Guard News - The National Guard

Website administrators hope third revise is the charm for Guard Knowledge Online
March 28, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - After more than a decade of use, the website Guard Knowledge Online is getting a face-lift, one the site administrators hope will create a more collaborative work environment in this...

Louisiana National Guard members prepare for hurricane season
March 27, 2013 — NEW ORLEANS - As hurricane season approaches, a recently completed preparedness exercise in Louisiana demonstrated that National Guard units and other first responders there are ready to assist if...

With some new flexibility, Defense Department officials reassess spending cuts
March 27, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Now that Congress has passed a continuing resolution that will fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year, Defense Department officials are trying to find the best way to make...

Technology helps bridge the distance between deployed Wisconsin Guard unit and family members
March 26, 2013 — ELKHART LAKE, Wis. - Morale is high after roughly two months in Afghanistan, leaders in the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Battery B, 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery, reported to family members...

Gen. Grass: At historic peak, National Guard faces challenges, should stay operational
March 25, 2013 — WASHINGTON - At a historic peak of excellence, the National Guard faces significant challenges and should remain an operational force, Army Gen. Frank Grass told U.S. Congressmen on Wednesday."The...

Lt. Gen. Ingram: Army National Guard accessible, capable, ready, great value to America
March 25, 2013 — WASHINGTON - The Army National Guard is accessible, capable, ready and a great value to America, its director told Congress this week."Army National Guard Soldiers have repeatedly shown that they are...

Lt. Gen. Clarke’s priorities: Minimal budget turmoil, optimum force mix, concurrent modernization
March 25, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Minimizing budget turmoil and working with the active duty Air Force and the Air Force Reserve to both find the optimum mix of forces and ensure concurrent modernization of the components...

Efforts continue for spouse professional license portability
March 25, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials recognize that an unemployed spouse can affect a service member's retention, so efforts continue to allow spouses' professional licenses to transfer from...

Kentucky Soldiers help Afghan government work for its people
March 25, 2013 — ZHARAY DISTRICT, Afghanistan - Darkness enveloped the landscape as Soldiers from Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 5 began strategically placing their vehicles and personnel at the Zharay...

Guardsmen, reservists nominate employers for Freedom Awards
March 25, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Members of the National Guard and reserves submitted 2,899 nominations for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, officials with Employer Support of the Guard...

Gen. Grass tours World Trade Center Tribute Center in New York
March 22, 2013 — NEW YORK - Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited lower Manhattan to learn about a growing partnership between the 9/11 Tribute Center and the National Guard.Touring the 9/11...

Wisconsin National Guard collaborates with Nicaragua on disaster mitigation
March 22, 2013 — MANAGUA, Nicaragua - The collaboration between the Wisconsin National Guard's Military Engagement Team (MET) and Nicaragua's Civil Defense continued to progress as the team traveled to Nicaragua over...

New Officer Evaluation Report means fewer boxes, more accountability for raters
March 22, 2013 — WASHINGTON - By December, officers will be rated under a new evaluation system - one designed to strengthen rater accountability and reflect current Army leadership doctrine.The new system will affect...

Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke assumes helm as Air Guard director
March 22, 2013 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III assumed the duties and responsibilities of director, Air National Guard in a ceremony here today at the Air National Guard Readiness...

Seeing double: Missouri twins join Army National Guard
March 21, 2013 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - All of their lives, Taylor and Tyler Adair, twin brothers, have made a conscious effort to be different. All of that is beginning to change.Recently the brothers, who look nearly...

Army: Budget shortfall leads to unassigning reserve component units for fiscal 2013
March 21, 2013 — WASHINGTON - The Army will deploy active component units in lieu of four Army National Guard units in Operation Enduring Freedom-Trans Sahara and the Multinational Force Observer Task Force Sinai as a...

Pentagon delays furlough notices to civilian workforce
March 21, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they’ve had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the...

North Dakota National Guard members complete Cameroon exercise
March 20, 2013 — FARGO, N.D. - Nearly 40 North Dakota National Guard members who took part in a U.S. Army Africa exercise in Cameroon are back home as their Central African military counterparts develop plans for...

Air Guard spouse sets bar as national powerlifter
March 20, 2013 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Competition brings out your best when you are a competitor, and for the spouse of one Air National Guard member it means lifting more weight than most men...

Official recommends resources for duty station moves
March 20, 2013 — WASHINGTON - As thousands of service members receive orders this month to move to new duty stations, the Defense Department has a variety of resources in place to make their summer moves as smooth as...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26