Guard News - The National Guard

Arkansas ADT prepares for deployment to Afghanistan
January 11, 2010 — FORT CHAFFEE MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. - Members of the Arkansas National Guard's Agriculture Development Team (ADT) destined for deployment to Afghanistan later this spring have begun their...

Guardmembers must submit civilian employment information
January 11, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Army and Air National Guard members are encouraged to provide their civilian employment information to the Department of Defense through a mandatory program that has been around...

Laws change for military, overseas voters
January 11, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Servicemembers and overseas voters shouldn't assume they automatically will receive ballots for the 2010 elections just because they have in the past.Previously, voters would receive...

Wisconsin BCT completes Iraq mission
January 11, 2010 — BAGHDAD, - The 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters officially transferred authority of the Joint Area Support Group-Command to the 72nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Texas Army...

Wyatt visits Mississippi Air Guard units
January 11, 2010 — JACKSON, Miss. - The Air National Guard's top leader visited with Airmen at the 172nd Airlift Wing here and the 186th Air Refueling Wing in Meridian this weekend in formal briefings and base tours to...

Guard biathlon team searches for future Olympians
January 8, 2010 — In 2002, the U.S. Olympic team included five National Guard biathletes. In February, Sgt. Jesse Downs of the Vermont Guard has a legitimate chance to make the 2010 team.But who will represent the...

Bulgarians explore veteran care in Tennessee
January 8, 2010 — NASHVILLE, Tenn., - Members of the Bulgarian Executive Agency of Social Activities of Ministry of Defense visited the Tennessee National Guard in December to learn about the social care of U.S...

Army Guard begins a busy new year
January 8, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - This week, eight Army National Guard brigade combat teams were either returning to their home states from overseas or preparing to deploy to Iraq or Afghanistan.Almost 60,000...

On the way to FOB Warrior
January 8, 2010 — When some tired Mississippi National Guard members reached Forward Operating Base Warrior, all that was on their minds was securing their vehicles and getting a good night's sleep. The armor unit from...

Mullen thanks Afghanistan-bound Vermont Guardsmen
January 8, 2010 — ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt., - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff thanked the soldiers of the Vermont National Guard today as they said goodbye to family and friends and prepared to trade the snows of...

New York Guardsmen become bobsledders this weekend
January 8, 2010 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y., - About 20 New York Army National Guard Soldiers will spend this weekend going fast on America's only dedicated bobsled track.The Soldiers, members of Company B, 2nd Battalion,...

Ohio Air, Army Guard prepares for future mission
January 8, 2010 — COLUMBUS, Ohio, - The 179th Airlift Wing of the Ohio Air National Guard recently deployed to Iraq to work with members of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade of the Ohio Army National Guard in a...

Ohio ANG expands 180th solar field
January 8, 2010 — TOLEDO, Ohio, - The 180th Fighter Wing announced further expansion of its highly successful alternative energy solar field here at the Air National Guard Base Jan. 5.Rep. Marcy Kaptur joined Col. Mark...

Wounded vets to participate in first Warrior Games
January 8, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Some 200 wounded active duty members and military veterans will compete in the inaugural Warrior Games May 10-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Defense Department officials announced...

Air Force dedicates Center for Families of Fallen at Dover
January 7, 2010 — DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. - Air Force officials dedicated the new Center for Families of the Fallen at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center here yesterday.Since its activation Jan. 6,...

Attacks underscore need for vigilance against Al-Qaida
January 7, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The United States will pursue "any and all means possible" to support the Yemeni government as it confronts the terrorist threat within its borders that threatened the United States...

California boosts support to combat vets
January 7, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced a new state initiative to better help returning combat veterans to land jobs and get whatever help they need in securing housing,...

DoD, VA step closer to integrated records
January 7, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department soon will join a Veterans Affairs Department and Kaiser Permanente partnership designed to improve the way military veterans and the nation receive health care, the...

Guardsmen spend career in one unit
January 7, 2010 — AL ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq, - Many communities across America raise Soldiers, and it is a calling to give back to those communities through military service.Several Soldiers from the 138th Quartermaster...

Mississippi Guardsman goes extreme
January 7, 2010 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss., - The bus was waiting on the curb when the limousine pulled up. The doors opened and the family got out of the back of the car."Move That Bus! Move That Bus!" Tthe crowd of more...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala