Guard News - The National Guard

Ohio Air Guardsman mentors Afghani logisticians
July 6, 2010 — KABUL, Afghanistan, - An Ohio Air National Guard member is helping the Afghan National Army Air Force to understand the benefits of using airlift to move heavy equipment.Lt. Col. Michael Masiker, a...

Kentucky ADT plans reforestation project for Afghanistan
July 6, 2010 — PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Panjshir Gov. Keramuddin Keram met with the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team, July 1, to discuss a project that could potentially bring 35,000 new trees into...

Louisiana Guard to monitor skimming operations
July 6, 2010 — PINEVILLE, La., - The Louisiana National Guard is providing a new initiative called the Louisiana National Guard Parish Branch Operations Team to assist Coast Guard branch directors, Gov. Bobby Jindal...

Texas Air Guard prepares ‘battlefield Airmen’ for deployment
July 6, 2010 — EL PASO, Texas - On the desert ranges of Fort Bliss, Texas, there is a lot of open space for Soldiers to train and prepare for combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Army operations are well-known here, but...

Alaska C-23 crew assists in search and rescue
July 2, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - In a break from the normal C-23 Sherpa mission of transporting cargo and people, Soldiers from F-Company, 207th Theater Aviation Company had the opportunity to assist in a search...

Wisconsin Guard artillery battalion rockets into 21st century
July 2, 2010 — MILWAUKEE, Wis., - With the last rocket's glare, the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 121st Field Artillery gave proof last week at Fort McCoy of their Soldiers' unflagging determination...

Keesler provides housing for Guard's oil spill responders
July 2, 2010 — BILOXI, Miss., - For the first time since Hurricane Katrina, Keesler Air Force Base will house 50 Mississippi National Guard Soldiers to support ongoing oil spill response operations, officials...

Nighttime flight ops essential part of training at MUTC
July 2, 2010 — BUTLERVILLE, Ind., - Little by little, the droning of ahelicopter grows louder in the darkness over Muscatatuck Urban TrainingCenter, Ind.Looking up, there are no visual signs of any helicopter...

Dale Jr., Guardsmen unveil paint scheme for Daytona NASCAR race
July 1, 2010 — DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., - The "8 Soldiers, 8 missions" paint scheme was unveiled by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the eight National Guard members at an event here June 30 that honored their sacrifice and...

Database provides mission readiness information
July 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Defense Department's readiness reporting system, designed to provide a comprehensive overview of a unit's manpower, skill sets, equipment and capabilities as well as mission...

Guardsmen gets lucky draw at AT&T program - Tiger Woods
July 1, 2010 — NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa., (7/1/10) - The pressure of driving iron through sand, running from bunker to bunker or getting near troubled woods while desperately trying not to hit innocent civilians is...

Leavenworth's battle command center completes exercise with British troops
July 1, 2010 — LEAVENWORTH, Kan., - The Army National Guard's Battle Command Training Center -Leavenworth (BCTC-Lvn) recently completed Exercise Eagle Owl, a bi- lateral training exercise that brought together...

Third Army general greets Florida Guard in Qatar
July 1, 2010 — CAMP AS SAYLIYAH, Qatar - Maj. Gen. Randy Manner, Third Army/U.S. Army Central deputy commanding general, arrived here today to meet with Florida National Guard troops.The 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat...

Connecticut ANG repair facility ships 50th engine
July 1, 2010 — EAST GRANBY, Conn., - The 50th engine departed the Centralized Repair Facility here at Bradley Air National Guard Base aboard an air-ride flatbed trailer bound for Selfridge ANGB in Michigan June 2.A...

Louisiana National Guard's barriers protect coastline
June 30, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La., - Coastal barriers constructed by the Louisiana National Guard are providing protection not only against oil intrusion, but also against a new threat: the effects of Tropical Storm...

Florida Guard mobilizes 90 for oil spill response
June 30, 2010 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - More than 90 Florida National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are directly supporting Operation Deepwater Horizon this week."We will mobilize additional forces as the situation...

Flying with the Army's air force in the Gulf
June 30, 2010 — GULFPORT, Miss., - The mission: Fly out to Deepwater Horizon site to gain situational awareness and document the National Guard's response in Mississippi. "What aircraft will I be flying in?" I...

New grave markers available for private cemeteries
June 30, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced June 29 that the Department of Veterans Affairs is offering bronze medallions to attach to existing, privately purchased headstones...

New Horizons exercise an international effort
June 30, 2010 — MANDRIN, Haiti - From the moment they leave their encampment each morning on the outskirts of Gonaives, Haiti, to the moment they return each evening, the troops of Task Force Kout Men are...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala