Guard News - The National Guard

AFGHANISTAN: Two worlds merge on one small strip of sidewalk called the "Green Zone"
April 26, 2012 — KABUL, Afghanistan - "Ma'am! Ma'am! Excuse me ma'am!" the little boy said to me as he ran alongside me on the sidewalk.Fellow members of the 230th Signal Company and I were on our first mission...

AFGHANISTAN: National Guard, Afghan engineers work together to build bonds and bases
April 26, 2012 — GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Soldiers of Task Force Mad Dog - headed up by the California Army National Guard's 578th Engineer Battalion and made up of a variety of Army National Guard engineer...

AFGHANISTAN: Wisconsin Agribusiness team visits Afghan demonstration farm
April 26, 2012 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Wisconsin National Guard's 82nd Agribusiness Development Team had its first chance to check the progress of a demonstration farm in the Watapur District of Kunar...

AFGHANISTAN: Guard Soldiers provide security for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah visiting prison
April 25, 2012 — FARAH CITY, Afghanistan - Guard Soldiers provided security for members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah meeting at the Farah City prison warden here Tuesday.Lt. Col. Abdul Qayoum Azami, the...

Family Matters Blog: Passing the torch on family coverage
April 25, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Three years ago, I was in an editorial planning meeting here at American Forces Press Service where staff hashed out ideas for improving our content. We covered the secretary of defense,...

Illinois, Oregon Guard members place third; Colorado, Wisconsin fifth at Best Ranger Competition
April 25, 2012 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - As the creed states, a Ranger is a more elite Soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air. From April 13 to 15 a team of Guard members lived this Creed...

Minnesota Guard weather flight conducts joint training exercise
April 25, 2012 — STILLWATER, Minn. - In rainy conditions, the Minnesota National Guard's 208th Weather Flight, 133rd Airlift Wing, conducted a joint field training exercise with Marines at William H. O'Brien State...

Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers help with Special Olympics
April 25, 2012 — GRANTHAM, Pa. - Some came to give back to the communities where they grew up. Others attended to show support for friends and fellow Soldiers. All said they learned a valuable lesson - the amount they...

Afghanistan: Ohio Guard members turn injury into training opportunity
April 24, 2012 — KUNDUZ PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Soldiers of 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry Regiment, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and members of the Afghan National Police were conducting...

Bangladesh: Kentucky Guard member shares knowledge at Cope South 2012
April 24, 2012 — KURMITOLA AIR BASE, Bangladesh - One Kentucky Air National Guard Airman shared his knowledge of heavy equipment airdrop procedures with an audience of more than 20 Bangladesh air force airmen at...

Officials announce new sexual assault reporting policies
April 24, 2012 — Panetta issued guidance April 20 withholding "initial disposition authority" from any officer who is below the O-6 - colonel or Navy captain - level and who does not hold special court-martial...

Alaska Air Guard pararescuemen airlift climber after 150-foot fall
April 23, 2012 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard rescued a Japanese climber early April 21 after he reportedly fell more than 150 feet while climbing Mooses Tooth in Denali National Park.The 11th...

Texas Guard members connect with Uganda airmen, children
April 23, 2012 — SINGO, Uganda - The road four Texas Army National Guard Soldiers took to the Singo Training Center each day of their deployment here opened up an opportunity for them that they won't soon...

Utah Guard members provide aid to Moroccan villagers during African Lion 2012
April 23, 2012 — AGADIR, Morocco - Soldiers from the Utah State Medical Command, Utah Army National Guard, worked alongside Moroccan military medical personnel April 13, providing medical aid for as many people as...

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve announces award semifinalists
April 20, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, announced today that 133 employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2012 Secretary of Defense...

Kentucky Air Guard to support, participate in Thunder Over Louisville
April 20, 2012 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Airlift Wing is scheduled to support the 2012 Thunder Over Louisville Air Show April 21, providing logistic and maintenance support for...

Wyoming Guard supports Utah during major earthquake exercise
April 20, 2012 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Members of the Wyoming National Guard supported their neighbors in Utah recently as they helped them train and prepare for potential natural disasters, specifically those that could...

Defense Department honors Guard member, DOD personnel for combating sexual assault
April 19, 2012 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department Wednesday honored the men and women who are on the front lines of the battle against the crime of sexual assault, including Colorado Army National Guard Maj. Alisa...

HONDURAS: Missouri Army Guard members begin Beyond the Horizon exercise
April 19, 2012 — NACO, Honduras - Missouri Army Guard members, U.S. Army South personnel, and the Honduran military kicked off the Beyond the Horizon Honduras 2012 exercise Monday in a ceremony at a remote forward...

Maryland Army Guard unveils newest helicopter in its arsenal
April 19, 2012 — CAMP FRETTERD, Md. - The Maryland Army National Guard unveiled Wednesday its first of four UH-72A Lakota helicopters - which will replace the older OH-58A Kiowa as their premier aircraft for civil...

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