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Illinois National Guard Soldiers celebrate Polish Armed Forces Day with Polish president
August 19, 2013 — WARSAW, Poland - Illinois National Guard Soldiers celebrated Polish Armed Forces Day in Poland on Aug. 15 with Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski, Polish military members and international military...

Washington Army National Guard's Sherpa takes final flight from base
August 19, 2013 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - The C-23 Sherpa airplane has served an interesting role in the modern military. As the only currently used fixed-wing aircraft in the Washington Army National Guard,...

Air Guard Director Stanley E. Clarke III hosts first All-Call
August 16, 2013 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Remaining operationally engaged, the fiscal climate, furloughs, and serving with distinction were topics discussed Wednesday by the director of the Air National Guard, Air...

New York Army National Guard hosts job fair for more than 300
August 16, 2013 — FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - More than 300 veterans and members of the National Guard and Reserve showed up to look for work Wednesday, Aug. 14, at the Hire Our Heroes job fair hosted by the New York National...

Military medicine advances burn treatment, panel says
August 16, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Of the many military medical advances that have resulted during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, one breakthrough has been in the treatments for burn patients, according to military and...

Hagel announces new initiatives against sexual assault
August 15, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today announced seven new initiatives to strengthen and standardize the department's sexual assault prevention and response effort.In a memo to the field,...

New National Guard presentation targets bullying
August 14, 2013 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - Although we are just now really acknowledging bullying as an issue, it has been around as long as any of us can remember. Each person reading this can remember an instance of bullying...

Army command chief warrant officers celebrate the past but look to the future
August 14, 2013 — FORT LEE, Va. - Army National Guard command chief warrant officers representing each of the 54 states and territories gathered here in July to discuss policies and regulations and to celebrate the...

Kentucky Air Guard unit verified for domestic disaster-response mission
August 14, 2013 — MASCOUTAH, Ill. - When a natural disaster strikes the homeland, civilian authorities often find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of the crisis.Power and communications may be knocked out,...

Interpreters break down language barriers of Africa Endeavor
August 13, 2013 — LUSAKA, Zambia - Gathering personnel and delegates from 38 African nations, five European and North American nations and several African and international organizations - many who speak different...

New Jersey Guard engineer unit heads to Afghanistan for restoration work
August 13, 2013 — BORDENTOWN, N.J. - When you mention Army engineers, most people think of building roads or buildings. For the New Jersey Army National Guard's 150th Engineer Company, their mission in Afghanistan will...

Thousands train during nuclear-bomb scenarios for Vibrant Response
August 13, 2013 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - How would state and federal agencies react if a nuclear bomb detonated in two major metropolitan areas? Similar scenarios played out across Indiana, where Soldiers from the...

New York Army National Guard instructors qualify infantry Soldiers
August 13, 2013 — CAMP SMITH, N.Y. - Combining steep learning curves with Camp Smith's steep terrain, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 106th Regional Training Institute turn Army Reserve...

South Carolina National Guard supports the rescue of more than 150 neglected dogs
August 12, 2013 — STARR, S.C. - State National Guard members rallied Saturday after the discovery of more than 150 neglected dogs at a suspected puppy mill.The dogs, discovered in Anderson County, S.C., have since been...

New York National Guard tests Homeland Response Force with exercise
August 12, 2013 — VALHALLA, N.Y. - Nearly 600 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from New York and New Jersey joined forces to exercise techniques they would implement when called to assist first responders and health...

Alaska National Guard supports exercise in Mongolia
August 9, 2013 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Approximately 80 Alaska National Guard members have arrived in Mongolia to participate in Exercise Khaan Quest 2013, scheduled to take place until Aug. 14 at Five Hills Training...

131st Bomb Wing is first Air Guard bomb wing certified for nuclear operations
August 9, 2013 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - The Air National Guard celebrated a historic milestone this week as the 131st Bomb Wing, the nation's only Guard unit to fly and maintain the B-2 Spirit, was certified...

Missouri National Guard assists communities slammed by floodwaters
August 9, 2013 — FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - Missouri Guard members are busy supporting traffic control points and other missions to help local authorities in central Missouri after Gov. Jay Nixon mobilized them on...

109th Air Wing participates in National Disaster Medical System exercise
August 9, 2013 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - Members from several local agencies across the Capital District participated in a coordinated National Disaster Medical System Exercise on Aug. 8 and 9 at Stratton Air National Guard...

Illinois National Guard Soldiers continue partnership with Polish forces in Afghanistan
August 8, 2013 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Three top Polish officials visited Illinois Army National Guard and Polish Land Forces Soldiers of Task Force White Eagle in Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Aug. 1.Tomasz Siemoniak, the...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response