Guard News - The National Guard

Air National Guard pilot safe following aircraft accident
June 7, 2011 — MADISON, Wisc. - A pilot from the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard is safe after ejecting from an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet over Adams County at...

Arizona Guard fights massive wildfire
June 7, 2011 — PHOENIX - The Arizona National Guard has been supporting fire crews at the Wallow Fire with three 2500 gallon fuel tankers and their associated crews since Monday. "The mission of the Arizona National...

Female combat troops to link Afghan women, New York Guard's 27th Brigade
June 7, 2011 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - In what will be a first for the National Guard, a group of female National Guard Soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan attached to combat units as cultural mediators.Dubbed a "Female...

SPECIAL: South Dakota National Guard fights floods
June 7, 2011 — Almost 1,300 Guard members remain on duty in South Dakota 147th Forward Support Company maintains vehicles, equipment in support of flood efforts Levee patrol underway for 211th Engineers,...

Gates says Guard, Reserve roles need examining
June 7, 2011 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHARANA, Afghanistan - The Defense Department is taking a look at the roles of the National Guard and Reserve components, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here Monday...

Earnhardt is now third in points race after second place finish
June 6, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. matched his best finish of the 2011 season after he took runner-up honors in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.The driver of the No...

Nebraska brothers-in-the-Guard serve together
June 6, 2011 — KABUL, Afghanistan - A Nebraska family is serving its nation above and beyond the call of duty, as three brothers are serving together in the area of Afghanistan's capital of Kabul and live in nearby...

Officials suggest new role for operational Guard, Reserve
June 6, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Capabilities gained from a decade of combat have transformed military Reserve components into a full-spectrum operational force that should be integrated into the active fighting force, a...

Illinois Guard trains with Polish military
June 3, 2011 — WARSAW, Poland - A team of 49 Soldiers and Airmen with the Illinois National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) went...

Ambassador praises National Guard
June 3, 2011 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Karl W. Eikenberry, praised the accomplishments of National Guard Agribusiness Development Teams during a visit here Wednesday.“In...

Returning Guard members face challenging labor market, general tells Congress
June 3, 2011 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Alongside representatives from several National Veteran and Workforce Associations, Army Maj. Gen. James Tyre, the Florida National Guard’s assistant adjutant general (Army),...

Guard members critical to flying operations
June 3, 2011 — BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - When the pilots of a C-130 Hercules from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here found themselves grounded outside the gates of a forward operating base due to a...

Minister Hits Bottom to Rise as an Army Guard Chaplain
June 3, 2011 — BASRAH, Iraq - Life was good for Harold B. Bender. He had it all; a nice house, nice car, a wonderful wife and three kids, and what he considered his dream job – the youth, singles and recreation...

National Guard’s tornado, flood response jumps to 5,000 over past week
June 3, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - In the aftermath of severe storms that have brought devastating tornadoes to areas of Missouri and Massachusetts and major flooding across the Midwest and other parts of the U.S., the...

Guard, Reserve employers earn top Defense Department honor
June 2, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Fifteen employers have been chosen to receive the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award in recognition of the support they provide employees who serve in the...

Half-a-lap short on fuel, Earnhardt finishes 7th at Charlotte
June 2, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, was right where he wanted to be when the field took the white flag at the 600-mile event at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway, leading on...

Up to 1,000 Guard members respond to Mass. tornadoes
June 2, 2011 — Massachusetts Guard continues tornado relief Up to 1,000 Guard members respond to Mass. tornadoes MILFORD, Mass. - The Massachusetts Army and Air National Guard has been activated since...

Retiring N.D. Vietnam veteran among last in Air Force
June 2, 2011 — FARGO, N.D. - When a North Dakota Air National Guardsman retires this weekend, it will end an era in the Air Force.Air Force Chief Master Sgt. James E. Clemenson is the last enlisted Airman to have...

By the numbers: 4,300 Guard members responding to U.S. floods
June 1, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The number of National Guard members responding to severe spring flooding rose to about 4,300 over the weekend as parts of the Missouri River began to swell in states such as Nebraska...

Illinois National Guard members still fight their own battles after war
June 1, 2011 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - For most of the 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the battle ended a year and a half ago when they returned home from Afghanistan in the fall of 2009. For some, the battle is...

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