Guard News - The National Guard

Arkansas Guard rescues boy scouts stranded by flood waters
May 4, 2011 — MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ark. - The Arkansas Army National Guard deployed a UH-72a Lakota light utility helicopter just after midnight, May 2, in an effort to assist in the search and rescue of six Boy...

Dale Jr. optimistic going into weekend, rest of season as he represents National Guard
May 4, 2011 — RICHMOND, Va. - In the words of NASCAR racing great Darrell Waltrip, Boogity, boogity, boogity…let's go racing boys!As engines roared and the heat of the sun beat down, the smell of concessions in a...

Guard operates in several states as relief efforts continue
May 4, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Several states along the Mississippi River and in the South continued relief and recovery efforts over the weekend after storms ripped across the U.S. over the last two weeks, leaving...

Missouri National Guard Citizen-Soldiers rescue woman in dramatic flood video
May 4, 2011 — POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. - Two Missouri National Guard Citizen-Soldiers earned the title Citizen-Heroes after being caught on videotape while completing a daring rescue of a 93-year-old woman on the swollen...

Mrs. Mullen spotlights family issues in new blog
May 3, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Building resilience and providing long-term support are keys to strengthening military families and better equipping them to weather the frequent, multiple deployments so prevalent in...

Mongolians' visit to Alaska continues success of State Partnership Program
May 3, 2011 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - During Operation Arctic Care, members of the Alaska National Guard escorted three Mongolian delegates throughout the state April 18-22 as part of the Alaska National...

U.S. service members, FARDC make final push to exercise finale
May 3, 2011 — KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo - After a week of classroom training, members of the Democratic Republic of the Congo armed forces (FARDC) quick response force (UMIR) and U.S. service...

Utah Guard units, local Iraqi police conduct joint humanitarian mission
May 3, 2011 — On April 4 members of A Company and Headquarters Company, 141st MI Bn., coordinating with C Battery, 2-11th Field Artillery stationed at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, conducted a humanitarian mission with...

Florida Guard unit supports force protection at Bagram
May 2, 2011 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Awareness and vigilance remain the watchwords here as news spreads of an attack on April 27 at Kabul International Airport that left eight airmen and a U.S. civilian...

‘Business as usual’ not so usual for Missouri National Guard
May 2, 2011 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri National Guard task force played a role in rescuing 64 cattle and three horses surrounded by flood waters near Charleston, Mo. earlier this week after a Civil Air...

ROUND-UP: Significant week in Defense Department news
April 30, 2011 — Editor's Note: It was a particularly significant week in news from the Defense Department, with the announcement of the nomination of Leon Panetta to replace Defense Secretary Robert Gates, of Army...

Panetta would bring decades of service to Pentagon
April 30, 2011 — WASHINGTON (4/29/11) – CIA Director Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama's choice as the next secretary of defense, would bring to the job more than 40 years of government service that has traversed...

Texas Guard's Afghan ties growing roots
April 30, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Agriculture involves trial-and-error that later blossoms, as does building relationships; a Texas National Guard Agribusiness Development Team learned much about both in Afghanistan – and...

Congolese teach important skills in disease prevention to U.S. service members during MEDLITE 11
April 29, 2011 — KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo (4/29/11) - For a change of pace at the MEDLITE 11 medical exercise training, members of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's military medical group took...

Tornado damage to Lambert Air National Guard base tops $10 million
April 29, 2011 — SAINT LOUIS, MO. - The Good Friday tornado that cut a 22-mile swath of destruction across the St. Louis area caused more than $10 million in damage to the Missouri Air National Guard base at Lambert...

New York National Guard to host US/Canada senior military leader conference
April 28, 2011 — LATHAM, N.Y. - General officers from the military forces of Canada and the United States will meet here April 29-30 to improve interoperability and joint training opportunities between the two...

Department of Defense Issues Purple Heart Standards for Brain Injury
April 28, 2011 — WASHINGTON - U.S. service members have long been eligible to receive the Purple Heart Medal for the signature wounds of the current wars--mild traumatic brain injuries and concussions--but now there...

UPDATE: About 3,000 Guard members respond to domestic weather-related disasters
April 28, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - About 3,000 National Guard members were responding to weather-related domestic disasters in 11 states on Friday, the majority in tornado-ravaged Alabama, while hundreds still tackled...

National Guard tackles deadly storms, fires, floods
April 28, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard is supporting civilian authorities responding to storms that have killed more than 200 people in six states.More than 1,000 Guard members were responding in...

Iowa Guard Agribusiness Development Team saves Afghan man's eyesight
April 28, 2011 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - During a mission in the Sarkani District April 25, the senior combat medic for the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agribusiness Development Team provided urgent medical care...

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