Guard News - The National Guard

Ohio Guard trains on next generation medical simulators
February 18, 2009 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - A team of Ohio National Guard members, doctors, and researchers at Riverside Methodist Hospital are taking a new approach to training medical personnel responsible for treating...

Arizona Guardsmen take on NBA all-stars
February 17, 2009 — PHOENIX - Arizona Army and Air National Guardsmen were honored for their combat service Feb. 15 with an opportunity to score against NBA celebrities Shaquille O'Neal and David Robinson in the NBA...

Suicide Prevention Hotline Saves Veterans' Lives
February 17, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Help is only a phone call away for military veterans considering suicide.Nearly 100,000 veterans, family members or friends of veterans have reached out for help by calling the...

36 ID Band gains elite status among concert bands
February 17, 2009 — AUSTIN, Texas - With all military units comes a great degree of ceremony and fuss. Soldiers are judged by the crispness of their uniforms, how they snap to attention, their preened scalps and their...

Reserve Component Units Recognized for Superb Family Support
February 13, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Seven National Guard and reserve units received recognition for their support of families of deployed troops at a Pentagon ceremony today.Thomas F. Hall, assistant secretary of...

Guard supplies generators to local school district
February 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Generators from the Arkansas Air National Guard have enabled the Clay County school district in Piggott, Ark., to resume classes after an 11-day break.Classes were cancelled after an...

U.S. forces build security at sea, on land in Iraq
February 13, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a Mississippi National Guard unit are clearing the way to a safer and more self-sufficient Iraq -- one at sea and the other on land.In Basra province,...

Agribusiness Teams Plant Seeds for Economic Growth in Afghanistan
February 13, 2009 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Civilian experts in economic growth who serve in the National Guard now can bring their select skills from the heartland to the front lines.National Guardsmen from seven states...

Electronic warfare offers new jobs for tech-savvy Guardsmen
February 13, 2009 — WASHINGTON - A new career field makes room for 1,600 full-time electronic warfare professionals for the active-duty Army, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard, a senior officer said yesterday...

USA Basketball proclaims support for Guardsmen, Reservists
February 13, 2009 — PHOENIX, Ariz. - On the eve of the highly-anticipated NBA All-Star weekend, Arizona's own Jerry Colangelo, managing director of the Men's USA Basketball National Team, signed a statement of support...

Jeff Gordon joins National Guard team
February 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Three-time Daytona winner Jeff Gordon broke his winless streak Feb. 12 by crossing the finish line first in the Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.The win...

Army Guard participates in stand-down
February 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Beginning Feb. 15, the Army will conduct a 30-day stand-down that will include training on how to recognize behavior that may lead to suicide and how to intervene if you see that...

Project Sanctuary provides retreat for military families
February 12, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Whether it's sitting around a campfire roasting marshmallows in the winter or standing in the middle of a creek fishing during the summer, a Colorado troop-support group is...

Captain Abraham Lincoln of the Illinois militia
February 12, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Feb. 12, 1809, is the birth date of Abraham Lincoln, the man who gets the most votes from historians and political scientists as the greatest U.S. president.A few decades after...

Air Force reinstates good conduct medal for enlisted members
February 12, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Air Force has reinstated its Good Conduct Medal for exemplary service by enlisted airmen, senior military officials announced here today.Reinstatement of the medal is effective...

Decade of Health launches 2009 campaign
February 12, 2009 — HOUSTON, Texas - Ready & Resilient, the fourth campaign in the Army National Guard's Decade of Health Program was recently launched here at the 2009 Joint National Guard Family Program Professional...

Illinois Soldier starts recycling program in Afghanistan
February 12, 2009 — BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - A recycling program, aimed to improve air quality and reduce trash, recently began here at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mehtar Lam, in Laghman province,...

Oklahoma Guard aids local community after devastating tornado
February 12, 2009 — Oklahoma City, Okla. - Tornado season in Oklahoma started more than a month early on Feb. 10 as a tornado struck the town of Lone Grove.The category three tornado damaged or destroyed more than 100...

Portland Trailblazers host Oregon Guardsmen, families
February 11, 2009 — PORTLAND, Ore. - For Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Evans and his family, spending an evening with an NBA basketball team was a dream come true."We don't get a chance to go to the games, so they'll really enjoy...

North Carolina Guardsman to join AFRICOM team
February 11, 2009 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina National Guardsman has been tapped to help construct a medical system for the new U.S. Africa Command.Air Force Maj. Douglas T. Simons, a medical service corps...

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

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala