Guard News - The National Guard

Medical colleges pledge to care for troops, families
January 13, 2012 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday announced acommitment from the nation's medical colleges to better train civilianhealth-care providers in caring for war veterans and their families...

National Guard part of team standardizing Army disability evaluations
January 13, 2012 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A team charged with establishing an Army-widestandardized disability evaluation system has been meeting this week here atthe headquarters of U.S. Army Forces Command."Right now...

New York Air National Guard evacuates burned fishermen to New Zealand
January 13, 2012 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - An LC-130 Hercules "Ski Bird" aircraft belongingto the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing evacuated seven badlyburned crew members of a South Korean flagged ship from the...

Panetta: King renewed promise of America's dream
January 13, 2012 — WASHINGTON - In anticipation of the nation's Martin Luther King Jr.Day observance on Monday, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has issued amessage to members of the Defense Department outlining his...

Silver Star recipient's memorabilia given to Florida Guard armory
January 13, 2012 — SANFORD, Fla. - Nearly 70 years after he was killed in battle, acentral Florida Soldier's medals and memorabilia were given to the FloridaNational Guard armory that bears his name.On Jan. 10, family...

Trainee controllers gain skills at Selfridge Air Guard base
January 13, 2012 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Sitting in a darkenedroom on the ground floor of an air traffic control tower, Leah Ned outlinesthe goals for her Air Force career, not quite yet a year...

Air Guard's 174th Fighter Wing writing the book on Air Force MQ-9 maintenance
January 13, 2012 — HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Syracuse, NY - SinceHancock Field Air National Guard Base converted from the F-16 Fighting Falconto the MQ-9 Reaper, the flight line has become more silent and...

Community helps Missouri Guard family
January 11, 2012 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - When a Soldier prepares for a deployment, he must first complete the necessary training. The training consists of physical training, military occupation specialty training and...

Kuwait: Deployment reunites Oklahoma Guard cousins after a decade apart
January 11, 2012 — CAMP BUEHRING' Kuwait - It may be a small world' but it's even smaller when you're a member of the U.S. Army. For Army Sgt. Christina Christensen of the Oklahoma National Guard and her cousin Army...

Minnesota Guard members train while they wait
January 11, 2012 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Soldiers in the Mankato, Minn., -based 2nd Battalion, 135th Infantry Regiment are on reserve as a mobile reaction force - but they're not sitting around like the repairman...

Missouri Guard course focuses on creating well-rounded, physically fit Soldiers
January 11, 2012 — FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - Following the active Army component, the Missouri National Guard is pushing its Soldiers to be more all-around physically fit as opposed to simply being able to pass the Army...

Wisconsin's first Armed Forces Reserve Center opens
January 11, 2012 — MADISON, Wisc. - Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and senior military officials cut the ribbon Saturday for a new $24 million building on Madison's east side, replacing old armories, saving money, and...

41 years: Florida Air Guard's last Vietnam veteran retires
January 11, 2012 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - The last Vietnam veteran in the Florida Air National Guard is retiring and ending a more than 40 year military career.State Command Chief Master Sgt. Charles Wisniewski, who...

Liberia: Michigan Guard deploys in support of Operation Observant Liberty
January 10, 2012 — LANSING, Mich. - Citizen-Soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard departed for Fort Benning, Ga., on Jan. 5 before heading to Liberia for a 12-month tour of duty.Soldiers from several Michigan...

Army Guard, Arizona State University sign historic sustainability initiative
January 10, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - With Army National Guard members, Department ofthe Army leadership and the president of Arizona State University presenthere Friday, a historic sustainability education initiative was...

Kuwait: Maryland Guard members get new mission
January 10, 2012 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - The 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, known asTask Force Normandy, had a new mission here only days after the end of thewar in Iraq.On Dec. 18, the last remaining American Soldiers...

McKinley: Guard and Reserves well-positioned for new defense strategy
January 10, 2012 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Rotary Club of Jacksonville hosted AirForce Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, on Mondayat the Omni Hotel here, where McKinley spoke about the current...

Missouri Guard's attack battalion transitions to Longbow Apache
January 10, 2012 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - The Missouri National Guard's1-135th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion held a roll-out ceremony thatofficially transitioned the battalion to a AH-64D Apache Longbow...

National Guard assists Alaska community buried in snow
January 10, 2012 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Alaska National Guard members arrived inCordova Sunday afternoon to help the citizens in this small Alaska town digout from a series of winter storms.Termed Operation Deep Dig,...

Senior enlisted leaders from U.S. European Command, Maine National Guard visit Montenegro
January 9, 2012 — PODGORICA, Montenegro - The Office of Defense Cooperation at U.S. Embassy Montenegro hosted a visit from Fleet Master Chief Petty Officer Roy Maddocks, U.S. European Command's senior enlisted Leader,...

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