Guard News - The National Guard

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
February 25, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - A roadside explosion throws a Soldier against the side of his vehicle, with force that shakes his brain inside his skull. Another Soldier is in a traffic accident on the way to...

Muncy announced as Air Guard Command Chief
February 25, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy from the Ohio Air National Guard was announced as the Air Guard's next command chief here today.As ANG command chief, Muncy will serve as the...

Predator passes 500,000 flight hours
February 25, 2009 — CREECH AFB, Nev. - Airmen of the 432d Air Expeditionary Wing made history Feb. 18, when an aircrew flew the MQ-1B Predator Unmanned Aircraft Systems in a combat mission in the U.S. Central Command...

Former Florida ChalleNGe graduate returns to guide new cadets
February 25, 2009 — CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla. - Nine years ago Jonathan Aman was on the fast track to nowhere.He was a high school dropout and admittedly was headed down a road where drinking, drugs and...

Dad's duties to troops and tots
February 24, 2009 — COOLIDGE, Ariz. - When Arizona Army National Guard Capt. Brian Dudley deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom in November 2005, he left behind his wife and six-week old son.For a year he served as a...

Illinois Guard reaches out to families of deployed Soldiers
February 24, 2009 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois National Guard continues to reach out to returning veterans with the "Tying the Yellow Ribbon” campaign, which also focuses on families of deployed Soldiers.The...

Tennessee general visits Volunteer well drillers
February 24, 2009 — DIKHIL, Djibouti - Soldiers of the Tennessee National Guard's 775th Engineering Detachment welcomed a friendly face to the Horn of Africa when their commander, Brig. Gen. Robert A. Harris, visited to...

Mardi Gras spirit sent to Louisiana Guardsmen in Iraq
February 24, 2009 — HAMMOND, La. - "Okay, Louisianans and Mardi Gras enthusiasts everywhere, time to spread the love!" exclaimed Greta M. Perry, Louisiana state coordinator for Soldiers' Angels. "We have Louisiana...

National Guard, USA Rugby team up for 16-nation tourney
February 24, 2009 — SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The National Guard was prominently featured for the second year at the USA Sevens Rugby Tournament recently held here at Petco Park.It is the largest rugby event in North America...

107th ACS moves to Luke AFB
February 24, 2009 — LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. - Papago Park in Phoenix no longer serves as the home of the 107th Air Control Squadron.Instead, the 107th ACS, an Air National Guard unit, gathered its Airmen and their...

SD National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Program receives national award
February 24, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - South Dakota National Guard's (SDNG) Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) program received national recognition Feb. 12 at the Community Alcohol and Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) 19th...

Rohbock adds world championship silver medal to resume
February 24, 2009 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Utah Army National Guardsman Shauna Rohbock and her teammate Elana Meyers added World Championship silver medalists to their sliding resume Feb. 21 in the women's bobsled event...

Illinois Guard builds trust one village at a time
February 23, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As operations in Afghanistan ramp up, the Soldiers of the Illinois Army National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team continue to excel in their mission of training and mentoring...

National Guard planners prepare for 2009 hurricane season
February 23, 2009 — HILTON HEAD, S.C. - One team, one fight is the mantra for local, state and federal leaders preparing for a 2009 hurricane season that forecasters say could include nine major storms."If that forecast...

Air Guardsmen help marine researchers stay 'green'
February 20, 2009 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing assisted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Feb. 17-18 by transporting critically needed facility batteries to the...

Army Guard mandates certification for motorcyclists
February 19, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Danny Morse and his Guard friends ride motorcycles through the Alaska interior outside their gate at Fort Greely.Aside from the occasional moose...

Wisconsin BCT gets Badger send-off
February 19, 2009 — MADISON, Wisc. - Wisconsin sent off the Red Arrow with tears and smiles Feb. 17 in the Wisconsin National Guard's largest operational deployment since World War II.Thousands of family members and more...

Kentucky FRG provides hot meals to Soldiers
February 18, 2009 — CENTRAL CITY, Ky. - The Kentucky National Guard’s 307th Maintenance Company was able to stay warm while helping the state recover from a recent ice storm with hot vegetable soup provided by the unit’s...

Fisher House announces 2009 Newman's Own award competition
February 18, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Fisher House Foundation has announced the start of the 2009 Newman's Own Award competition, jointly sponsored by Newman's Own, the Fisher House Foundation and the Military Times...

Kansas Guard partners with Iraqi Trucking company
February 18, 2009 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Kansas National Guardsmen are partnering with a local Iraqi trucking company to help build the Iraqi economy here over the next two years.The contract with the...

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets