearly 20 more by year's end.

Brig. Gen. Gordon Ellis became commander of the Indianapolis-based division during a Sunday ceremony.

This year the Indiana National Guard has fully implemented the Sexton Act requiring service members to receive a mental health screening.

If approved, the solar farm and battery storage equipment would become the first so-called "microgrid" at any National Guard facility in the state.

The new program is a partnership between the Indiana National Guard, Fairbanks Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Community Health Network.

Officials say more than 5,000 military and civilian responders are expected to participate in the Guardian Response exercise.

Guard officials say the Indiana soldiers will be involved in operations of the U.S. prison for terror suspects. They will be replacing 60 other Indiana Guardsmen who departed in November.

One new law expands the Military Family Relief Fund, a program originally created to help post-9/11 veterans pay food, housing, utility, transportation and medical bills.

House Bill 1057 focuses on improving the lives of homeless Indiana National Guard veterans who do not current qualify for federal benefits. These veterans were placed on active duty service, but did not meet the required length of service to qualify for federal assistance.