Guard News - The National Guard

Quartermasters Keep Australian/American Exercise Supplied
August 5, 2011 — CAMP GROWL, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia - The uniforms are different, and there are subtle differences in terminology used, but the results are the same for both Australian and American...

History, achievements of Tuskegee Airmen celebrated
August 5, 2011 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - I have a dream," said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the...

Louisiana Guard to fly new helicopter in overseas mission
August 5, 2011 — NEW ORLEANS - Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard led the first overseas humanitarian training relief mission involving the Army's newly fielded UH-72A Lakota helicopters during Task Force Bon...

Brothers serving together help renovate school in Suriname
August 4, 2011 — BROKOPONDO, Suriname - Two small-town brothers from South Dakota grew up building a tree house in their backyard. Today, Westin and Waylon Blasius, specialists in the South Dakota Army National...

Happy Birthday to the United States Coast Guard
August 4, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Two hundred and twenty one years ago today, Congress created the U.S. Revenue-Marine to protect a vulnerable young nation’s shores, on a date we now celebrate as the birthday of the...

Missouri Guard medics lend support to Disaster Recovery Jobs Program
August 4, 2011 — JOPLIN, Mo. - Missouri National Guard medics have been assigned to the Disaster Recovery Jobs Program here to ensure the safety and well being of civilians, Soldiers and Airmen who have joined in the...

Oregon National Guard forward observers train with SEALs, Air Force
August 4, 2011 — SALEM, Ore. - A cavalry fire support team lands in a remote area on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and quickly moves for cover on a hill overlooking their target. Communication is set up swiftly to get...

Space systems give Australians, U.S. Soldiers edge in Talisman Sabre
August 4, 2011 — AUSTRALIAN JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER, Canberra, Australia (8/3/11) - For American and Australian Soldiers taking part in Talisman Sabre, satellites can make the difference between winning or...

42nd Infantry Division Band: Army's musical ambassadors in New York State
August 4, 2011 — BROOKLYN, NY - Sweat drips from the brow of New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Mark Kimes as he motions with his baton, directing the 42nd Infantry Division Band through a rendition of...

Earnhardt finishes 16th at Indy, 10th place in points race
August 2, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, finished 16th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he now ranks 10th in the driver...

McKinley: National Guard accessible, fiscally sound operational force
August 1, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Reserve Component senior leaders met on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss maintaining the Reserves as an operational force and measures to keep it funded in such a capacity.“As a...

Safe Skies 2011: Air National Guard, European partners build skills
July 28, 2011 — MIRGOROD AIR BASE, Ukraine - Airmen from the 144th Fighter Wing at Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif., are partnered with Ukrainian and Polish airmen here through the National Guard State...

Active duty Army general nominated to lead Northern Command
July 28, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - An active duty Army general has been nominated to lead Northern Command.Army Lt. Gen. Charles Jacoby Jr. was nominated to lead the Colorado Springs, Colo., based command and its...

Florida Guard infantrymen go back to basics, earn coveted badge
July 28, 2011 — CAMP BLANDING, Fla. - For the first time in more than 20 years, the Florida National Guard conducted testing for the Expert Infantryman Badge, a coveted award and symbol of tradition for U.S...

Jacoby: Relationships drive NORTHCOM, NORAD missions
July 28, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The job of commanding the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command will require building confidence and trust among the many partners involved in both...

Carpenter: Soldier-to-Soldier intervention key to stopping suicides
July 27, 2011 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Army National Guard members must intervene to ensure suicides continue to decline from last year’s record numbers, the acting director said here Sunday.With 112 suicides last year,...

Recruiting, retention remain strong
July 27, 2011 — WASHINGTON - A bumper crop of new high school graduates who joined the military in June helped the Defense Department continue its strong recruiting and retention streak.All four services met or...

First Lady, Dr. Biden launch Community Challenge
July 26, 2011 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, unveiled a new program this week intended to celebrate Americans going above and beyond to improve military...

First Lady, Dr. Biden Join Forces with Guard, Reserve
July 26, 2011 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, took their Joining Forces campaign to New Hampshire on Sunday, telling National Guard and Reserve families...

France bestows high honors on National Guard, active duty Green Berets
July 26, 2011 — WASHINGTON - They are men used to seeing their deeds pass as unrecognized as their battlefield movements, but Monday five National Guard and one active duty Special Forces Soldier took the limelight...

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