Guard News - The National Guard

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...

Vietnam veteran, former Steeler talks with ND Guard
January 27, 2009 — BISMARCK, N.D. - A Vietnam War veteran, who overcame great odds to become a successful National Football League player, shared his message of strength, attitude and optimism during the North Dakota...

Air Force shares safety program with Arkansas Guard
January 27, 2009 — TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. - The Army's top Soldier in the Arkansas National Guard made a visit to Tinker AFB Jan. 16 to interface with officials at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center and learn...

Florida Air Guard holds realistic ORE training
January 27, 2009 — Explosions thumped in succession across the air base and pale yellow smoke plumed over the fighter jets. As klaxons wailed in earsplitting alarm, the ground crews scattered across flight lines and...

Gates: Guard's domestic missions must not suffer
January 27, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Guard's domestic responsibilities must not suffer because of operational missions, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee today."The...

North Dakota health officials return from Africa
January 27, 2009 — BISMARCK, N.D. — The state health officer and an epidemiologist for the state of North Dakota recently spent a week providing a cultural communications course in Ghana, Africa.A community engagement...

Army Guard breaks ground on $18.4 million training complex for GED Plus program
January 25, 2009 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark. - The Army National Guard broke ground on an $18.4 million construction project here Sunday that will triple the capacity of those that attend its GED Plus...

Army Guard 'fundamentally different' now
January 25, 2009 — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - As the Army has transformed itself into a more relevant and capable force for the 21st century, the Army National Guard has played an important role, the chief of staff of...

'Spur Ride' links Panhandle Guard unit with cavalry heritage
January 23, 2009 — FT. RUCKER, Ala. - One-hundred-and-fifty-years ago they would have been thundering across a Midwest prairie on sturdy horses, steel sabers at their sides and a cloud of dust trailing behind.Today the...

Deployed Soldiers Get a 'Troop Cave' with Creature Comforts
January 23, 2009 — WASHINGTON - "Kuwait" and "all the comforts of home" are phrases rarely uttered in the same sentence, but a "Man Caves" makeover at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, will show that sometimes the improbable can...

South Dakota troops ready for deployment
January 23, 2009 — FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. - Commanders in South Dakota's lone field artillery battalion didn't waste any time in getting their units prepared for the war zone during a two-week annual training exercise that...

Army Guard launches first military reality TV program
January 22, 2009 — Washington, DC - The real-life mental and physical challenges of military life combined with a "Survivor-type" show format is the basis of the Armed Forces' first reality video program, the Army...

Agriculture teams call for equal parts citizen and Soldier
January 22, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Troops on the ground in Afghanistan are reaching back 372 years to the roots of the National Guard to help the Afghan people to improve agriculture.Agricultural Development Teams...

Pennsylvania AASF achieves VPP Star Status
January 21, 2009 — In a ceremony Friday afternoon, Fort Indiantown Gap's Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) became the first Army National Guard facility to be awarded a "Star Status" flag in the Occupational Safety...

Guard plays key role in inauguration
January 21, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - About 9,300 National Guard troops joined thousands of servicemembers from all components supporting the 56th Presidential Inauguration Tuesday."We've always depended on the National...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

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