Guard News - The National Guard

Commissioners: Enhance National Guard, homeland defense
March 2, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Changes in legislation and policy for the National Guard are urgently needed so that America's homeland defenders can perform like a professional football team rather than like a... MORE

Arnold L. Punaro, chairman of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves, discusses the commission's interim report to the U.S. Congress at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 2007. Under Congressional charter, the 13 commissioners are studying the National Defense Enhancement and National Guard Empowerment Act first introduced before Congress last year and reintroduced during the current session. The act could make sweeping changes in how the National Guard does business.

Gates addresses readiness, mobilization with adjutants general
March 1, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Equipment readiness and shorter, more predictable mobilizations spaced further apart are Department of Defense priorities for the National Guard, the secretary of defense said... MORE

Youth ChalleNGe Cadets Tour Pentagon, Capitol
February 27, 2007 — WASHINGTON - For New Orleans native Myeisha Goldston, it's all about the attitude - and she used to have a "b-a-a-a-a-d" one, she confessed. Now, though, her attitude and her life have taken a... MORE

RED HORSE logistical hub supports Airmen uprange
February 27, 2007 — United States military operations worldwide have reaped the benefits from a highly mobile, self-sufficient civil engineer mobile force known as the "Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair... MORE

Air Guard director visits only blended Total Force wing
February 26, 2007 — The director of the Air National Guard visited the Air Force's only blended total force wing Feb. 10-11 as part of his initiative to visit units and get a firsthand look at the missions and troops of... MORE

Mears Endures a Rough Homecoming at California Speedway
February 26, 2007 — FONTANA, Calif. - It was a disappointing Sunday in California for Casey Mears and the No. 25 National Guard/GMAC team. After qualifying tenth, the team struggled with an ill-handling race car during... MORE

Air Force band builds relations in Peru
February 23, 2007 — CHICLAYO, Peru (AFNEWS) - An Air Force regional band is on tour here sharing the Air Force story through music and entertainment while supporting Airmen participating in a joint military exercise and... MORE

USNORTHCOM hosts hurricane preparation conference
February 23, 2007 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Representatives from military and civilian agencies that would provide federal hurricane relief efforts attended the second annual Hurricane Preparation Conference... MORE

'Hodgepodge' convoy escort platoon comes together to get job done
February 20, 2007 — CAMP ADDER, Iraq - Combat logistics patrol teams are normally comprised mostly of military police officers, trained from day one to perform the inherently dangerous mission of escorting supply trucks... MORE

National Guard Assists in Storm-Battered New York
February 15, 2007 — WASHINGTON - About 100 troops from the New York Army National Guard are assisting in snow removal in upstate New York, where winter storms have left more than 10 feet of snow in some areas over the... MORE

South Dakota National Guard engineers support border mission
February 9, 2007 — NOGALES, Ariz. – Heavy road construction equipment operators with the South Dakota Army National Guard's 842nd Engineer Company have spent their annual training reconstructing a 1.5 mile section of... MORE

Florida National Guard assists in deadly storm recovery
February 5, 2007 — LADY LAKE, Fla. - When violent storms tore through central Florida on Friday, Feb. 2, the Lady Lake Church of God was leveled by a tornado that literally tore the building to pieces.A day later... MORE

Florida National Guard Ready to Assist After Tornado Strike
February 2, 2007 — WASHINGTON - More than 8,000 Florida National Guard members are ready to assist local authorities after a tornado touched down in the central part of the state early this morning, a Florida National... MORE

Illinois Soldiers Follow 'Da Bears' to Big Game in Miami
February 1, 2007 — LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, Iraq - Many soldiers from the 1744th Transportation Company weren't alive the last time the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl, in 1986.But about half of the unit's... MORE

Soldiers from the 1744th Transportation Company celebrate as Chicago Bear Bernard Berrian catches a touchdown pass from quarterback Rex Grossman in the Chicago Bears' victory over the New Orleans Saints in the National Football Conference Championship game, Jan. 21. Pictured are: Spc Daniel Barsi (front left raising his fist in the air), Staff Sgt. Joseph Geymayel (back left), Spc. Kyle Hollingsworth (in the doorway), Spc. Annette Uriostegui (back right), and Spc. Brianna Mariani.

Commission Hears Testimony on Future of Guard's Top Post
January 31, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The Commission on the National Guard and Reserves heard testimony here today from three top leaders concerning how best to empower the Guard through its top leadership position.Congress... MORE

Alaska ANG Integration Moves Airmen from Kulis to Elmendorf
January 30, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The 176th Wing, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, and associated aircraft, will relocate to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in accordance with the 2005 BRAC Commission... MORE

Lieutenant General H Steven Blum Extended as Chief, National Guard Bureau
January 29, 2007 — The National Guard Bureau Chief, Lieutenant General H Steven Blum was notified January 26 that the United States Senate confirmed his nomination for a two-year extension in his current position. In... MORE

Established Procedures Followed After Black Hawk Crash
January 26, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Coalition forces followed established "aircraft down" procedures when reacting to the crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Jan. 20 in Diyala province in which 12 U.S. servicemembers... MORE

More Texas National Guard Called Up to Protect U.S.-Mexico Border
January 24, 2007 — WASHINGTON - More than 600 Texas National Guardsmen were activated by the state's governor Jan. 22 to support a surge operation targeting crime and international drug and human trafficking along the... MORE

Guard mourns 10 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Iraq
January 24, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Ten Army National Guard Soldiers, including a grandmother who was a senior noncommissioned officer and two men who were nicknamed "the Senator" and "Big Daddy,"... MORE

Georgia Guard Company Leads in Electromagnetic Warfare Modernization

Massachusetts, New York Guard Members Compete in Historic Logan-Duffy Rifle Competition

Alaska Air Guard Rescues Individual With Facial Laceration Near Knik Glacier

Guard, Reserve and Navy Test Helicopter Countermeasures Over Water

Georgia Guard Trains to Bolster Domestic Response Capabilities