Guard News - The National Guard

Commentary: Airman touched by memorial service in Iraq
June 1, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq, - This Memorial Day in Iraq, I have shed many tears for a soldier I never met. I was asked to videotape a memorial service for an Army major killed in action... MORE

Museums offers free admission to all Guard members, families
June 1, 2010 — San Diego, Calif., - NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Blue StarFamilies Chairman Kathy Roth-Douquet announced the launch of Blue StarMuseums, a partnership with more than 700 museums across America... MORE

Louisiana Guardsmen continue oil spill operations over Memorial Day weekend
June 1, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La., - The Louisiana Army National Guard continued to support oil spill operations throughout the Memorial Day weekend. The 769th Engineer Battalion and the State Aviation Command... MORE

UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters belonging to the 1/244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, State Aviation Command of the Louisiana Army National Guard sling load several thousand pound sandbags to Trinity Island to fill in a low lying area critical to oil spill mitigation efforts along Louisiana’s shoreline in Hammond, La., May 27, 2010. Trinity Island is one of many barrier islands along the coast of Louisiana that are threatened by the oil spill.

Louisiana guardsmen fill gap at Trinity Island
June 1, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 769th Engineer Battalion and the State Aviation Command completed sandbag drop operations filling a 115-foot area in the vicinity of Trinity... MORE

Louisiana Guardsmen construct miles of Hesco barrier
June 1, 2010 — PORT FOURCHON, La., - Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade are continuing to construct a sand-filled basket barrier begun on May 21 on the beach in Port Fourchon, La.To... MORE

Louisiana Guardsmen complete 2.5 miles of Hesco barrier wall
June 1, 2010 — PORT FOURCHON, La., - Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 527th and 769th Engineer Battalions, 225th Engineer Brigade, completed the Hesco basket barrier wall today on the shoreline of Port... MORE

Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 527th and 769th Engineer Battalions complete wall of sand-filled Hesco Concertainer units in Port Fourchon, La., to help keep oil tainted water from reaching Bay Champagne near Port Fourchon, La., May 29, 2010.

123rd Airlift Wing: Excellent in first homeland defense inspection
June 1, 2010 — LOUISVILLE, Ky., - The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing successfully completed Air Mobility Command’s first-ever homeland defense Operational Readiness Inspection at the Gulfport... MORE

Master Sgt. Michael Ludke, a Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Warfare cell chief from the 123rd Airlift Wing of the Kentucky National Guard, upchannels information during an evacuation of his building following a simulated attack at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., May 20, 2010. The 123rd and two other units were being evaluated for wartime readiness as part of an Air Mobility Command Operational Readiness Inspection. The ORI was unique in that it marked the first time inspectors evaluated a unit's performance in defense of the United States, using scenarios that played out on American soil rather than a simulated overseas environment.

Louisiana Guard turns in seven years of equipment from Iraq
June 1, 2010 — AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Infantry Soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard have dual roles here.Their primary mission is convoy security escorts, in charge of securing theater essential... MORE

Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Louisiana National Guard check serial numbers of items prepared for turn-in. The 256th IBCT has been chosen to turn in more than 17,000 pieces of theater provided equipment as part of the upcoming responsible drawdown of troops and equipment in Iraq.

Guam Air Guardsmen show island pride during deployment
June 1, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - If you want world-class service with a smile there's no better place to go than to a tropical island, where you can be treated like royalty.Deployed Airmen of the 380th Air... MORE

Nine deployed members of the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron deployed from the Guam Air National Guard's 254th Force Support Squadron at Anderson Air Base, Guam, are serving up 30-mile wide smiles, the length of the island where they hail from, and sharing their island ways with the 1,900 Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors who are deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia.

Louisiana Guard begins Task Force Kout Men in Haiti
June 1, 2010 — PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - It is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to serve as Task Force Commander for New Horizons (Haiti) 2010 exercise.First and foremost, I want to thank the soldiers,... MORE

Oklahoma civil engineer entertains troops
June 1, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA, - Surrounded by a sea of darkness, the 28-year-old airman is well aware of the hundreds of eyes watching his every move. He has been in this situation many times before, but somehow,... MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Israel Poire of the Oklahoma Air National Guard practices on his guitar at an air base in Southwest Asia May 28, 2010.

Southcom completes Haiti disaster response
June 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The U.S. military today officially ended its hurricane disaster response in Haiti today, leaving what is left of assistance with humanitarian and construction projects on the island to... MORE

Louisiana Guardsmen assist with loading boom
May 28, 2010 — NEW ORLEANS, - Louisiana National Guardsmen of the 1022ndEngineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, have been assisting boatoperators in the Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, La., with loading... MORE

Sgt. Theron Corey and Sgt. Jaquia Jones, both of the Louisiana National
Guard's 1022nd Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, record the amount
of outgoing hard boom at Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, La., on May 27,
2010, in support of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup efforts.
Incoming supplies include hard booms, soft booms, absorbent pads, pompoms
and peat moss.

Army floating bridge helps Gulf of Mexico oil spill
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Louisiana National Guard has deployed a 380-foot, boat-powered floating bridge to the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to assist authorities working to contain the oil spill, service... MORE

Louisiana National Guardsmen of 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, use two Bridge Erection Boats (BEBs) to position Improved Ribbon Bridge bays into place to serve as temporary wharf.

Obama: Guardsmen can aid intelligence, interdiction at border
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - An agreement to send hundreds of additional NationalGuardsmen to the southwestern U.S. border is one part of a comprehensiveapproach needed for immigration reform, President Barack Obama... MORE

DOD announces units for upcoming Afghanistan rotation
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Department of Defense announced today the alertof replacement forces scheduled to deploy in support of Operation EnduringFreedom.The announcement involves two brigades consisting of... MORE

Fallen Missouri Guardsman honored with highway marker
May 28, 2010 — JACKSON, Mo., - Highway markers that will honor four fallen Soldiers - including one Missouri National Guardsman - who died in Iraq or Afghanistan were unveiled May 22 and are expected to be in place... MORE

New York Guard exhibit opens for Memorial Day
May 28, 2010 — ALBANY, N.Y., - On Easter Sunday 2004, two rocket propelledgrenades slammed into the five-ton truck New York Army National Guard Sgt.Robert Landry and his squad were riding in on the outskirts of... MORE

Ohio engineers practice mine-detecting skills in Iraq
May 28, 2010 — BAGHDAD, - Training to maintain proficiency with tools designed to accomplish the mission does not stop when Soldiers enter a theater of war.Soldiers must continue to practice, rehearse and train on... MORE

Guard officers run 550 miles for resiliency
May 28, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - What does it take to get servicemembers to takecharge of their mental and physical health?After running along 550 miles of roads, bike paths and rail trails from Maineto the nation's... MORE

Specialized Oregon Guard Unit Conducts Training at Camp Rilea

Caine: When you Mobilize the Guard, you Mobilize the Nation

Wildfire Response During Training Proves Oklahoma Guard Ready to Fight Fires

D.C. National Guard Supports Law Enforcement at Nationals Park

Montana Army Guard Rescues Three Hikers From Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness