Guard News - The National Guard

New Jersey Guardsman honored to be selected for Warrior Games
May 14, 2010 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., - Throughout my time here, I have heard no shortage of intriguing and inspiring stories from the athletes competing in the Warrior Games. However, each story is unique in...

Maine Guardsmen running 21 marathons in 21 days
May 14, 2010 — KITTERY, Maine, - Two Maine Army National Guard Soldiers have begun to run 21 marathons in 21 days and will end their endeavor at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., on May 31. By...

South Carolina F-16s deploy to Southwest Asia
May 14, 2010 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C., - The 169th Fighter Wing of the South Carolina Air National Guard will deploy F-16 fighter jets, pilots, maintenance specialists and support personnel...

Air Guard opens access to social media sites
May 14, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Air National Guard officials announced this week that access to popular social media networking sites would become available to all Airmen who use their network. The Air Guard...

West Virginia shares ideas on rural health in Peru
May 14, 2010 — CHARLESTON, W.V., - Poor dental health, lack of adequateimmunizations, and a shortage of resources for preventive care are many ofthe challenges involved in providing health care in rural settings,...

State legislators visit Wyoming Guardsmen in North Africa
May 14, 2010 — CHEYENNE, Wyo., - Wyoming state legislators recently traveled with Wyoming National Guardsmen to Tunisia for a multi-national medical training exercise aimed at improving medical practices and ties...

Case Study: Arkansas aims efforts at building resiliency
May 14, 2010 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark., - Two uniformed Arkansas National Guard Soldiers visit homeless shelters and food pantries in a Little Rock neighborhood, joined by a dozen police officers.Someone...

New York Air Guard moves radars to Ohio
May 14, 2010 — NEWBURGH, N.Y., - The New York Air National Guard's 213th Engineering Installation Squadron, a tenant unit here at Stewart Air National Guard Base, is taking the lead role in a project to relocate...

McKinley: FY 2011 budget meets Guard’s needs
May 14, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Fiscal Year 2011 budget request meets the critical needs of the Army and Air National Guard, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on...

Guard part of solution to DoD budget woes, chief says
May 14, 2010 — NORFOLK, Va., - The National Guard is uniquely poised to be part of the solution to many of DoD’s future budget woes, the National Guard’s top officer told an audience here at the Joint Warfighting...

Commentary: Suicide Prevention in the Air Force and Air National Guard
May 14, 2010 — FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Suicide is a tragedy that can strike anyone, anywhere, at anytime. Suicide in the military has no preference for whether a member is home or deployed, working hard, or on...

First Lady calls on nation to support military families
May 13, 2010 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama issued a national challenge today to all sectors of American society: mobilize and take action to support and engage military families."One percent of Americans...

First Lady announces military family review
May 13, 2010 — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has directed the national security staff to lead a 90-day review aimed at developing a federal government wide approach to supporting military families, First Lady...

Alaska Guardsmen arrive in Vietnam for Pacific Angel
May 13, 2010 — HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - About 40 U.S. military personnel from bases throughout the Pacific and continental U.S. arrived here May 8 to participate in Pacific Angel 10-2.The C-130 Hercules from the...

"He fell through the cracks"
May 13, 2010 — CONWAY, Ark. - The death of Army Spc. Josh Farmer intensified the state of Arkansas' focus on helping troubled Soldiers and Airmen.Farmer died by suicide Sept. 20, 2009. Among initiatives prompted in...

Indiana Guardsmen beat the blues with extreme sports
May 13, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind., - WhenSoldiers return from a battle zone, they can have trouble adjusting from thefast-paced, combat environment to the caterpillar-crawl of their...

About the series: Resiliency
May 13, 2010 — When Arkansas experienced its highest number of suicides on record, Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill traveled there to find out why and what was being done. What he found were people willing to talk...

Joint Task Force Haiti prepares for 'New Horizon'
May 13, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Joint Task Force Haiti is preparing to stand down its disaster-relief mission in Haiti at the beginning of June, nearly six months after a Jan. 12 earthquake devastated the country."We...

A Message from the Senior Enlisted Leader, National Guard Bureau
May 13, 2010 — Every National Guard Soldier and Airman is a valued and important member of the team.The National Guard is the "hometown team" embedded in communities throughout the United States, territories and the...

"I've got a lot of reasons to live"
May 13, 2010 — HOT SPRINGS, Ark., - Army Sgt. 1st Class James Powell badly needed someone to answer the phone.He couldn't recall crying in 20 years, but the Arkansas National Guard full-timer had broken down, cried,...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in 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