Guard News - The National Guard

Afghanistan: 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team mission changes
January 12, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of Defense on Wednesday announced changes to the mission of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team due to reduced requirements in Afghanistan.The 37th IBCT, 38th...

Air Force leaders collaborate on Total Force future
January 12, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Air Force senior leaders are looking at ways to balance the ratio of regular and Reserve component Airmen to create the most effective and efficient combat capability in austere budget...

Alaska Guardmembers support vital mission in Iraq
January 12, 2011 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The new year signifies a fresh start and a time for resolutions for many Americans, but for 76 Alaska Army National Guardsmen in Iraq, the new year also marks the mid-point...

Retired Guardmember helps subdue Arizona gunman
January 12, 2011 — RAPID CITY, S.D. - A retired South Dakota National Guardmember was one of those who subdued the gunman who killed six people and shot Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on Jan. 8 in Tucson.Bill...

Oregon National Guard platoon awarded Presidential Unit Citation
January 12, 2011 — CORVALLIS, Ore. - Almost seven years after an intense firefight during the Battle of Fallujah, in Iraq, 30 Soldiers of the Oregon Army National Guard were recognized with the Presidential Unit...

National Guard supports civilian authorities tackling Southeast winter storm
January 12, 2011 — WASHINGTON - As of 9:30 a.m. today, 337 National Guardmembers were activated in support of relief operations for the winter storm that has blanketed most of the Southeast.The governors of Alabama,...

Nevada National Guard battalion enjoys huge turnout for Afghanistan deployment ceremonies
January 12, 2011 — RENO - The largest deployment in the history of the Nevada Guard’s signal corps began January 9 for the 422nd Expeditionary Signal Battalion.More than 350 Nevada Soldiers marked the start of the...

Oregon Guard warrant officer keeps Soldiers, trucks on the road
January 12, 2011 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - It is safe to say Chief Warrant Officer 2 John Bales keeps eastern Oregon’s Army National Guard unit on the road.The former Wallowa County, Ore. resident is the maintenance...

Guard mobile redistribution team supports Iraq drawdown
January 10, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Citizen-Soldiers with the 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), are making a difference, in a collaborative effort, on the “War...

Iowa Guard ADT backs veterinary programs for Kuchis
January 10, 2011 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Members of the Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team witnessed a scene of controlled chaos when they visited a Veterinary Outreach Sustainment Program...

National Guard prepares for southeast winter storm support
January 10, 2011 — WASHINGTON - As of 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, the governors of North Carolina and Tennessee declared states of emergency, bringing the total of declared states of emergency by the winter storms in the...

South Carolina National Guard Changes Leadership
January 10, 2011 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina’s adjutant general, Army Maj. Gen. Stanhope S. Spears, relinquished leadership of the South Carolina National Guard to Army Maj. Gen. Robert E. Livingston, Jr. in a...

Arizona Guard’s Bushmaster Riders inaugurate rider safety program
January 6, 2011 — PHOENIX - National Guard regulations require that all Guard personnel – regardless of duty status – must complete a motorcycle safety course in order to ride a motorcycle.However, with no means to...

In hospital bed ceremony, Kentucky Guardsman gets Purple Heart
January 6, 2011 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky National Guard’s adjutant general went to a wounded warrior’s hospital bedside to award Army Staff Sgt. Chris Eden a Purple Heart.Eden is recovering from injuries...

Missouri Guard strengthens ties with Panama
January 6, 2011 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Maj. Gen. Stephen L. Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri National Guard, led a contingent of senior Guard leaders to Panama City, Panama, in early December to meet with...

National Guard veterinarians learn Afghan capabilities
January 6, 2011 — KABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A group of U.S. Army veterinarians – including National Guardmembers from two Agribusiness Development Teams – visited the Afghan Central Veterinary Research and...

Oregon Guard unit to receive Presidential Unit Citation
January 6, 2011 — CORVALLIS, Ore. - Corvallis-based Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, of the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, is scheduled to receive the Presidential Unit Citation at the...

Pennsylvania Guardmembers partner with Afghan security forces
January 6, 2011 — PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Pennsylvania Army National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters Stability-Transition Team, also known as the Normandy Tactical Command Post, recently welcomed in the new...

Study of Minnesota Guardmembers ties problems to post-traumatic stress
January 6, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Servicemembers who suffer mild traumatic brain injuries in combat and then struggle with depression, irritability, alcohol abuse and similar problems after they return home most likely...

Air Guard prepares for new medical mission
January 5, 2011 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md., - The Air National Guard will begin flying a newly assigned Critical Care Air Transport Team mission from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, next week, the air surgeon said in an...

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