Guard News - The National Guard

Montana Citizen-Airman named senior enlisted advisor to chief, National Guard Bureau
March 7, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush will be the next senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, Army Gen. Frank Grass announced Wednesday.Brush,...

Army Criminal Investigation Command warns of email scam, criminals posing as police
March 7, 2013 — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID) is warning both the Army community and the public about a new Internet phishing scam where criminals are attempting to pose as Army CID...

Army releases new Soldier Record Brief for personnel and pay information
March 7, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army on Thursday released a template of the Soldier Record Brief (SRB), a multi-component report that will serve as a snapshot of each Soldier's personnel data.This report will...

New virtual reality simulator teaches Airmen how to fall
March 7, 2013 — PEORIA, Ill. - At first glance, the virtual reality parachute simulator looks like a giant baby bouncer made of metal, tethers and wires. However, rather than train babies to stand, this equipment...

Maryland Guard partners with Bosnia for peace, security
March 6, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Armed forces from Bosnia and Herzegovina deployed with a military police task force to Afghanistan’s Kandahar province in January, thanks to ongoing training and integration with the...

South Carolina National Guard leaders visit Colombian military partners
March 6, 2013 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr. led a team of 10 to Bogotá, Colombia, Feb. 19-22 for the latest engagement of the newly formed State Partnership...

Army, Air Guard units recognized for outstanding family support programs
March 5, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Units from the Air and Army National Guard were recognized recently for outstanding family readiness programs as part of the Reserve Family Readiness Awards ceremony at the...

Task force established to close gaps between active, Guard, Reserve
March 5, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Air Force senior leaders recently directed a task force to develop the best ways to bring the active, Reserve, and Guard closer together to achieve the most capable force possible. To...

Kentucky veterinarians extend training in Afghanistan
March 4, 2013 — KANDAHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Members of the veterinary team of Kentucky’s Agribusiness Development Team 5 conducted their first joint Veterinary Outreach Program with a Special Forces team in the...

Air National Guard’s first female military training instructor named NCO of the year
March 4, 2013 — MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - The first and only female military training instructor in the Air National Guard is also the first and only Air National Guard member to be named the Air University...

Missouri National Guard’s civil support team trains to respond to chemical, biological warfare
March 4, 2013 — DUGWAY, Utah - The Missouri National Guard's 7th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team recently spent two weeks training at the U.S. Army Dugway Proving Ground.The unit, based at Cooper...

Texas National Guard members join Mexican comrades for international ceremony
March 1, 2013 — LAREDO, Texas - Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, unfurled their flags, shouldered arms and marched toward Mexico. The Guard members, from the unit’s...

Virginia ceremony to remember Airmen, Soldiers killed in 2001 plane crash
March 1, 2013 — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Virginia Beach-based 203rd RED HORSE Squadron plans to hold a brief ceremony to lay an honor wreath March 3, 2013, at 3 p.m. at Camp Pendleton in Virginia Beach to honor the...

Painting honoring Benedict Arnold finds new home in New York Military Museum
March 1, 2013 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - A historic mural donated to the New York State Military Museum recalls General Benedict Arnold's heroism at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, when he personally led a critical...

Florida's militia heritage remembered during Civil War battlefield visit
February 28, 2013 — OLUSTEE, Fla. - Nearly 150 years after Union and Confederate soldiers spilled blood during the largest Civil War conflict in Florida, the state adjutant general helped recognize the state’s militia...

Puerto Rico National Guard members join the fight against drug and weapons trafficking
February 28, 2013 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Citizen-Soldiers and aviators are often called to serve in missions all over the world, and they do so gallantly, but when they are called to serve in their own backyard there...

Chiefs to Congress: Fiscal crisis threatens U.S. military edge
February 27, 2013 — WASHINGTON - America's military superiority is founded on training and readiness, and the fiscal crisis facing the country threatens to strip away that edge, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told...

Chuck Hagel takes office as 24th defense secretary
February 27, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Just before his private swearing-in ceremony as the 24th secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, arrived Wednesday morning at the Pentagon and were greeted by Marine...

Utah Guard linguists contribute unique skills during African exercises
February 27, 2013 — DOUALA, Cameroon - Sweat rolls down Sgt. Chason Parker's face as he speaks in French to an attentive audience of Cameroon Army paratroopers. Barely any air moves in the steamy basement classroom at...

California Guard member wins top honors at Small Arms Championship
February 26, 2013 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - A California National Guard member needed an extra suitcase to haul away the hardware he collected at this year's U.S. Army Small Arms Championship.Sgt. 1st Class Geoffrey...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities