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RENO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev., - "Pest" is a four-letter word to Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Falconer of the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Civil Engineering Squadron.
September 15, 2010 — RENO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev., - "Pest" is a four-letter word to Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Falconer of the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Civil Engineering Squadron. As the lone pest...

Wisconsin Guardsman receives bronze star with valor device
September 15, 2010 — MIDDLETON, Wis., - More than five years after a fierce firefight on his first solo mission in Iraq, a former Wisconsin National Guard Soldier was awarded a Bronze Star medal with "V" device for...

Air Guard families encouraged to register with AFPAAS
September 14, 2010 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif., - The lifestyle we adapt as a military family is to prepare for the separation from our Guardsmen as they annually train to be "ready to deploy." Families should...

Colorado Guardsman qualifies for Ironman World Championship
September 14, 2010 — BOULDER, Colo., - Last month, Capt. Robert Killian's time in the Boulder Half-Marathon qualified him to fill the lone Army slot in the World Championship Ironman race to be held in Kona, Hawaii,...

DoD report urges increase in Guard’s civilian technicians
September 14, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The Department of Defense recently submitted to Congress a report recommending an increase in the current legal limits on the number of civilian technicians, who provide support to...

The making of an A-10C pilot: Graduation
September 14, 2010 — DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. - It was a celebration here Aug. 20 as 1st Lt. Dan Griffin, a pilot assigned to the Maryland Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Squadron and his 11 classmates...

Guardsmen exchange medical techniques with Congolese counterparts
September 14, 2010 — KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo - About 40 U.S. service members exchanged medical techniques with their Congolese counterparts at the Command and Staff College here as part of MEDFLAG 10.“We...

Music, culture converge as Utah Band performs in Morocco
September 14, 2010 — KENITRA, Morocco, - With the historic landing site of U.S. and Allied forces in World War II as the backdrop, the Utah National Guard's 23rd Army Band performed one in a series of memorable...

Slovenia hosts exchange training with Colorado Guard
September 14, 2010 — LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, - Surrounded by beautiful green tree-covered hills, the striking Southern Alps that are older than our nation itself, Soldiers of the Colorado Army National Guard’s 5th...

U.S. attorney general sends off Vermont troops
September 14, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - About 66 members of the Vermont National Guard's air ambulance unit left for duty in Iraq on Sept. 10.Friends and family gathered at the Army Guard's Aviation Support Facility in...

Guardsmen, Kosovo youth remember 9/11
September 13, 2010 — FERIZAJ/UROSEVAC, Kosovo, - Sept. 11 is a date that has beeningrained in the hearts and minds of many Americans. It marks theanniversary of that fateful morning in 2001, when terrorist attacks...

Guardsmen, ANP provide aid to Kabul's poorest children
September 13, 2010 — KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan National Police (ANP) and U.S. Army Soldiers delivered needed school supplies and clothing to the children of one of Kabul’s poorest neighborhoods in the Shohadayi...

Rhode Island Guard conducts forensics workshop for Bahamian police, defense forces
September 13, 2010 — NASSAU, Bahamas, - Five members of the Rhode Island National Guard traveled here to conduct a digital forensics workshop with members of the Royal Bahamas Police and Defence Forces at the Royal...

Earnhardt comes up short in Richmond
September 13, 2010 — RICHMOND, Va. - Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored NASCAR racecar, finished 34th after dealing with the handling of his green-and-white Chevrolet during Saturday’s...

Gordon earns spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series
September 13, 2010 — RICHMOND, Va. - Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 National Guard-sponsored Military Intelligence NASCAR racecar, finished 12th on Sept. 11 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Richmond (Va.)...

Guard reactivates only airborne battalion
September 13, 2010 — WACO, Texas, - The 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry Regiment, the country's first and only National Guard airborne infantry battalion, conducted its re-activation ceremony here at the Texas State...

Louisiana Air Guard takes communications lead for Task Force Kout Men
September 13, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La., - Louisiana Air Guardsmen have embraced the spirit of their mission abroad and have provided vital communications to fellow Guardsmen, service members, foreign military and the...

McKinley honors Serbian contributions in two world wars
September 13, 2010 — MOUNT AVALA, Serbia, - Honoring Serbian contributions in two worldwars, Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau,placed a wreath at the Monument to the Unknown Hero here...

Guard state partnerships great value for America, university leader says
September 13, 2010 — KARADJORDJEVO, Serbia, - A university administrator visiting this Balkan republic of 7.3 million people for the first time said Sunday that the National Guard is making a significant impact...

National Guard leaders honor newest Serbian officers
September 13, 2010 — BELGRADE, Serbia, - Serbia's 130 newest officers graduated in a national ceremony in front of Parliament as National Guard leaders salutedhere Saturday.Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of...

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