Guard News - The National Guard

Afghanistan: Déjà vu all over again: Guard member finds history repeating itself
March 12, 2012 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE PASAB, Afghanistan - Sometimes, when a person least expects it, past memories return in strange ways. For Kentucky Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Bucky Harris, life did just...

Afghanistan: Alabama Guard member leading the fight with CEASAR
March 12, 2012 — KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - A team here is at the tip of the spear when it comes to Army Airborne Electronic Attack (AEA). Soldiers with Task Force CEASAR are leading the way by laying the ground...

Arizona Guard reaches out to community, youth
March 12, 2012 — QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. - Young boys' voices are heard in unison yelling the word "challenge" as they drop to do pushups. The boys conduct the exercise with stern, determined faces while the instructor...

Defense Department releases energy conservation roadmap
March 12, 2012 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department Friday released an implementation plan for cutting energy consumption in military operationsOfficials released a strategy in June outlining the need for energy...

First lady greeted by Missouri Guard members, families during recent stop-off
March 12, 2012 — KANSAS CITY, Mo.- First lady Michelle Obama visited with nine Missouri National Guard members and their Families on March 5 when her plane touched down at the Kansas City International Airport.While...

Ham encourages enlisted Soldiers to earn their commissions as officers
March 12, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Army Gen. Carter Ham, the commander of U.S. Africa Command, is urging enlisted Soldiers who are looking for a new challenge to step up and become an officer through the Army's Green to...

Kuwait: Guard members participate in coveted Army class
March 12, 2012 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Two nights a week, a group of Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians meets in a darkened conference room, almost like a secret society.But it's not a secret. This group...

Illinois Guard members, Consul General of Poland celebrate Pulaski Day
March 9, 2012 — CHICAGO - Members from the Illinois National Guard, The Consul General of the Republic of Poland, Polish civic leadership and former Polish Soldiers celebrated the memory of Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski...

North Dakota National Guard musicians win Army honors
March 9, 2012 — FARGO, N.D. - Two Soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard's 188th Army Band were honored as among the Army's best Feb. 27.Army Sgt. DeAnn Fylling was named 2011 Reserve Component Army Band...

Pennsylvania Air Guard member named Air Force Athlete of the Year
March 9, 2012 — Harrisburg, Pa. - Pennsylvania Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Emily Shertzer has been chosen by the Air Force as the Athlete of the Year for her sustained success in military athletic...

Active-duty downsizing should benefit Reserve forces
March 8, 2012 — WASHINGTON - A policy board plans to ask Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta to highlight service in the reserve forces as a good option for outgoing active duty members during downsizing.In its first...

Hawaii counterdrug program offers a second chance to at risk youth and families
March 8, 2012 — HONOLULU - As Alexander Pope said, "To err is human." For young people, errors can have a detrimental impact on the rest of their life. However, Pope also said, "To forgive is divine." Here in Hawaii,...

Obama: Troops, veterans will benefit from housing settlement
March 8, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Thousands of service members and veterans whose mortgages were wrongfully foreclosed on, or who were improperly denied lower mortgage interest rates in the national housing crisis, can...

Program to expedite security for troops at Reagan Airport announced
March 8, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Some service members traveling out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport soon will be able to speed through security as part of a joint Defense Department and Transportation...

West Virginia National Guard members rescue stranded citizen after tornado
March 8, 2012 — KIAHSVILLE, W.Va. - On the evening of March 2, Janet LynnPorterfield - a resident from here - was doing something most of the state was doing: watching the development of a tornado on TV.But unlike...

Soldiers on path to success at National Guard Patriot Academy
March 6, 2012 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - People face challenges every day and some of them can be more difficult than others, but regardless of what those challenges are or where they originate from,...

Afghanistan: Georgia Guard welcomes visit from Bulgarian president
March 6, 2012 — KABUL, Afghanistan - After being in office for only a little over 30 days, the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Rosen Plevneliev, and his delegation paid a special visit to his deployed...

Indiana Guard members compete for best-of-the-best competition
March 6, 2012 — EDINBURGH, Ind. - Screams and cheers of encouragement filled the air as Indiana Army National Guard Soldiers navigated over obstacles designed to give the most skilled amongst them a challenge – all...

North Carolina Guard member among those to meet first lady Obama
March 6, 2012 — RALEIGH, N.C. - North Carolina National Guard Army Staff Sgt. Stacy Garner is ready for anything. She has excelled while completing the Army Air Assault School and even deployed to a combat zone in...

'Serving Our Troops' serves families, Minnesota Guard members at home, deployed
March 6, 2012 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - Soldiers currently deployed with the 1st Brigade Combat Team come from more than 500 Minnesota communities, but they all have one thing in common - each of them has a family they...

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