Guard News - The National Guard

Alaska National Guard responding to Alaska community buried in snow
January 9, 2012 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard is responding to personnel and equipment requests for support in Cordova after weeks of record snowfall have left the city covered in more than 18 feet...

Chicago Army National Guard Soldier prevents robbery
January 9, 2012 — CHICAGO - Quick actions by a 21-year old Illinois Army National Guard Soldier during the weekend thwarted an attempted robbery and resulted in three teenagers being arrested by Chicago Police.Army...

Siblings reunite in Afghanistan
January 9, 2012 — KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Having three deployed members in one family would seem unlikely; however, for the Hale family, it's a reality. With a little help, they were able to reconnect after a...

Tell the Air Guard story, command chief tells Milwaukee Airmen
January 9, 2012 — MILWAUKEE - Changes are coming to the Air National Guard, Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher E. Muncy, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, said during a Sunday visit with the...

Obama vows to 'keep faith' with families
January 6, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Senior leaders on Thursday underscored their commitment to caring for troops, veterans and their families, and the programs that support them, in a briefing that laid the groundwork for...

Maryland Guard welcomes Bosnia-Herzegovina liaison officer
January 6, 2012 — BALTIMORE - The Maryland State Partnership Program has successfully implemented a liaison officer in their partnership with Bosnia-Herzegovina in order to enhance bilateral relationships between the...

Deadline nears for employer support award nominations
January 6, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Members of the National Guard and reserves have just 10 more days to nominate their employers for the Defense Department's highest award recognizing employers who have gone the extra mile...

Florida governor, adjutant general visit 101st AOG
January 6, 2012 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The governor of Florida is to Florida Air National Guardsmen what the president of the United States is to active duty military: commander in chief.The Air National...

Changes in AER include family dental assistance, spouse scholarships
January 5, 2012 — WASHINGTON - New categories of assistance and new scholarship opportunities are now available through Army Emergency Relief.Included among the new categories of assistance to Soldiers are family...

Kansas National Guard combat medic covers Africa
January 5, 2012 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - "I wanted to make my dad proud."The pen struck the parchment leaving her signature - Michelle C. Lawrence - above her father's, she recalled.Weeks later on her 17th...

Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel
January 5, 2012 — WASHINGTON - With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're...

Texas Guard unit signs forward operating base over to Afghan control
January 5, 2012 — PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Another big step in the transition process has been taken with Forward Operating Base Lion now under the direct control of the Afghan government.A provincial...

Afghanistan: Oklahoma Guard combat medic demonstrates resiliency
January 4, 2012 — PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Spc. Ashley Jones sat in her bed late one night last month at Craig Joint Theatre Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, waiting to join the solemn group of Soldiers...

The National Guard's contribution: 300,000-plus Iraq deployments
January 4, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - On Dec. 18, 2011, when the final U.S. troops crossed the Iraqi border into Kuwait, the National Guard had deployed more than 250,000 Guard members in support of the war.Already...

Health concerns prompt Exchanges to remove dietary supplements
January 4, 2012 — WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense has implemented a temporarymoratorium on the sales of products containing DMAA within militaryfacilities.The moratorium will remain in effect pending further...

The dos and don'ts of the political season
January 4, 2012 — VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - With the presidential primarieslurking around the corner, there are a few things service members mustremember during this upcoming political season.When you joined the...

Wisconsin prepares to leave Iraq
January 4, 2012 — BAGHDAD - It's been a long deployment for 3,200-plus soldiers of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, but it is finally coming to an end.Sometime in early January, the...

Adjutant general: "This is an historic moment for the National Guard"
January 3, 2012 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Florida National Guardsman and chief of the National Guard Bureau Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley will officially join the Joint Chiefs of Staff.President Barack Obama signed a...

N.Y. Guard Counterdrug Task Force helps keep 100 schools drug-free
January 3, 2012 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - Throughout 2011, more than 100 communities acrossNew York State welcomed Soldiers and Airmen of the New York National Guard,not to hear about their overseas wartime experiences, but to...

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