Guard News - The National Guard

National Guard biathletes on target with Wounded Warriors assist
April 14, 2011 — MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. - Skiing in gale force winds at an elevation of 9,000 feet, 15 National Guard biathletes displayed their mettle during the 4th annual Mammoth (Calif.) Winter Biathlon at the...

White House urges Americans to support military families
April 14, 2011 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, launched a national initiative Tuesday that calls on all sectors of society to join forces to support and...

North Dakota Guard state partner visits during flood
April 13, 2011 — FARGO, N.D. - An eight-year-old partnership took a new step this week as the head of a Ghana disaster organization and a Ghana military leader visited North Dakota.The North Dakota National Guard...

Army National Guard leaders visit Soldiers in Iraq
April 13, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq - Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director, Army National Guard, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Burch, command sergeant major, Army National Guard,...

Dale Jr. earns fourth top-10 finish this season, is sixth in points race
April 13, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, earned his fourth top-10 finish of the season when he crossed the finish line in ninth on Saturday during the NASCAR Sprint Cup...

Mississippi National Guard Airmen gain new mission with AFNORTH
April 13, 2011 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Mississippi Air National Guard activated the 286th Air Operations Group of the 186th Air Refueling Wing to support the homeland defense and domestic...

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...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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