Guard News - The National Guard

Army celebrates 236th birthday
June 14, 2011 — Innovation, flexibility core of Army success, Gates says Chairman's Corner: Happy Birthday Army!Innovation, flexibility core of Army success, Gates saysBy Jim Garamone American Forces Press...

California Guard supports battlefield circulation
June 14, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - The demands on a Soldier are vast during deployment. Many Soldiers have duties to perform in addition to their regular job. Each of these duties is important...

Iowa Guard truck drivers deliver under fire
June 14, 2011 — LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - There is an old Soldier's expression: Don't volunteer for anything.The theory behind the expression is that a Soldier may not like the duty or detail for which they...

Maryland Guard members keep radios 'on air'
June 14, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Sometimes we take our ability to communicate for granted until the ability is taken away. Soldiers from the communications and electronics section of the...

DOD seeks input from Guard, Reserve employers
June 13, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials want to hear by July 6 from the civilian employers of Reservists and National Guard members in a survey intended to measure the impact of service members on...

COMMENTARY: Georgia Guard works with Georgia nation
June 13, 2011 — MARIETTA, Ga. - The nation of Georgia is perhaps best known (if it is known at all) by those in the state of Georgia for its 2008 military conflict with Russia in South Ossetia or from the 2010...

Iowa Guard cooks sustain troops' morale
June 13, 2011 — PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - In the '80s, a U.S. Army recruiting commercial said, "In the Army, we do more before 9 a.m. than most people do all day." That is the reality for the food service...

Missouri Guard Airmen tell of increased airlift over Afghanistan
June 13, 2011 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Whether it is food, water, ammunition, medical supplies, machine parts, or simply mail from home, to get cargo across Afghanistan it must first go through Bagram Air Base, and that...

DOD seeks input from Guard, Reserve employers
June 13, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials want to hear by July 6 from the civilian employers of Reservists and National Guard members in a survey intended to measure the impact of service members on...

Wyoming Guard members, ANSF train together
June 13, 2011 — PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Soldiers from Company C, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Wyoming Army National Guard, conducted a training session for U.S. Army Soldiers and Afghan National...

Georgia Guard mentors Latvian Army in Operation Summer Shield
June 10, 2011 — ADAZI, Latvia - Twenty-five Soldiers of the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, led by the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry, and supplemented with additional skilled Soldiers...

Alaska National Guard “Guardian Angels” save 107 in Afghanistan
June 10, 2011 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Guard members from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan where they are credited with saving 107 lives...

Four Iowa National Guard Soldiers wounded in Afghanistan
June 10, 2011 — JOHNSTON, Iowa - Three Soldiers from Iowa City’s Company B, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, Iowa Army National Guard, and one from Waterloo’s...

Texas Guard member taking care of Soldiers in Iraq
June 10, 2011 — BASRAH, Iraq - These words of wisdom from a former drill sergeant are well known by any member of B Company, 36th Division Special Troops Battalion, who has stood in a company formation from the...

SPECIAL: Missouri National Guard assists tornado-devastated Joplin
June 9, 2011 — Military Police help protect the citizens of Joplin Sharing of information key in Guard’s response to state emergencies Guardsman helps rescue tornado victims at local Wal-MartMilitary...

Panetta vows to put national security, troops first
June 9, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Leon E. Panetta told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that if he's confirmed as the next defense secretary, his first and foremost mission will be to protect the United States...

Minor injuries to pilot from Tuesday's F-16 accident
June 8, 2011 — MADISON, Wisc. - The pilot of a single-seat F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard was evaluated and released with minor...

SPECIAL: 18,479 workdays and counting in extended North Dakota flood fight
June 8, 2011 — 18,479 workdays and counting in extended North Dakota flood fight Guard members walk the line of levees The Guard that supports the Guard Guard transitions from building to monitoring...

Joint Chiefs nominee shares vision with Guard senior leaders
June 8, 2011 — INDIANAPOLIS - If the National Guard is to remain a fully operational force they must continue to develop programs within the joint structure, the 37th chief of staff of the Army said here...

End of en era: Lesher one of last Vietnam vets serving on Guard active-duty
June 8, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As one of the last remaining active-duty Guard members with service experience in Vietnam, Army Master Sgt. Leland Lesher said the most rewarding thing about his career is the view...

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