Guard News - The National Guard

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...

Alaska Guardmembers recognize veterans with final honor
January 5, 2011 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team conducted 290 funerals in 2010, 109 more than 2009, and is projected to support 400 in 2011.The program, which began in...

Final weeks to nominate for 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
January 5, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The beginning of the new year marks the final two weeks for Guard and Reserve members and their families to nominate supportive employers for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer...

Nevada Guardmembers benefit from New Year’s mission
January 5, 2011 — LAS VEGAS - Metropolitan police officers and a drug-sniffing dog carefully approached a suspicious bag at McCarran Airport here New Year’s Eve. Army Pfc. Josh King, assigned to the 72nd Military...

Nevada Army National Guard supports New Year’s Eve security effort in Las Vegas
January 5, 2011 — LAS VEGAS - As revelers braved strong winds and unusually cold weather this New Year’s Eve, about 200 Nevada National Guardmembers conducted their ninth annual Vigilant Sentinel exercise and provided...

Institute fosters community support of military
January 4, 2011 — BETHESDA, Md. - An Indiana-based organization is working to build community support of servicemembers and their families throughout the state in the hope of serving as a model for the rest of the...

Wisconsin Guard Agribusiness Team eyes year of growth
January 4, 2011 — MADISON, Wisc. - A unique Wisconsin National Guard unit, authorized in July and just weeks away from its first training event, is putting the finishing touches on a training plan that will ultimately...

New Year, new medical mission for Air National Guard
January 4, 2011 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS NAVAL AIR FACILITY WASHINGTON - Specialized medical personnel from the Air National Guard will begin flying Critical Care Air Transport Team missions from Ramstein Air Base, Germany...

Senior Wisconsin Guard leaders visit deployed troops
January 4, 2011 — IRAQ - Wisconsin Army National Guard senior leaders found that 2010 was a busy, productive and successful year for Wisconsin Guard units deployed in Iraq.Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson, commander of the...

Facilities transfer marks continued progress
January 3, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Representatives from the Government of Iraq and the Iraqi Air Force met with leaders from the 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd...

Napolitano visits Afghanistan, focuses on border security
January 3, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano paid a New Year's visit to Afghanistan, where she focused heavily on efforts to shore up security along the Afghan-Pakistan border to disrupt...

National Guardmember steps into war zone a second time
January 3, 2011 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Iowa National Guardsmen Army Spc. Renata Hadzic, who is currently deployed to Iraq, already knows a great deal about war. Images flirting across her mind’s eye tell part of...

Oklahoma Army National Guard expands resiliency training
January 3, 2011 — The Oklahoma Army National Guard is giving resiliency training to as many Citizen-Soldiers as possible in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.Members of the 45th Infantry Brigade...

Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program with the Bahamas conducts police exchange
December 29, 2010 — NASSAU, Bahamas - The Rhode Island Army National Guard concluded a week long military exchange on Dec. 3 under the State Partnership Program with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Six military police...

National Guardmembers embark on first convoy
December 29, 2010 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - As the countryside around Joint Base Balad, Iraq, slept Dec. 12, National Guardsmen with eastern Oregon’s 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary),...

National Guard support to Operation Deep Freeze
December 29, 2010 — The National Guard is part of the joint team that supports Operation Deep Freeze, the annual deployment of about 1,200 people to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from September through February to support...

Guardmembers conduct meeting with Afghan villagers
December 29, 2010 — LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Whenever someone moves into a neighborhood, it’s traditional to go meet one’s new neighbors.In a sense, that’s what National Guardmembers from the 1st Battalion, 133rd...

Massachusetts family doctor deploys to Iraq
December 29, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - A family physician motivated to join the Massachusetts National Guard after he heard about a critical need for military doctors is making a difference...

North Carolina National Guardmembers reflect on historic Iraq mission
December 29, 2010 — IRAQ - Inside the T-walls and barbed wires at Camp Cropper, the North Carolina National Guard’s 105th Military Police Battalion was part of the historic transformation of internment operations in...

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