Guard News - The National Guard

Guard delivers pumps, water back to Cedar Rapids
June 17, 2008 — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Army National Guard flew one of its CH-47 Chinook helicopters into Cedar Rapids on Monday to help the town turn its water back on.The massive helicopters were used to pluck...

Washoe County victims pulled from simulated quake rubble
June 17, 2008 — RENO, Nev. - The simulated effects of the 7.1 quake that struck northern Nevada and parts of northern California on June 12 continued to be felt Sunday as more exercise victims were found in the...

Emergency teams train for hazardous leak situations
June 17, 2008 — STOREY COUNTY, Nev. - Nevada National Guard and civilian emergency teams conducted a hazardous leak training exercise here Saturday in response to a mock 7.1 earthquake as part of the Vigilant Guard...

America Supports You: D.C. United Soccer Team Honors Troops, Veterans
June 16, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Hundreds of troops and their families were treated to a professional soccer match on Flag Day during D.C. United's 9th Annual Armed Forces and Veteran's Appreciation Day at Robert F...

Air, Army National Guard battle floods in Iowa
June 16, 2008 — DES MOINES, Iowa - More than 2,500 Air and Army National Guardsmen are teaming with agencies from across the state to battle what has been called the 500-year flood in Central and South Iowa in mid...

192nd first Air Guard unit to fly F-22 for Operation Noble Eagle
June 16, 2008 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - The Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Fighter Wing here is the first Air Guard unit to fly the F-22 Raptor in support of Operation Noble Eagle.Operation Noble Eagle was...

North Carolina, Virginia assist with "Transformers 2" filming
June 16, 2008 — Soldiers from the North Carolina and Virginia Army National Guard began assisting the producers of the hit movie, "Transformers," in the filming of a sequel on June 2 in Bethlehem, Pa.In 2007,...

Soldiers welcomed to town
June 16, 2008 — BICKNELL, Ind. - Guardsmen were invited to have a well-deserved dinner in town June 10 after a long day of hard physical labor at the Edwardsport Duke Energy power plant.The Pilgrim Holiness Church's...

National Guard in two states prepare for rising river waters
June 16, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - More than 600 National Guard members in Illinois and Missouri will continue sandbagging operations along the Mississippi River today in an effort to thwart the floodwaters that are...

Indiana Guard begins next mission - recovery
June 16, 2008 — INDIANAPOLIS - Some Indiana National Guardsmen began to return to their homes on Sunday, while others began the next phase of their flood duty in the southwest part of the state recovery.Joint Task...

Air National Guard shores up as flood recedes
June 16, 2008 — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - One hundred-fifty Air National Guardsmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, landed at The Eastern Iowa Airport June 15 to augment the 295 already working with...

Citizenship path for Airmen now a total-force reality
June 16, 2008 — RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - In support of Total-Force integration, U.S. citizenship application forms, checklists and other supporting documents recently became available to Air Force Reserve and...

Severe storms force Illinois troops to evacuate Arkansas training site
June 16, 2008 — FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. - A severe thunderstorm swept through the Fort Chaffee and Fort Smith, Ark. area Sunday night forcing the evacuation of approximately 500 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers from...

Saving Rare Butterfly, Artifacts Helps Posts Win Environmental Award
June 13, 2008 — WASHINTON - Two Army installations received the 2008 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award Wednesday, one for natural resources conservation and one for cultural resources management.Pennsylvania's...

Cartoonist drawn to Gitmo
June 13, 2008 — U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson, a syndicated editorial cartoonist, arrived here two months ago as one of 20 members from the Wisconsin Army National Guard's...

Arkansas unit celebrates Father's Day in Iraq; New dads unite with infants with technology
June 13, 2008 — VICTORY BASE COMPLEX, Baghdad - Photographs of varying sizes adorn the ceramic walls of the office. While each is worth at least a thousand words and helps to bridge the gap between "here and there,"...

Wisconsin National Guard provides real-time video of flood damaged areas
June 13, 2008 — MADISON, Wis. - Flying at 8,000 feet above flood ravaged Wisconsin, members of the Wisconsin National Guard with assistance from Guard units in Arkansas and Mississippi provided emergency management...

National Guard recruiting stays strong; Air Guard zeroes in on full strength
June 13, 2008 — Army Guard chaplain shortage cut almost in halfARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard has been so successful recruiting and retaining Citizen-Soldiers that officials purposely slowed May...

Wildfires just one part of National Guard's domestic response mosaic
June 13, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and â€“Airmen were assisting firefighters tackling wildfires in California, Colorado and North Carolina on Friday.Guardmembers rushed to help in the...

Raven's camera a commander's eyes during domestic emergency
June 13, 2008 — FALLON, Nev. - The smallest aircraft in the National Guard's aviation fleet, the RQ-11 Raven, displayed huge potential here Friday as one of the National Guard's newest damage assessment and...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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