Guard News - The National Guard

Alaska Guard, active-duty service members, Reservists serve rural communities
April 18, 2012 — NOME, Alaska - Blanketed with ice and snow on the Bering Sea coast, most villages here are isolated by miles of open landscape and accessible only by snowmobile and air transportation.However, 285...

Arizona Air Guard members cream of the crop in Air Guard culinary
April 18, 2012 — TUCSON, Ariz. - For only the third time in 18 years, the men and women of the 162nd Force Support Squadron who feed nearly 800 Airmen every training weekend at Tucson International Airport will bring...

North Carolina Guard member dedicates 100-mile run to fallen comrades
April 18, 2012 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - As the hot sun began to rise above the horizon here on the first day of April here, a 10-mile road race was about to begin. At that same moment, on the other side of base, a...

Wyoming Air Guard unit conducts annual MAFFS training
April 18, 2012 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Select C-130 Hercules cargo plane crews with the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing began preparing for their mission to fight fires from the air with a new training...

Ohio Air Guard members win Air Transportation awards
April 17, 2012 — MANSFIELD, Ohio - Recently, two members of the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing were selected for the Air National Guard's Transportation Senior Noncommissioned and Noncommissioned Officer...

Panetta, Dempsey announce initiatives to stop sexual assault
April 17, 2012 — WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's top civilian and military leaders took their campaign to stop sexual assault in the military to Capitol Hill Monday, where they announced new initiatives to combat the...

Oregon Guard participate in Shanti-Doot exercise in Bangladesh
April 16, 2012 — DHAKA, Bangladesh - Two Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers participated in Exercise Shanti Doot 3, a multi-national training exercise here, from March 4 to 21.Army Staff Sgts. Tyson Pardun and Darrin...

Mongolia-Alaska Guard exchange info during Arctic Care
April 16, 2012 — NOME, Alaska - Four medical military representatives from Mongolia visited the village of Golovin, Alaska, April 15 to see U.S. military medical professionals provide care to underserved Alaska...

Air Guard units close chapters, begin anew
April 16, 2012 — STARKE, Fla. - In the span of a few moments one Florida Air National Guard unit became part of the past, and another became the way of the future.On April 12, the Florida Air Guard's Weather Readiness...

Army Guard top enlisted leader makes time to visit deployed Soldiers
April 16, 2012 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE PASAB, Afghanistan - Far off the beaten path in the mountains of southern Afghanistan is typically not the place you would expect to find Army Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J...

Kenyan native gives back to new home through service in National Guard
April 16, 2012 — KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Army Pvt. Paul Baiywo has only been in the United States for about five years, but this Kenyan native has made the decision to serve in the Missouri Army National Guard as a means...

Wisconsin Airman hits the ground running for marathon team try-out
April 16, 2012 — MADISON, Wis. - In 2010, Airman 1st Class Robert Miles ran only the second marathon of his life – he won.Now, nearly two years and six marathons later, he's 26.2 miles away from a chance at making the...

Military Kids Make Parents' Service Possible, First Lady Says
April 13, 2012 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama highlighted the shared sacrifices of military children while meeting with the teenage daughters of service members yesterday in Jacksonville, Fla."On behalf of...

South Dakota Guard Civil Support Team trains with civilian first responders
April 13, 2012 — KEYSTONE, S.D. - The South Dakota National Guard 82nd Civil Support Team worked through a new training scenario involving the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation's bomb squad and personnel...

First Lady, Dr. Biden mark 'Joining Forces' anniversary
April 12, 2012 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Joining Forces campaign by celebrating the individuals and...

Kentucky Air Guard Contingency Response Group becomes first in Air Guard to earn verification for cargo-handling capability
April 12, 2012 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group recently set new standards for excellence when they deployed here last month,...

Maryland Air National Guard member awarded the Air Force Cross for "extraordinary heroism"
April 12, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air Force Capt. Barry Crawford, a Maryland Air National Guard member from the 175th Wing, who fought in and survived a 14-hour firefight in 2010, was presented the Air Force Cross...

Senate honors California Air National Guard members for international maritime rescue
April 12, 2012 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Seven California Air National Guard members from the 129th Rescue Wing was recognized on the California Senate floor today for their efforts in the successful rescue of two...

Armenian minister of defense visits Kansas National Guard
April 11, 2012 — TOPEKA, Kan. - Seyran Ohanyan, the Minister of Defense for the Republic of Armenia, visited the state of Kansas March 20. During the brief visit, Ohanyan and select members of his delegation toured...

Missouri Air Guard band 'Sidewinder' performs at White House
April 11, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Sidewinder, the rock band element of the St. Louis, Mo.-based 571st Missouri Air National Guard Band made famous by a YouTube video, performed at the White House today in front of the...

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