Guard News - The National Guard

Muncy to Air Guard members: Tell Your Story
December 6, 2011 — BALTIMORE - Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Christopher Muncy, the command Chief Master Sgt. of the Air National Guard spoke with members of the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard during a town...

Kentucky governor, first lady celebrate holidays with Guard members
December 5, 2011 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear and First Lady Jane Beshear joined Adjutant General Edward Tonini and his wife, Carol, in a holiday visit Dec. 3 with the families of the Kentucky...

Documents from Lincoln's National Guard service discovered
December 5, 2011 — SPRINGFIELD, IL - Before his presidency and before his name became synonymous with the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln slogged his way around the state during the Black Hawk War as a volunteer Soldier with...

National Guard diversity conference to go virtual for minimum cost, maximum impact
December 5, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - With tighter budgetary challenges causing senior leaders to find more innovative ways to communicate to the masses, the National Guard Bureau is tapping into the online realm by...

Pennsylvania National Guard vital to Canadian forces deployment training
December 5, 2011 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The 4,000-mile stretch of land between the United States and Canada is the largest unprotected border in the world. To Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, former acting...

Iraq: Virginia National Guard Calvary unit makes final preparations to leave Iraq
December 5, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - With Operation New Dawn coming to an end, the Virginia Army National Guard exited Iraq in its final convoy out of here Friday."We were a convoy escort team,"...

Farewell Maj. Gen. Carpenter, you will be missed
December 3, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard bid farewell this week to Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter after his 29-months of service as the acting director of the Army National Guard, and more than...

Family Day draws 1,000 to Air Guard Base
December 2, 2011 — KENTUCKY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, LOUISVILLE, Ky. - More than 1,000 Kentucky Air National Guard members and their family members gathered here Oct. 23 to celebrate Family Day with a picnic lunch and a...

Air base, Air Guard Wing supports airborne brigade deployment
December 2, 2011 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air Guard members from the 176th Wing worked with Airmen from the 673d Air Base Wing here to deploy Soldiers from the U.S. Army Alaska's 4th Brigade...

Afghanistan: Oklahoma Guard Soldiers receive GPS guided airdrop
December 2, 2011 — KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Airmen from the 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron successfully completed an airdrop mission to Combat Outpost Herrera in east Afghanistan, using Global Positioning...

Deployed Virginia Guard Soldiers give thanks for support from groups nationwide
December 2, 2011 — ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan - At the beginning of this holiday season deployed Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers took a moment from their deployment here to reflect on the care packages, letters...

Iowa National Guard Soldiers recognized for ironman ammo pack system
December 2, 2011 — CAMP DODGE JOHNSTON, Iowa - Three Iowa Guard Soldiers with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, were recognized during the U.S. Army's greatest inventions competition after a panel of...

Kuwait: Minnesota Guard Soldiers start drawing down one convoy at a time
December 2, 2011 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Minnesota National Guard Soldiers deployed here from the 34th Infantry Division "Red Bulls," conducted convoy escorting for 233rd Transportation Company, 3rd Sustainment...

Afghanistan: 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team mission changes
December 1, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced changes to the mission of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team due to reduced requirements in Afghanistan.The 37th IBCT, 38th...

Air Force leaders collaborate on Total Force future
December 1, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Air Force senior leaders are looking at ways to balance the ratio of regular and Reserve component Airmen to create the most effective and efficient combat capability in austere budget...

World at strategic inflection point, Dempsey says - and praises Air Guard member on world stage
December 1, 2011 — LONDON - The world may be facing a strategic inflection point as important as the one facing Allied leaders in World War II, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here Monday.Later in his...

Indiana Guard members join Iraq exodus
December 1, 2011 — INDIANAPOLIS - About 150 Soldiers of the 219th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade returned home from the Iraqi desert climate to Indiana's rain and cold sleet on Monday and Tuesday. The unit deployed to...

Iraqis stand ready to defend their own
December 1, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Beginning in 2012, Iraqis will be responsible for defending their own borders and air space, and for policing their own people, both inside and outside their cities.Since 2003, Iraqis...

Oregon National Guard member helps service members reintegrate
December 1, 2011 — SALEM, Ore. - When Staff Sgt. Dale Beshara was growing up in a small town outside Klamath Falls, Ore., he saw his neighbor return from military duty and knew he, too, someday wanted to serve.Beshara...

Era of Vietnam War veterans serving in North Dakota Guard ends
December 1, 2011 — FARGO, N.D. - While most North Dakota Guard members are war veterans, one holds a special distinction: He's the last serving combat Vietnam War veteran in the North Dakota National Guard.When Army...

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