Guard News - The National Guard

Wildfire mission for Alabama Guard
July 18, 2008 — MOBILE, Ala. - Two Alabama Army National Guard helicopters departed for California yesterday to assist in combating wild fires in the state.Chief Warrant Officers 4 Albert J. Houser and Randy Kirkland...

National Guard Crash Crew Provides Added Safety Measure to Firefighting Effort
July 18, 2008 — To some, having a boring job is no way to live, but the members of the California National Guard's 233rd Engineering Detachment (ED) firefighters wouldn't have it any other way.While many California...

Minnesota signs National Guard's first family covenant
July 17, 2008 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - A first for the National Guard achieved by Minnesota will likely be discussed at the National Guard Bureau's Joint Family Program Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium in St. Louis,...

MAFFS C-130 missions: "Quite a thrill ride"
July 17, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif., The flight line here at McClellan Airfield may be miles away from the front lines of the many wildfires in California, yet the Airmen here are giving firefighters on the ground the...

National Guard, Border Patrol celebrate continuing partnership
July 16, 2008 — WASHINGTON, The National Guard and the U.S. Border Patrol marked the end of one mission and the continuation of a two-decade partnership at a ceremony here July 11.The commissioner of U.S. Customs and...

JTF Sentinel hub of activity for California Guard's aviation division
July 16, 2008 — Mather Field, Calif. - While fires continue to rage throughout northern and central California, one dedicated group of Soldiers and Airmen are gaining ground by taking the fight to the fires.After the...

Gates taps McKinley as next Guard Bureau chief
July 16, 2008 — WASHINGTON, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates recommended Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau and promotion to full general, and LTG H Steven Blum as...

DoD Press Briefing with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Adm. Mike Mullen from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
July 16, 2008 — Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen July 16, 2008SEC. GATES: Good afternoon.Today I'm pleased to announce that I have...

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...

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk

Army National Guard Fast-Tracks Resilient Microgrids with $14.7M APFIT Award

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada