Guard News - The National Guard

Wyoming Guard Commander Preps for War on Home Front
January 17, 2009 — WASHINGTON - As the sun went down over the bluffs in Douglas, Wyo., Jan. 9, Army Col. Richard K. Knowlton was practicing his roping skills in the gymnasium of the local Army National Guard...

Minutemen ready, once again, for inaugural history
January 15, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The 372-year-old National Guard has provided inaugural support for every American president since George Washington. This year won't be any different.Much like the militiamen who...

National Guard details support to inauguration
January 15, 2009 — WASHINGTON – More than 9,000 National Guardsmen and women will support the 56th Presidential Inauguration, the Guard's largest contribution to an inauguration in its 372-year history."The National...

Louisiana Air National Guard intercepts plane flown by Marcus Schrenker
January 15, 2009 — BELLE CHASSE, La. - Two Louisiana Air National Guard pilots intercepted the airplane used by Marcus Schrenker in what is now being called an attempt to fake his death. Maj. Matt Rippen and Capt. Josh...

'Do It Yourself' network show bases episode on Florida National Guard
January 15, 2009 — CAMP BLANDING - A popular prime time television series on the DIY Network visited members of the Florida National Guard this week to produce an episode highlighting the unique tools and equipment used...

Memorial dedicated in memory of 1988 C-130 crew
January 14, 2009 — JACKSONVILLE, Ark. - A lone C-130 propeller blade stands erect, chipped, worn and scratched, telling a silent story of an end to six lives on June 8, 1988.The blade – obtained from the wreckage of...

LRS 'Port Dogs' form wing's first Aerial Port Flight
January 14, 2009 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - The 129th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Aerial Port Flight stood up here Nov. 1, 2008, effectively transforming the way the wing deploys Airmen at home and...

Virtual system trains to enhance Homeland Defense
January 13, 2009 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Enter a world of the unexpected, the unimaginable, and one occasionally punctuated by terrorism-induced chaos. Welcome to the world of Distributed Mission Operations...

National Guard officers can obtain blood banker identifier
January 9, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Army's Office of the Surgeon General announced today a change to the 8T, Blood Banker, additional skill identifier (ASI) qualification standard. This change enables...

Butter sculpture honors Pennsylvania Guard
January 9, 2009 — HARRISBURG, Pa. - A 900-pound butter sculpture was unveiled Thursday by the dairy farmers of Pennsylvania as a tribute to the state's National Guard here at the 93rd Pennsylvania Farm Show."Dairy...

Purple Heart Criteria Exclude PTSD, Defense Officials Say
January 8, 2009 — WASHINGTON - After months of evaluating the criteria, Defense Department officials have decided against the notion of awarding the Purple Heart to military members who suffer from post-traumatic...

Alaska Guardsmen save lives around the world in 2008
January 8, 2009 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The men and women of the Alaska National Guard saved 167 lives here in Alaska and around the world in 2008.The 11th Rescue Coordination Center, the sole Alaska representative...

Army Guard Soldiers bolster U.S. bobsled team
January 8, 2009 — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Several Army National Guard soldiers have bolstered the U.S. Bobsled Team for the 2009 World Championships, scheduled for Feb. 20 through March 1 in Lake Placid, N.Y.Vermont Army...

Three Guardsmen immortalized by NFL, Topps
January 7, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - In his 35-year National Guard career, Army dentist Col. Marc Hendler has been a detachment commander, deployed twice to Iraq and served as a volunteer surgeon for the New York City...

Vermont Guardsman wins national bobsled event
January 7, 2009 — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Despite rolling his truck on a snowy road while driving to the 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Championships, Vermont National Guard Pfc. John Napier won the two-man crown Jan. 3-4 at the...

Louisiana begins reconstruction of National Guard landmark
January 7, 2009 — NEW ORLEANS - A massive reconstruction of the historic Louisiana National Guard headquarters is underway and inching closer to its projected completion date of January 2010.Jackson Barracks, built in...

Washington Guard mobilized for snow removal
January 7, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va., - More than 400 members of the Washington National Guard are currently on state active duty performing recovery operations throughout the state as a result of recent heavy snow and...

Disney Parks offers free five-day admission to military personnel in 2009
January 6, 2009 — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla./ANAHEIM, Calif. - As Disney Parks ask "What Will You Celebrate?" and invite guests to turn their personal milestones into magical family vacations in 2009, America's military...

New York Guard shares Olympic thrills with NASCAR's fastest
January 6, 2009 — Lake Placid, N.Y. - NASCAR and National Hot Rod Association drivers are not used to traveling with passengers, but for the past three years, some of the fastest drivers on four wheels have teamed up...

Hawaii's Air Guard feeds underpriviledged
January 5, 2009 — HONOLULU (AFNS) - Amidst the thunder, lightning and an island wide power outage, the Hawaii Air National Guard and the 15th Airlift Wing prepared a meal for Honolulu's less fortunate here Dec. 27.On...

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