Guard News - The National Guard

Virginia Guard assists with flood clean up in West Virginia
May 19, 2009 — CEDAR BLUFF, Va. - About 30 Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's 1033rd Engineer Company departed their home armory here May 18 headed for West Virginia, where they are scheduled to assist with...

New book for children of troops buried in Arlington
May 18, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Generals, congressmen and, in many cases, presidents of the United States have attended military funerals at Arlington National Cemetery here and given their condolences to children...

Air Force leaders chart way forward for service
May 18, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Air Force has made tough choices and some prudent trade-offs to balance the service across the spectrum of capabilities needed for the future, Air Force leaders said.Air Force...

Air Force leaders testify on infrastructure budget
May 18, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The four pillars of the Air Force budget strategy--people, readiness, infrastructure, and modernization were the main topics May 12 when the deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force...

McKinley: Peacekeeping one likely Guard mission in era of persistent conflict
May 18, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard can expect peacekeeping roles in Afghanistan and Iraq in the future, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said May 13."I've challenged our staff with thinking through...

New York MPs train with Marine IED team
May 18, 2009 — ORISKANY, N.Y - Members of the New York Army National Guard's 206th Military Police (MP) Company from Latham, N.Y., completed their final predeployment training task here May 12-14, when they tackled...

Pennsylvania Guardsmen provide food to Iraqi widows
May 18, 2009 — CAMP TAJI, Iraq - Iraqi National Police, working with Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, distributed more than five truckloads of food and household supplies to needy women in the Taji area, north of...

Louisiana Soldiers provide medical training to Iraqi army
May 18, 2009 — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard's 225th Engineer Brigade of Pineville, La., provided medical training May 13 to the 11th Iraqi Army (IA) Engineer Regiment located here...

Guard 'T-bird' pilot wheels enthusiasm at nation's capital
May 15, 2009 — ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. - As acrobatic aircraft buzzed overhead as part of the run-up to the air show here this weekend, Air Force Lt. Col. Derek Routt paid more notice to the parked, baby-blue...

Nominee vows to strengthen homeland defense
May 14, 2009 — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's nominee for assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and Americas' security affairs said yesterday at his confirmation hearing that he welcomes the...

Guardsman saves two lives in a moment's notice
May 14, 2009 — MONROE, La. - As a Louisiana National Guard engineer, Pfc. Jeremy Easley is trained as a general construction equipment operator. But his training as a Soldier prepared this Franklinton, La., resident...

Summer camps offered for Guard kids
May 13, 2009 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Ah, summer in Indiana. Time for warm weather, sun-brewed iced tea and lazy hammock naps in the back yard. A time for families to get together and enjoy the fruits of nature, and...

PDHRA assists Guardsmen in redeployment
May 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Many health issues may arise after a Guardmember deploys from a combat zone.Some wounds are physical and spotted easily. Others, such as traumatic brain injury and post traumatic...

Hand-off between 10th Mountain, Red Bulls ... again
May 13, 2009 — BASRA, Iraq - Historic is a word that has been used often to describe the 34th Infantry Division Red Bulls' deployment to Iraq.The deployment is historic in its scope. The Red Bull's are the first...

Colorado celebrates Band Soldier of the Year
May 13, 2009 — Virginia Beach, Va. - His mom was the readiness NCO for the 101st Army Band and his stepdad was the first sergeant. Now, Staff Sgt. Nathaniel Johnson is the Army Band Reserve Components' Junior...

California Air Guard pilot graduates with top honors
May 13, 2009 — SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Second Lt. Corbett "Cory" Sambol, a pilot from the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard, recently graduated from Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT)...

Commander highlights progress north of Baghdad
May 13, 2009 — BAGHDAD, Iraq - The commander of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team told Iraqi journalists today that his Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers, working alongside Iraqi security forces, have...

Air Guard helicopter responds in self-defense
May 12, 2009 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Squadron responded in self-defense when they came under hostile fire May 10 during a flying mission out of Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan.The...

MacArthur awards go to Guard company-grade leaders
May 12, 2009 — WASHINGTON - Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. presented 28 Soldiers, including seven Army National Guardsmen, with the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award at a Pentagon ceremony May...

A New Kind of "Boss Lift"
May 12, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A long tradition of "Entertainment for theSoldier, by the Soldier" is getting a new lift, not a face lift, but a "Boss Lift."Historically, boss lifts were opportunities for National...

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response

Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska