Guard News - The National Guard

'From Russia with Love': Russian aircraft transports Air National Guard rescue helicopters to Afghanistan
April 24, 2007 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Air National Guardsmen here worked with an aircraft April 20-22 that was vastly different from the MC-130P Combat Shadow tankers, HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters... MORE

129th Rescue Wing personnel load a HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter on to a Russian Volga-Dnepr AN-124 long-range heavy transport aircraft at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. April 20, 2007. The AN-124 transported 129th Rescue Wing deployment cargo to Afghanistan.

Innovative training enhances unit's ability to protect homeland
April 23, 2007 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio National Guard's radical new tool in the effort to protect the homefront, the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) Enhanced Response... MORE

Airmen with the Ohio National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High-Yield Explosives (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package, or CERFP, unit practice first aid techniques during a training exercise conducted at Rickenbacker Air National Guard base.

Army Guard reaches 350,000-member goal ahead of schedule
April 23, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va - The Army National Guard reached its congressionally authorized end strength of 350,000 Citizen-Soldiers on March 30, six months earlier than originally projected, Army Guard officials... MORE

Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, director of the Army National Guard, told Citizen-Soldiers gathered at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., on April 18, 2007, that the Army National Guard had reached its congressionally authorized end strength of 350,000 on March 30, six months earlier than projected. The general predicted 356,000 by the end of the year if current recruiting programs remain in place.

Minnesota National Guard improves roadways in Iraq
April 20, 2007 — CAMP ADDER, Iraq - Minnesota Army National Guard Soldiers and Iraqi citizens of Al Batha recently restored 15 kilometers of Al Batha city streets in southern Iraq.The Soldiers of the 1st Brigade... MORE

A Minnesota National Guard Soldier shakes hands with and official from Bakhan, Iraq on the newly constructed bridge to the village surrounded by canals.

DoD Unveils Compensation Program for Frequent Deployments
April 19, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department today unveiled a program that will reward administrative leave to servicemembers whose service in combat does not meet the department's goal for the time at home... MORE

'The War Tapes' Offers First-Person Look at Operation Iraqi Freedom
April 19, 2007 — WASHINGTON - When a soldier returns from war, is he the same person he was before deploying?No, he's not, said Robert May, producer of "The War Tapes," a documentary that shows Operation Iraqi Freedom... MORE

Joint Task Forces in New York accustomed to speed, tailored support
April 19, 2007 — JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, NEW YORK NATIONAL GUARD, LATHAM - A record-breaking nor'easter was the backdrop for the alert and mobilization of large numbers of New York National Guard personnel aligned... MORE

Members of the Joint Force HQ-NY Joint Operations Center in Latham, N.Y. conduct planning and coordination for the New York National Guard response to the mid-April Nor'Easter that struck the northeast on April 15, 2007. The New York National Guard provided more than 900 Soldiers across New York City, LI and Westchester in support of the State Emergency Management Office. Missions and support through April 16 include positioning equipment, sandbags and civilian evacuations as New York confronts the unexpected winter storm.

Policy Change Boosts G.I. Bill Eligibility for Some Guard, Reserve Members
April 18, 2007 — WASHINGTON - A recent Defense Department policy change widens the eligibility window for some Reserve-component troops who want to use their Montgomery G.I. Bill education benefits, a senior DoD... MORE

Rescue of School Children Highlights NH Guard Role in Nor'easter
April 18, 2007 — CONCORD - The rescue of 18 children in Nottingham, whose school was surrounded by flood waters, highlighted the NH National Guard's efforts throughout the state to assist first responders during... MORE

Airmen from the NH Air National Guard's 157th Air Refueling Wing assist Jordan Bell and her mother, Bev, into a five ton during a school evacuation at Nottingham Elementary School, April 16.

Deployment Stress on Guard, Reserve Has Lessened, Hall Says
April 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The stress of repeated overseas deployments for National Guard and Reserve members has lessened in recent years, the Defense Department's reserve-component chief told a special commission... MORE

Top Official Describes Reserve-Component Mobilization Policy
April 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON - National Guard and Army Reserve soldiers will mobilize and deploy for only one year, despite a new policy that active soldiers will deploy for 15-month tours, a top defense official... MORE

Army to invest $100 million in Muscatatuck; major training exercise to be conducted in May
April 17, 2007 — INDIANAPOLIS - Nearly $100 million will be invested in the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center over the next six years to transform it into a major training facility for the Army.Governor Mitch Daniels,... MORE

Airmen mark 60th anniversary, throw out first pitch
April 13, 2007 — PITTSBURGH - Three-years ago, the weather, terrain and local hospitality couldn't have presented a more startling contrast. It was exceptionally hot and not every person they met in the sands of... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jeff Myers and, Senior Master Sgt. Don Koch Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipients from Operation Iraqi Freedom, eagerly accept first-pitch advice from longtime Pittsburgh Pirates fan John Wray. Wray, 56, who had been to 50-straight Pirates home openers, loaned the glove he wore as a 6-year old to Sergeant Koch for the opening catch.

Guard, Reserve leaders speak before Senate
April 13, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Military leaders from the National Guard and Reserve testified before members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense, April 11 on Capitol Hill to give a status on... MORE

Guard Leaders Urge Solid Funding to Close Equipment, Training Gaps
April 12, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard force is second to none in terms of the quality of its people, but severe equipment shortfalls are keeping it from being fully ready, the chief of the National Guard... MORE

Clarke named Air Guard's deputy director
April 12, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - An Alabama Air National Guard general officer who has served at the Pentagon for nearly a year has been named deputy director of the Air National Guard.Brig. Gen. Stanley Clarke III... MORE

Generals Campbell and Fraser Announce Alaska Shield Northern Edge 2007
April 12, 2007 — Anchorage, Alaska - Major General Craig E. Campbell, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; Lieutenant General Douglas Fraser, ALCOM Commander; John Madden, Division... MORE

Return to the Middle East; Rainbow Division headquarters partners with Egyptian Army for Bright Star 07
April 10, 2007 — NEW YORK - Members of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division hosted military peers from Europe and the Middle East as planners laid the foundation for the New York National Guard's... MORE

New York Army National Guard Col. Geoffrey Slack, the G-3 (Operations) officer of the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division, reviews the scheme of maneuver for Bright Star 07 over a "sand table." Egyptian and American officers held a planning conference for Bright Star in New York City March 23-27, 2007. Bright Star is an annual Joint / Combined exercise held in Egypt for the last 25 years; this year it will be held Nov. 3-19. 2007 marks the first time a National Guard division will be the tactical headquarters for U.S. forces employed in Bright Star.

Web-based service lets Airmen get out of line
April 10, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air National Guard is allowing its Airmen to get out of line.That's a good thing. Air Guard members tired of waiting in line now have an alternative to waiting for customer... MORE

Air Guard medic part of association's team of the year
April 9, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air Force leaders as well as the Air Force Association (AFA) defined teams and teamwork recently as a career group of Airmen from different commands working together. They call them... MORE

Master Sgt. Faith Elmore, right, from the Kansas Air National Guard, tours the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, on April 3 with her daughter, Elmore, an Air Force ROTC cadet.

New York Guard Helps Floridians Recover from Hurricane

New Mexico National Guard Helps Rescue Flood Victims

From Ohio to Alaska, Airmen Unite for Space Intelligence

National Guard Bureau Hosts Cybersecurity Awareness Panel

Alaska Air Guard Conducts Communications Out Exercise