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Texas Airmen provide show of force
March 26, 2009 — SATHER AIR BASE, Iraq - The use of show of force is intended to warn or intimidate an opponent and to demonstrate capability or will to act if provoked. For two female Airmen here the showing of force... MORE

Convoy ops with Hustler 21
March 26, 2009 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - "You see the lights up ahead? That's Scania," said Sgt. 1st Class Elwin Farnsworth, from Hotel Company, 1-161st Infantry (Combined Arms Battalion), 81st Brigade Combat Team,... MORE

Deployment-hardened Soldiers, Airmen use familiar barriers to dam rising floodwaters
March 26, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - While deployed in Iraq, Spc. Ryan L. Karsky got quite used to the towering HESCO barriers that ringed his base.These large modular steel baskets, lined with a fine meshy material, held... MORE

Air Guard keeps air mobility in the fight
March 25, 2009 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) - Airmen of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve have sustained the hub for directing global airlift, air refueling and aeromedical evacuation operations... MORE

Alaska Guard protects aircraft from volcano's ash
March 24, 2009 — JUNEAU, Alaska - Governor Sarah Palin has encouraged Alaskans potentially effected by the ash fall of Mount Redoubt's most recent eruption to follow safety procedures.During the past two months, the... MORE

DHS looking at options on SW border; Secretary "still considering" use of National Guard
March 24, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Along with several other initiatives, the Department of Homeland Security is "still considering" the use of National Guard troops along the U.S.-Mexico Border, the DHS secretary... MORE

New York intelligence troops train for wartime tasks
March 23, 2009 — LATHAM, NY - Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Intelligence community, known in military terms as the G2, deployed March 18 to the Joint Intelligence Combat... MORE

Massachusetts air operations group stands up
March 23, 2009 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - As Senior Airman Alexis Colonna, working on the ops floor of the 102nd Air Operations Group (AOG), sits down at a large new desk, she looks toward the four... MORE

South Dakota Soldiers conduct hand-to-hand combat training
March 23, 2009 — FORT MEADE, S.D. - Sometimes the only weapon a Soldier has on the battlefield is his own two fists, and the only advantage he may have in a life-or-death struggle with the enemy is the hand-to-hand... MORE

Alaska Army Guardsmen assist with Arctic Care 2009
March 23, 2009 — BETHEL, Alaska - A thick, wet blanket of snow covers the rotors of three Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, as winter storm clouds move in, threatening to compromise the day's... MORE

South Dakota Soldiers united in flooding efforts
March 21, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - Flooding levels on the Red River remain high, but residents can put their minds to rest knowing that National Guard members are constantly checking the dikes for leaks and weak... MORE

National Guard's media contest winners announced
March 20, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The 2008 National Guard Media Contest winners were recently announced by Jack Harrison, director of NGB Public Affairs and Strategic Communications."The contest recognizes the best... MORE

At NCO induction ceremony, Guardmembers reflect on the rank
March 20, 2009 — FORT MYER, Va. - The contributions of the noncommissioned officer were spotlighted in an elaborate NCO induction ceremony here at Conmy Hall today that included 13 National Guard members.The event was... MORE

DoD to fund family travel to Dover
March 19, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The wishes of the families will be the overriding principle guiding any media coverage of fallen warriors' remains arriving at Dover Air Force Base, Del., Defense Secretary Robert M... MORE

Stop loss to end for Army Guard in September
March 19, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Army will phase out use of the so-called "stop-loss" program between now and January, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.Since the beginning of his term as defense... MORE

Education, contact key to cutting suicide rate, Army personnel leader says
March 18, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Ending a policy where Citizen-Soldiers were excused monthly drills for 90 days after deployment helped the Army Guard better take care of its troops, the Army's deputy chief of staff... MORE

Gates pays respects to fallen Guardsmen at Dover
March 18, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates traveled to Dover Air Force Base, Del., last night to pay his respects to four servicemembers killed recently in Afghanistan, a senior... MORE

DoD releases sexual assault statistics
March 18, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department today released a congressional report that examines sexual assault allegations in the military services and sets policies for reducing incidents.Key components of... MORE

New York Guard leads NYC's Saint Patrick's Day Parade
March 18, 2009 — NEW YORK CITY - This year's Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York City will once again be led up Fifth Avenue by the historic 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, the famed Irish combat unit known... MORE

Rolling with new technology
March 17, 2009 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - It's a typical day in Iraq for four Colorado Guardsmen. They know their task, which is the same as always - conduct convoy operations. They are about four hours into their... MORE

National Guard Counterdrug Program Adapts to Evolving Criminal Threats

Guard Soldiers Sharpen Readiness in Warfighter Exercise

Missouri Guardsmen Expand Capabilities Through Dual Qualification

Idaho Guard Armor Battalion Transitions to Mobile Infantry

Pennsylvania Guard Trains on New Infantry Squad Vehicle