Guard News - The National Guard

State welcomes home ‘Old Hickory’ Guardsmen
April 13, 2010 — RALEIGH, N.C., - Thousands of friends, family and community members gathered here at the RBC Center to welcome home the North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team April 11.The...

New Guard recruits earn stripes for skills
April 13, 2010 — BISMARCK, N.D., - The North Dakota National Guard Recruit Training Battalion (RTB) held their annual Stripes for Skills testing this month. The RTB holds the event to offer the Soldiers within the...

Happy Hooligan helps save son's life
April 13, 2010 — Fargo, N.D., - "Kids will be kids and they're going to do crazythings", said Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Jacobson, 119th Wing as he described hisson at a news conference that took place at Innovis Health...

Wisconsin Guardsman supports contracting efforts for Southwest Asia wing
April 13, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Tech. Sgt. Tyson Hall's hometown motto in Middleton, Wis., is the "Good Neighbor City." As a contracting officer with the 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron here, Hall also...

Rhode Island MPs prepare for ‘what-if’ scenarios
April 13, 2010 — GUANTANAMO BAY - Firefighters hope to never be called, insurance companies hope to never have to pay and members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company’s Quick...

Guard celebrates 373rd First Muster on Salem Common
April 13, 2010 — SALEM, Mass., - Massachusetts Army National Guardsmen, along with several veteran’s organizations and living history groups, gathered to commemorate the formation of the American militia during the...

Two Army Guard installations win DoD environmental awards
April 13, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense announced the winners of the 2010 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards today. A panel of judges representing federal and state agencies, academia, and...

Two Army Guard installations win DoD environmental awards
April 13, 2010 — ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., - Two Army National Guard installations earned Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards for 2010, recognizing progress in natural resources conservation at Michigan...

Illinois adjutant general offers condolences to Polish people
April 12, 2010 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill., - Army Maj. Gen. Willliam L. Enyart, the adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard, offered condolences to the Polish people on the loss of Polish President Lech Kaczynski,...

Gates offers condolences to Polish military
April 12, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates offered condolences to the Polish military on the loss of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who along with the country's armed service chiefs, died in...

Green Bay Packer visits Wisconsin Guard armory
April 12, 2010 — RACINE, Wis., - The NFL may be off season, but Green Bay Packer Mark Tauscher is using some of his time to mentor young men and women interested in joining the Wisconsin Army National Guard. "Anyone...

Airman-funded heart surgeries change 150 childrens' lives
April 12, 2010 — TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan - In an age when Americans are able to vote for a healthcare bill when they are dissatisfied with the current plan, many people around the world, including in...

Father patches son in ceremony
April 12, 2010 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - On April 8, a Tennessee father placed a combat patch on his son's right shoulder recognizing his son's service with the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment here in Iraq.Second...

Afghan students work on green thumbs in Ghazni Province
April 12, 2010 — GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - About 5,000 Afghan students at Sanayee High School here are learning not only about math, history and geography, but also agriculture.The Agribusiness Development Team...

DoD presents 2010 SARC award to Massachusetts Airman
April 12, 2010 — MILFORD, Mass., - A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was honored as the 2010 Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) for the National Guard Bureau at an award ceremony in the...

Air Guard rolls out new radar for F-15
April 12, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The Air National Guard will unveil an upgrade to the radar system for its F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft today, which will give it greater capabilities while reducing maintenance...

National Guard supports civilian agencies during nuclear summit
April 12, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard is assisting civilian authorities protecting 46 heads of government and international organizations at the largest domestic summit since the founding of the United...

Deployed troops bridge distance with technology
April 9, 2010 — WASHINGTON - On her third deployment to Afghanistan, Army Spc. Traci Petaway said it's the little things she misses most about being back home - holding her husband's hand or playing in the sand with...

Army Guard launches new ‘Moments’ campaign
April 7, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Over the last few years, social media platforms such as MySpace, Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized not only person-to-person communication, but how organizations such as...

Louisiana Guardsman documents deployment through paintings
April 7, 2010 — NEW ORLEANS - Between weekend drills, overseas deployments, thework in communities during peacekeeping and natural disaster missions,full-time jobs and school, National Guardsmen often find...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness