Guard News - The National Guard

Washington youth academy convenes inaugural class
February 3, 2009 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Washington Military Department recently opened its first Challenge program academy in Bremerton for at-risk students."The Washington Youth Academy is the ultimate investment...

New Air Guard director promoted in Pentagon ceremony
February 2, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III became director of the Air National Guard and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and Air...

GI Bill has new eligibility, benefits for Guard
February 2, 2009 — WASHINGTON - A series of educational assistance programs administered by the Veterans Affairs Department, commonly called the GI Bill, have helped servicemembers pursue post-secondary learning for...

WI brigade completes training, prepares to deploy in late February
February 2, 2009 — MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team has completed three weeks of training at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center in Florida.The 3,000 Soldiers now will...

Army-issued Body Armor Safe, Effective, Official Says
February 2, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Soldiers should have full confidence in the quality of a particular series of Army-issued body armor plates that has come under recent scrutiny, Army officials said.Scores of Army...

Guard in three states battle ice storm aftermath
February 2, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - One week after a major ice storm that stretched from the Ozarks through Appalachia, three states are still recovering with the help of the National Guard.Kentucky, Arkansas and...

Guard "wellness check" saves couple from carbon monoxide poisoning
February 2, 2009 — HARDINSBURG, Ky. - Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard, working in conjunction with local fire officials here, saved an elderly couple from carbon monoxide poisoning today during a...

Entertainers Join Elmo to Help Military Families Find 'New Normal'
January 30, 2009 — WASHINGTON - Sesame Workshop will air a PBS special April 1 aimed at helping military families cope with changes.Actor/singer Queen Latifah and singer John Mayer will join Elmo to present, "Coming...

California has wheels up for upgraded MAFFS
January 30, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A long anticipated upgrade to the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) that's used to battle the nation's wildfires was recently approved for operational use, months before...

Manas airmen make memorable bonds with orphans
January 30, 2009 — MANAS AIR BASE, Kyrgyzstan - The children at Belovodsk orphanage, just north of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, know not what lies beyond the high walls where they live.But inside their humble dwellings, one...

Alaska Army Guardsman prepares for Iditarod
January 30, 2009 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - An Alaska Army National Guardsman, finished ninth with a time of 59 hours 8 minutes and was named "Rookie of the Year" in the Copper Basin 300 Dog Sled Race held last week.The...

Army works to combat rising suicide rates
January 30, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The Army is committed to finding out why more soldiers committed suicide in 2008 than ever recorded, Army officials told reporters during a media roundtable today at the...

Famous Boxer Becomes National Guardsman
January 29, 2009 — It's the year 1976 and a 13-year-old boy walks down a dark alley on his way to visit his best friend after a long day at school. As he's walking, he hears a trash can lid fall and hit the ground. He...

Air Guard fighters to patrol over Super Bowl
January 29, 2009 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Continental U.S. NORAD Region fighters will be busy for Super Bowl XLIII protecting the skies around Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.Air National Guard fighter jets from...

Guard responds in states hit by ice, snow
January 29, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - An increasing number of National Guard troops were activated in two states on Tuesday as a major winter storm spread ice and snow from Texas to Maine.In Kentucky, state officials said...

PR Guard general clears path for troops
January 29, 2009 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Like an ocean's tide, a new wave of Guard troops has arrived at Joint Task Force Guantanamo bringing fresh faces, ideas and the continued determination to accomplish the mission...

ARNG brigade prepares for first mountain storm
January 29, 2009 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - About 2,500 Soldiers from ten different states will deploy to Afghanistan in a few weeks.The 168th Engineer Brigade, of Vicksburg, and its supporting units are conducting...

U.S. military signs over Camp Ramadi
January 29, 2009 — AL RAMADI, Iraq - Camp Ramadi was signed over to the Iraq government in a memorandum of agreement signed by Iraqi army and U.S. military officials at Camp Ali, Iraq, Jan. 20.Camp Ali, which is a...

Fire Chiefs Association Signs Employer Support Statement
January 27, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The International Association of Fire Chiefs joined thousands of other American employers of National Guardsmen and reservists today when its president and executive director signed an...

NY Guard trains Canadian aircrews on Chinook
January 27, 2009 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The need for hands-on training on CH-47 "Chinook" helicopters recently brought Canadian Air Force aircrews here to the New York Army National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility...

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response

Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska

Montana Guard Chinook Crew Returns From Washington Wildfire Mission

Air Guard Medics Train for Drone Threats at Northern Strike

Montana Guard Chemical Company Tests Readiness at Northern Strike