Guard News - The National Guard

Vermont F-16 Falcons fly south for training
February 17, 2010 — TUCSON, Ariz., - To take advantage of a mild climate and terrain, the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard recently deployed here to Davis Monthan Air Force Base for training."This is...

Alabama Guardsmen train Iraqis for security missions
February 16, 2010 — BAGHDAD, Iraq, - Iraqi law enforcement personnel proved that they will be ready to provide security for the upcoming elections as they tested their skills though training scenarios simulating...

ANG fuelers help keep mission pumping
February 16, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Come rain, dust storms, extreme heat or cold, flightline operations in the Air Force must go on. This is especially true in the U.S. Air Force Central Command area of responsibility...

Division commanders discuss DART, other issues
February 16, 2010 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa., - The new Domestic All-Hazards Response Team (DART) is not an asset that will come into states uninvited during an emergency, the commanders of the eight National Guard...

Guardsman posts best U.S. finish in Olympic biathlon
February 16, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - A Vermont National Guard soldier today posted the best American finish ever in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics. Army Sgt. Jeremy Teela, a three-time Olympian, finished ninth in...

West Virginia Guardsmen use ingenuity to rescue stranded mother, baby
February 16, 2010 — BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.V., - Necessity has often been called themother ofinvention.Just ask two West Virginia National Guard Soldiers who found themselvesattempting to rescue a mother and her four...

Utah Guardsman posts best U.S. finish in biathlon
February 15, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The best American finish ever in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics was posted today by a Utah National Guard member.Army Sgt. Jeremy Teela, a three-time Olympian, finished ninth in...

D.C. Guard completes 500 blizzard missions
February 12, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Soldiers and airmen of the District of Columbia National Guard continue to help in the wake of back-to-back storms that dumped several feet of snow on the nation's capital.At times,...

Guard brushes off from 'blizzard' of state callout
February 12, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - More than 3,000 National Guard members in eight states continue to assist in the massive recovery efforts after back-to-back, history-making winter storms crippled the mid-Atlantic...

Ohio Guardsman honored for courage under fire
February 12, 2010 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wanner prefers to be referred to as a "Soldier," not a hero. But he graciously humors those who insist on the latter.On Feb. 6, the Ohio Army National Guard...

Earnhardt, National Guard ready for another auto racing season
February 12, 2010 — DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., - Dale Earnhardt Jr., a man synonymous with auto racing, drove the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored car for the start of a third NASCAR auto racing season in the Budweiser Shootout...

Virginia Guard conducts medical transport mission in Fairfax County
February 12, 2010 — FAIRFAX, Va., - Soldiers from Company G, 429th Brigade Support Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team of the Virginia National Guard conducted a patient transport mission in Fairfax County Feb. 8.County...

Florida pilots take spotlight in Guard's first Super Bowl flyover
February 12, 2010 — MIAMI - At the biggest sporting event of the year the Florida Air National Guard was the only thing that could make more noise than 75,000 screaming football fans.Four F-15 Eagle fighter jets from the...

D.C. Guard supports blizzard response
February 12, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - More than 100 soldiers and airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard were on duty yesterday and today supporting the district's emergency response to a weekend blizzard.The...

Maryland Guard rescues stranded motorist during snow emergency
February 12, 2010 — BALTIMORE, Md., - Showing the National Guard's strength and capabilities during emergencies, such as the massive snowstorm currently hitting the Mid-Atlantic region, a team of Maryland National Guard...

Military Olympians: Solider shoots for Olympic first
February 12, 2010 — SOLDIER HOLLOW, Utah, - Army Sgt. Jeremy Teela has returned to the site of the best performance of his three-time Olympic career with sights set on becoming the first U.S. biathlete ever to win an...

New York Airmen fly relief missions into Haiti
February 12, 2010 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y., - Ten members of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing are flying their C-130 transport plane into and out of Haiti from MacDill Air Force Base,...

New York Guardsman hopes to rename NASCAR race
February 12, 2010 — LATHAM, N.Y., - New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brian Speach is one of five military members vying for the chance to have a NASCAR race named after them.Speach, a 43-year old combat veteran,...

Utah ANG aircraft, crew participates in Morocco air show
February 12, 2010 — MARRAKECH, Morocco - The Utah Air National Guard's KC-135 Stratotanker and flight crew participated in the Aeroexpo Marrakech 2010 here at the Royal Air Forces Military Base from Jan. 27-30.The KC-135...

Virginia Guardsmen, Luray Fire Department team up for rescue effort
February 12, 2010 — LURAY, Va., - Soldiers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 116th Brigade Combat Team and volunteer firefighters from Company 1, Luray Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched Feb. 6 to aid a family in...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response