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Some Soldiers need to decide whether to reenlist now, officials said
January 31, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Some Soldiers will need to make a reenlistment decision by Jan. 31, or they won't get to stay in the Army."If your expiration of term of service is in fiscal year 2012, you have to... MORE

Army Spc. Jonathan Evans, Joint Sustainment Command - Afghanistan, raises his right hand during a re-enlistment ceremony at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, July 4, 2011. Evans is a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard's 184th Expeditionary Sustainment Command.

IRR Affiliation Program offers support network to Soldiers, families
January 30, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - In order to support Individual Ready Reserve Soldiers, the U.S. Army Reserve, the U.S. Army Human Resources Command and the Army National Guard have initiated the IRR Affiliation... MORE

National Guard Bureau Homeland Security Institute hosts unique joint Homeland Protection Course with MIT
January 30, 2012 — LEXINGTON, Mass. - The National Guard Bureau Homeland Security Institute, in cooperation with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, recently hosted a first-of-its-kind, joint... MORE

New Hampshire Air Guard on display at El Salvador air show
January 30, 2012 — ILOPANGO, El Salvador - As aircraft buzzed overhead and an announcer's voice echoed, Airman 1st Class Joy DeWitt, a life support equipment specialist with the New Hampshire Air National Guard's 157th... MORE

Dr. Herman "Dutch" Leonard, professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, speaks to a class during the Homeland Protection Course at MIT Lincoln Laboratory on Jan. 26, 2012. Fifty professionals from across the country and all branches of service from the rank of lieutenant colonel to brigadier general and DoD civilians attended a five-day course designed to provide a broad understanding of homeland protection missions, enabling technologies, architectures and current challenges. The course consisted of technical lectures, tours and hands-on exercises. Each lecture, tour and exercise was given by a leading expert at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.

PA, IL National Guard among Army's top environmental performers
January 30, 2012 — Today the Army announced the winners of the Fiscal Year 2011 Secretary of the Army Environmental Awards Program.The Pennsylvania Army National Guard won the cultural resources management category,... MORE

Underground storage tanks were removed at Wright Army Airfield in Georgia. Due to the extensive amount of clay soil at this site, it was necessary to remove additional soil material to receive compliance. This site at Wright Army Airfield has now been partnered with Liberty County, Ga., as a 'joint-use airfield.'

Air Guard sponsors teen summits this summer
January 28, 2012 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard has received funding for three AFR/ANG Teen Leadership Summits this year.Guard members can support the program by... MORE

Master Resilience Training effective according to study
January 25, 2012 — FORT MEADE, Md. - The Master Resilience Training aspect of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness is working well. That's the conclusion of an Army report, released last month, covering a 15-month period of... MORE

Army Sgt. Brandon Bregel, team leader, prepares to clear a bridge during a bridge quality assurance inspection along Highway 1 in Zabul province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2011. Through the U.S. Army's Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, Soldiers like Bregel can better prepare for the physical and emotional trials of combat.

Wisconsin Air Guard Airmen hone skills under Florida sun
January 25, 2012 — MADISON, Wis. - About 150 Airmen from the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing returned to the white snow of Wisconsin from the white sands of Key West, Fla., following a joint training exercise with the... MORE

Crews from the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 128th Air Refueling Wing conduct an in-flight refuel with a Marine F-18 Hornet from the Marine Fighter Attack 314 out of Miramar, Calif., Jan. 12, 2012. The Marines served as adversaries to pilots of the Madison-based 115th Fighter Wing during simulated combat over the course of a two-week joint training exercise at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla.

Airmen take lessons-learned in Guard Youth Challenge Academy, thrive
January 24, 2012 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Life offers many challenges - some more difficult than others. Senior Airman Ephesians Bagorio, and Airman 1st Class Kameron Combis, both from the 332nd Expeditionary Communication... MORE

Senior Airman Ephesians Bagorio, and Airman 1st Class Kameron Combis, both from the 332nd Expeditionary Communications Squadron, hold the Hawaiian state flag at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Jan. 20, 2012. Bagorio and Combis graduated together from Barber's Point Campus of the Hawaii National Guard's Youth Challenge Academy. The academy is a program that helps misguided youth to become a working part of the community. Bagorio is deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., and Combis is deployed from the Hawaii Air National Guard. Both are natives of the state of Hawaii.

