Guard News - The National Guard

DOD announces appointment of Reserve Forces Policy Board chairman
September 16, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense announced Thursday that Retired Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro has been appointed chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board.He is the first person to...

Missouri Guard provides support to Guyana Defense Force
September 16, 2011 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Subject matter experts from the Missouri Army National Guard’s 35th Engineer Brigade traveled to Guyana this summer where they conducted an assessment of the current state of...

Mullen: Happy Birthday Air Force!
September 16, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:Our Air Force was literally born "in the air."...

National Guard State Partnership Program garners prestigious award
September 15, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard’s 65-nation State Partnership Program won a major award here Tuesday.The 20-year-old program launched in the final days of the Cold War received the 2011...

Recruit sets example for females at National Guard program
September 15, 2011 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - When Army Pfc. Kirsty Penn arrived at the National Guard GED Plus program, she was intent on doing her best but never thought she would set a benchmark for other females...

Jacoby: Guard most important partner to NORAD, NORTHCOM missions
September 14, 2011 — MILWAUKEE - Teaming with the National Guard is at the core of his new duty position, said Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, Jr. here last month.The newest commander of the North American Aerospace Defense...

National Guard, reserve members learn sling-loading operations together
September 14, 2011 — SPARTA, Ill. - The breeze was gone and replaced by gusts of air as an Illinois Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter was lowered down from the sky. Marines took hold of cables connecting a...

N.C. Guard, Botswana military share legal expertise
September 13, 2011 — GABORONE, Botswana - Legal experts from the North Carolina National Guard and Botswana Defence Force held their first joint mock courts-martial as part of a trial advocacy workshop here August 15...

Schwartz to Guard: Let’s work together, achieve together
September 13, 2011 — MILWAUKEE - The Air Force will continue to depend heavily on the nation’s reserve components, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, at the 133rd general conference of the National...

Maryland Guard tackles Lee storm floods
September 12, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The Maryland National Guard has activated 25 soldiers to assist in the response to heavy flooding in parts of the state caused by Tropical Storm Lee's heavy rains, according to Guard...

Earnhardt will start post-season Chase for the Cup in 10th position
September 12, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. clinched a spot in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Saturday night with his 16th-place finish at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. The 400-lap event was...

Guard aircraft join Texas, Northwest firefighting efforts
September 12, 2011 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Air National Guard C-130 Hercules equipped with U.S. Forest Service modular airborne firefighting systems have been tasked by U.S. Northern Command in support of...

Winnefeld: National Guard right for America
September 12, 2011 — MILWAUKEE - When he was commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Navy Adm. James Winnefeld embraced the National Guard.Still maintaining a close...

In their own words: Guard members tell personal accounts of 9/11
September 10, 2011 — JOINT BASE-ANDREWS, Md. - As the 10-year anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, approaches, those who were there - or who knew only someone that was directly affected - are once again...

In their own words: Guard members tell personal accounts of 9/11
September 9, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. — Where were you that day?This question has become synonymous with the attacks of 9/11, and as the 10-year anniversary approaches, those who remember will reflect back upon that day,...

Illinois soldiers and Airman remember where they were 9/11
September 9, 2011 — SPRINGFIELD - Before the planes hit and before the towers crumbled, it was a routine Tuesday morning for four Illinois National Guardsmen. One Soldier was teaching in his classroom while a future...

National Guard values Muslim tradition, builds relationships year-round with SPP
September 8, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Ramadan, the Muslim religion's holy month, ended Aug. 30; however, the National Guard will continue to foster relationships with Muslim and Muslim-majority nations through the State...

Imagination and the Future of our Nation
September 8, 2011 — Editor's Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are the author's and not necessarily those of the National Guard Bureau or the Department of Defense.A decade. Ten years. 3,650 days. 520 weeks...

Earnhardt poised to clinch spot in postseason
September 8, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard Military Intelligence NASCAR racecar, finished 19th in Tuesday’s rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in...

Nevada National Guard members killed, injured in shooting
September 7, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Three Nevada National Guard members have died and two are currently injured as a result of a random shooting at a local eatery Sept. 5 in Carson City, Nev.Army Maj. Heath Kelly,...

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk

Army National Guard Fast-Tracks Resilient Microgrids with $14.7M APFIT Award

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response