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Secretary Gates visits with United States Division–Center soldiers in Baghdad
April 12, 2011 — CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Many of the positive changes and progress that has taken place in Iraq over the past few years has been a direct result of the efforts of the service members deployed there, said...

Connecticut Guard K-9 unit participates in Exercise Balikatan 2011 in Philippines
April 12, 2011 — CLARK FIELD, Phillipines - Soldiers and Airmen exchanged K-9 training methods with the Armed Force of the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan 2011 here April 7. A joint team of six U.S. military...

Dempsey lays out themes for tenure as Army chief
April 12, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates wanted an Army chief of staff willing to challenge the status quo, and he believes he has one in Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey.Dempsey succeeded Army Gen...

Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe cadets become college students
April 12, 2011 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - In the three months 16-year-old Andrew MacKenzie has spent at the Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe Program, he’s earned his GED, enrolled in college, and went from wondering where he might...

Stavridis: National Guard State Partnership Program resources well-spent
April 11, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard's State Partnership program is a good return on investment, the commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander said here last month.During March 29...

First Lady, Dr. Biden to launch family-support initiative
April 11, 2011 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will launch a national initiative tomorrow that will call on all sectors of society to support and honor...

North Dakota Guard steps up technology in 2011 flood fight
April 11, 2011 — FARGO, N.D. - Upon stepping into the North Dakota National Guard’s Joint Task Force-East, the headquarters for flood operations across eastern North Dakota, a visitor sees a wall of screens filled...

More than 60 years of Florida Air Guard history finds home
April 11, 2011 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - When future generations of Airmen look back at the history of the Florida Air National Guard, they will definitely know the name “Kozdras.”Earlier this year the Florida Air...

Guard members to receive full mid-month pay on April 15
April 11, 2011 — WASHINGTON - All service members will receive their full mid-month pay they have earned in their April 15 paychecks, Pentagon officials said today.“Basically, all active duty and Reserve service...

Guard member from Western Alaska serves proudly in Iraq
April 11, 2011 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Thousands of miles from the snow and tundra in Western Alaska, an Alaska Army National Guardsman proudly serves his state and country as an “Arctic Cowboy” on a year-long...

Kentucky Guard donates 3,500 evergreens in Afghanistan
April 11, 2011 — PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team II presented Shah Mir Amiri, director of Panjshir’s Department of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, with 3,500...

Massachusetts Guardsman remembered for selfless service
April 11, 2011 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Comrades and leaders of Army Spc. Dennis C. Poulin described the fallen warrior as a hero who was committed to his family and always put the needs of others ahead of his...

Saving the farm: Guard QRF averts repeat flood disaster
April 11, 2011 — NEAR WEST FARGO, N.D. - Lindsey Larsen saw her parent’s farmstead lost to flood waters in 1997. She saw it threatened again back-to-back in the springs of 2009 and 2010.As she watched windswept...

Combined efforts evacuate World War II veteran from flooded home
April 11, 2011 — ARGUSVILLE, N.D. - In a vivid demonstration of how agencies work together to help others during a flood, a handful of county, state and federal assets combined forces Saturday to evacuate a World War...

Deal Averts Shutdown, Normal Government Operations to Continue
April 9, 2011 — WASHINGTON, April 9, 2011 – Government agencies are continuing normal operations after the administration, the Senate and the House of Representatives agreed to a fiscal 2011 budget.Speaking at the...

Deputy Defense Secretary releases shutdown guidance
April 8, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is hopeful that a government shutdown will be averted, but is releasing guidance to help plan for an orderly process if a shutdown becomes necessary, Deputy Defense...

DFAS releases pay information for National Guard members during shutdown
April 8, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Finance and Accounting Service has released guidance and answers to some frequently asked questions for National Guard members in the event the Continuing Resolution Authority...

New York National Guard prepares for Afghanistan deployment with state-of-the-art communication equipment
April 7, 2011 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 101st Signal Battalion are now ready to provide Army leaders with the latest in high-tech communications technology.To prepare for a...

Guard leaders to House Subcommittee: National Guard should remain Operational Reserve
April 7, 2011 — WASHINGTON - As part of the Total Force, the National Guard has successfully transformed to an operational Reserve and must not be put back on the shelf as a strategic Reserve, the chief of the...

New Mexico National Guard takes charge of diverse mission in Kosovo
April 7, 2011 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - A new brigade of U.S. Army soldiers, led by the 111th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of the New Mexico National Guard, officially took over responsibility for Multinational...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response