Guard News - The National Guard

Egress Airmen ensure 'last chance for life'
July 14, 2010 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - If something goes wrong in a fighter jet flying at 30,000 feet, the pilot needs a reliable way to escape danger ... and fast. When all else fails, the pilot relies on the...

Arizona Air Guard moves important cargo aerially
July 14, 2010 — PHOENIX, Ariz., - Good things come in all sorts of different packages: large, small, heavy and light. This is especially true when the package contains essential equipment for a servicemember to...

With several green initiatives, Guard facilities are using less energy
July 14, 2010 — The Air National Guard is working to lower its utility bill or at least slow the increase over the next few years.Last year, it paid $82 million for power to its 100 or so bases and 77 geographically...

Camp Atterbury native remembers post history
July 14, 2010 — Camp Atterbury was born from Indiana farmland, rising from the fields of two townships that once provided families with crops and livestock, and used the soil to train men to fight, feeding the World...

Air Guard releases new ESOH sustainability statement
July 14, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The Air Guard Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Council recently released a joint Environment, Safety and Occupational Health sustainability statement, outlining a...

Camp challenges prepare Alabama Guard kids for life
July 13, 2010 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama National Guard's Family Readiness Program is dedicated to ensuring Alabama Guard youth are equipped to handle the challenges of military life.Challenges such as...

California ADT helps Afghan village after battle
July 13, 2010 — MARAWARA DISTRICT, Afghanistan, - After a violent battle between the Taliban and a combined team of Afghan National Army forces and U.S. Army Soldiers, residents of this district were left shaken and...

Delaware Guardsmen help to build Afghanistan's thin blue line
July 13, 2010 — BAMYAN, Afghanistan - "Weekend warrior," is a term sometimes used to refer to National Guardsmen and Army Reservists, who drill once a month. With about a quarter of the force currently serving in...

DoD, Guard establish eight Homeland Response Force units
July 13, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Eight more homeland response force units will be established in fiscal year 2012, Defense Department and National Guard Bureau officials said here today.The units are regional forces...

Guard luge athlete braves heat at Fort Jackson
July 13, 2010 — FORT JACKSON, S.C., - Before coming here to train in the sweltering heat, Army Pfc. Joseph Mortensen spent his days sliding down frozen luge tracks around the world.Mortensen, 21, Company E, 1st...

Louisiana Guardsmen help with three school projects in Haiti
July 13, 2010 — PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, - Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's 1021st Engineer Company from the 205th Engineer Battalion will construct three school projects for the communities of Diaquoi,...

VA eases claims process for veterans with PTSD
July 13, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Veterans Affairs Department will publish a final regulation tomorrow intended to ease the claims process and improve access to health care for veterans with post-traumatic stress...

Wisconsin Guard builds team to help Afghan farmers
July 13, 2010 — MILWAUKEE, Wis., - The Wisconsin National Guard will build an agribusiness development team to help farmers in Afghanistan improve their techniques and reap greater profits from legitimate crops - and...

North Dakota Guard's family notification goes high-tech
July 12, 2010 — FARGO, N.D. - Gone are the days of calling trees for the North Dakota National Guard's Service Member and Family Support Division.A new system has been acquired that allows the Guard to quickly...

Family Matters Blog: Mullen presses for more family support
July 12, 2010 — WASHINGTON - With all of the stresses of military life, families need support systems and the nation's top military leader is working to make sure programs are available to eliminate the isolation...

Mississippi Guard tests air quality along coastline
July 12, 2010 — BILOXI, Miss., - The Mississippi National Guard found no abnormal readings after it completed monitoring the air quality at 20 different locations along the coastline in Harrison, Hancock and Jackson...

Family Matters Blog: Mullen presses for more family support
July 12, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - With all of the stresses of military life, families need support systems and the nation's top military leader is working to make sure programs are available to eliminate the isolation...

Some Soldiers to return from Iraq early
July 12, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING SITE MAREZ, Iraq - Hundreds of Soldiers will leave their units in Iraq and return home early over the next two months to help meet the president's mandated troop strength of...

Tennessee Guard uses blimp for base defense
July 12, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE TAJI, Iraq, - While Soldiers go about their daily lives on Contingency Operating Base Taji, Iraq, something is watching over them. An Aerostat blimp, operated by Soldiers...

Ohio governor opens Camp Perry matches today
July 12, 2010 — COLUMBUS, OH - Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland will open the 2010 National Rifle and Pistol Matches at 6:30 p.m., today at the Camp Perry Joint Training Center in Port Clinton, Ohio. The national matches are...

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