Guard News - The National Guard

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...

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...

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell