Guard News - The National Guard

North Carolina public affairs officer meets with Moldovan counterparts
May 26, 2010 — CHISINAU, Moldova - The North Carolina National Guard and Moldova Ministry of Defense wrote a new chapter in their State Partnership Program relationship with the first ever Public Affairs office...

States prepare to assist Louisiana in oil spill response
May 26, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The National Guards of several states are closely watching Louisiana this week and are prepared to assist in its oil spill operations if needed, a senior Guard leader said...

Air Guardsmen provide humanitarian assistance in Tajikistan
May 26, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - More than 17,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo was delivered to Tajikistan May 21, in an ongoing effort to provide relief and medical aid to displaced Tajiks after floods and mudslides...

Combat lifesaver course prepares Soldiers for battle
May 25, 2010 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa., - Painful screams cut through the thick smoke and noise of gunfire as a four-person combat lifesaver team scrambled through the dark looking for the casualties amid the...

South Carolina Guardsman works as liaison for those downrange
May 25, 2010 — PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, - There are 13 American provincial reconstruction teams operating within Afghanistan's borders.The mission of the PRT's is to assist the Government of the Islamic...

Airmen, Afghans execute reverse medical evacuations
May 25, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - The aim of military medicine is to get war-fighters healed and back to the battlefield - or to their families - as quickly as possible, but in Afghanistan there are transportation...

Soldiers encouraged to maintain medical readiness
May 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Do you think wounded soldiers are concerned if the medical personnel providing them care are from the Army Reserve or National Guard?The obvious answer is no, what they care about is the...

Military families eligible for free museum visits
May 24, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Active duty servicemembers and their families will gain free access to hundreds of museums throughout the nation this summer, thanks to a partnership between the National Endowment for...

Chief tells U.S. KFOR Soldiers deployment pace will not decrease
May 24, 2010 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo, - The chief of the National Guard Bureautold North Dakota National Guard Soldiers here today that he does notbelieve the pace of deployments will let up any time in the near...

Georgia counterdrug forces hit woodlands for tactical training
May 24, 2010 — RINGGOLD, Ga., - More than 20 local, state and federal officers from departments and agencies across Georgia are taking part in the five-day woodland training course held by the Georgia Counterdrug...

Utah dental team provides villagers reason to smile during African Lion '10
May 24, 2010 — AGADIR, Morocco - The sounds and smells of a dentist's office can be off-putting to some, but for those who suffer from tooth pain, the sound of a high-speed dental drill is often music to their...

Maryland breaks ground on new flight facility
May 24, 2010 — EDGEWOOD, Md., - Gov. Martin O'Malley helped break ground on a $22.6 million addition to the Maryland National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility during a ceremony here May 22.The contract was...

Louisiana Guardsmen construct Hesco wall on coast
May 24, 2010 — PORT FOURCHON, La., - Members of the 527th and 769th EngineerBattalions of the Louisiana National Guard began constructing a barrier wallin an effort to keep oil-tainted water from reaching Bay...

Military families eligible for free museum visits
May 24, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Active duty servicemembers and their families will gain free access to hundreds of museums throughout the nation this summer, thanks to a partnership between the National Endowment for...

President Obama makes surprise visit to 29th ID officers
May 24, 2010 — FORT BELVOIR, Va., - President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to the 29th Infantry Officers' Association's Hail and Farewell May 16 at the Fort Belvoir golf course, where he shook hands and...

WTC celebrates unit expansion
May 24, 2010 — FORT BENNING, Ga., - The staff at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center unveiled a new headquarters building during a ribbon cutting ceremony at Camp Butler May 17.Battalion Commander Lt...

Louisiana Guardsman earns award for valor
May 21, 2010 — CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - A scout platoon squad leader with 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Louisiana Army National Guard engaged in a firefight in Iraq and fought with valor to ensure safety...

North Dakota military police arrive in Haiti
May 21, 2010 — FARGO, N.D., - Twenty-one Soldiers with the North Dakota Army National Guard’s 191st Military Police Company arrived in Haiti yesterday. They will spend three weeks there providing security to...

Mass fatality training integrates Air Guard recovery teams
May 21, 2010 — JERSEY CITY, N.J., - One of the key functions of the Regional Mass Fatality Management Training Evolution recently held here at the U.S. Army Reserve Center/Jersey City Police Facility was to...

Tennessee Guardsmen teach transportation course to Moroccan army
May 20, 2010 — AGADIR, Morocco, - A class of 22 Royal Moroccan Army motor transportation drivers and mechanics participated in a course on Heavy Equipment Transport Systems during exercise African Lion, May 6.The...

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