Guard News - The National Guard

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coming to work late.The usually punctual, upbeat soldier has not been on time for two weeks straight, and he seems withdrawn and distracted.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...

National Guard Helps 2,500 Ike Victims to Safety
September 17, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Taking people to safe, dry places became one of the main missions for National Guard troops after Hurricane Ike rampaged through Texas and Louisiana.Guard members had rescued nearly...

Isolated island kicks off Vigilant Guard Guam homeland security exercise
September 17, 2008 — GUAM - Members of the Guam National Guard kicked off a multistate, National Guard Bureau homeland security exercise here Sept. 12 as those on the U.S. mainland memorialized the worst terrorist attacks...

California Guard Unit Makes Final Preparations for Predator Flight Training Ops
September 17, 2008 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. - Having successfully surpassed two years of combat operations flying the MQ-1 Predator, the nation's first Air National Guard Predator unit is poised to spread its...

Vigilant Guard managers put the KaBOOM in terrorism exercises
September 17, 2008 — GUAM - KaBOOM!Exercise managers for the Vigilant Guard homeland security exercise here added realism Sept. 16 by blowing up balloons filled with explosive gas.KaPOW!They tested the balloons today...

Massachusetts Guard complex gets new lease on life
September 17, 2008 — CAMP EDWARDS, Mass. - 1st Lt. Francis McGinn shipped out for the Pacific from Camp Edwards when World War II was raging. He was killed during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines in October...

Guard wades into Indiana flooding
September 17, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - About 180 Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are supporting relief missions during massive flooding in northern Indiana. Rain began to fall for 48 hours Sept. 11 caused by the...

New Army Guard division focuses on Soldiers' well-being
September 17, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Soldiers and their families are the focus of a new division here at the Army National Guard Readiness Center (ARNGRC).In May, the center's Soldier/Family Support Service Division...

Culture of Troop Support Earns Top Award for Texas Capital
September 16, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department is recognizing the city of Austin, Texas, as being one of the most supportive employers of reserve-component servicemembers in the nation.Austin is one of 15...

The 2008 AF Climate Survey launches Oct. 1
September 16, 2008 — RANDOLPH AIR FORCE, TEXAS - Have you ever wished you could tell your leaders what you think? That power will soon be at your fingertips with the launching of the 2008 Air Force Climate Survey Oct...

Wisconsin MPAD weathers Ike at Gitmo
September 16, 2008 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - A sirens' wail could be heard for miles as turbulent seas smashed against the shoreline and roaring 55 mph winds ripped around buildings, whipping up dust and leaves and sending...

Neighbors Helping Neighbors
September 16, 2008 — A mid-air refueling pilot recounts a special mission over Afghanistan It had not even been 72 hours since we all said good bye to our loved ones in Pittsburgh and we were already working hard on the...

Guard hauls nearly 2,500 to safe havens
September 16, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Hauling people to safe, dry places became one of the main missions for National Guard troops after Hurricane Ike rampaged through Texas and Louisiana on Friday night and...

Airmen, Soldiers aid people affected by Hurricane Ike
September 16, 2008 — GALVESTON, Texas - Airmen from the Texas Air National Guard and Soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard banded together with civilian emergency responders to help people affected by Hurricane Ike...

GWOT Milestone Reached in Aircraft Named for 9/11
September 16, 2008 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - An Air National Guard unit here recently reached 40,000 flight hours in support of the Global War on Terror fittingly in an aircraft named for the attacks which began the war.The 7th...

Religious support teams provide hope after Ike
September 15, 2008 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - For the first time, military chaplains and the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster are collaborating their efforts to provide cohesive spiritual response...

National Guard major has hand in rescuing own family
September 15, 2008 — LAKE CHARLES, La. - While more than 7,000 Louisiana National Guardsmen were activated to assist in hurricane recovery operations in Louisiana, one officer with the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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