Guard News - The National Guard

New forces to bolster homeland defense mission
December 15, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials have established a new rapid-response joint task force and plan to create two more in coming years to bolster assistance to civil authorities following potential...

Guard taking on sexual assault through support, education
December 15, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As part of an overall Department of Defense policy, the National Guard is engaged in reducing acts of sexual assault and providing support for its victims.First instituted in 2005,...

California guardsmen train for Kosovo deployment
December 15, 2008 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - Nearly 100 California National Guardsmen are preparing for a deployment to Kosovo in the spring, where they will serve as the NATO Kosovo Force's quick-reaction force.Members of...

Religious support teams help heal invisible wounds
December 15, 2008 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The Air Force Theater Hospital here looks and sounds like any other hospital in a major U.S. city. Doctors, nurses and other medics move along and treat various patients while...

Connecticut Guard responds to neighbor's call for help
December 15, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Massachusetts Guard members are getting a helping hand today as they continue to assist with recovery operations from a severe winter storm that dropped ice, freezing rain and sleet...

Public invited to comment on draft rules for spouse employment
December 15, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The public is invited to comment on proposed rules to speed up the hiring process for some military spouses seeking federal jobs.The Office of Personnel Management published the rules...

CNGB birthday message
December 12, 2008 — Chief, National Guard BureauTomorrow the National Guard will celebrate its 372nd Birthday and I take great pride in thanking our more than 470,000 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen for their dedication and...

Reservists may qualify for early retired pay
December 12, 2008 — ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Department of Defense officials here have issued new guidelines for early receipt of retired pay for members of the Reserve components. Instead of having to wait until age...

Face of Defense: Fire Chief Moonlights in National Guard
December 12, 2008 — BAGHDAD - An 18-year veteran of the New York City Fire Department is achieving another veteran status here, this time as a soldier.Army Pfc. Steven P. Fitzgerald, from Floral Park, N.Y., is serving as...

Minnesota Guard to command active-duty forces in Iraq
December 11, 2008 — WASHINGTON - For only the second time since 9/11, a U.S. Army National Guard division headquarters will deploy to command active-duty forces in combat.The Defense Department and Minnesota National...

Air Guard to host three KC-135 associate wings
December 11, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Three Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker wings will become active associate units beginning this summer, the Air Force announced today.Active-duty Airmen will be assigned to the...

LA Guard offers job training to at-risk youth
December 11, 2008 — HAMMOND, La. - The Louisiana National Guard not only provides the state with a first line of defense in the case of natural disasters and terrorist attacks, but also offers hope and a step in the...

Alaska Guard continues Operation Santa Claus tradition
December 11, 2008 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - A 50-year tradition continued this week in Alaska, where Operation Santa Claus visited Kivalina.The city in Alaska's Northwest Arctic Borough was showered with gifts and a...

MA Guardsmen prepare Paraguayans for peacekeeping support
December 11, 2008 — WHITINSVILLE, Mass. - Against the familiar challenges of limited manning, under-funding and over-tasking, the Paraguayan military has reached out to the United Nations and U.S. Southern Command to...

University Provides Care for Wounded Warriors
December 10, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Wounded service members are finding an unlikely resource for care at Arkansas State University in a new program officials there hope will catch on at other college campuses.Susan Tonymon,...

MO Soldier and student renew old acquaintance
December 10, 2008 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - When Col. Bruce Pearre of the Missouri Army National Guard found out that he would deploy to Kosovo, he had the typical thoughts about leaving his family and home for a...

Ground broke for Army Guard Readiness Center expansion
December 10, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Ground was ceremonially broken today for an estimated $98 million expansion of the Army National Guard Readiness Center here.The ground breaking, presided over by Gen. Craig McKinley,...

Guardsmen hone in on successful missile defense test
December 9, 2008 — FORT GREELY, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard warfighters from the 49th Missile Defense Battalion here Friday launched and directed a ground-based interceptor (GBI) missile that destroyed a target...

Washington state Blackhawk pilot earns Distinguished Flying Cross
December 8, 2008 — FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A Washington Army National Guard Blackhawk pilot was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on Dec. 5 for conduct that was "nothing less then heroic," according to his...

New York Guard hosts South African partners
December 8, 2008 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Senior leaders from the New York National Guard recently discussed cooperative efforts in homeland security and trade with members of the South African Defense Forces at a day-long...

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