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Alaska trains with Kyrgyzstan search and rescue team
July 23, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard teamed up with a Kyrgyzstan Search and Rescue Team to train on procedures and techniques in mountain rescue this May on Mt. McKinley.The opportunity to...

Mississippi Guard complete air quality tests along coastline
July 23, 2010 — BILOXI, Miss., - The Mississippi National Guard on Friday found no abnormal readings after it completed monitoring the air quality this week at 20 different locations along the coastline in...

South Carolina National Guard unit builds relationships, infrastructure for Afghan people
July 22, 2010 — CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan - Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 178th Field Artillery are winning the hearts and minds of the Afghan people by improving infrastructure in Kabul.Members of the civil...

Army, Air Guard adjust recruiting goals
July 22, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Both the Army and Air National Guard missed their recruiting goals for June, however, recruiting activities were adjusted and those goals were intentionally missed as a way to keep...

Louisiana engineers reinforce land bridge at Thunder Bayou
July 21, 2010 — GRAND ISLE, La., - The Louisiana National Guard’s 527th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, completes reinforcement work on a land bridge on Elmer’s Island, La., in support of the Deepwater...

Guardmembers help wounded warriors through turbulent water
July 20, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - With some trepidation, Douglass Rink rolls his kayak over and disappears under the water. He frees himself, emerges a short time later and assures his instructor, “I was a scuba...

Guard Soldiers, spouses discuss reintegration programs
July 19, 2010 — TUCSON, Ariz. - Guard and Reserve members, much like their active duty counterparts, deploy routinely in service to their country. When they do, spouses remain to take care of the household. For...

Chief, governors visit Guardsmen in Middle East
July 19, 2010 — CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan, - Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and governors from five states visited National Guard Soldiers and Airmen throughout the Middle East last...

Seven miles of barrier guard Cameron Parish
July 16, 2010 — HOLLY BEACH, La., - Soldiers from Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade finished emplacing the first phase of a more than seven mile long Hesco barrier wall along the coast near Cameron,...

Louisiana Guard tops Myrtle Grove’s levees with 22,000 sandbags
July 16, 2010 — PINEVILLE, La., - Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard's 528th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, finished emplacing more than 22,000 sandbags in Myrtle Grove, La., July 16.The...

Air Guard invades Times Square today
July 15, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Beginning today, the Air National Guard will be featured prominently at the crossroads of the world.Capt. Rondal Perry, the chief of ANG’s marketing and advertising branch, said two,...

Oklahoma Guard transports firewood to reservation
July 15, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - As quickly as the U.S. Forest Service felled trees here in the Custer National Forest of South Dakota, Soldiers of Oklahoma National Guard’s 1245th and 1345th Transportation...

Illinois Guardsman retires after 56 years
July 15, 2010 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill., - A young man working on a farm in Illinois decided to enlist in the National Guard in March 1953 after he received a challenge from his friend and employer. The Korean War's...

No more C-17s, defense officials tell Congress
July 15, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The military has more than enough large transport planes, and the appropriation of any more in the next budget year will force some into premature retirement, Defense Department...

Iowa, Missouri ADTs link up for training
July 15, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind., - The Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agri-Business Development Team and the Missouri National Guard’s ADT IV are joining forces here to prepare for their deployment to adjacent...

Air Guard to sponsor NASCAR race in Richmond
July 15, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Better known for its airpower than its horsepower, the Air Guard is picking up speed in an effort to increase its public awareness. At Richmond International Speedway on Sept. 11,...

Oregon Guard supports state's first responders
July 14, 2010 — SALEM, Ore., - The Department of Defense announced Oregon will be amongst several states to establish a National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives Enhanced...

Wisconsin Air Guard to support oil spill response efforts
July 14, 2010 — MILWAUKEE, - Four Airmen with the Wisconsin Air National Guard are expected to depart this week to support response operations in the Gulf of Mexico. The Airmen - all noncommissioned officers - will...

Future athletes develop character, serve community through Guard, NFL partnership
July 14, 2010 — PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Athletes are expected to be leaders both on the field and off. The National Football League’s High School Player Development program, which is sponsored by the National Guard,...

North Dakota passes Kosovo mission onto Puerto Rico
July 14, 2010 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - A transfer of authority ceremony for the Liaison Monitoring Team of Multinational Battle Group-East was held here July 10.The ceremony featured the casing of the outgoing...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future