Guard News - The National Guard

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...

Silver Star awarded to Pennsylvania Soldier
January 5, 2009 — HARRISBURG, Pa. - Training is what got Spc. Jason D. Harrington into Iraq, and training is what got him out alive."I was just doing what I had to do," said Harrington, who was presented the Silver...

Soldier competes in popular game show
January 5, 2009 — WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - A Soldier in the Army National Guard competed in a well-known game show on Christmas day for a prize of up to $1 million.Staff Sgt. Matt Zedwick, an Iraq veteran and...

New York Guard readies for New Year's Eve
December 31, 2008 — NEW YORK CITY - As New Yorkers and visitors gear up today for New Year's Eve celebrations, the citizen soldiers and airmen of the New York National Guard are ready to support homeland security...

Amputee earns commission through Army ROTC
December 31, 2008 — FORT MONROE, Va. - The blast of a roadside bomb in Iraq's Sunni Triangle resulted in the amputation of a portion of Richard Ingram's left arm, but it did not rob him of his dream of becoming an Army...

Guard's Counterdrug warriors endeavor to test one and all
December 30, 2008 — BROOKS CITY - BASE, Texas - Finding a single drug abuser among thousands of servicemembers can compare to a shell game, but the National Guard is placing all odds in its favor.The National Guard is...

'Psst ... don't forget your ID card,' say Air Guard's network protectors
December 29, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guardmembers at the Air Guard's Readiness Center on Andrews Air Force Base, Md., may soon have a friendly reminder to secure their Defense Department photo and data...

Florida counterdrug team competes in international SWAT competition
December 24, 2008 — ORLANDO, Fla. - A team of Soldiers from the Florida National Guard's counterdrug program recently tested its mettle against law enforcement officers from around the globe in an intense international...

Guardmembers earn discretionary points for joint designation
December 24, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Discretionary points can now be earned through the Joint Officer Management Program (JOM) to achieve the Joint Qualified Officer designation. NGB's JOM staff administers a Joint...

Virginia Guard unit cooks up food service win
December 24, 2008 — FORT PICKETT, Va. - The 1032nd Transportation Company of the Virginia National Guard has won the Department of the Army's annual Philip A. Connelly Award for Excellence in Army Food Service in the...

Missouri Guard's agri-mission grows in Afghanistan
December 23, 2008 — WASHINGTON - One of the biggest hurdles to self-sustainment in Afghanistan is slowly being overcome by Missouri National Guardmembers, said the state's Sen. Christopher Bond during a press conference...

Drive to drill, save some lives...Another day at the office
December 23, 2008 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Early Sunday morning on Dec. 7, Lt. Col. Jack O'Neill, commander of the 130th Rescue Squadron of the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing, was driving...

MO Guardsmen committed to Kosovo's Adopt-A-School program
December 23, 2008 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Some of the best feelings you can have may come from a child. An innocent smile or maybe a genuine hug from a child is all it takes to make what may have started as a bad day,...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities