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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...

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,...

Oregon F-15s scramble to escort Hawaiian Airlines flight
January 7, 2010 — Salem, Ore., - Two Oregon Air National Guard F-15 fighters, under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted Hawaiian Air Flight 39 in the vicinity of Portland, Ore.,...

Walt Disney World celebrates U.S. military in 2010
January 6, 2010 — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As Disney Parks ask "What Will You Celebrate?" and invite guests to turn their personal milestones into magical family vacations in 2010, America's military personnel will...

Air Force issues notice of intent for F-35 basing
January 6, 2010 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Air Force officials here published the notice of intent in the Federal Register Dec. 30 to prepare an environmental impact statement to assess the potential environmental...

Alaska Guardsmen save 48 lives in 2009
January 6, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska, - Army and Air National Guardsmen saved 48 lives here in Alaska in 2009 and assisted 12 others to safety during another busy year for the Alaska National Guard.The 11th Rescue...

Arkansas Guardsmen set goals at Gitmo
January 6, 2010 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Airmen with the Base Emergency Engineer Force assigned to the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron recently finished installing new soccer goals inside the recreation...

New Iraq post office honors four Illinois Guardsmen
January 6, 2010 — BALAD, Iraq, - Four fallen Illinois Soldiers from the 1544th Transportation Company based in Paris, Ill., were honored for their support of postal operations in Iraq during the dedication of a new...

Walt Disney World celebrates U.S. military in 2010
January 6, 2010 — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As Disney Parks ask "What Will You Celebrate?" and invite guests to turn their personal milestones into magical family vacations in 2010, America's military personnel will...

DoD announces top family readiness groups
January 5, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of Defense announced recently its top Guard and Reserve family readiness groups for 2009, and the awardees include an Army Guard group from Wisconsin and an Air 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...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future