Guard News - The National Guard

North Carolina National Guardsmen prepare for mission, explore Alaska
April 28, 2010 — KENAI, Alaska - Approximately 60 North Carolina National Guardsmen are participating in a statewide emergency response exercise. They traveled via the scenic Alaskan highways to establish Joint Task...

Spangdahlem F-16s headed for Minnesota
April 28, 2010 — SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany - Six F-16 Fighting Falcons are scheduled to depart here April 27 as the first step for the 52nd Fighter Wing staff in the Combat Air Force Restructuring plan expected to...

Air Guardsmen train for firefighting mission in South Carolina
April 28, 2010 — GREENVILLE, S.C. - Airmen from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves are training with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) here at the South Carolina Technology and Aviation...

North Dakota Airmen complete first humanitarian project in Ghana
April 28, 2010 — Fargo, N.D., - Halfway through a two-week humanitarian mission to Africa, North Dakota National Guard Airmen report the mission has been going well despite the high heat index in Ghana.About 34...

Hoax phone calls no laughing matter to Vermont Guard
April 28, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - It is the call in the middle of the night that every military family member fears the most.The call informing them that their son, daughter or spouse has been injured—or worse,...

JISCC enables military, civilian communication during exercise
April 28, 2010 — KENAI, Alaska -Five North Carolina Air Guardsmen with the 263rd Combat Communications Squadron and four service members with a staff element from Joint Forces Headquarter - North Carolina set up the...

Joint Operations Center Gets Training on Military Coordination through Vigilant Guard
April 28, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard's Joint Operation Center, in conjunction with Air National Guard and various civilian entities are getting full-scale exercise training through Vigilant...

Alaska Military Leaders Excited for Future Training Exercises
April 28, 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...

Pace of changes clouds future, Mullen tells Colorado wing
April 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The pace of changes in the military and in the world has made looking ahead a difficult proposition, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen told...

Army surgeon general: Nothing to hide at WTUs
April 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Army surgeon general invited members of the press, politicians and especially parents and families of Soldiers now assigned to the Army's "Warrior Transition Units" to see for...

Ohio holds family readiness conference
April 27, 2010 — DUBLIN, Ohio - The Ohio National Guard held its 2010 Family Readiness Conference here at the Columbus Marriott Northwest Hotel April 9-11.The weekend's events included awards, recognition and planning...

Alaska hosts Vigilant Guard exercise this week
April 27, 2010 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Members of the Alaska National Guard have been joined by 50 other state and federal organizations to take part in Vigilant Guard, a disaster-based training scenario that tests the...

New York aviators practice survival skills
April 27, 2010 — MOUNT MORRIS, NY - From starting fires to hunting bugs and snakes, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 249th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) did it all here to brush up on their survival...

Alaska Guard CST Responds to Massive Simulated Earthquake
April 27, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska — Alaska National Guard's 103rd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) was the first military responder to a collapsed warehouse with chemical spills caused by an...

VA urges Gulf War vets to seek VA care
April 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Gulf War veterans with medical symptoms should seek treatment through the Department of Veterans Affairs in light of a recent study stating Gulf War service is a cause of post-traumatic...

Mongolian emergency managers observe Vigilant Guard exercise
April 27, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska, - Vigilant Guard is playing an important role in the National Guard's State Partnership Program.In addition to increasing interoperability between state, federal and volunteer...

Utah Guard special forces soldiers learn mountain rescue in Morocco
April 27, 2010 — OUKAIMEDEN, Morocco - As part of its ongoing State Partnership Program with Morocco, a Utah National Guard command visit coincided with a unit-level exchange between the 19th Special Forces Group and...

DOD announces replacement unit for Iraq rotation
April 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense announced today a replacement unit mobilized to deploy as part of the force rotation in support of Operation New Dawn.About 2,700 soldiers from the 116th Cavalry...

Air Guard to get social media access May 6
April 27, 2010 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Air Force officials began a two-week phased opening April 26 of access to social media sites Air Force-wide.Pacific Air Forces bases gained access to social media...

Air Force announces candidate list for several aircraft
April 26, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Air Force officials released their candidate list of basing locations April 23 for several aircraft, including the MC-12W, the C-17 Globemaster III, the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper and...

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