Guard News - The National Guard

Gates salutes Guardsmen for missions at home, abroad
September 23, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates saluted the men and women of the National Guard during a speech in Baltimore today.Gates spoke at the 130th conference of the National Guard Association...

Guard mourns 7 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
September 23, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Seven members of the Army National Guard lost their lives on Sept. 18 after their CH-47 Chinook crashed near Tallil, Iraq.The incident was the worst U.S. helicopter crash in Iraq...

North Dakota Soldiers participate in live-fire exercise in Texas
September 23, 2008 — GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Soldiers from the North Dakota Army National Guard's 1-188th Air Defense Artillery recently fired three dozen Stinger missiles during weekend training in Texas.The operation helped...

President Honors Guardsman's Volunteerism
September 23, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Just before heading overseas for his third tour in Iraq, an Oklahoma Air National Guardsman found himself standing in the limelight with the president.Air Force Maj. Dan Rooney received...

Guardmembers eligible for 'Safe Haven' compensation
September 22, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - When Hurricane Ike made landfall on the Texas coast, it left behind damaged and destroyed buildings, massive flooding, and thousands of residents without power or, in many cases,...

Pentagon Honors Exceptional Employers of Citizen-Servicemembers
September 22, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Fifteen employers accepted a Defense Department award last night for their exceptional financial and emotional support of National Guard and Reserve members on their payrolls.The...

Chaff, flares, bullets and bombs - how munitions element gives Falcon its claws
September 22, 2008 — TUCSON, Ariz. - Throughout aviation history airplanes have been graced with names that help define the perception and character of the aircraft.From breath-taking natural events like thunder that...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and other NASCAR drivers spend time with recovering troops
September 22, 2008 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - NASCAR drivers were in a neck-and-neck race Thursday to see who could visit the most wounded warriors here at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The recovering troops there were the...

Island response teams 'leapfrog' a simulated chemical attack
September 22, 2008 — GUAM - Two National Guard Civil Support Teams (CSTs) recently showed their joint response capabilities outside the U.S. mainland during a large-scale disaster response exercise here.After crossing...

Second-graders high-five Soldiers helping hands
September 22, 2008 — Napoleonville Primary School shows thanks to National GuardCARVILLE, La. - With smiles and cheers all around, no one would suspect the seemingly care-free students of Napoleonville Primary School had...

Guardsmen aid stranded livestock
September 22, 2008 — Aviators drop food and water to starving cattle in CalcasieuHAMMOND, La. - National Guard Soldiers teamed up with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry this week to airlift food and...

Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez
September 19, 2008 — BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - The Pennsylvania Air National Guard unit stationed at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove, Pa., will be transitioning to a joint interagency installation...

Louisiana Guard clears devastation in Cameron Parish
September 19, 2008 — CAMERON, La. - A military response team arrived here Sept. 15 to begin cleanup operations in the wake of Hurricane Ike.Members of the Louisiana Army National Guard's 528th Engineer Battalion, 921st...

Training To Be a Warrant Officer in the Guard and Reserves
September 19, 2008 — Montgomery, Ala. - The training of warrant officers for the Army National Guard and the Army Reserves has changed significantly over the past three years.In 2006, National Guard Bureau (NGB) worked...

Suicide prevention theme focuses on mental health
September 19, 2008 — With the theme: "Shoulder-to-Shoulder: No Soldier Stands Alone," the U.S. Army and the Installation Management Command are encouraging awareness by Soldiers, family members and civilians about...

Patchwork Quilt Salutes Fallen U.S. Military Women
September 18, 2008 — WASHINGTON - A red, white and blue patchwork quilt commemorating the 113 U.S. military women who've died during the global war on terrorism was unveiled for public view at the Women in Military...

Guard, Reserve Observe Suicide Prevention Month
September 18, 2008 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Sergeant Smith has started coming to work late.The usually punctual, upbeat soldier has not been on time for two weeks straight, and he seems withdrawn and distracted. His...

ANG partners with Air Force for new mission
September 17, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Force and Air National Guard officials have agreed to establish a temporary mission qualification training detachment for the RC-12 aircraft at Key Field in Meridian, Miss...

State police crack down at Massachusetts military complex
September 17, 2008 — CAMP EDWARDS, Mass. - Don't be surprised if a Massachusetts State Police trooper pulls you over and gives you a ticket if you're driving faster than you should be or if you fail to stop for a stop...

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