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California Guard joins interagency effort targeting marijuana growers, environmental contaminants
August 30, 2011 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As hikers, campers and nature enthusiasts enter the Golden State's forests, too few realize the dangers lurking deep within the canopy. The perils they face are not limited to...

New York National Guard focus shifts after Hurricane Irene
August 30, 2011 — LATHAM, N.Y. - As local governments across New York began assessing the impact of Hurricane Irene, the focus of effort for the New York Army and Air National Guard shifted from Long Island and New...

New capabilities enhance operations as 7,675 Guard members join team tackling Irene
August 28, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - With about 7,675 Citizen-Soldiers and –Airmen from 18 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico responding today, three capabilities enhanced the National Guard's contribution...

New York Gov. Cuomo mobilizes almost 2,000 National Guard Soldiers, Airmen
August 27, 2011 — NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has mobilized almost 2,000 New York National Guard troops and more Soldiers will come on duty on Sunday as New York prepares for Hurricane Irene.On Friday,...

Alaska Air National Guard to provide rescue support for Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard is ramping up this afternoon to send crews and equipment to Charleston, W. Va., to provide search and rescue assets in response to Hurricane Irene.A...

Irene: National Guard center coordinates joint support to civilian authorities
August 27, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - With Hurricane Irene making landfall, the National Guard has about 101,000 Guard members ready to respond; organizing that response is a three-pronged effort that takes communication...

Defense Department prepares in advance of Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of Defense announced on Friday that it is currently providing support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) efforts to prepare for Hurricane Irene's...

Hurricane Irene: As thousands deploy, National Guard supports joint team, civilian authorities
August 27, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard support to the joint response to Hurricane Irene was in full motion Saturday as thousands of Soldiers and Airmen rolled out in multiple states to support civilian...

Illinois Guard members en route to New York ahead of Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - About 160 members of the Illinois Army National Guard will depart for New York to train for possible hurricane relief operations on the east coast. An additional 1,000 Illinois...

Maryland National Guard Soldiers, Airmen respond to Hurricane Irene
August 27, 2011 — BALTIMORE - The adjutant general of Maryland has authorized 250 citizen Soldiers and Airmen to be staged and ready to be called upon to support initial response efforts across the state in the event...

Louisiana National Guard report
August 27, 2011 — PINEVILLE, La. - Under the authority of Gov. Bobby Jindal, the Louisiana National Guard has forward deployed eight Guardsmen and two UH-60 Black Hawks with hoist capability as part of a National Guard...

Pennsylvania National Guard activates 1,500 troops for hurricane relief
August 27, 2011 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania National Guard is activating 1,500 troops in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Irene.The troops are being prepositioned in key areas throughout the...

Virginia Guard members pre-positioned for hurricane
August 27, 2011 — RICHMOND, Va. - The Virginia National Guard successfully and safely moved approximately 325 Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force Friday night to staging areas across the...

North Carolina Guard ‘packages’ disaster response assets
August 26, 2011 — RALEIGH, N.C. - With Hurricane Irene spinning her way towards the North Carolinian coast, the North Carolina National Guard put in to play an innovative response plan.Dubbed the “Force Package...

Civil authorities work with National Guard to update hurricane response plan
August 26, 2011 — GARDEN CITY, Ga. - The Georgia National Guard and the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center hosted a weeklong hurricane exercise, HURREX 2011, earlier this month during which leaders from several...

Guard member excels in decontamination field
August 26, 2011 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Indiana Army National Guard Spc. Michael Clayton, a chemical operations specialist with the 438th Chemical Company here, brings nearly 10 years of...

The National Guard responds to Hurricane Irene
August 26, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As of 11:30 a.m. EST the governors of seven states had declared states of emergency, prompting National Guard adjutants general to upgrade Hurricane Condition levels and relocate...

Maryland armory hosts Ocean City evacuees
August 26, 2011 — BALTIMORE - More than 600 evacuees from Ocean City, Md. were housed in the Maryland National Guard's Fifth Regiment Armory here today.The evacuees are mostly young adults on work and student visas.The...

New York National Guard mobilizes hundreds of troops for Hurricane Irene
August 26, 2011 — LATHAM, N.Y. - At the direction of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York Army and Air National Guard will mobilize and deploy 900 Soldiers and Airmen and over 100 vehicles on Saturday in response to...

Obama, Panetta urge caution, preparedness for coming storm
August 26, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Millions of people along the eastern seaboard should be preparing to face what may be a historic hurricane, President Barack Obama said today."All indications point to this being a...

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