Guard News - The National Guard

Patriot Academy Soldiers experience burdens of bomb squad
September 22, 2010 — BUTLERVILLE, Ind., - On Sept. 3, the bomb squad and several state police cruisers rolled up to the main academic building and carried large totes into the gym. Students were called over the loud... MORE

Patriot Academy Soldiers Pvt. Cody Grasman and Pvt. Corey Smith complete 10 pushups after running two figure eight laps around the gym in an 87-pound bomb technician suitin Butlerville, Ind., Sept. 3, 2010. Bomb technicians from the Indiana State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team visited the school and taught safety to the students.

Arkansas Guard hosts earthquake response workshop
September 21, 2010 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark., - The New Madrid Seismic Zone wasthe subject of a three-day conference here at which movers and shakers fromall over the country, and Central and South America, met... MORE

Dr. Paul Stockton, the assistant secretary of defense for Homeland Defense
and Americas' Security Affairs, was the keynote speaker at the 2010 New
Madrid Seismic Zone conference and workshop held at the National Guard's
Professional Education Center at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Ark., Sept. 14-16,
2010.

Honor guard teams compete to be the best
September 21, 2010 — FORT SNELLING, Minn., - Because honor guard members perform over 120,000 funeral details every year, they must make a significant commitment of time and always remember the importance of their... MORE

Army National Guardsmen taking part in the 2010 Army National Guard honor guard competition perform an "eyes right" to ensure the have the proper distance before conducting a 21-gun salute during the firing detail portion at Fort Snelling, Minn., Sept. 20, 2010.

Illinois Guard participates in earthquake response workshop
September 21, 2010 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill., - The New Madrid Seismic Zone was the subject of a three-day conference here in which movers and shakers from all over the country, and Central and South America, met to plan for... MORE

Oklahoma, Texas Air Guard activates for Afghanistan Engineering and Installation project
September 21, 2010 — HERAT, Afghanistan, - In the midst of sweltering desert sun and blinding sand storms, you’ll find six men hard at work trudging along the gravel roads and concertina wire-lined berms here in an... MORE

New York Army and Air Guard Members Participate in South African Air Show
September 21, 2010 — LATHAM, N.Y., - More than 70 members of the New York Army and Air National Guard from Long Island, the Hudson Valley and the Capital Region, are in Cape Town, South Africa Sept. 21-25 to participate... MORE

New York Army National Guard Soldiers with Detachment 1, Alpha Co, 1-224 Aviation Security and Support Battalion, unload an OH-58 Kiowa from a New York Air National Guard C-5 Galaxy at Air Force Base Ysterplaat Cape Town, South Africa Sept. 17, 2010. The team will participate in the African Aerospace Defence Exposition 2010.

Craigslist scammer impersonates Illinois Guardsman
September 17, 2010 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill., - For more than a year, there have been multiple advertisements posted on Craigslist from a person claiming to be with the Illinois Army National Guard's 139th Mobile Public... MORE

Guard presence on border deters threats
September 17, 2010 — SAN DIEGO - The presence of National Guard troops along the Southwest border has provided U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents with an additional resource to counter drug smuggling, human... MORE

Army Maj. Gen. Peter Aylward, special assistant to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, center, speaks with Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers near Nogales, Ariz., while visitng troops serving along the Southwest border in support of U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents, Sept. 13, 2010. Slightly more than 1,200 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are in training or deployed to the border and will be providing administrative, logistical, engineering and other support to CBP and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Missing Civil War cannon returns Illinois Guard after 30 years
September 17, 2010 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill., - A long-lost Civil War cannon has found itsway back to the Illinois State Military Museum in Springfield after more than30 years."I feel a sense of victory," said Army Lt. Col... MORE

National Guard reaches 1,200 mark on border
September 17, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Slightly more than 1,200 National Guard membersfrom the four Southwest border states are in training or already deployed insupport of the border mission, a Guard official announced... MORE

Members of the California National Guard stand in formation before undertaking operations on California's Southern border. Slightly more than 1,200 National Guard members from the four Southwest border states are in training or already deployed in support of the border mission

Air Guard dedicates Shepperd Hall at Andrews
September 16, 2010 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md., - The Air National Guard unveiled the newest addition to its readiness center during a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony here today.The new addition is named “Shepperd... MORE

From left to right: Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall, the National Guard Bureau senior enlisted advisor; Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the NGB; retired Maj. Gen. Donald W. Sheppard, former director of the ANG; retired Lt. Gen. John Conaway, former chief of the NGB; Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the ANG; and Command Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, the ANG command chief, cut a ceremonial ribbon on the new addition to the ANG Readiness Center named “Shepperd Hall.”

