Guard News - The National Guard

Golf, life lessons available to Guard children
April 30, 2010 — WASHINGTON - It's tee time for children from military families, thanks to The First Tee Military Affiliate Program.The program offers free golf instruction to children from National Guard and Reserve...

Arkansas ADT stands up operations in Zabul province
April 30, 2010 — QALAT, Afghanistan - Coalition forces here in Zabul province gained a new tool in the agricultural redevelopment process this month as the Arkansas National Guard's Agriculture Development Team stood...

Oklahoma Airman assists with Iraq drawdown
April 30, 2010 — AL ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq - Airmen from the 732nd Expeditionary Prime Beef Squadron here are prepared for the increase of U.S. military personnel that have started to arrive, as the military begins its...

After IED hit, 'only thing we couldn't fix was the air conditioning'
April 30, 2010 — GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The call came in early one morning for the mechanics of Troop B, 1-172nd Calvary Squadron, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) of the Vermont National Guard.One...

Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)
April 30, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Wildfires in the western United States are an all too common occurrence during the dry months of summer.The battle against the flames is not only waged on the ground, but also from...

Alaska Guard leaders excited for future training exercises
April 30, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Citizen Soldiers and Airmen, along their active duty counterparts, are arriving in Alaska this week to participate in a joint exercise that combines the State of Alaska's 'Alaska...

Ukraine officials observe MAFFS training
April 30, 2010 — GREENVILLE, S.C., - Military and civilian officials from Ukraine are observing airmen from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve train withthe Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) here...

Guard readies as Gulf Coast braces for oil spill
April 30, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - At least three states along the Gulf of Mexico are preparing for a potential call for thousands of National Guard members as the nation ramps up its response to the Deepwater Horizon...

How Sweet It Is
April 30, 2010 — KAPISA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, - Anybody that has seen Afghan women caring for their families, trekking up and down mountainous roads, and toiling in the fields knows that they are not strangers to...

Guard kids are different, but programs still available to them
April 29, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Guard kids differ from active duty kids in only one way: access.Access to support programs and access to peers who understand what they are going through.Everything else is the same:...

South Carolina brothers serve together in Afghanistan
April 29, 2010 — PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, - The "brotherhood" that exists among servicemembers is well known. Members of the military often talk about forming family-like bonds with their teammates while...

Kentucky Guardsmen prepare for this weekend's Derby
April 29, 2010 — LOUISVILLE, Ky., - The "Fastest Two Minutes in Sports" took five months to plan, but the Kentucky National Guard is ready to support local law enforcement agencies during this weekend's Kentucky Derby...

Guard, Reserve leaders seek funding for growing role
April 29, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The military's National Guard and reserve units need more funding to reflect the operational readiness they have proven in Iraq and Afghanistan, rather than the ready-reserve model for...

North Dakota Guardsmen take over Camp Nothing Hill
April 29, 2010 — LEPOSAVIC, Kosovo - Turkish Army forces turned over securityresponsibilities at Camp Nothing Hill to U.S. Soldiers of MultinationalBattle Group East during a hand-over take-over ceremony April 26.The...

Joint exercise reunites two Guardsmen
April 29, 2010 — KENAI, Alaska - From the sandy deserts of Kuwait to the mountainous last frontier of Alaska, two National Guardsmen reunited at the Kenai National Guard armory during the Alaska National Guard's...

Tennessee MPs prepare to train Iraqi police
April 29, 2010 — FORT DIX, N.J., - Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers from the 253rd Military Police Company are currently here at Army Support Activity-Dix preparing for a mission in Iraq, where they will train,...

Air Guard rescue unit practices skills during exercise
April 29, 2010 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - When the 212th Rescue Squadron of the Alaska Air National Guard arrived on-scene, the apartment complex was a jumble of broken concrete and unstable support beams.An aftershock...

New York Air Guardsman selected for South Africa post
April 28, 2010 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - Maj. Scott "LB" Williams, the deputy support group commander for the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing has been selected to represent the New York National...

Avatar project seeks to help military amputees
April 28, 2010 — FORT DETRICK, Md., - In the blockbuster movie "Avatar," Jake Sully, a former Marine who lost the use of both legs in combat, climbs into a vessel that magically restores his body when he assumes a...

Guard Communicators Collaborate in Disaster Response Exercise
April 28, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Greg Wilkinson sat behind his laptop making changes to a press release, one of many that day, in the middle of the fluorescent-lit oversized room. Bundled computer cables looked...

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