Guard News - The National Guard

SAPR conference focuses on awareness, moving forward
November 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - This week, leaders from the 54 states and territories came together here for the inaugural 2010 National Guard Bureau SAPR Leadership Summit to share thoughts, concerns and ideas about...

Air Guard tests Total Force concept in Persian Gulf war
November 4, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - As the Air Force entered the Persian Gulf war, the capabilities it needed to go to war were spread throughout the active and reserve components."When it hit ... the Air Force had...

Virginia Guard conducts first unit-level cyber defense exercise
November 3, 2010 — FAIRFAX, Va., - A Virginia Army National Guard data processing unit recently conducted a unit-level cyber defense exercise to test the unit's technical capability in preventing, identifying and...

South Dakota Guard unit ensures security of Kabul bases
November 3, 2010 — CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan, - South Dakota Army National Guard soldiers serving in Kabul, Afghanistan, are playing a significant role in ensuring the security and force protection of military service...

Louisiana Guard: Saints in the Skies
November 3, 2010 — AFGHANISTAN, - Suspended 5,000 feet above the arid foothills of the Hindu Kush in western Afghanistan, an Afghan army soldier lies prostrate on the floor of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.Tubes and...

Marksmen gain valuable experience at Wilson matches
November 3, 2010 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark., - Everyone's attention was either focused on the match that was in progress or the next competition ahead here at the 40th annual Winston P. Wilson (WPW) Sustainment Training...

President proclaims November as Military Family Month
November 2, 2010 — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has signed a proclamation designating this month as Military Family Month.Here is the text of the president's proclamation:We owe each day of security and freedom...

Air Guard builds partnerships with employers
November 2, 2010 — TUCSON, Ariz., - Nearly 100 business leaders from the WesternUnited States and Guam converged on Arizona's 162nd Fighter Wing here atTucson International Airport Oct. 27-28 to learn about the Air...

Nomination season opens for 2011 Employer Support Freedom Award
November 2, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve(ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, today announced the opening of thenomination season for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer...

California brigade joins Indian Army in Yudh Abhyas 2010
November 2, 2010 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska, - U.S. Army Alaska and the Indian Army celebrated the opening of the annual joint and bilateral training exercise Yudh Abhyas 2010 during a ceremony here at...

Carpenter: Emotional fitness is long-term answer to suicide spike
November 2, 2010 — WASHINGTON - With the spike in servicemember suicides, the Army should put the same emphasis on emotional fitness as it does on physical fitness, the acting director of the Army National Guard said...

Military members not immune to sexual assault
November 2, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Sexual assault, one of our nation's most underreported violent crimes, is a national problem, and the military is not immune, the director of the DoD's office of Sexual Assault...

Six states, Japanese military build a stronger team
November 2, 2010 — KAMI-FURANO, JAPAN, - Since World War II concluded, the United States has worked to build a better relationship with Japan.In 1960, the United States and Japan signed the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation...

Army pledges not to cut family programs
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Army leaders yesterday promised to leave family support programs intact when looking for ways to reduce the service's budget."We want to ensure that the family programs we're operating...

Active, Guard, Reserve teams work together to help survivor families
November 1, 2010 — FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Fallen Soldiers will never be forgotten.It's one of the core pillars for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the Army's active-duty, National Guard and Reserve components...

Air Guard adds psychological health directors to wings
November 1, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The Air National Guard has created a new position at the wing level to provide mental health support to Airmen and their families before and after deployments."The Air Guard is the...

Louisiana Guardsmen bring gifts to hospitalized Iraqi children
November 1, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq, - They call themselves the "Toy Soldiers."The Unit Ministry Team with the Louisiana National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 108th...

DoD recognizes South Dakota DDR program among the best
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, D.C., - The South Dakota National Guard's Drug Demand Reduction program was awarded the Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award here at the Pentagon Hall of Hero's Oct. 22.The...

Guard Bureau looks into allegations of fraud
November 1, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., -The National Guard Bureau is looking into allegations of fraud and abuse and, if necessary, revamping its procedures for detecting fraud after it was discovered that several states...

Army proposes to mobilize reserves for Korea, Europe
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Army officials are seeking a new limited Title 10 authority to mobilize the Guard and Reserve in peacetime for rotations to Europe, Korea and elsewhere.Assistant Secretary of the Army for...

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