Guard News - The National Guard

Kuchi villagers welcome Illinois Army Guard medics
April 15, 2009 — CAMP ALAMO, Afghanistan - Five miles northeast of here sits Kuchi Village, a rural community of nearly 1,000, which is in much need of medical attention.Residents were visited by coalition medical... MORE

Guard families participate in 2009 White House Easter egg roll
April 14, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard members from five states and their families participated in yesterday’s 2009 Easter Egg Roll held on the South Lawn of the White House.This year’s theme, "Let’s go... MORE

Arizona security forces get pepper sprayed
April 14, 2009 — TUCSON, Ariz. - Security Forces members at the 162nd Fighter Wing here are learning the effects of pepper spray first hand in compliance with new Air Force directives.Across the service, active duty... MORE

Illinois Guard brings humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
April 13, 2009 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Illinois National Guard Soldiers are bringing humanitarian assistance and medical care to a former insurgent stronghold in Afghanistan.Soldiers from Company C, 1st... MORE

New 'Star Trek' cast visits service members for world premiere
April 13, 2009 — CAMP ARIJAN, Kuwait - The cast of "Star Trek" joined service members for a premiere of the new movie produced and directed by J.J. Abrams here on April 11."We feel priviledged to be here and to meet... MORE

Massachusetts CST trains on Soviet naval ship
April 13, 2009 — FALL RIVER, Mass. - A Weapons of Mass Destruction team from the Massachusetts National Guard recently swept a former Soviet naval ship for radioactive material here at the Battle Ship Cove naval ship... MORE

New 'eMagazine' keeps families in the know
April 10, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - All the support programs in the world won't do any good if no one knows about them, so the Defense Department's principal director for military community and family policy started... MORE

Army Guard officer hopes to make a difference in Africa
April 10, 2009 — Djibouti, Africa - For U.S. Africa Command's new deputy director of operations and logistics, the words "I can't do it" won't cut it.Not from his Soldiers, not from the people he serves with – and... MORE

Fallen Soldiers honored at annual 'First Muster' in Salem
April 10, 2009 — Salem, Mass. - A celebration of the first formation of a military in what is now the United States was celebrated here April 4 by the Massachusetts National Guard along with several veteran... MORE

Hurricane response preparation underway for states
April 10, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - With the start of hurricane season only a few months away, the National Guard is busy preparing to respond if such a storm should make landfall, senior Army officials said during an... MORE

Ohio Air Guard unit wins award for environmental excellence
April 10, 2009 — MANSFIELD, Ohio - The Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing has been awarded the Gen. Thomas D. White Environmental Quality Award in the reserve component category.This distinctive award,... MORE

California leads riot training for French, Portuguese troops
April 9, 2009 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - A young man sits on a packed bus knowing that he is about to participate in a riot. He doesn't know how the day is going to turn out; all he knows is his role in the upcoming... MORE

Air Guard HVAC unit's wages war on extreme temperatures
April 9, 2009 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - The 474th Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning unit is responsible for maintaining the Expeditionary Legal Complex and Camp Justice in support of Joint Task Force... MORE

National Guard program helped countries to NATO membership
April 9, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - A National Guard program has contributed to the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which grew by two more countries April 1.Albania and Croatia, NATO's newest... MORE

Guard's disaster response missions grew nationwide today
April 9, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard members in several states assisted civil authorities today after a tornado touched down in Arkansas, wildfires spread in Arizona, Oklahoma and Texas and flood response... MORE

Truax hosts joint 'suspicious' package exercise
April 8, 2009 — TRUAX FIELD, Wisc. - "For the Commander Truax Field" Emergency responders got the call shortly after it was discovered - approximately 7:40 a.m. They weren't exactly sure what they were responding to,... MORE

Ohio Soldier, partner named National Guard's ultimate warriors
April 8, 2009 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - Just past the welcome sign for Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., a drill sergeant stood waiting for her new trainees.As they disembarked the bus, the trainees were noticeably nervous and... MORE

CNGB meets with DoD "logistics champions" at USTRANSCOM
April 8, 2009 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, several National Guard Adjutants General and representatives from the other reserve components recently met here... MORE

Gates Says People Take Top Priority in Budget Recommendations
April 7, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Personnel needs are at the heart of his proposal to reshape the priorities of America's defense establishment, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.Gates laid out his budget... MORE

New mission, new plane, new friends
April 7, 2009 — ESSEX, Md. - The year was 1987 and it was a good time to be a fighter pilot.The movie "Top Gun" had been released the year before and a newly pinned Air Force officer was beginning his career as a... MORE

National Guard Supports Wildfire Suppression Efforts From the Midwest to West Coast

Puerto Rico Guard Airmen Build Force Support Readiness

National Guard Awards Contract to Support Mobilized DC Troops

West Virginia Guard Activated to Assist With Flood Response

Idaho Guard Rescues Injured Hiker