Guard News - The National Guard

First Moroccan F-16 pilots to complete training with Arizona Air Guard
June 27, 2011 — TUCSON, Ariz. - Next Month, the Kingdom of Morocco, a strategic partner for U.S. forces in North Africa, will become the 25th country to own and operate F-16 Fighting Falcons. The pilots tapped to...

National Guard works to make water safe for North Dakota hospital
June 27, 2011 — MINOT, N.D. - Water is often called a precious resource, and when floodwaters back up city water and sanitation systems and make the water unsafe to drink, residents can learn just how precious a...

Thousands of National Guard members converging on Milwaukee
June 26, 2011 — MILWAUKEE, Wisc. - More than 3,000 Army and Air National Guard officers and enlisted members from across the United States began arriving here Thursday for the 133rd National Guard Association of the...

20 years later: Former Gulf War POW, current Ohio Air National Guard member remembers captivity
June 24, 2011 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Air Force colonel in the olive drab flight suit picks up a remote control lying on his desk, aims it at the television mounted to his office wall and pushes play. The screen...

Iowa National Guard continues to support Missouri River flood response
June 24, 2011 — JOHNSTON, Iowa - Iowa's Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen have responded quickly in assisting Iowa communities as part of their State mission. Guard members are working in conjunction with the office of...

National Guard units provides needed supplies, saves lives
June 24, 2011 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Soldiers in an austere province in Afghanistan received much needed provisions thanks to the joint efforts of the Alaska and New York Air National Guard units during...

Nebraska National Guard riggers prepare sandbags to protect Omaha airfield
June 24, 2011 — OMAHA, Neb. - As airliners came in for landing here at Eppley Airfield, Nebraska National Guard members from Detachment 2, 165th Quartermaster Company, did their part to prevent catastrophe by rigging...

New partnership to expand job opportunities for military spouses
June 23, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is scheduled to launch a new partnership next week intended to expand job opportunities for military spouses by connecting them with employers actively seeking to...

Guard working to ensure safety of Minot citizens
June 23, 2011 — MINOT, N.D. - The North Dakota National Guard, alongside local officials and the Minot community, was working to ensure a safe evacuation of about 12,000 people and 4,200 homes in Minot in addition...

Late-race contact sends Earnhardt into the wall, finishes 21st
June 23, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, finished 21st in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Michigan International Speedway after a late-race incident with another car...

Guard helps thousands flee floods
June 23, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As of 9:30 a.m. EST today the city of Minot, N.D. has evacuated about 12,000 residents in response to the Souris River overtopping several levees in and around the Minot area,...

Kansas National Guard Agribusiness Development Team conducts ‘spur ride’ tradition
June 23, 2011 — LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - After dusk Soldiers and Airmen, with the Kansas National Guard's 3/6 Kansas Cavalry Agribusiness Development Team-III, were restless as they awaited the start of the...

Obama announces troop reductions, way forward in Afghanistan
June 23, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Thanks to the tremendous progress U.S., coalition and Afghan troops have made, the United States will draw down the number of troops in Afghanistan by 10,000 this year and 33,000 by the...

British soldier works with South Dakota Guard unit during flood operations
June 22, 2011 — DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. - With the help of a foreign exchange program, the South Dakota National Guard received assistance from British troops during the Missouri River flooding operations taking place...

Task Force 'Good Neighbor' leaves Haiti a better place
June 22, 2011 — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Army Col. Kenneth Donnelly said he will leave Haiti this week a better man, but not before leaving Haiti a better place.Donnelly, the commander of Task Force Bon Voizen,...

Minot residents ordered to evacuate by 7 p.m. EST
June 22, 2011 — Arlington, Va. - As of 4:30 p.m. EST civilian law enforcement officials in Minot, N.D. have ordered the emergency evacuation of 11,000 residents, due to the number of levees expected to be overtopped...

Senate Confirms Panetta as Defense Secretary
June 22, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to confirm Leon E. Panetta as the next Secretary of Defense.Panetta received broad bipartisan support following his June 9 confirmation...

Gates, Mullen protect family programs from budget cuts
June 21, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the service chiefs to "fence" two areas in the budget options the military is contemplating: training and family programs."I don't want any money...

Minnesota National Guard truly 'builds' partnership with Croatia
June 21, 2011 — NASICE, Croatia - When Army Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Nagorski left his Minnesota home for his annual training he was unaware of the camaraderie that would be awaiting him and his team in eastern...

Air Guard, active duty Airmen conduct precision rescue jumpmaster training
June 21, 2011 — EDINBURGH, Ind. - Precision jumpmasters are prepared to quickly respond and treat a casualty in any situation and make the difference between life and death.Airmen from the Kentucky Air National...

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