Guard News - The National Guard

Earnhardt runs in top 15th all day, finishes 19th
June 7, 2010 — LONG POND, Pa. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet spent most of Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway inside the top 15.A series of caution periods...

On two wheels in Ghazni
June 7, 2010 — GHAZNI, Afghanistan - When the Vermont National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) took over at a little known Forward Operating Base here called Vulcan, they did not know what...

Illinois Guardsman falls for his job hook, line and sinker
June 7, 2010 — KENTUCKY LAKE, Ky., - With the sun beating down in 90-degree summer heat, the lake was Sgt. Adam Lock’s home away from home as he casted into Kentucky Lake in hopes of a bite and spoke what could...

North Dakota Soldiers provide force protection in Haiti
June 4, 2010 — FARGO, N.D., - While U.S. Southern Command's earthquake disasterresponse in Haiti officially ended yesterday, humanitarian and constructionwork continue there. That mission, dubbed New Horizons,...

Indiana National Guard receives critical homeland security mission
June 4, 2010 — INDIANAPOLIS - Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the adjutantgeneral of the Indiana National Guard, has received notice and is extremelypleased to announced that the Indiana National Guard will...

National Guard mission in Kosovo evolves over time
June 4, 2010 — PRISTINA, Kosovo,- More than a decade into a National Guardmission to support Kosovo's security and stability, the chief of the NationalGuard Bureau said he saw significant progress in the young...

Louisiana signal company enhances tower communication in Iraq
June 4, 2010 — CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - A Louisiana National Guard unit is helping tomeet the president's plan to reduce troops in Iraq to 50,000 by September ofthis year by enhancing tower communication around the...

Ohio, Washington Guard to start Homeland Response Forces
June 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Ohio and Washington have been chosen as the firststates to host new National Guard homeland response forces for responding tochemical and biological attacks, Pentagon officials announced...

OSAA takes over Sinai air missions
June 4, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The Army National Guard's Operational SupportAirlift Agency recently accepted a new mission to deploy aircrews andaircraft to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.The mission, part of the...

Colorado Airmen win Guardian Challenge 2010
June 3, 2010 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Airmen of the Colorado Air National Guard's 137th Space Warning Squadron participating as Team Buckley and the 460th Space Wing recently took home the coveted Aldridge...

Mississippi beekeeper uses hobby at Gitmo
June 3, 2010 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Air Force Tech Sgt. Rodney Buntyn brings more to Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay than just his knowledge of power production. He also brings 30 years of beekeeping...

Minnesota Guard, Croatia train for Afghanistan deployment
June 3, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Members of the Minnesota National Guard are currently preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan as part of an Operational Mentor and Liaison Team with the Croatian armed forces.The...

Two Army Guard units named top environmental stewards
June 3, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Two Army National Guard installations were recognized for their environmental work in natural resources conservation and cultural resources management during a ceremony at the...

Vermont Guardsmen join with New Zealand PRT to help orphanage
June 3, 2010 — BAMYAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Maori people of New Zealand have a saying: "in tangita, in tangita, in tangita," or literally, "the people, the people, the people."In Bamyan, Afghanistan, New...

Kentucky ADT trains for upcoming Afghanistan deployment
June 2, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind., - Guardsmen from the Kentucky National Guard Agribusiness Development Team II participated in a training exercise at a mock Afgan village here May 26 in preparation for their...

Fort Indiantown Gap offers guided tours of rare butterfly habitat
June 2, 2010 — HARRISBURG, Pa., - Guided tours will give visitors a chance to see the only population of Regal Fritillary butterflies in Pennsylvania beginning at 10 a.m., on July 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10 at Fort...

Illinois Guardsmen get realistic training at Fort Irwin
June 2, 2010 — FORT IRWIN, Calif., - The hiss of a rocket propelled grenade flew overhead as an improvised explosive device detonated and screams of terrified civilians could be heard in the distance.It was not the...

Northcom chief cites Mexico partnership as top priority
June 2, 2010 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., - Confident in the strength of the U.S.-Canada security relationship, the new commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said he's...

South Carolina Guard secures PRT operations
June 2, 2010 — PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, - The list of hometowns reads like an I-85/I-26 roadmap: Greenville, Laurens, Spartanburg, Waterloo.Regardless of their individual starting points, they are together...

Museums offers free admission to all Guard members, families
June 1, 2010 — San Diego, Calif. - NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Blue Star Families Chairman Kathy Roth-Douquet announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with more than 700 museums across America...

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