Guard News - The National Guard

ANG enlisted icon passes away; Bataan Death March survivor dies at 89
August 28, 2008 — MARYVILLE, Tenn. - Retired Chief Master Sgt. Paul Lankford, a Bataan Death March survivor and the first commandant of the Air National Guard Non-Commissioned Officer Academy here at McGhee Tyson Air...

Association gives enlisted members access to leaders
August 26, 2008 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - With the sharp rap of a gavel, the 37th annual meeting of the Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States convened Aug. 18 at the Savannah International Trade and...

Air Guard's leaders discuss top concerns at Midwest summit
August 26, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Safety, culture and the Air National Guard's future were among topics adjutants general, wing commanders, command chief master sergeants and others from around the nation discussed at...

Pentagon Memorial designer reflects on work as opening nears
August 25, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Being chosen to design the Pentagon Memorial that will be dedicated here Sept. 11 is an achievement that may never be topped in an architect's career, one of the Pentagon Memorial's lead...

Guard runners pay 10K tribute to the fallen
August 25, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Army National Guard Maj. Chris Kimball devoted August's fourth Sunday morning to remembering two active Army comrades who were killed in Iraq by running 10 kilometers from the...

Guard members bring medical relief to Guatemalan citizens
August 22, 2008 — SANTA ROSA, Guatemala (AFPN) - Thirty-one Airmen from the California Air National Guard's 163rd Medical Group traveled to Guatemala Aug. 18 for a two-week medical readiness training exercise in and...

Guard continues support as TS Fay moves across Florida
August 22, 2008 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - As Tropical Storm Fay moved slowly up Florida's east coast and caused flooding in coastal communities, members of the Florida National Guard continued to support the storm relief...

Ohio National Guard tests innovative emergency response force
August 22, 2008 — WALBRIDGE, Ohio - The rescue worker slowly circled the rubble pile, his expression intent, as he and the others searched for signs of life. He ignored the sweat stinging his eyes as it trickled down...

Guard partnership with ambulance service yields mutual benefits
August 22, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The Regional Emergency Medical Service Authority, with headquarters in Reno, Nev., has a close relationship with the local National Guard air ambulance unit, so it's no surprise that the...

Army Guard names top Soldier and NCO
August 22, 2008 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - Soldiers from Utah and Montana have been named the Army National Guard's top Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year following two days of "Best Warrior" competition at Fort...

Kid Rock, Earnhardt featured in Army Guard advertising campaign
August 22, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard has enlisted two superstars to attract new members and remind those already serving what the Guard is all about through a new nationwide theater advertising...

Eielson rescue squadron celebrates 10,000 mishap-free-flying hours
August 21, 2008 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska (08/20/08)- Detachment 1, 210th Rescue Squadron reached 10,000 mishap-free-flying hours Aug. 6. A milestone their squadron's commander said is a direct result of the...

Arizona Air Guard demonstrates new night-vision initiative for tankers
August 21, 2008 — FORT DIX, N.J. (AFPN) - Members of the Air Mobility Battlelab (AMB) here have helped KC-135 Stratotanker aircrews to see in the dark through the KC-135 Exterior Night Vision Imaging System-compatible...

National Guard holds first combatives tournament at Fort Benning
August 21, 2008 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - In the opening finals match of the first National Guard combatives tournament, one Soldier made history.Staff Sgt. Wendy Johnson of the Illinois Army National Guard became the...

Face of Defense: Soldier Takes Advantages of Opportunities
August 21, 2008 — BAGHDAD - He has been living in the United States since 1993, when he was 7 years old and his parents moved from Guatemala to escape a civil war and the dangers of the violent drug trade.Army Spc. Noe...

Manufacturing company employees unite to support Guard coworker
August 20, 2008 — WASHINGTON - When they found out one of their own was going to deploy overseas with the Tennessee National Guard, the leadership and employees of Lochinvar Corp. didn't waste any time. They...

Wyoming Air Guard medical technicians provide care in Guatemala
August 20, 2008 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - More than 40 members of the 153rd Medical Group from the Wyoming Air National Guard recently returned from Guatemala, where they provided medical care for about 7,000 residents.Care...

Arizona Guard evacuates victims of canyon flooding
August 19, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - At least 14 Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters continued to assist in the evacuation and emergency care of residents and campers near the Grand...

Texas Guard 'biggest player" in Panamax exercise
August 19, 2008 — PANAMA CITY, Panama - The scenario threatened to bring world economies to their knees: A fictional terrorist group took control of an island off Panama, planted mines at approaches to the Panama Canal...

Combat vets prepare Guardsmen for war zone
August 19, 2008 — FORT DRUM, NY - When Maj. Donald McArdle deployed to Iraq with the 42nd Infantry Division in October 2004, he was afraid that he wasn't really ready for war.The training he'd gone through at Fort Drum...

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