Guard News - The National Guard

10,000 gain GED from Army National Guard
February 18, 2011 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Army National Guard GED Plus program surpassed another milestone Friday as the 10,000th graduate walked across the stage with his GED diploma. When his name was called,...

Illinois National Guard carries on legacy 150 years after Civil War
February 18, 2011 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The year 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, and today's Illinois National Guard Soldiers share many similarities their predecessors.Illinois was...

Preparation, partnerships key to Missouri Guard storm response
February 18, 2011 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - During my nearly 40 years of military experience, I have learned the importance of being prepared.Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon shares that belief, and he knew that to mount an...

Fornof takes command of Nevada’s Air Guard in formal ceremony
February 17, 2011 — RENO, Nev. - A formal change of command ceremony for Air Force Col. Terry Fornof, the new commander of the Nevada Air National Guard, took place Feb. 12, at the Reno Air Guard Base here.Though he...

Earnhardt wins top position for shootout, finishes 19th
February 17, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. started the Budweiser Shootout on a promising note by running up front and leading three times for four laps in his No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet, but his hopes of winning the...

Kentucky Guardmember returns home, receives Purple Heart
February 16, 2011 — ABERDEEN, Ohio - A staff sergeant with the 299th Chemical Company of the Kentucky Army National Guard received the Purple Heart Medal from Army Maj. Gen. John Campbell, 101st Airborne Division...

South Carolina Guard Blawkhawk pilots accomplish first aquatic rescue mission
February 16, 2011 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, formed in September 2009, put its 18 months of training to good use on Friday when the team completed its first live rescue...

Pennsylvania Guardmembers have a hand in National 9/11 Flag
February 16, 2011 — MILFORD, Pa. - An Army National Guardmember seriously injured in a 2008 deployment to Afghanistan, joined nearly 100 fellow Pennsylvanians in placing a stitch in the National 9/11 Flag Saturday, Feb,...

Air Force officials warn: 'Spice' harmful to health, career
February 15, 2011 — WASHINGTON - A recent spate of incidents involving service members abusing the herbal mixture "spice" has prompted uniformed service leaders to stress the ramifications of using the drug and other...

Petraeus visits Red Bull Division, Laghman Province leaders
February 15, 2011 — LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, International Security Assistance Force commander, met with leaders of the 34th Infantry “Red Bulls” Division from the Iowa National Guard...

Utah National Guard hosts Western Regional Biathlon Championships
February 15, 2011 — SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah - For the first time in a number of years, the Utah National Guard hosted the National Guard Bureau Western Regional Biathlon Championships Feb. 5-6 at Soldier Hollow,...

Guardmembers visited by congressional delegates at Camp Victory
February 14, 2011 — CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - Members of Congress from California, Idaho, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Utah spent time with Soldiers from their home states at the Joint Visitors Bureau hotel here...

Illinois Guardmembers improve sand tables at remote operating sites
February 14, 2011 — SINAI, Egypt - The command team consisting of Task Force Sinai and U.S. Battalion, began a project creating 12 sand tables--or terrain models--for remote operating sites and the South Camp Response...

Iowa Guard, Afghan National Army partnership produces results in Paktya
February 14, 2011 — PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A platoon from the Afghan National Army’s 3rd Coy, 1st Kandak, and 2nd Platoon of Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Lethal of the Iowa Army...

Air National Guard strips victory from reigning Canadian champs
February 11, 2011 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard Curling team claimed victory in the 'Top Rock' curling tournament Feb. 5 at the Anchorage Curling Club. The team stomped the...

Iowa National Guardmembers help Afghans improve winter storm response
February 11, 2011 — PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Iowa National Guardmembers are teaching Afghan emergency managers how to use one of their state's planning tools to improve winter storm response.Guardmembers in the...

Virginia National Guard gets Army’s first mobile VICE trainer
February 11, 2011 — FORT PICKETT, Va. - A Virginia Army National Guard installation is the first in the Army to receive a new mobile infantry squad training system.The Fort Pickett Maneuver Training Center received the...

Warrior Transition Units: Army drafts new regulation
February 11, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The Warrior Transition Command is developing a consolidated regulation that will provide complete oversight and guidance for its 29 units – which include about 3,000 National Guardmembers...

Washington Air National Guardmembers hone tactical air control skills
February 11, 2011 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - Mention "air strike" these days and many might think you're talking about Call of Duty, a combat-style video game in which players "call in" virtual air strikes on opponents as a...

Air National Guard director: Equitable treatment of all a “moral imperative”
February 10, 2011 — PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Equitable treatment of all people is a moral imperative, the director of the Air National Guard told newly minted equal opportunity advisors at a graduation ceremony...

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