Mullen: 'It's your money; come and get it'
September 16, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Time is running out for those who qualify to receive their Stop Loss Special Pay. The deadline to claim it is Oct. 21st, but less than half of the more than 145,000 people eligible... MORE

COMMENTARY: A chaplain's view on a day off
September 16, 2010 — DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del., - A day off is a cherished and holy time when you are deployed to the Air Force Mortuary Operations Center here. Every military death overseas, from Alpha to Omega, comes... MORE

Washington Air Guardsman earns bronze star with ‘V’ for seven-hour firefight
September 16, 2010 — OXON HILL, Md., - For most people, the worst thing that can happen during a typical work day is enduring a bad commute -- or maybe it’s dealing with the boss or meeting those pesky deadlines.For... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz hangs the bronze star with valor award on Staff Sgt. Kenneth I. Walker III during the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., Sept. 14, 2010. Walker, a member of the Washington Air National Guard, earned the award for heroism as a member of Detachment 2, 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron and Task Force Spader while engaged in ground combat in Ghosleck Valley, Afghanistan

Wyatt: Air Guard a more cost-effective, operational forc
September 16, 2010 — OXON HILL, Md., - For the Air National Guard to continue as an operational force, it should be fielded concurrently with the same equipment as its active duty counterparts, the director of the Air... MORE

Louisiana Guard completes training mission in Haiti
September 15, 2010 — PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - Task Force Kout Men (Creole for helping hands) led by the Louisiana National Guard, completed its humanitarian assistance training mission as part of New Horizons – Haiti... MORE

Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 205th Engineer Battalion, 225th Engineer Brigade, pour concrete to secure the wall for the U.S. Army South New Horizons- Haiti 2010 Diaquoi project site in Gonaives, Haiti, July 14, 2010.

McKinley: National Guard is a national treasure
September 15, 2010 — OXON HILL, Md., - The National Guard is a national treasure that we need to preserve and protect, the Guard’s senior officer told attendees here at the 2010 Air Force Association Air and Space... MORE

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks to a room of Air Force leaders during the 2010 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference, in Oxon Hill, Md., Sept. 14, 2010.

RENO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev., - "Pest" is a four-letter word to Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Falconer of the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Civil Engineering Squadron.
September 15, 2010 — RENO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev., - "Pest" is a four-letter word to Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Falconer of the Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Civil Engineering Squadron. As the lone pest... MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Damien Falconer is the lone pest management specialist in the Nevada Air National Guard. It is his job to eliminate all of the creepy-crawly nuisances on his base in Reno. The mice were used for illustrative purposes and were safely returned to a pet store.

Wisconsin Guardsman receives bronze star with valor device
September 15, 2010 — MIDDLETON, Wis., - More than five years after a fierce firefight on his first solo mission in Iraq, a former Wisconsin National Guard Soldier was awarded a Bronze Star medal with "V" device for... MORE

Army Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson, commander of the Wisconsin Army National Guard, congratulates Michael A. Olivas who was awarded a Bronze Star medal with "V" device for valor during a ceremony at Stricker Pond Park in Middleton, Wis., Sept. 14, 2010. The award recognizes Olivas' heroism during an insurgent ambush on a Wisconsin Army National Guard convoy security mission in southern Iraq on Jan. 30, 2005.

Air Guard families encouraged to register with AFPAAS
September 14, 2010 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif., - The lifestyle we adapt as a military family is to prepare for the separation from our Guardsmen as they annually train to be "ready to deploy." Families should... MORE

Maryland Air Guard Conducts Combat Search and Rescue Training in Wisconsin

Missouri Airmen Go Analog in Cyber Attack Simulation

Idaho Army National Guard, Boise Fire Department Conduct Water Rescue

Pennsylvania Guard Aviation Partners with Coast Guard

Arizona National Guard’s Task Force SAFE Strengthens Border Security