Guard News - The National Guard

California ADT hosts animal clinic in Asadabad
January 19, 2010 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The California National Guard's 40th Infantry Division's Agri-business Development Team conducted a veterinary civic action program in the provincial capital to help area...

Florida Guard establishes flight operations center for Haiti
January 18, 2010 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., - The Florida Air National Guard's 101st Air and SpaceOperations Group (AOG) is paving the way for air operations in the emergencyresponse to Haiti.Florida Guardsmen have been...

Waiting for returning Guardsman a labor of love
January 15, 2010 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - The pain Johana Ortiz experienced waiting for her husband, Spc. Melvin Ortiz of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's 1158th Transportation Company, to return from his year-long...

Better mental fitness will help prevent suicide, general says
January 15, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Preventing suicide is more than simply recognizing the signs, it involves building strong community and individual support before the idea ever sets in, the Army's top psychiatrist and...

Defense, VA officials address suicide at conference
January 15, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - There are no clear-cut answers to suicide prevention, but through collaboration and team work from federal and private institutions, the nation can better address the challenge, Defense...

Indiana Guardsmen picked for special Afghanistan mission
January 15, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind., - TopIndiana military officials at Joint Forces Headquarters have selected 18 ofsome of Indiana's most experienced and proficient Army National...

Ohio ANG pilot describes scene in Haiti
January 15, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - An Ohio Air National Guard C-130 pilot, who flew into the Haiti airport the day after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck, said he was surprised by the condition of the runway."When we...

Route-clearance crews work to improve relations
January 15, 2010 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTI, Afghanistan, - As time for theirpre-mission brief drew near, route-clearance crews here began to gatheraround Army 1st Lt. Chris Johnson, their platoon leader.Dawn had...

Florida Guardsman anticipates news of family in Haiti
January 15, 2010 — CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla., - As the world turnedits attention to the devastation caused by an earthquake in Haiti this week,one Florida National Guard Soldier was waiting for word from...

West Virginia ANG sets up staging area for relief supplies
January 15, 2010 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va., - Airmen with the West Virginia AirNational Guard's 167th Airlift Wing are working around-the-clock here in aneffort to get critical life-saving supplies into the hands of...

Officials urge more care for caregivers
January 14, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The military needs to step up efforts to head off compassion fatigue among its caregivers, a National Guard official said here yesterday."I do think not enough of it is being paid...

Army Guard selects new command sergeant major
January 14, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch of the Nebraska National Guard has been named the new command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, Guard officials announced this week.He is...

Military preps for broader Haiti relief mission
January 14, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is headed toward earthquake-devastated Haiti and is scheduled to arrive tomorrow to provide airlift support for the disaster-response mission, the...

Ohio Air Guard C-130s deliver first relief teams
January 14, 2010 — COLUMBUS, Ohio, - Three days before a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, about 45 members of the Ohio Air National Guard were deployed to Puerto Rico in support of a U.S. Southern Command mission.The...

Florida jets fly 55,000th Noble Eagle sortie
January 14, 2010 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., - The quick response of two Continental U.S. NORAD Region fighter jets that intercepted a small airplane in Florida in late December resulted in a new and impressive...

Michigan, Kansas lead Guard efforts to stop suicide
January 14, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The National Guard has taken many steps to reduce the number of suicides within its ranks and has instituted a number of programs aimed at both building resiliency among its members and...

Vermont Guardsman named to Olympic biathlon team
January 14, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Sgt. Jeremy Teela of the Vermont National Guard has been named to the five-man Olympic biathlon team, the U.S. Biathlon Association's International Competition Committee announced...

Two ARNG units named 'best of best' in food service
January 13, 2010 — FORT LEE, Va. - The Department of the Army G-4 and the chairman of the board, International Food Service Executives Association, have announced the winners of the 2010 Philip A. Connelly Awards...

National Guard ready to help in Haiti
January 13, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The chief of the National Guard Bureau said today that the Army and Air National Guard are prepared to help in the humanitarian relief effort in Haiti."Our thoughts and prayers are...

New Jersey Guard tackles icy, rusty challenge
January 13, 2010 — BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J., - What happens when you take an M-60 tank, pack the gears with ice and add 13 years of rust to the treads?You a create a long, cold day for a half dozen New Jersey Army National...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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