Guard News - The National Guard

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,...

Massachusetts Guardsmen hailed as heroes
December 23, 2008 — MILFORD, Mass. - Two Massachusetts Army National Guardsmen, who recently saved a woman's life, were awarded the Massachusetts Medal of Merit in a Dec. 19 ceremony in Agawam, Mass.2nd Lt. Brian Shaffer...

Peacekeeping training focuses less on combat, more on control, compliance
December 23, 2008 — BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - Soldiers who deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan must be trained to engage in combat using the latest in lethal-weapons technology. But for soldiers preparing to deploy on a...

AR lawyer sets bar high in Iraq
December 22, 2008 — BAGHDAD, (12/19/08) - The U.S. Army may take Col. Roy House out of Iraq. But Iraq will never really be out of House -- and his mark here will long outlast his deployment.House, a member of the...

Virtual training for real world missions
December 22, 2008 — Four Airmen strap in to a well equipped humvee as it rumbles along a road in some remote area of Iraq. Today's mission requires the airmen to identify and neutralize hostile forces while escorting a...

JRTC improves joint training for Guard's only Stryker brigade
December 22, 2008 — FT. POLK, La. - The National Guard's only Stryker brigade is learning how military services can work together to improve air-ground integration training in preparation for their upcoming...

U.S.- Ukrainian Militaries Work to Bring Regional Peace, Stability
December 22, 2008 — WASHINGTON - American and Ukrainian defense leaders are working together to assist Ukraine in its quest to develop modern, democratically managed armed forces, a senior U.S. military officer said here...

Safety experts urge Guardmembers to drive defensively in the New Year
December 19, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Behind the wheel this holiday, you can make road kill and you can be road-killed, but Air National Guard safety officials said they hope you avoid both.Safety experts at the Air Guard...

CNGB Holiday Message
December 19, 2008 — With the holidays now upon us, I extend warmest Seasons Greetings to the Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard and to their families and employers.America is indebted to you for your dedication...

National Guard details support to inauguration
December 19, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - More than 4,000 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from at least eight states will provide security, medical and other support during the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration, a National Guard...

Army expands military funeral honors for Soldiers
December 18, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Starting early next year, the Army will allow full military funeral honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for all soldiers killed in action.Full military honors include a...

EPME center named for first enlisted commandant
December 18, 2008 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - The Air National Guard Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Airman Leadership School was renamed the Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military...

Guardsmen bring Christmas to the N.D. Veteran's Home
December 18, 2008 — Fargo, N.D. - North Dakota National Guard members loaded vehicles full of presents today for their annual trip to the North Dakota Veteran's Home in Lisbon, N.D.The North Dakota Army and Air National...

ND Air Guard cops deploy to missile fields for first time
December 18, 2008 — Minot, N.D. - Today the 219th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) of the North Dakota Air National Guard will dispatch personnel into the missile fields at Minot Air Force Base for the first time."Putting...

Airmen, Iraqis forge relationships through pediatric care
December 18, 2008 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Hussein sits in a rocking chair with his young son, Hyder, who shivers from the pain of having more than 60 percent of his body burned, as doctors and nurses hustle around the...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26