Guard News - The National Guard

Guard member's civilian-acquired skills gets him hand-picked for mission
October 11, 2011 — ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan (10/11/11) - A Virginia Army National Guard and an active duty Soldier were both hand-selected for Operation Fairbanks, a recent route-clearing and checkpoint construction...

Keeping Guard families connected: Deployed mom supports daughter half a world away
October 11, 2011 — CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - Army Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer Mccann, senior human resources non-commissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 134th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade...

AUSA: Army bracing for more budget cuts, McHugh says
October 11, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The potential of the Defense Department facing additional budget cuts of $500 billion to $600 billion over the next decade keeps him up at night, Secretary of the Army John McHugh...

National Guard agribusiness seminar prepares commanders for a different fight
October 11, 2011 — EDINBURGH, Ind. - A weapon unique to the National Guard was studied here last week - the Agribusiness Development Team.Past and present National Guard Agribusiness Development Team commanders and...

AUSA: Rodriguez stresses importance of Army Guard, Reserve as operational force
October 11, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command highlighted the critical role of reserve component Soldiers and units at the 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Association of...

Hawaii Air National Guard member earns distinguished marksmanship honors
October 11, 2011 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - 'It's an extremely big accomplishment," said Brig. Gen. Stanley Osserman."I know what it takes to get it and it's a big deal."What the commander of the Hawaii...

Kentucky Guard MPs help secure Victory Base Complex
October 11, 2011 — BAGHDAD, Iraq — As U.S. forces continue to re-posture troops and equipment from Iraq, security operations must simultaneously be maintained throughout the theaterOn Victory Base Complex, many...

Massachusetts and Vermont Army Guard medevac crew awarded Air Medals
October 11, 2011 — CAMP TAJI, Iraq - An "all-pro" medical evacuation crew from the 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment received Air Medals for conducting two urgent air evacuations on a...

AUSA: Rodriguez stresses importance of Army Guard, Reserve as operational force
October 10, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command highlighted the critical role of reserve component Soldiers and units at the 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Association of...

AUSA: App spotlights Army exhibits, forums
October 10, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The commanding general of U.S. Army Forces Command highlighted the critical role of reserve component Soldiers and units at the 2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Association of...

AUSA: Utah National Guard member is U.S. Army's NCO of the Year
October 10, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - For the second time in three years - and for only the second time in history - a National Guard member has been named the U.S. Army's Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.The Utah Army...

Indiana Guard facility redirects historical training operations
October 7, 2011 — EDINBURGH, Ind. - As Soldiers deploying through Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center slows, the operational tempo does not. Instead, Atturbury has redirected its historical ability to train...

Maryland National Guard members train DEA agents in combat life skills
October 7, 2011 — BALTIMORE - You're a drug enforcement agent, and while working a case your partner gets shot. You drag them into another room, but there are still shots being fired in the hallway. You see that...

Jelinski-Hall: Leadership, taking care of Airmen should be the culture
October 7, 2011 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Taking care of Airmen, getting help when help is needed and leading through engagement is the wingman concept the Air National Guard must continue to embrace, the senior enlisted...

Earnhardt finishes in 24th place after unexpected pit stop
October 6, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished 24th in Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. after a loose wheel forced him down pit road for an unscheduled pit stop in the...

California Guard members train Iraqis on fuel trucks
October 5, 2011 — CAMP TAJI, Iraq - California Army National Guard Soldiers here recently conducted a week-long class to train fellow Iraqi Army personnel how to operate heavy expanded mobility tactical trucks, or...

DOD program gives spouses career options
October 4, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Balancing a civilian career with a military spouse's career can be tough and when a service member has a permanent change of station it can leave spouses stuck hoping to find a new job in...

Missouri Guard members help Navy, Air Force recover helicopter
October 4, 2011 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri National Guard members helped recover a Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter that crashed at the Jefferson City airport as it was taking off after refueling on Saturday."The...

Massachusetts National Guard train first responders in Tajikistan
October 4, 2011 — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - A dozen nurses and doctors sprint into the courtyard as a gruesome scene unfolds.Casualties are sprawled out all over the ground. A man runs around screaming, another is spread...

Texas Guard helps community reclaim neighborhoods
October 4, 2011 — HARLINGEN, Texas - Members of the Texas Military Forces participated Aug. 31 in Operation Crackdown, a joint community effort of Guard members and citizens to reclaim neighborhoods from the influences...

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