Guard News - The National Guard

With rising suicide rates, Army urges Soldiers to act
September 8, 2008 — WASHINGTON - With 2008 suicide rates expected to exceed last year's all-time-high rate and threatening to top those in the civilian population, the Army is stepping up efforts to get soldiers and...

National Guard in four states prepare for Tropical Storm Hanna
September 5, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Four states along the East Coast are actively planning for the deployment of their available National Guardsmen if Tropical Storm Hanna escalates over the weekend.Florida, Georgia,...

Pit crews gear up at distribution points around the state
September 5, 2008 — Citizen-Soldiers refuel locals with food, water, ice, tarpsLIVINGSTON, La. - Like a scene from pit road during a stock car race, cars and trucks formed a line as National Guard Soldiers, looking like...

Ukraine welcomes American Soldiers with open arms
September 5, 2008 — UKRAINE - Soldiers from the California Army National Guard arrived here at the Yavoriv Training Center Sept. 30 for Rapid Trident, which is an annual training exercise which focuses on peacekeeping...

Arkansas Guard helps Gustav's displaced
September 5, 2008 — Military skills, expertise bring needed relief to those who escaped stormFORT CHAFFEE MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. - Fort Chaffee is known for many things: as training site for thousands of troops...

Army Guard teams with teen filmmakers to make documentary
September 5, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard and Fresh Films, a national teen filmmaking competition, are looking for a few, good filmmakers.NG Docs is a new program developed to give young filmmakers the...

Guard assisting with convention security in Minnesota
September 4, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - During the first day of the Republican National Convention here, members of the Minnesota Army National Guard were called upon to provide crowd control. The St. Paul Police...

National convention brings Guard to Denver
September 4, 2008 — DENVER, Co. - National Guard troops from across the country descended on Denver recently to help support one of the largest events the city had ever seen.While Denver hosted the Democratic National...

MEDRETE Mission Gives Guard Airman A New Perspective
September 4, 2008 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. - The California Air National Guard's 163d Medical Group brought much-needed relief to thousands of Guatemalan citizens during its recent Medical Readiness Training...

Guard supporting Gustav evacuees, patrolling New Orleans
September 4, 2008 — WASHINGTON - More than 7,000 National Guard troops assisted local authorities with evacuation and security efforts in New Orleans and performed dozens of other missions across Louisiana as Hurricane...

Louisiana Guard Reacts to Damage, Assesses Needs
September 4, 2008 — BATON ROUGE, La. - In response to flooding yesterday in West Monroe, La., the Louisiana National Guard delivered 58,000 sandbags throughout the night, with 50,000 more expected to be delivered...

New York security force soldiers aid Afghan villagers
September 4, 2008 — KHATA KHEYL VILLAGE, KABUL PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN - Northeast of Kabul in the small village of Khata Kheyl children scrambled and screamed, not in terror, but in joy as Afghan National Army (ANA)...

Minnesota National Guard Soldiers assist St. Paul police in quelling demonstrators
September 4, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - At approximately 3 p.m. Sep. 1, the St. Paul Police Department requested 150 Minnesota Army National Guard Soldiers to assist them with crowd control in downtown St. Paul after...

Food and water come on line in record time
September 4, 2008 — BATON ROUGE, La. - With the majority of the state without electricity and in need of food, water and basic necessities, it is a priority for all emergency response teams to provide assistance as...

We'll leave the light on for you
September 4, 2008 — It was a dark and stormy night! Okay, I readily admit - it is an overused cliché but, it really was a dark and stormy night! It didn't; however, start out that way for me. It was a beautiful late...

Florida Guard continues recovery and preparation as tropical storms near U.S.
September 4, 2008 — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - If the southeast U.S. is taking a one-two-three combination punch from tropical storms this month, then Florida is the boxer in the middle trying to dodge the destructive...

Louisiana Guardsmen Patrol New Orleans, Provide Security
September 4, 2008 — NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana National Guardsmen troops here are conducting presence patrols, providing security for returning Hurricane Gustav evacuees and letting them know the city is safe."We're...

Ellington Field is the Air Hub for Hurricane Gustav Rescue Operations
September 4, 2008 — HOUSTON (09/02/2008) - Hurricane Gustav did not have a huge weather impact on the Houston area which allowed the Joint Reserve Base located here at Ellington Field to serve as the ideal location to...

Florida Guard Prepares for Potential Hurricane Relief Mission
September 4, 2008 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - As central and northern Florida communities recover from Tropical Storm Fay's flood waters, Florida's Department of Military Affairs and the state's National Guard are refitting...

Commander praises Gustav preparations, response
September 4, 2008 — BATON ROUGE, La. - In the wake of Hurricane Gustav, residents of Louisiana are slowly heading to their homes and beginning to pick up the pieces left by the storm. Nearly half the state is without...

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