Guard News - The National Guard

Air Guardsman leads support efforts in Antarctic
October 21, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Air Force Lt. Col. Ed “Hertz” Vaughan is deployed to McMurdo Station, Antarctica for 50 days as commander of the Joint Task Force–Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA) detachment,...

Final competition to determine the Army’s ‘Best Warriors’
October 21, 2010 — FORT LEE, Va., - Two Army National Guardsmen are among the 24 best non-commissioned officers and Soldiers participating in the Army’s Best Warrior Competition here this week.Staff Sgt. Adam Little of...

Georgia recruits, recruiters clean-up two sites
October 21, 2010 — MACON, Ga., - The Army returned to Fort “Benjamin” Hawkins today as 25 recruits and five recruiters from the Georgia Army Guard Recruit Sustainment Program’s (RSP) Detachment 2 helped clear away...

45th BCT receives new spy in the sky
October 21, 2010 — FORT SILL, Okla., - Members of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) successfully launched and recovered an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at the Henry Post Army Airfield on Oct. 19.The RQ-7 UAS,...

Air Force migrates information, services to new total-force website
October 21, 2010 — RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Air Force personnel specialists are in the process of migrating personnel information and services to the new Air Force Personnel Services website.The transfer aims to...

Officials tout post-9/11 GI Bill benefits
October 20, 2010 — WASHINGTON - With more than 260,000 students attending about 6,000 colleges and universities this fall under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, officials are continuing an active outreach effort to ensure current...

Wounded warriors to heal mind, body closer to home
October 20, 2010 — ROCK ISLAND, ILL. - Officials from six National Guard states in the Midwest region including the Illinois Army National Guard, sent command representatives here to the Rock Island Arsenal Garrison...

Alaska Guard assists Fish and Game to clean-up Goose Bay
October 20, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska, - About 25 Alaska National Guard members and 35 recruits from the Alaska Army National Guard's Recruit Sustainment Program partnered with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to...

Former Guardsman rescues historic Apache
October 20, 2010 — TUMWATER, Wash., - Sitting amid storage sheds and greenhouses near Olympia, the old cobra looks exactly the same as the 12 other attack helicopters that surround it.Literally moments from the chopping...

Arizona Air Guard hosts annual WEPTAC conference
October 20, 2010 — TUCSON, Ariz., - The Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center (AATC) hosts the annual Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC) here this week. The conference theme this year is "Legacy...

DOD chosen to manage breast cancer research
October 20, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Taxpayers with a stake in breast cancer research chose the Army to manage federal funds that are awarded to some of the best breast cancer researchers in the world. Every year since...

Officials tout post-9/11 GI Bill benefits
October 20, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - With more than 260,000 students attending about 6,000 colleges and universities this fall under the Post-9/11 GI Bill, officials are continuing an active outreach effort to ensure...

Jordan, U.S. conduct exercise in Southwest Asia
October 20, 2010 — JORDAN - Falcon Air Meet 2010 officially kicked off Oct. 19 at Azraq Royal Jordanian Air Base in the country of Jordan. The two-week exercise brings servicemembers from various countries together to...

U.S. veterinary leaders push Agriculture Ministry primacy
October 20, 2010 — KABUL, Afghanistan, - Key leaders of the U.S. veterinary effort in Afghanistan met one-on-one in Kabul with Army Maj. Loren Adams, the veterinary officer for the Iowa National Guard's 734th...

Texas ADT-IV takes over Ghazni mission
October 20, 2010 — GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan, - Army Lt. Col. Brian P. Stevens assumed command of the Texas Agribusiness Development Team mission during a ceremony here Oct. 13.Stevens took command of the mission...

Wisconsin, Michigan Guard provide lift for Operation New Dawn
October 20, 2010 — BAGHDAD, Iraq, - Despite a significant drawdown of American forces in Iraq, more than 400 Soldiers - about 300 from the Madison-based 147th Aviation - arrived in country last month and are conducting...

Family Care Plan change addresses custody questions
October 19, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - A recent change in Defense Department policy highlights why servicemembers and deployable civilians who also are custodial parents may want to seek legal help in arranging their...

Guard assists agents in apprehending illegal immigrants
October 19, 2010 — HIDALGO, Texas, - National Guard personnel helped U.S. Border Patrol agents with the apprehension of 19 illegal immigrants, and in deterring suspected contraband from entering the country this past...

Kentucky ADT teaches benefits of grape trellis at Dashtak demo farm
October 19, 2010 — PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, - Soldiers with the Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team visited the Dashtak Demonstration Farm to observe the building of grape trellises, Oct. 9.U.S...

Napolitano visits California Guard on border mission
October 19, 2010 — SAN DIEGO, - The head of the Department of Homeland Security visited with California National Guard members of Joint Task Force Sierra, who are working on the southwest border with U.S. Customs and...

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