Guard News - The National Guard

McKinley: SAPR programs keep force healthy, ready
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Providing a support mechanism for victims of sexual assault within the National Guard is one of the most important programs the Guard offers, the Guard's senior officer told attendees...

'Stop Loss' application deadline approaches
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Defense Department officials are working to remind veterans and current servicemembers who were involuntarily retained in the military under the so-called "Stop Loss" program to apply...

Casey discovers 'community of caring' during son's Guard deployment
October 29, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Military families and the people who support them had the opportunity yesterday to voice their issues and concerns about everything from mental health care to child care directly to the...

Allied marksmen share expertise, compete for top prize
October 29, 2010 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark., - "You must train, train, train... Go to the range and shoot," said Master Sgt. Lance Espinosa, U.S. Army Reserve Shooting Team, while describing what it took to secure...

North Dakota's newest Soldiers give back to community
October 29, 2010 — FARGO, N.D., - The North Dakota National Guard Recruit TrainingBattalion took a break from training for a community clean-up project inBismarck, Fargo and Devils Lake last weekend.The event, called...

Louisiana Guardsmen provide fine dining at JVB Hotel
October 29, 2010 — BAGHDAD, - On the battlefield, infantrymen usually hear the term"slice the pie" as they clear corners and intersections.However, for five Soldiers attached to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 156thInfantry...

Liberian president receives Michigan Guard, AFRICOM delegations in Monrovia
October 29, 2010 — MONROVIA, Liberia, - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleafsaid she is "pleased" about establishing a military partnership program withthe U.S. state of Michigan.Johnson-Sirleaf received delegations...

Three agricultural teams demobilize at Atterbury
October 28, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBUY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind., - Over 150 Soldiers from three separate Agribusiness Development Teams, Indiana, Texas and Oklahoma, stepped foot back on American soil and headed...

Colorado Guard rescues hunters after multi-day search
October 28, 2010 — CENTENNIAL, Colo., - Two OH-58 Kiowa helicopters from the Colorado Army National Guard's High-Altitude Army Aviation Training Site (HAATS) located the three missing hunters in good condition at about...

Guard participation peaks in this year's Army 10-miler
October 28, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - More than 1,700 National Guardsmen from 50 of the 54 states and territories ran in the 26th annual Army Ten-Miler Oct. 24."This is my fifth year doing this, and it's gotten better...

'Mission One' at Northcom: Defending the homeland
October 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Developing regional response capabilities, stepping up preparations for a no-notice catastrophe and maturing partnerships are among priorities at U.S. Northern Command, the new deputy...

Guard capabilities must be 'ready at any minute'
October 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The goal for the National Guard's homeland response during an incident is to be "ready any minute," the acting director of the Army Guard said here at the 2010 Association of the U.S...

Wyoming village at forefront of IED training
October 28, 2010 — CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo., - Deep within the training grounds of the Wyoming National Guard's Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center sits a village filled with marketplaces, single family dwellings, three...

Virginia battalion named most outstanding Army Guard unit
October 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Virginia National Guard's 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group was recognized as the most outstanding Army National Guard battalion in the country for the...

Disney offers special ticket, room offers in 2011
October 27, 2010 — ORLANDO, Fla. - At Walt Disney World® Resort - now through Sept. 28, 2011 - active and retired U.S. military personnel (including active and retired members of the United States Coast Guard, National...

Program fills gap for returning Guard, Reserve
October 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Though the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program has eased the post-deployment process for thousands of Guard and Reserve members and their families over the past two years, officials are...

ARFORGEN provides predictability to Guard, Kadavy says
October 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Predictability is the Army National Guard's key to success as it continues to meet the needs of the active Army, the deputy director of the Army Guard said here today."The Army force...

Dutch F-16 pilots, aircraft return to Tucson
October 27, 2010 — TUCSON, Ariz., - The Royal Netherlands Air Force will soonresume F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot training at Tucson International Airportafter a three-year absence. The 162nd Fighter Wing of the Arizona...

Kentucky Guard fights fires at Fort Knox
October 27, 2010 — FORT KNOX, Ky., - Kentucky Army National Guard aviators responded over the weekend to help fight fires that had broken out on Fort Knox's training ranges.Two Kentucky Army National Guard UH-60...

GED Plus honors fallen Soldier at building dedication
October 27, 2010 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark., - It was a day for celebration of new beginnings and solemn remembrance of those who gave all during a dedication ceremony for the military's only GED credentialing program...

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