Former PA Guard adjutant general, three others nominated for top Defense Department posts
January 24, 2012 — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Monday announced he willnominate four people to fill key Defense Department posts - including theformer adjutant general of the Pennsylvania National Guard as... MORE

Kentucky wins Army-wide award for best OPSEC program
January 24, 2012 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - It is official. The Kentucky Army National Guard has the bragging rights to a world class operational security program. Don't believe it? Just ask the United States Army!Kentucky's... MORE

Army Sgt. 1st Class Sonny Carter and Army Sgt. 1st Class Debra Faris, Guard members with the J2-Intelligence Directorate, Kentucky National Guard, check for bits and pieces of information that a potential threat could use to put military operations - and lives - at risk.

Guard members participate in Army Warrior Games training at Ft. Bliss
January 24, 2012 — FORT BLISS, Texas - Inhale...exhale, the sound of breathing in a small quiet room, then a sudden pop, as the pellet is shot from an air rifle into the target in a room filled with Soldiers taking... MORE

Army Master Sgt. Howard Day, an Army Shooting Team coach, briefs the warriors during the Warrior Games Army Shooting Team clinic, Jan. 14 at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Guard members among U.S. personnel getting unique cultural experience
January 24, 2012 — CAMP ITAMI, Japan - Many times when a U.S. Soldier hears the word "exercise" he or she may often think of a broad range of training possibilities that may include use of advanced weaponry,... MORE

Capt. Gena Wong, networking officer for the 34th Infantry Division, Minnesota National Guard, participates in a ceramics class sponsored by the Middle Army, Japan Ground Self Defense Force at Camp Itami, Japan as a part of Yama Sakura 61 Jan. 24. Yama Sakura is the United States Army Pacific's joint bilateral command post exercise with the Japanese Self Defense Force.

Guam Guard's first adjutant general dies
January 23, 2012 — GUAM - Leaving a historic legacy on Guam, Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert H. Neitz, the first adjutant general for the Guam National Guard, died Dec. 21 in Virginia. He was 83.Neitz was appointed as the... MORE

Air Force Brig. Gen. Robert Neitz troops the line during his time as the adjutant general of the Guam National Guard.

Minnesota Guard members among last to leave Iraq
January 23, 2012 — CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - On the morning of Dec. 17, 2011, the final convoy escort team for Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion 194th Armor, call sign "Crazyhorse," returned here after a mission up... MORE

Soldiers of Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 194th Armor, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, based out of Sauk Centre, Minn., assemble and disassemble a M240B machine gun at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, Jan. 19, 2012, as they prepare to be tested on their gunnery skills in the coming weeks. The company is now acting as part of a quick response force for the Middle East after successfully completing their initial mission of convoy escort security in Iraq.

Nevada Guard responds to Washoe Drive fire
January 23, 2012 — RENO, Nev. - About 50 Nevada National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen supported civil authorities fighting the Washoe Drive Fire south of Reno, Nev., on Friday.The Guard members primarily worked an... MORE

Nevada Army National Guard Spec. Gregory Walker of the 485th Military Police Company helps man an entry control point on Eastlake Boulevard near the junction with Highway 395 on Jan. 20, 2012. Guard members assisted local law enforcement securing the area around the Washoe Drive Fire.

Texas Guard unit provides security for Afghanistan-bound reconstruction teams
January 23, 2012 — EDINBURGH, Ind. - The notion of security for Americans may entail locking our homes and cars, questioning whether our children are safe or if our bank accounts have been hacked. For an Afghan, that... MORE

Soldiers with Headquarters Company 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry (Airborne) of the Texas Army National Guard prepare to assault a suspected improvised explosive device lab encountered while on a foot patrol during training at Camp Atterbury Joiunt Maneuver Training Center, Ind., Jan. 14, 2012. The Texas National Guard battalion has been tasked with providing security for the next rotation of Provincial reconstruction Teams bound for Afghanistan this spring.

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

National Guard Supports Wildfire Suppression Efforts From the Midwest to West Coast

Puerto Rico Guard Airmen Build Force Support Readiness

National Guard Awards Contract to Support Mobilized DC Troops

West Virginia Guard Activated to Assist With Flood Response

Idaho Guard Rescues Injured Hiker