Guard News - The National Guard

Guard pilot's fitness program goes nationwide
July 25, 2008 — TUCSON, Ariz. - One Arizona fighter pilot is no longer flying solo - at least not in her efforts to make the Air National Guard a fitter force, less prone to death or injury resulting from poor...

Maryland Civil Engineers Restore Bosnian Memorial
July 25, 2008 — MOUNT IGMAN, Bosnia-Herzegovina - The Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Civil Engineer Squadron has nearly completed work on a memorial to three Americans, who died here during the Bosnian civil war...

Mullen: Guard families connect America, the armed forces
July 25, 2008 — ST. LOUIS - Because it's in every community in the nation, the National Guard is best suited to keep the American people connected with the armed forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said...

JTF-East training rotating from Romania to Bulgaria
July 25, 2008 — MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, Romania - About 900 U.S. Soldiers are now beginning their final week of training with Romanian troops at ranges in the eastern half of this former Warsaw Pact nation.The...

Texas military forces ready for Hurricane Dolly landfall
July 24, 2008 — WESLACO, Texas (AFPN) - An approximately 500-member-strong joint task force is ready and waiting to help civil authorities save lives and support any evacuations for the Category 2 Hurricane Dolly...

Commander maps careful route for gun crew's return
July 24, 2008 — MOSUL, Iraq - Capt. Mathew Haywood has an obvious disdain for idleness that may grow out of only a passing acquaintance with rest.As commander of A Battery, 163rd Field Artillery Battalion of the...

Texas National Guard begins clean-up operations in south Texas
July 24, 2008 — CAMP MABRY, Texas, Dolly may only be a Category I hurricane, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry and the state's Division of Emergency Management did not take any chances that Dolly would be as harmless as her...

I see for you and listen as well; Cal Guard disperses communications magic again
July 24, 2008 — BOONVILLE, Calif. - Like a credit card or personal digital assistant, there are some things the California National Guard doesn't leave home without.In its huge wallet, the Guard carries its emergency...

National Guard prepares for Hurricane Dolly
July 23, 2008 — BROOKS CITY-BASE, Texas (AFPN) - National Guardsmen from Texas are being pre-positioned here, ready to respond to the Texas coast, to help citizens affected by Hurricane Dolly which is scheduled to...

A RED HORSE rises in Ohio
July 23, 2008 — MANSFIELD, Ohio, The Air National Guard's oldest rapid engineering, deployable, heavy operational repair squadron engineer (RED HORSE) set itself anew here July 20 with the historic activation of a...

Sentinel crews recount time spent in "hot seat"
July 23, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With the California wild fires mostly under control, the aircrews supporting the massive fire fighting operation can finally begin to pause and take a deep breath.At the height of...

Oregon National Guard prepares for fire season
July 23, 2008 — Salem, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard plans to activate more than 300 Guard members to attend Firefighter II certification training at three sites in Oregon. The weeklong training begins July 27 and...

Chairman Links Family Readiness to Military Readiness
July 22, 2008 — ST. LOUIS - Military commanders agree that troops need good training and good equipment before they deploy.But equally important to preparing servicemembers for war is readying their families, the...

Hello, Dolly: Texas Guard gears up for storm
July 22, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - At least 600 Texas National Guardmembers prepared for storm duty Tuesday, after being called by Gov. Rick Perry Monday, as Tropical Storm Dolly beat a northwestward path over the Gulf...

Alaska Guard children featured in Nickelodeon show about "Coming Home"
July 22, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va., Two children of Alaska Army National Guard Maj. Joel Gilbert were recently featured on a Nickelodeon "Nick News" special, "Coming Home: When Parents Return from War."Kayleigh, 12, and...

National Guard Unveils New Lakota Helicopters at Fort Indiantown Gap
July 21, 2008 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Officials at the National Guard's Eastern Aviation Training Site here yesterday unveiled the new UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter, for which they will become the...

Delaware Air Guard C-130 aircraft reaches 10,000 hour flying milestone
July 21, 2008 — NEW CASTLE, De. - At mid-day June 5, 2008, a C-130 transport aircraft of the 142nd Airlift Squadron, part of the 166th Airlift Wing of the Delaware Air National Guard, flew a training proficiency...

California firefight moves to the ground; MAFFS units wait and see
July 18, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif., This week, less than 30 fires continue to burn uncontained in California, and incident commanders are confident that resources on the ground may be enough to contain them.So, the...

Air National Guardsmen called to assist ground firefighting
July 18, 2008 — Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. - The 129th Rescue Wing is mobilizing approximately 30 Airmen to provide direct ground support to help the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection with...

One day fighting fires, the next day a rescue at sea
July 18, 2008 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing launched a search and rescue mission here yesterday at 4 p.m., to save a fisherman experiencing a medical emergency...

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell