Guard News - The National Guard

Kosovo fuel spill leads to KFOR safety barriers to stem further incidents
January 10, 2013 — KOSOVO - Kosovo Force soldiers from Multinational Battle Group-East on Tuesday constructed an obstacle along the route leading from Dragalic to Babilic.The road that runs along the Gaziovode/Gasivoda...

National Guard's 'Magic Table' helps in Hawaii counterdrug operations
January 10, 2013 — HONOLULU - Two men and a woman stare at a six by eight foot touch screen table in an eerily dark room. Each person’s eyes shift to the door as a fourth person purposefully enters and quickly crosses...

Iowa Airman learned from harsh childhood experiences in Africa
January 9, 2013 — DES MOINES - Tech. Sgt. Patrick Kazeze proudly serves as an Air National Guard Technician and as a member of the 132nd Fighter Wing Base Honor Guard.As an Air Guardsman, he comprises a diverse team of...

James Hotaling named next Air National Guard command chief
January 8, 2013 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling from the Continental U.S. NORAD Region-1st Air Force here was named as the Air National Guard's next command chief today.As ANG command...

Army Emergency Relief scholarships available for Soldiers’ family members
January 8, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Army Emergency Relief scholarships for the academic year 2013-2014 became available Jan. 2, 2013, for spouses and children of soldiers, retired soldiers and reserve-component soldiers...

Military OneSource, H&R Block team up to provide tax assistance
January 8, 2013 — WASHINGTON - As tax season nears, Military OneSource and H&R Block have joined forces again to provide a free online tax preparation service for service members.During an interview with American...

Jan. 21 deadline approaches to nominate employers for 2013 Freedom Award
January 7, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. (1/7/13) - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, is encouraging Guardsmen and Reservists to nominate their civilian employers for the 2013...

Kentucky National Guard members help clean Djibouti road
January 7, 2013 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - People rarely realize how much impact a Department of Public Works has until they live in a country that doesn’t have one.Such is the case in Djibouti, Africa, where a...

Fiscal cliff legislation affects military, civilian paychecks
January 7, 2013 — WASHINGTON - The legislation that President Barack Obama signed Jan. 2 that postponed the fiscal cliff means changes to military and civilian paychecks, Defense Finance and Accounting Service...

Kentucky National Guard members help clean Djibouti road
January 7, 2013 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - People rarely realize how much impact a Department of Public Works has until they live in a country that doesn't have one.Such is the case in Djibouti, Africa, where a...

Vermont Air Guard flight surgeon nets 1,000 F-16 hours
January 4, 2013 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - When back in August people began telling Col. Donald Majercik, a flight surgeon here at the Vermont Air National Guard, that he was 20 hours short of 1000 flight hours, he...

Maine Army National Guard develops relationship with Montenegrin partners
January 4, 2013 — KOTOR, Montenegro - The United States Army National Guard history can be traced to Dec. 13, 1636, when the Massachusetts General Court declared that all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60...

Medevac crews in Afghanistan boosting patient outcomes with blood products
January 4, 2013 — KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Code-named Vampire, a trial program is enabling some medics to administer blood products to wounded Soldiers while flying to a medical facility.During the course of the last...

Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke confirmed as director, Air National Guard
January 3, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Lt. Gen. Stanley E. "Sid" Clarke III, commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force, has been confirmed by the Senate to be the...

New York National Guard continues providing post-Sandy help
January 2, 2013 — NEW YORK CITY - Hurricane Sandy is two months over, but as 2013 opens, the New York Army National Guard is still helping people in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island who were affected by the...

Soldier, 59, spends last holiday season deployed in National Guard
January 2, 2013 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The temperature outside has dropped below “normal” for South Carolina Soldiers deployed to Kosovo during this holiday season.Soldiers don multi-layers of clothing before...

Kentucky's Operation Immersion gives health providers an up-close look at National Guard training
December 31, 2012 — GREENVILLE, Ky. - During Kentucky's Operation Immersion, behavioral health professionals were invited to Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center here from Nov. 14-16 for a behind-the-scenes look at...

California captain journeys from Cambodia's killing fields to Guard service
December 28, 2012 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Thoeuth Duong's life story is a study in contrasts. Parts tragedy and providence, his account is torn from the annals of history and speaks to the veracity of the American Dream...

Retired Minnesota Guard Soldier brings ice hockey to military kids
December 27, 2012 — STUTTGART, Germany - Shane Hudella, a retired Minnesota Army National Guard first sergeant and Operation Desert Storm veteran, runs the charitable foundation Defending the Blue Line, which introduces...

Wisconsin Guard Soldier becomes U.S. citizen in Afghanistan
December 27, 2012 — MADISON, Wis. - A Wisconsin Soldier formally became an American citizen in a ceremony thousands of miles away in Afghanistan.Sgt. Luis Cortes-Avila of Oshkosh, Wis., a motor transport operator with...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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