Guard News - The National Guard

Recycling contract turns trash to treasure
July 15, 2008 — BALAD, Iraq - A war can be messy, literally; from daily trash collections conducted by roving of garbage trucks, to amassing scrap metals born from the aftermath of battle, waste management is a...

National Guard on track with recruitment, retention
July 15, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va., The National Guard was on track to reach its recruiting and retention goals for 2008 with the military fiscal year's best recruiting months ahead, said officials here July 11 following...

Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers Arrive in Georgia for International Military Exercise
July 15, 2008 — WINDER, Ga. - About 300 Georgia Army National Guard members arrived in Tiblisi, Georgia on July 14 for IMMEDIATE RESPONSE 2008, a three-week international exercise to help build relationships with...

National Guard Officer Defeats A Menacing Enemy...the Cockroach
July 15, 2008 — Capt. Karen Corsetti, a Georgia Army National Guard environmental officer and trained entomologist, has made the humane and effective eradication of the pest into an award-winning pest control...

Alabama Guard officer candidates conquer Talladega on foot
July 14, 2008 — Talladega, Ala. - Cars flashing by at more than 200 mph and 150,000 rabid fans standing on their feet and screaming in the stands are common sights at the Talladega Super Speedway during a major...

MAFFS C-130 drops millionth gallon of fire retardant on California wildfires
July 14, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A modular airborne fire fighting system (MAFFS) equipped C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group flying out of McClellan Airfield here dropped its millionth gallon...

Face of Defense: Brothers Serve Together in Iraq
July 14, 2008 — CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - Deployments usually separate families, but for two brothers from Arkansas, deployment to Iraq actually brought them closer."We live about six miles apart [in Benton and Bryant,...

Guard units receive more high-tech Lakota helicopters
July 14, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Louisiana's Aviation Command last week became the latest National Guard unit to receive the new light utility UH-72A Lakota helicopter.C- Company, 1-114th Aviation Security and Support...

Ohio, Serbia continue cooperation, training
July 14, 2008 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. - There is more than one way to open a door.Soldiers from the Ohio Army National Guard's Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, showed their counterparts in the...

Louisiana National Guard takes flight to fight; 10 Soldiers leave for California
July 14, 2008 — ALEXANDRIA, La. - This morning, two Louisiana National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, 10 personnel (two crews and a maintenance team), left for California to support the California National Guard...

Mechanics maintain engines for America's air power
July 11, 2008 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The roar of F-16 Fighting Falcons is more than just noise to the jet engine mechanics assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron Tiger Aircraft Maintenance Unit. To...

National Guard Youth Foundation Teams Up With Wal-Mart to Promote Vocational Education
July 11, 2008 — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Guard Youth Foundation (NGYF), a certified 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports the National Guard Youth Challenge Program, announced today that vocational...

California Air Guard unit hosts second fire retardant reloading station
July 11, 2008 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. - Even though they aren't currently equipped to drop retardant, the 146th Airlift Wing here in Port Hueneme has found another mission that will keep...

302nd AEG operations: keeping tracking of everything MAFFS
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California governor calls 2,000 Guard troops for fire duty
July 11, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - An additional 2,000 National Guard troops were ordered to state active duty by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today to boost the state's ongoing firefighting efforts and prepare for...

MAFFS 'safety man' keeps people, environment safe
July 10, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Ca. - Since fire fighting operations started June 26 at McClellan Airfield, there have been a full range of talented Airmen from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group on the ground to keep the...

Air Force names Air Guard member 'Outstanding Airman'
July 10, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A California Air National Guard member was among 12 Airmen announced by the Air Force Personnel Center July 8 as an Air Force Outstanding Airmen for 2008.Air Force officials said...

One size fits all: Air Guard public Web sites migrating to standard page
July 10, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guard Web sites are migrating to a more consistent design that's user- and maintainer-friendly.The Air Guard has joined the regular Air Force and Reserve in consolidating...

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visits 302nd AEG
July 9, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - During a visit to the California National Guard fire fighting training facility at McClellan Airfield here, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger paid a brief visit to the...

Teamwork helps Airmen fight fires
July 9, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Airmen of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group continued to work with national agencies July 5 to support firefighting efforts in California.Launching from McClellan Airfield, eight...

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

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities