Guard News - The National Guard

Arizona Guard recruiter receives national recognition
January 20, 2012 — PHOENIX - Army Staff Sgt. Craig Wester, a team leader within Recruiting and Retention Battalion with the Arizona National Guard, was selected as the Army National Guard's Top Recruiting and Retention... MORE

Army study shows decline in suicides and in behavioral health stigma
January 20, 2012 — WASHINGTON - A newly released Army study on behavioral health shows a decline in Soldier suicides and more seeking treatment for their problems.Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff,... MORE

New York City National Guard unit to train with Malian Defense Force
January 20, 2012 — NEW YORK CITY, NY - Thirty-seven New York Army National Guard logistics specialists assigned to the 369th Sustainment Brigade, headquartered at the Fifth Avenue Armory in Harlem, will be heading to... MORE

Mali map courtesy of New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs

Dr. Biden: Military kids need schools' support
January 20, 2012 — LOS ANGELES - Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, on Thursday joined a group of educators here for a discussion on how schools can better serve and support military families and to learn... MORE

Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, participates in a roundtable discussion with educators, students and military family members at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Jan. 19, 2012. The discussion spotlighted programs created through the Building Capacity in Military-connected Schools project, a consortium of eight military-connected school districts, the Department of Defense Education Activity and the University of Southern California.

1 Guard dad + 4 Guard sons = 5 Citizen-Soldiers
January 19, 2012 — ALBANY, Mo. - With the most recent enlistment of their youngest son, one northwest Missouri Family serving in the National Guard could all but make up their own squad of artilleryman. One dad and four... MORE

One dad and four sons now serve with the Missouri National Guard's 1-129th Field Artillery Battalion. Back row: Army Spc. Matthew Sipes and Army Sgt. 1st Class Charley Ramsey. Front row: Army Spc. Taylor Ramsey, Army Pvt. Mark Ramsey and Army Staff Sgt. Lance Ramsey.

Defense Department launches website for military children
January 19, 2012 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - The Defense Department launched a new website Wednesday for children experiencing the challenges of military deployments.The highly interactive... MORE

Maryland National Guard information unit continues to deploy
January 19, 2012 — BALTIMORE - Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard 110th Information Operations Battalion are currently deployed to Afghanistan and Djibouti in support of the Global War on Terror.Small teams... MORE

110th Information Operations Battalion insignia

National Guard hosts virtual conference on diversity
January 19, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The chief of the National Guard Bureau outlined his vision for diversity within the National Guard during the first National Guard Bureau Virtual Diversity Conference - held... MORE

Panetta announces initiatives targeting sexual assault
January 19, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Sexual assault has no place in the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday, calling the crime "a stain on the good honor of the great majority of our troops... MORE

Polish military leader visits Arizona Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing
January 19, 2012 — TUCSON, Ariz. - As part of a whirlwind tour of United Statesmilitary commands, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Gen. Mieczys?aw Cieniuch, visited the 162nd Fighter Wing here... MORE

Polish Army Gen. Mieczyslaw Cieniuch (center), Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, is escorted on a tour of 162nd Fighter Wing aircraft maintenance facilities by Air Force Col. Jim Taylor, 162nd Maintenance Group commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dave Neve)

Air Guard flyover to honor Tuskegee Airman's burial at Arlington Cemetery
January 18, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers, Jr., a famed Tuskegee Airman decorated with multiple medals in World War II, will be buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery.The 113th... MORE

Colorado Guard cooks get training from respected industry chef
January 18, 2012 — DENVER - When people think of Army chow, a boxed lunch or a Meal, Ready-to-Eat may come to mind, which is why Army Capt. Mark Tommell, commander of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support... MORE

Chef Ronald Lavallee, a culinary instructor at Johnson & Wales University, and Army Sgt. Shannon Roppolo, a food service specialist and shift leader with Company E, 2nd Battalion,135th General Support Aviation, strategize over a recipe at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., Jan. 7. 2012. Lavallee works with the troops during drill on a volunteer basis to teach them advanced culinary techniques.

People form Defense Strategy's centerpiece, official says
January 18, 2012 — WASHINGTON - People are the centerpiece of the new defense strategy guidance that President Barack Obama released this month, the deputy undersecretary of defense for strategy, plans and forces said... MORE

Second Lady Biden writes children's book about military families
January 18, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, has written a children's book to raise awareness among Americans, particularly children, of military families' challenges during... MORE

National Guard part of team standardizing Army disability evaluations
January 13, 2012 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A team charged with establishing an Army-widestandardized disability evaluation system has been meeting this week here atthe headquarters of U.S. Army Forces Command."Right now... MORE

Army Brig. Gen. Brian C. Lein, the command surgeon for U.S. Army Forces Command, gives guidance at Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan., 12, 2012, to a team charged with establishing an Army-wide standardized disability evaluation process. The result of the team's efforts will improve the Army's portion of the Department of Defense's Integrated Disability Evaluation System, through which it is determined whether or not service members are fit for continued service.

New York Air National Guard evacuates burned fishermen to New Zealand
January 13, 2012 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - An LC-130 Hercules "Ski Bird" aircraft belongingto the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing evacuated seven badlyburned crew members of a South Korean flagged ship from the... MORE

A New York Air National Guard LC-130 assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing takes off in Antarctica.

Panetta: King renewed promise of America's dream
January 13, 2012 — WASHINGTON - In anticipation of the nation's Martin Luther King Jr.Day observance on Monday, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has issued amessage to members of the Defense Department outlining his... MORE

Silver Star recipient's memorabilia given to Florida Guard armory
January 13, 2012 — SANFORD, Fla. - Nearly 70 years after he was killed in battle, acentral Florida Soldier's medals and memorabilia were given to the FloridaNational Guard armory that bears his name.On Jan. 10, family... MORE

Florida Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Carlton Cooley accepts the Silver Star medal of Staff Sgt. Robert Evans from Evans' neices Deborah Lynne Evans Watts (center) and Beverly Evans Srock, at the National Guard Armory in Sanford, Fla., Jan. 10, 2012. Evans, a medic serving with the 124th Infantry Regiment's Medical Detachment, was awarded a posthumous Silver Star after he died in action in the Philippines in 1945. The armory, which was later named after Evans, is now home to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment. In this photo, Srock is holding a black-and-white photo of Evans' brother Earl receiving the Silver Star for his late brother

Trainee controllers gain skills at Selfridge Air Guard base
January 13, 2012 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Sitting in a darkenedroom on the ground floor of an air traffic control tower, Leah Ned outlinesthe goals for her Air Force career, not quite yet a year... MORE

Airman 1st Class Leah Ned, a member of the Louisiana Air National Guard, points to a mark that represents the location of an aircraft on a simulated radar control screen at the Air Traffic Control Tower at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Jan. 8, 2012. Selfridge is one of several locations in the Air National Guard where air traffic control trainees receive the hands-on portion of their training to become certified as controllers by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Air Guard's 174th Fighter Wing writing the book on Air Force MQ-9 maintenance
January 13, 2012 — HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Syracuse, NY - SinceHancock Field Air National Guard Base converted from the F-16 Fighting Falconto the MQ-9 Reaper, the flight line has become more silent and... MORE

Members of the 174th Fighter Wing maintenance group prepare a MQ-9 Reaper for its initial taxi at Wheeler-Sack Army Air Field at Fort Drum, N.Y., on June 30, 2011. The pre-taxi activity took place in temporary hanger space provided by the Army's 10th Mountain Division. This milestone represented the unit's first step toward flying the MQ-9 from its detachment at Fort Drum. The wing is based at Hancock Field in Syracuse, N.Y.

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron Conducts Annual Training in Hawaii

Wisconsin Air Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Partners With UW Health for Medical Airmen Training

Connecticut Army Guard Partners With Coast Guard to Dislodge Beached Buoy

Minnesota Guard Among First to Field Army’s Newest M250 Automatic Rifle

Soldier’s Medal Awarded to Georgia Guardsman Who Pulled Driver From Burning SUV