Guard News - The National Guard

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...

National Guard Soldiers not just "brothers" during Civil War
April 7, 2011 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The first shots of the Civil War were fired 150 years ago on April 12, 1861. While the Civil War may bring thoughts of brothers-in-arms fighting side by side, it is now thought...

North Dakota Guard members begin flood duty
April 6, 2011 — FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota National Guard members began 2011 flood duty here, April 5 as they operated six traffic control points and one resource control point in the southern part of the city.Guard...

Kentucky Air Guard deploys for Southern Command airlift mission
April 6, 2011 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - About 50 members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing deployed to Muñiz Air National Guard Base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2. The Guard members will be...

D.C., Florida Guard members unfurl super-flag on opening day
April 6, 2011 — WASHINGTON - About 150 Soldiers and Airmen from the District of Columbia and Florida National Guards teamed together to unfurl a 100-foot-by-300-foot American super flag on opening day of the...

West Virginia Guard member looks back at Desert Storm
April 6, 2011 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Army Sgt. 1st Class John Oliverio is one of 20 soldiers currently deployed with West Virginia Army National Guard’s 201st Field Artillery, who served with the same unit during...

New York Army Guard members learn survival skills from Canadian Army
April 5, 2011 — GOGAMA, ONTARIO - Hundreds of miles from civilization, New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Wiwczar stood on a frozen lake gazing at the hole cut into the two-foot thick ice.Snow, four...

West Virginia Air Guard members establish customs program
April 5, 2011 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Eighteen Airmen with the West Virginia Air National Guard’s 167th Airlift Wing are now certified Military Customs Inspectors.Air Force Lt. Col. Richard Sutherland Jr. said...

Texas National Guard ADT facilitates reforestation initiative in Ghazni
April 5, 2011 — GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - During the last two weeks of March, the planting more than 28,000 trees throughout the Ghazni province was coordinated by Texas Army National Guard Agribusiness...

Army unveils new, mobile marksmanship simulator
April 5, 2011 — ORLANDO, Fla. - After successful initial fielding of the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000, a mobile “proof-of-principle” effort, specifically designed for the Army National Guard, Reserve and Reserve...

DoD celebrates Month of the Military Child
April 4, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Children of U.S. servicemembers around the world will be honored throughout the month for their contributions to their families’ well-being and sacrifices on behalf of the nation, a...

Dale Jr. crosses finish line in Martinsville with second place finish
April 4, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet, didn’t think he had the car to win Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, but on Lap 479 of 500 he found himself...

Some servicemembers qualify for extended tax filing deadline
April 4, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Service members serving outside of the United States -- including those supporting operations in Libya and Japan -- will receive an automatic two-month tax filing extension this year,...

Warrior training center produces tough Guard Soldiers
April 4, 2011 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - Soldiers not in shape may need to schedule some extra gym time before attending one of the National Guard's Warrior Training Center courses at Fort Benning, or they might not make...

Deployed S.C. National Guard unit trains in suicide intervention techniques
April 1, 2011 — BAGHDAD - South Carolina Army National Guard members serving with the 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion participated in suicide-intervention training at Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, March...

Florida Army National Guard saves money, gains training
April 1, 2011 — AVON PARK, Fla. - For the Florida Army National Guard’s last unit with tracked vehicles, going to annual training isn’t as simple as jumping into a Humvee and driving to the nearest military training...

Iowa ADT practices fiscal vigilance on canal project
April 1, 2011 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Leaders of the Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team decided to put a canal-cleaning project in the provincial capital of Asadabad on hold after a...

New York National Guard exercise tests civilian and military disaster response
April 1, 2011 — ORISKANY, NY - Hundreds of New York National Guard members, along with members of the New York State Police, an urban search and rescue team and local emergency service members will conduct a disaster...

South Dakota Guard Soldiers report on U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan
April 1, 2011 — CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan - Winning the hearts and minds of the Afghan people has become a critical component of the U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan, and perhaps equally important is winning the...

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