Guard News - The National Guard

Virginia Soldier wins lightweight class championship
April 1, 2010 — FORT BENNING, Ga., - In a fight that lasted barely a minute, Staff Sgt. Matt Stemmler of the Virginia National Guard defeated Staff Sgt. Justin Gottke of the Ohio National Guard March 28 to win the... MORE

Illinois Guard honors fallen heroes
April 1, 2010 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill., - When fallen heroes return home to Illinois, the Soldiers of Illinois Army National Guard’s Company B, 935th Aviation and Company B, 1st Battalion, 106th Aviation are ready to... MORE

New DVD helps children deal with deployment
March 31, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Defense and USO officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial here yesterday to celebrate the launch of a new DVD created to help military children cope with a parent's... MORE

Arizona Guardsman manages supplies for deployed wing
March 31, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Master Sgt. Alex Brown will tell you that it's pretty tough to complete deployed missions if you don't have the supplies to do it.That's why he's deployed, to keep the men and women... MORE

Iraq troop evacuation effects at Camp Atterbury
March 31, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind., - It startedas a campaign promise, and in his State of the Union Address, it becamepolicy.In the speech, President Barack Obama stated that the... MORE

New DVD helps children deal with deployment
March 31, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Defense and USO officials joined military families at the U.S. Navy Memorial here yesterday to celebrate the launch of a new DVD created to help military children cope with a parent's... MORE

Three Northeast states continue to battle floods
March 31, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - More than 1,500 National Guard members in three Northeast states are waging a war against rising flood waters after several days of rain combined with melting snow.Massachusetts has... MORE

For Wisconsin Guardsmen, resiliency is key to returning to life after deployment
March 31, 2010 — MADISON, Wis., - Support for Wisconsin Soldiers and Airmen extends beyond the battlefield, Brig. Gen. Don Dunbar, adjutant general for the Wisconsin National Guard, said during a recent prayer... MORE

Social media sites to open on Air Force network
March 31, 2010 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Air Force officials are opening the Air Force network to allow access to Internet-based social-networking sites. Initial access will be available at five Pacific Air... MORE

Army Guard battles Soldier suicides
March 31, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - With 2010 suicide numbers slightly above last year's and coming off the worst January on record, the Army National Guard is emphasizing resilience, transition programs and the importance... MORE

State leaders thank Massachusetts Guardsmen
March 31, 2010 — LEXINGTON, Mass., - Soldiers of the 272nd Chemical Company of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, who were tasked with filling sandbags in support of Operation Rising Water, were surprised with... MORE

USO Announces Sesame Workshop Tour Dates
March 31, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Sesame Street/USO Experience for Military Families, a free traveling USO show based on Sesame Workshop's award winning "Talk, Listen, Connect" initiative and produced in partnership... MORE

Florida Guard hosts emergency response exercise
March 30, 2010 — CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla., - Hundreds of first responders from more than a dozen federal, state and local agencies are taking part in an emergency response exercise in Florida this... MORE

Wisconsin's Falcons fight in Florida sun
March 30, 2010 — NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla., - Following a similar flight path of migrant snowbirds, Wisconsin Air National Guardsmen departed the cool Wisconsin weather this month on a mission to the... MORE

California Guardsmen become U.S. citizens in Kosovo ceremony
March 30, 2010 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Eight California National GuardSoldiers, originally from countries as far flung as Iran, El Salvador andthe Philippines, came together here March 25 to become citizens of... MORE

McKinley visits new Kansas training site
March 30, 2010 — SALINA, Kan., - The chief of the National Guard Bureau visited the Great Plains Joint Training Center here March 26.Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley toured the recently developed 160-acre site, where... MORE

Tennessee Guardsmen share the roads in Iraq
March 30, 2010 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - As United States Forces-Iraq prepares for the strategic reposturing of equipment and personnel in theater, Soldiers of the 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) are already... MORE

Guard-car team routes out 15th-place in Virginia
March 30, 2010 — MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored car, and his team worked a tight-handling car to a 15th-place finish, Monday at the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race... MORE

Elementary students reach out to North Dakota Guardsmen
March 29, 2010 — Washburn, N.D. - Christian Gardner, a third grader at Washburn Elementary School, misses his uncle.The North Dakota Army National Guard Soldier, Spc. A.J. Richards, is serving a yearlong deployment to... MORE

Wisconsin Guard unit's return a priceless moment for families
March 29, 2010 — LACROSSE, Wis. - As members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Embedded Training Team arrived in La Crosse today following a deployment to Afghanistan, some family members let their T-shirts do... MORE

Mass. Guard Wing Boosts Readiness to Respond to Battlefield Casualties

Washington Guard Sustains Wildfire Response Across State

Ohio Airman Receives Bronze Star For Actions During Deployment

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Three After Cessna Crash

Montana Guard Rescues Injured Teen in Beartooth Mountains