Guard News - The National Guard

Exercise Tests Hurricane-Response Plans in Northeastern U.S.
April 30, 2007 — WASHINGTON - National Guard members today commenced a hurricane emergency preparedness and response exercise involving five states in the northeastern United States, a National Guard Bureau spokesman... MORE

Remembering the Holocaust with a new generation
April 27, 2007 — TUCSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. - The 162nd Fighter Wing here helped a new generation of Americans learn what happens when people stay silent in the face of genocide.The wing hosted more than... MORE

Dream comes true for young leukemia patient
April 27, 2007 — TUCSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. - The youngest Air National Guard lieutenant has "the right stuff" when it comes to flying the F-16 Fighting Falcon."Second Lieutenant" Dominic Magne, 6, from... MORE

Disaster strikes Texas border town; Guardmembers working there respond
April 27, 2007 — The placid atmosphere of Eagle Pass, Texas, was torn asunder on April 24 as severe weather moved into the border town, killing seven people, obliterating an elementary school and destroying properties... MORE

Two Inupiat Eskimo Guardsmen Become a Team in Kuwait
April 26, 2007 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Sgt. 1st Class Floyd Ticket rides shotgun while Sgt. Jonathan Weyiouana drives their Humvee down a grayish, dust covered perimeter road on a small military base near the... MORE

'From Russia with Love': Russian aircraft transports Air National Guard rescue helicopters to Afghanistan
April 24, 2007 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Air National Guardsmen here worked with an aircraft April 20-22 that was vastly different from the MC-130P Combat Shadow tankers, HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters... MORE

Innovative training enhances unit's ability to protect homeland
April 23, 2007 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio National Guard's radical new tool in the effort to protect the homefront, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) Enhanced Response... MORE

Army Guard reaches 350,000-member goal ahead of schedule
April 23, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va - The Army National Guard reached its congressionally authorized end strength of 350,000 Citizen-Soldiers on March 30, six months earlier than originally projected, Army Guard officials... MORE

Minnesota National Guard improves roadways in Iraq
April 20, 2007 — CAMP ADDER, Iraq - Minnesota Army National Guard Soldiers and Iraqi citizens of Al Batha recently restored 15 kilometers of Al Batha city streets in southern Iraq.The Soldiers of the 1st Brigade... MORE

DoD Unveils Compensation Program for Frequent Deployments
April 19, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department today unveiled a program that will reward administrative leave to servicemembers whose service in combat does not meet the department's goal for the time at home... MORE

'The War Tapes' Offers First-Person Look at Operation Iraqi Freedom
April 19, 2007 — WASHINGTON - When a soldier returns from war, is he the same person he was before deploying?No, he's not, said Robert May, producer of "The War Tapes," a documentary that shows Operation Iraqi Freedom... MORE

Joint Task Forces in New York accustomed to speed, tailored support
April 19, 2007 — JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD, LATHAM - A record-breaking nor'easter was the backdrop for the alert and mobilization of large numbers of New York National Guard personnel aligned... MORE

Policy Change Boosts G.I. Bill Eligibility for Some Guard, Reserve Members
April 18, 2007 — WASHINGTON - A recent Defense Department policy change widens the eligibility window for some Reserve-component troops who want to use their Montgomery G.I. Bill education benefits, a senior DoD... MORE

Rescue of School Children Highlights NH Guard Role in Nor'easter
April 18, 2007 — CONCORD - The rescue of 18 children in Nottingham, whose school was surrounded by flood waters, highlighted the NH National Guard's efforts throughout the state to assist first responders during... MORE

Deployment Stress on Guard, Reserve Has Lessened, Hall Says
April 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The stress of repeated overseas deployments for National Guard and Reserve members has lessened in recent years, the Defense Department's reserve-component chief told a special commission... MORE

Top Official Describes Reserve-Component Mobilization Policy
April 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON - National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers will mobilize and deploy for only one year, despite a new policy that active soldiers will deploy for 15-month tours, a top defense official... MORE

Army to invest $100 million in Muscatatuck; major training exercise to be conducted in May
April 17, 2007 — INDIANAPOLIS - Nearly $100 million will be invested in the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center over the next six years to transform it into a major training facility for the Army.Governor Mitch Daniels,... MORE

Airmen mark 60th anniversary, throw out first pitch
April 13, 2007 — PITTSBURGH - Three-years ago, the weather, terrain and local hospitality couldn't have presented a more startling contrast. It was exceptionally hot and not every person they met in the sands of... MORE

Guard, Reserve leaders speak before Senate
April 13, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Military leaders from the National Guard and Reserve testified before members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense, April 11 on Capitol Hill to give a status on... MORE

Guard Leaders Urge Solid Funding to Close Equipment, Training Gaps
April 12, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard force is second to none in terms of the quality of its people, but severe equipment shortfalls are keeping it from being fully ready, the chief of the National Guard... MORE

Illinois National Guard, Polish Partners Remember the Fallen

New Hampshire Airman Wins 140-mile Ultramarathon in Africa

Alaska National Guard Helps Clean up in Merbok’s Wake

Texas Air Guard Members Fly at Falcon Leap 2022

Oregon National Guard Supports Wildland Firefighting