Guard News - The National Guard

Sabari: A day in the life of Missouri combat engineers
June 24, 2010 — FOB SALERNO, Afghanistan - Spring at this base is essentially an extension of the winter months, with little moderate precipitation and temperatures. The most profound difference between late April...

Missouri governor activates Guard for flood response
June 24, 2010 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., - Missouri’s commander in chief Gov. Jay Nixon activated the Missouri National Guard on Wednesday evening to provide assistance to communities in the northwest part of the state...

Iowa ADT trains with Amish before deployment
June 24, 2010 — CAMP DODGE, Iowa - It was an unlikely scene in the northeast Iowa Amish country. The uniforms of the Iowa Army and Air National Guardsmen, who make up the Iowa National Guard's 734th Agri-Business...

Illinois Guard veterans recall Korean War
June 24, 2010 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill., - June 25, 1950, marked the start of the Korean War, sometimes called "the forgotten war." Sixty years later, America is remembering those who served and those who were lost. "A...

Nation marks Korean War's 60th anniversary
June 24, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Sixty years ago this week, North Korean troops stormed across the 38th parallel into South Korea, launching a three-year conflict that culminated in an armistice in 1953, but never...

North Dakota Guardsmen return from Haiti
June 24, 2010 — FARGO, N.D., - North Dakota Soldiers working in Haiti returned home yesterday after spending more than three weeks there on a humanitarian mission.The Soldiers, who serve with the 191st Military...

North Dakota Guardsmen practice combat techniques in South Dakota, Wyoming
June 24, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - During the past two weeks, North Dakota Soldiers have been getting a taste of combat, albeit without the danger, during an intensive training exercise in South Dakota. The 191st...

Illinois Guard units battle 20-foot flames at Golden Coyote
June 24, 2010 — ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D., - Engine one ready, engine two ready, engine three ready. Burn is a go. These words fill the radio air waves as Soldiers from the 661st and 662nd Firefighting Teams...

Louisiana Guard constructs Hesco wall in Cameron Parish
June 24, 2010 — CAMERON, La., - Construction of 8.5 miles of wall barriers by the Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade continues in six areas along the coast of Cameron Parish in an effort to keep...

Pentagon marks 60th anniversary of the Korean War
June 24, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Flanked by Korean War veterans, many proudly bearing the medals and insignias of their military service, defense officials commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Korean War and...

Military parents voice education concerns to leaders
June 23, 2010 — FORT BELVOIR, Va. - Top U.S. and military leaders took part in a roundtable discussion with parents at the elementary school here today to gain greater insight into the education challenges military...

Mississippi Guard records 100 flights in response to oil spill
June 23, 2010 — BILOXI, Miss., - The Mississippi National Guard completed its 102nd flight in support of Operation Deepwater Horizon Response today.Seven aircraft valued at about $50 million have spent 270 hours...

Missouri Guard gains new medical evacuation unit
June 23, 2010 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., - The Missouri National Guard announces the addition of a medical evacuation unit, benefiting overseas contingency operations during deployment and Missourians at home, in...

Hawaiian brothers manage fitness operations during deployment
June 23, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA, - If you walk into one of the fitness buildings for the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron at a non-disclosed base here and yell, "Sgt. Ramos," you'll probably get more than...

Illinois governor signs law creating veterans court
June 23, 2010 — CHICAGO, - Gov. Pat Quinn recently signed the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, which created state guidelines for the establishing judicial courts for veterans charged in the...

Kids flock to Camp Beauregard for annual training
June 22, 2010 — PINEVILLE, La. - Annual training is not just for Guardsmen anymore.Last week, more than 170 children from across Louisiana reported for roll call here at Camp Beauregard to begin four days of barracks...

Illinois C-130 crew airdrops GPS-guided supplies in Afghan valley
June 22, 2010 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Earlier this month in Afghanistan, a small unit of coalition ground forces traveled a great distance to support an operation aimed squarely at the Taliban and...

Guardsmen prepare for oil spill spotting missions on Florida beaches
June 22, 2010 — PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - National Guard Soldiers are hitting Florida’s beaches this week as part of the ongoing response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More than 30...

North Dakota Guardsmen play opposing force during Golden Coyote
June 22, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - The 231st Brigade Support Battalion’s Rear Detachment came to Camp Rapid with the 191st Military Police Company to help with their training by serving as opposing forces or...

Missouri civil engineers exchange forces with Canada
June 22, 2010 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., - Why does Inuvik sound familiar to you? Probably because you saw a Season 2 episode of “Ice Road Truckers,” which started in Inuvik in the northwest territory of Canada...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities