Guard News - The National Guard

Air Force names outstanding ANG units
January 26, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Air Force officials have announced the 2009United States Air Forceunit awards, naming 40 units among the Air Force's best in two categories.Units were awarded the Air Force...

Command visit readies Wyoming Soldiers for demobilization
January 26, 2010 — CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait, - A group of Wyoming Army National Guard command and support staff recently visited Soldiers with the 115th Fires Brigade currently serving here in an effort to proactively...

Coronet Oak aircrews respond to Haiti earthquake
January 26, 2010 — MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - "After Afghanistan, we thought our Coronet Oak assignment would be a two-week vacation," said 1st Lt. Casey Fallon, a 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron...

Clearing the Way: Idea Seeks to 'Deny the Dragon'
January 26, 2010 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE SALERNO, Afghanistan, - By any measure, Mike Woodgerd is a patriot. And by any measure, U.S. forces are going to benefit from his patriotism and his innovative spirit.Having...

Hawaii ANG crews fly C-17s to assist Haiti relief effort
January 26, 2010 — HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii - Pacific Air Forces deployed seven C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Jan. 19 to Charleston AFB, S.C., to support the U.S. military's Haitian relief effort, Operation Unified...

Mullen: Health of force, families vital to success
January 26, 2010 — PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - Defense Department officials must work quickly to surmount a stigma that's preventing servicemembers from seeking help for the signature wounds of today's wars, the...

National Guard responding to winter storms
January 26, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The National Guard responded to severe weather in the Dakotas, Minnesota and Arizona on Monday.In South Dakota - where National Guard officials said about 6,000 people were without...

Wisconsin spouse to be First Lady's guest at State of Union address
January 26, 2010 — MADISON, Wisc., - Janell Kellett has found that moving forward and giving back can bring satisfaction and purpose to her Family Readiness Group - and a special invitation to the nation's...

Kentucky combat controllers set up drop zones, airfield operations in Haiti
January 25, 2010 — PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Two Combat Controllers from the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123d Special Tactics Squadron have been hard at work since arriving here last week, setting up drop zones,...

Arkansas ANG deploys disaster relief beddown set
January 25, 2010 — FORT SMITH, Ark., - The Arkansas Air National Guard's 188th Fighter Wing answered the call to support the effort in Haiti with the deployment of the unit's Disaster Relief Beddown Set (DRBS) early...

Army Guard prepares for bigger role in Haiti
January 25, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - As humanitarian relief continues in Haiti, the Army National Guard stands ready to provide personnel and equipment to support the mission, senior Army Guard officials said today."We...

Indiana Guardsmen celebrate Colts' Super Bowl berth
January 25, 2010 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Indianapolis Colt Kelvin Hayden's interception in the AFC championship game on Sunday allowed Indiana National Guard Soldiers of the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade to breathe a...

Florida ANG works to facilitate relief flights
January 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - U.S. military officials are working across organizational boundaries in a concerted effort to keep supplies and people flowing into Haiti's main airport, Air Force officers said...

Kentucky Guardsmen help Afghanistan grow
January 25, 2010 — BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Since August, the Kentucky National Guard Agri-business Development Team has educated the local farmers and government on how to increase productivity, increase their market...

DoD official highlights Guard's role in Haiti response
January 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - With the number of U.S. forces in Haiti expected to rise to more than 18,000 in coming days, a top military reserve official yesterday reflected on reservists' role in the immediate...

Teamwork: Guard, federal agencies, states prepare for hurricanes
January 25, 2010 — TAMPA, Fla. - More agencies are communicating and collaborating better as a team preparing for the next hurricane response, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said here today.Flanked by the...

McKinley joins Colorado birthday celebration
January 25, 2010 — DENVER - Today, as the Colorado National Guard celebrated its 150th birthday, Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, thanked the Soldiers and Airmen in the state and...

Texas ANG prepares for Haiti duty
January 25, 2010 — AUSTIN, Texas - An aircraft from the 147th Reconnaissance Wing here at Ellington Field that has proven its value during many of the recent domestic emergencies is being deployed to Haiti this week.The...

West Point accepts Illinois Guardsman
January 25, 2010 — EAST ST.LOUIS, Ill., - Most high school seniors spend their final months before graduation thinking about prom, getting their diploma and maybe college.An 18-year-old high school senior and Illinois...

Arkansas ANG to deploy seven troops for imagery analysis
January 22, 2010 — LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark., - The Arkansas Air National Guard's 123rd Intelligence Squadron received a confirmed mission today to deploy seven Airmen in support of Operation Unified Response in...

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