Guard News - The National Guard

Grief expert offers advice on dealing with traumatic loss
November 24, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - An internationally recognized expert on traumatic grief and crisis response suggested that the word "closure" be taken out of our vocabulary when dealing with traumatic loss.This was...

Bands spread Air Force message through music
November 20, 2008 — LOS ANGELES (AFNS) - Air Force musicians took to heart the entertainment industry phrase "The show must go on" by performing in the greater Los Angeles area as wildfires burned in Southern California...

Reserve Affairs chief explains new DoD directive to ANG leaders
November 20, 2008 — LANSDOWNE, Va. - Recent changes on how the Guard and Reserves are recognized are larger than any in recent history, a senior Defense Department official said here yesterday.Thomas F. Hall, the...

Wounded warrior shares his experiences with Army Guard audience
November 20, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Education was the goal of Wounded Warrior Awareness Day held here at the Army National Guard Readiness Center yesterday."What we want to do today is educate ourselves," so we can take...

Monthly premiums decrease for TRICARE Reserve Select
November 20, 2008 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Effective Jan. 1, 2009, TRICARE will reduce the rates for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS). Monthly premiums for TRS individual coverage will drop 44% from $81.00 to $47.51, and TRS...

Wyatt nominated as next Air National Guard director
November 19, 2008 — LANSDOWNE, Va. -- Less than 24 hours after taking the oath of office as chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB), Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley announced here today President George W. Bush will...

Legacy radio system retired from Army Guard
November 19, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - After more than 50 years in service, the venerable AN/VRC-12 series radio has been retired from the Army National Guard in a ceremony held here today at the Army National Guard...

DoD launches national resource directory for wounded warriors
November 19, 2008 — The Department of Defense today launched the National Resource Directory, a collaborative effort between the departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs.The directory is a Web-based network of...

DoD launches 'Wounded Warrior Diaries'
November 19, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials today launched the "Wounded Warrior Diaries," a multimedia Web tribute in which American servicemembers wounded in combat share stories of their service,...

Illinois Soldiers 'Boom Chakalaka' with Bill Murray at USO gala
November 19, 2008 — CHICAGO - "There she was, just a-walkin' down the street signing, 'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do. Snappin' her fingers and shufflin' her feet singing, 'Do wah diddy diddy dum diddy do.'"Illinois...

Cartwright gets up-close look at battlefield care
November 18, 2008 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got a first-hand look at battlefield care when he visited the 455th Expeditionary Group hospital here Nov. 14.U.S. Marine...

Guard's first four-star ready to take Minutemen forward
November 18, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley officially became chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB) and was promoted to the rank of general by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in a ceremony...

Ohio National Guard has fans in Belgrade
November 18, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Hanging from the walls of restaurants in Belgrade, Serbia, are the flags of the state of Ohio. Other restaurants advertise when they will re-broadcast the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland...

Cal Guard discovers parallels in Ukraine's disaster relief efforts
November 18, 2008 — SACRAMENTO - For California National Guardsmen, the annual fire season has rendered moot the question of whether natural disasters will strike the state. No longer do they ask "if," but only "when"...

Georgia Guard unit gets Navy Presidential Unit Citation
November 14, 2008 — METTER, Ga. - The 265th Regional Support Group became the first unit in Georgia Army National Guard history to be awarded a Navy Presidential Unit Citation during a ceremony Nov. 1 here at the Metter...

Georgia Guard unit gets Navy Presidential Unit Citation
November 14, 2008 — GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - Members of the National Guard face many challenges when it comes to deployment. The transition from full-time civilian to full-time service member brings an individual from...

Changes to Leave Act benefit wounded warriors, families
November 14, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Recent changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act will extend the period of unpaid, job-protected leave that eligible family members can take to care for wounded warrior spouses, Labor...

Indiana captain a Rising Star
November 14, 2008 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - One Indiana National Guard officer took an unusual route home from her deployment here with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.Instead of going straight to her...

New York Soldiers receive valor awards at Veterans Day ceremony
November 13, 2008 — KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Two New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix (CJTF-Phoenix) received Bronze Star Medals with Valor during a Veterans Day ceremony here...

Teamwork drives National Guard recruiting; Army's October numbers exceed goal
November 12, 2008 — ORLANDO, Fla. - Teamwork has helped the National Guard achieve historic recruiting success that other components seek to emulate.At one point, the National Guard Bureau had a dozen different annual...

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