Guard News - The National Guard

Huey's last hurrah
July 2, 2007 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - As you go about your daily routine during annual training this year and the familiar "womp-womp-womp" sounds of helicopters fill the air, stop for a moment and turn your head... MORE

Utah National Guard Soldier Crowned Miss Utah
July 2, 2007 — DRAPER, Utah - Sgt. Jill Stevens, a member of 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation, Utah National Guard, was crowned Miss Utah Saturday evening, June 30, at the annual pageant held at the Capitol Theatre in... MORE

Turnover of Eagle Base symbolizes success in the Balkans
July 2, 2007 — TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina - The Stars and Stripes flew over Eagle Base for the last time on the morning of June 30, the day the United States turned this sprawling military installation over to its... MORE

Citizen-Soldiers Honor Fallen Firefighters
July 2, 2007 — KABUL, Afghanistan - Warriors from 218th Enhanced Separate Brigade from the South Carolina National Guard assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix in Afghanistan paid tribute over the weekend to... MORE

Texas Guard Aviators responded to flooded areas
June 29, 2007 — BURNET, Texas - Thursday's rescue by two Black Hawk helicopters unfolded with their preparations at the Austin Army Aviation Support Facility (AAASF).The crew loaded rescue hoists and conducted... MORE

2007 Joint Thunder Exercise wraps up 23rd year of training
June 27, 2007 — RAPID CITY, S.D. - 'TRAINED and READY.' After two long weeks of tough military training, the 4,300 service members who trained in the 2007 Joint Thunder Exercise, packed their duffle bags and... MORE

Air Guard ready to help during space shuttle missions
June 26, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis landed June 22 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Air National Guard members looked back to its launch two weeks earlier knowing they were ready to... MORE

Guardsmen Respond to New York Floods, Alaska Fires
June 22, 2007 — WASHINGTON - National Guard troops are helping to search for people still missing after flash floods deluged the southern Catskill Mountains, New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer said in a statement today, and... MORE

Delaware Air Guard celebrates safety achievements
June 20, 2007 — NEW CASTLE, Del. - Airmen from the Delaware Air National Guard's 166th Airlift Wing celebrated 44 years without a flight mishap here on Flag Day, June 14 with a ceremonial training flight that honored... MORE

Air Guard retires last F-16A in service
June 20, 2007 — TUCSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. - The last operational F-16A Fighting Falcon flew its final mission here June 15, taking off from the Air National Guard base for indefinite storage at the... MORE

National anti-drug and research programs honor Summit Racing
June 19, 2007 — Company helps National Guard, NCPRS target youth to Stay on TrackTALLMADGE, Ohio (6/19/2007) â€“ The National Guard Counterdrug Program and the National Center for Prevention and Research Solutions... MORE

Guard wing transitions to Langley
June 19, 2007 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) - The Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing records its last F-16 Fighting Falcon training mission June 20. The wing, which has flown the F-16 since 1991... MORE

Maine Air National Guard wing credited for environmental quality
June 13, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Maine Air National Guard's 101st Air Refueling Wing received the 2006 Air Force Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award for the Reserves and Air National Guard in a... MORE

Scuba-diving wounded warriors find equality underwater
June 13, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Six months after an explosive device cost him his lower right arm, Wisconsin Army National Guard sergeant and world-class athlete Darrell "J.R." Salzman has found the great equalizer... MORE

New Mexico steps outside the box to improve Guardmembers' weapons skills
June 8, 2007 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The New Mexico National Guard tapped a former Marine and police officer to improve its weapons skills. In late May, New Mexico hosted the 40-hour Gunfighter Course taught by Pat... MORE

Guard members sign up for bone marrow program
June 8, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - It was as easy as spelling your name, sticking a cotton swab in your mouth, and closing an envelope. It was free, and it took all of 15 minutes. It was that simple, but the effort... MORE

National Guard amplifying substance abuse prevention efforts
June 7, 2007 — ANAHEIM, CA - During its annual conference held here May 30 to June 1, the National Guard's substance abuse prevention community met with some of the nation's leading prevention experts, doctors and... MORE

Soldier, supporters run after fight for her life
June 5, 2007 — WASHINGTON - According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight women will have invasive breast cancer during their lifetimes. Nearly one in 33 will die from the disease, but more women are... MORE

New Scam Targets Military Spouses
June 4, 2007 — WASHINGTON (06/04/2007) - The American Red Cross is warning military spouses about a new identity-theft scam that targets family members of deployed troops.The Red Cross was alerted about the scam... MORE

A history-making State Partnership Program workshop in an ancient city
May 29, 2007 — DUBROVNIK, Croatia - In 1991 and 1992, artillery shells exploded inside the walls of this beautiful medieval city during a seven-month siege in the heart of modern Europe.The collapse of the former... MORE

Pennsylvania Soldiers Win Multinational Shooting Competition

National Guard SEA Thanks Texas Guardsmen on Border Mission

NY Air Guard Leaders Salute World War II Vet on his 100th

Louisiana Guard Tiger Brigade Tested in Warfighter Exercise

Iowa National Guard Soldier Gives Back to Homeless