Guard News - The National Guard

Bobsledding Soldiers' attention turns to Olympic four-man event
February 25, 2010 — WHISTLER, British Columbia - U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsled pilot Sgt. John Napier feels more at home with WCAP brakeman 1st Lt. Chris Fogt in his Olympic four-man sled at the Whistler...

Financial management program helps Guardsmen, families
February 25, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Americans everywhere are feeling the pinch of the recession. National Guard members also experience the additional challenge of trying to maintain financial health in the face of...

Michigan's first A-10 deployment proves combat readiness
February 25, 2010 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich., - A mere six months after officially taking on the A-10C Thunderbolt II flying mission, the 127th Wing successfully completed its first deployment to...

Mississippi Guardsmen conduct final escort missions
February 25, 2010 — NORTHERN IRAQ - Soldiers of Mississippi National Guard's 1st Squadron, 98th Cavalry Regiment conducted their final escort missions across northern Iraq safeguarding vital supplies for service members...

Napier enjoys representing troops in Olympics
February 25, 2010 — WHISTLER, British Columbia - Sgt. John Napier reacted like a six-year-old boy on Christmas morning after he drove Team USA II to a 10th-place finish in the Olympic two-man bobsled event Feb. 20-21 at...

New one-minute video report launches March 1
February 25, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - A new source of information for news about the National Guard is scheduled to debut March 1.The "Minuteman Report" is a roughly one-minute segment that will highlight news, current...

Updated Web site helps wounded warriors, families
February 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Defense Department officials have updated and improved access to the National Resource Directory, a Web site for wounded, ill and injured servicemembers, veterans, their families and...

Wingman Project implemented for Deep Freeze mission
February 25, 2010 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii - A new initiativedesigned to keep Airmen and their families alive and well is currently beingimplemented as part of Operation Deep Freeze here.The Wingman...

Wyatt touts benefits of ChalleNGe program
February 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON - As a former trial court judge, Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt knows the trouble that kids can get into.In his new position as director of the Air National Guard, he is even more...

Alaska Air National Guard Airlift Squadron Assists in Haitian Relief Efforts
February 24, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - An Alaska Air National Guard crew made a bigimpact on earthquake relief efforts in Haiti, spending 16 days flying missionsand delivering more than 50,000 pounds of cargo into the...

ANG recruiters, retainers celebrate the best of times
February 24, 2010 — DALLAS - The Air National Guard's top recruiters were celebratedfor their accomplishments here last night after what many described as atough, but landmark recruiting year in 2009.The formal awards...

Army: Guard equipment readiness still a work in progress
February 24, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Equipment readiness in the National Guard and Reserve is still a work in progress, the secretary of the Army told Senate lawmakers on Tuesday."We've made some successful steps," said...

Georgia brigade begins redeployment from Afghanistan
February 24, 2010 — HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Savannah, Ga., - Stepping off a chartered airliner early this morning, more than 100 members of Springfield's Battery A, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery, began the last leg...

Mechanical issue slows Guard-car to finish 32nd
February 24, 2010 — FONTANA, Calif. - A mechanical issue in the left-rear of the No. 88 resulted in a 32nd-place finish here Sunday for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the Guard-car team.Looking at the guys around the top 10, we...

Airmen rediscover RED HORSE legacy in Haiti
February 24, 2010 — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Air Force engineers from the Kansas Air National Guard conducting a routine survey of the field adjacent to the airport in Port-au-Prince discovered a group of Airmen had been...

South Dakota engineer platoon provides route security
February 24, 2010 — PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - When your primary mission as an engineer platoon is clearing routes of improvised explosive devices - the number one threat to U.S. and NATO forces here - you might not...

Youth ChalleNGe program nears 100,000 graduates
February 24, 2010 — WASHINGTON - With increasing government and private support, a National Guard program that helps high school dropouts transform their lives is closing in on its 100,000th graduate."The National Guard...

Arkansas Guard alerts Soldiers of data loss
February 24, 2010 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark., - An unsecure hard drive containing personally identifiable information on a currently unknown number of current and former Arkansas National Guard Soldiers was reported...

New York families prepare for homecoming
February 23, 2010 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Families of the New York Army National Guard's 206th Military Police Company marked the mid-point of their Soldiers' deployment to Iraq Feb. 20 with a meeting designed to help them...

Biden: 'This ain't your father's National Guard'
February 23, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard has made a "gigantic contribution" in a seamless Total Force since 2001, the vice president told Guard leaders Monday."This ain't your father's National Guard," Joe...

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