Guard News - The National Guard

Missouri National Guard hosts Panamanian National Police
December 29, 2010 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri National Guard State Partnership Program recently welcomed members of the Panamanian National Police and Ministry of Public Safety to Jefferson City. The focus of...

Two acres, eight farmers: a demo farm saga
December 29, 2010 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team is concerned about the potential impact a two-acre demonstration farm could have on the Afghan farmers...

Puerto Rico National Guard recognizes a fallen hero
December 28, 2010 — COAMO, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico National Guard on Monday posthumously promoted one of the Guardmembers killed in a Dec. 20 helicopter crash. Army Col. Victor J. Torres, deputy adjutant general of...

New York Army National Guard team honors over 10,000 veterans at funerals in 2010
December 28, 2010 — LATHAM, NY - The New York Army National Guard's 130 Honor Guard members helped more than 10,000 families bid a dignified farewell to their veterans at funerals held across the state in 2010.The ten...

Christmas comes early for Guardsmen, families
December 27, 2010 — NEW ORLEANS - All members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are finally home after serving a year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, returning...

Kentucky National Guard ADT visits chicken farm entrepreneur
December 27, 2010 — PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Members of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team visited with a local chicken farm owner in Khenj District Dec. 12.Shanawaz Khan is a Go Joeal villager who...

Mississippi National Guard supports record mail delivery in Afghanistan
December 27, 2010 — KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Mail delivery in Afghanistan set new yearly and holiday records as joint sustainment forces led by a Mississippi National Guard unit brought holiday cheer to...

National Guard responds to East Coast winter storms
December 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON - As of 8 a.m. today, 430 National Guardmembers had been activated in response to a winter storm that left as much as two feet of snow in some areas and prompted six governors to activate...

Roster of New York Volunteers Available As Nation Prepares to Observe 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
December 27, 2010 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - As the nation prepares to observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the New York State Military History Museum and Veterans Research Center is making capsule histories of...

North Carolina activates National Guard for winter storm
December 27, 2010 — BUTNER, N.C. - North Carolina National Guard Soldiers stand ready to assist the public in case of any emergency caused by the snow. Nine Soldiers reported to the N.C. National Guard’s Armory here last...

New York Air National Guard tracking Santa on Christmas Eve
December 23, 2010 — ROME, NY - New York Air National Guardmembers from the Eastern Air Defense Sector will once again play a key role Friday night as the North American Aerospace Defense Command tracks Santa Claus and...

Wisconsin National Guard Youth Challenge Academy graduates 25th class of cadets
December 22, 2010 — One hundred and eight cadets from 42 counties graduated from the Wisconsin National Guard's Challenge Academy during a Dec. 18 ceremony at Mauston High School.The cadets comprised the 25th Challenge...

Hawaii National Guard all-hazards response team earns validation
December 22, 2010 — BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii - Members of the Army and Air Force Hawaii National Guard all-hazards response team stood up a chemical, biological, nuclear, high-yield explosive enhanced response...

Secretary of Defense Holiday Message
December 22, 2010 — During this upcoming season of joy, thanksgiving, and celebration, I want to extend my warmest greetings, deep thanks, and best wishes, to the brave men and women of the United States military, and to...

Wisconsin Air National Guard unit ranked among best in nation
December 22, 2010 — The 115th Fighter Wing has proven it is among the best in the nation at doing what it takes to be ready for whatever mission it faces.The Madison-based Wisconsin Air National Guard unit earned a...

Tabs and badges a measure of Missouri Guardmembers’ marksmanship
December 22, 2010 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - When Missouri National Guard marksmanship team members returned from Camp Robinson, Ark., as winners of the national Winston P. Wilson shooting competition in October, they...

Admiral Mike Mullen Holiday Message
December 22, 2010 — As our Nation celebrates this holiday season, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen serve around the world in Afghanistan, Iraq, and a multitude of other locations, protecting all of...

Oregon National Guard unit hits Iraq running
December 22, 2010 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Noah Siple wasted no time last week coaching his Soldiers from the Oregon Army National Guard.As the Guardsmen from The Dalles’ Company A, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry...

North Dakota Guardmembers share holiday spirit with veterans
December 22, 2010 — LISBON, N.D. - Santa wears a special suit when he visits veterans, and the holiday takes on an extra special meaning for him, too.For the past six or seven years, Chief Master Sgt. Paul Tangen has...

McKinley visits border mission National Guard troops in California
December 21, 2010 — SAN DIEGO - The chief of the National Guard Bureau visited the Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen of the southwest border mission here Dec. 14. Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, along with a handful of other...

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