Guard News - The National Guard

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...

Rescue squadrons provide support for Hurricane Gustav
September 4, 2008 — ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas - Airmen from rescue helicopter squadrons from across the Air Force came together here to provide personnel recovery support in the event it was needed for Hurricane Gustav that...

Mullen praises Guard response to Hurricane Gustav
September 3, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff today praised the U.S. military, in particular the National Guard, for its role in the government's response to Hurricane Gustav, which lashed...

Mississippi Guard Responds to Hurricane Gustav
September 3, 2008 — GULFPORT, Miss. - Labor Day began here yesterday with pounding rain and high-velocity winds from a hurricane that many believed would match the devastation that Hurricane Katrina wrought three years...

Military ready to support Hurricane Gustav relief effort
September 3, 2008 — ALEXANDRIA, La. (AFPN) - American military forces are prepositioned and ready to provide any relief necessary if called upon Sept. 1 at England Air Park in Alexandria as Hurricane Gustav batters the...

Mississippi Guardsmen Provide Aid to Gulfport Residents
September 3, 2008 — GULFPORT, Miss. - A day after Hurricane Gustav hit land, Gulfport-area residents are returning to their homes. But even though Gustav didn't pack quite the expected punch, many citizens may find...

Hurricane relief efforts underway
September 3, 2008 — SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) - An Air National Guard C-130 Hercules flew in to San Antonio Aug. 30 carrying 23 evacuees from Beaumont, Texas.The aircrew was from the 181st Airlift Squadron at the Naval Air...

Hurricane's displaced assisted at Kentucky Air Guard Base
September 3, 2008 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As Hurricane Gustav gained in intensity in the Gulf of Mexico Aug. 30, hundreds of New Orleans-area displaced began arriving by aircraft at the Kentucky Air National Guard Base here...

Texas Guard evacuates patients to Lackland AFB
September 3, 2008 — CAMP MABRY, Austin, Texas - In less than 24 hours and well in advance of Gustav's estimated landfall, 247 patients were evacuated from Beaumont and safely delivered to medical personnel at Lackland...

Joint eradication teams trim "grass" production in state
September 3, 2008 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, North Little Rock, Ark. - "Bingo, there's a tall patch of it right there," says Trooper "L" over the intercom. He's pointing out the open door of the helicopter at a large...

528th Engineer Battalion provides security for Calcasieu
September 2, 2008 — Local Soldiers work with law enforcement agencies to protect businessesLAKE CHARLES, La. - About 100 Soldiers from the Louisiana Army National Guard's 528th Engineer Battalion in Monroe provided...

Conversation in Diner Solidifies Texas Gustav Support
September 2, 2008 — BEAUMONT, Texas - Rescue efforts in a large state like Texas and a large neighboring state to the east take many levels of support and cooperative efforts, and sometimes a simple conversation struck...

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala