Guard News - The National Guard

Father, son team up at Satellite NCO Academy
January 5, 2010 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn., - A father and son from the New York Air National Guard were among 130 Airmen from 14 units, who graduated from the Satellite Noncommissioned Officer (NCO)...

Kentucky aviation unit trains with Greek force in Kosovo
January 5, 2010 — CAMP RIGAS FEREOS, KOSOVO, - Members of a Kentucky NationalGuard aviation unit offered up its time and helicopters recently to helptrain peacekeeping partners from another nation here in Kosovo.The...

KFOR drawing down to 10,000 troops
January 5, 2010 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The Kosovo Force will transition from about 14,000 to 10,000 NATO forces by Jan. 31, due to improvements in security, said the commander of Multi-National Task...

Minnesota Guardsman aims to scale Earth's highest peak
January 5, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE, Basra, Iraq, - Toward the end of every soldier's deployment comes the time to decide what's next.Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Bari, a medic serving here with the 34th Infantry...

Servicemember voting laws reflect changes
January 5, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Laws have changed and servicemembers who want to vote need to be aware of these changes, the director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program said.Generally, military personnel who want...

Community partnerships assist families of deployed Soldiers
January 4, 2010 — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Due to multiple military deployments that have occurred for nearly a decade, many Army families choose to remain in their established neighborhoods or return to a relative's hometown...

AF unveils Year of the Family short story competition
January 4, 2010 — RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Air Force Services Agency officials are accepting short story competition entries Dec. 20 through Feb. 14, as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.This is an...

Three ADTs return from agricultural odyssey
January 4, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind., - Agribusiness Development Teams (ADTs) from the Indiana, Tennessee and Texas National Guard returned to the United States during the holidays after year-long deployments to...

Georgia Air, Army Guard team up in Afghanistan
January 4, 2010 — NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Georgia Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 165th Air Support Operations Squadron have teamed up with Soldiers from the 48th Infantry Brigade of the Georgia Army...

Nevada Guardsman receives battlefield promotion
January 4, 2010 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - A Nevada National Guardsman received a surprise New Year's Day gift in the form of a battlefield promotion here Jan. 1.Spc. David Ellis, Kunar Provincial Reconstruction...

Oklahoma Guard gains agri-business authority in Paktya and West Paktika provinces
January 4, 2010 — GARDEZ, Afghanistan - In a brief ceremony today, the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 1-45th Agri-business Development Team (ADT) took control of the ADT mission in the Paktya and West Paktika provinces...

Virginia bobsledder takes America's Cup Podium
January 4, 2010 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y, - Virginia Guardsman Mike Kohn was victorious in four out of five competitions in the Lake Placid America's Cup competitions held from Dec. 18-20.Although five-man bobsled teams...

Wisconsin prepares to leave Iraq
January 4, 2010 — BAGHDAD - It's been a long deployment for 3,200-plus soldiers of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, but it is finally coming to an end.Sometime in early January, the...

Iowa National Guard repairs irrigation system in Chowkay
January 4, 2010 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team repaired a vital irrigation system at the Chowkay District demonstration farm in Afghanistan’s Kunar...

H1N1 pediatric vaccine recalled for low potency, not for safety
December 22, 2009 — WASHINGTON - Some supplies of a pediatric version of the H1N1 vaccine have been voluntarily recalled because they are slightly less potent than the manufacturer indicated, officials said today.Some...

Officials seek feedback on family programs
December 16, 2009 — WASHINGTON - Defense officials have launched virtual "listening sessions" in hopes of gaining more insight into the effectiveness of military family programs, a Pentagon official said today.The...

Families can see off, greet troops at airport gates
December 14, 2009 — WASHINGTON - It's a scene that's played out in airports across the country numerous times in the past eight years: Families and servicemembers clinging to each other, either sad to leave or happy and...

Study explores deployment impact on older children
December 10, 2009 — WASHINGTON - Children in military families experience emotional and behavioral difficulties above national averages, a study has revealed.The Rand Corp. study, commissioned by the National Military...

Toy giveaway benefits military families
December 7, 2009 — WASHINGTON - More than 3,000 military families will have a few extra presents under the tree this year thanks to the generous efforts of Operation Homefront and The Wal-Mart Foundation.Operation...

Respite child care expands to all 50 states
November 30, 2009 — WASHINGTON - It's a few hours a month, but the break the Armed Services YMCA Respite Child Care program provides parents with a deployed spouse always is welcome. And since the program's Oct. 1...

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