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Air Guard enhances recruiting Web site
March 10, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Considering today's explosive popularity of social media and online research it may come as no surprise that military recruiting Web sites are rushing to keep up with new... MORE

The revised www.GoANG.com Web site has an interactive homepage, which allows viewers to watch firsthand accounts of National Guard service, chat online with recruiters and research Guard careers and openings. Updated administrative functions also assist recruiters in their missions with unit-specific information.

Support helps children cope with deployments
March 10, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Children with a strong nondeployed parent or caregiver and a solid support system have a better ability to cope with deployments, two recent studies have shown.Anita Chandra, a... MORE

North Dakota sweeps Guard biathlon championships
March 9, 2010 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - For years, the big names in National Guard biathlon were Vermont and Minnesota. After sweeping all four races at this year's championships, North Dakota is emerging as an... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Kent Pulst of the North Dakota National Guard prepares to fire on targets in the relay race at the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships held at Camp Ripley, Minn., March 7, 2010.

Delaware partners tour Super Bowl security operations
March 9, 2010 — PORT EVERGLADES, Fla., - As part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP), the Delaware National Guard and its partners from Trinidad & Tobago had the unique opportunity to exchange... MORE

Federal Bureau of Investigations Agent Connally Brown and members of the Trinidad & Tobago State Partnership Program toured the Super Bowl Joint Operations Center during Super Bowl week. Brown, who works at the U.S. Embassy in Trinidad & Tobago explains the positioning of security cameras using a model of the Super Bowl stadium.

Guardsmen gain valuable experience at All-Army Championships
March 9, 2010 — FORT BENNING, Ga., - Guardsmen from 11 different states, together with over 200 Army active duty, reserve and cadet components, competed in the annual All-Army Small Arms Championships here from Feb... MORE

Sgt. Gerald Acuna of Team California fires his weapon during the Pistol Excellence-in-Competition Match during the All-Army Championships at Fort Benning, Ga., held Feb. 21-27, 2010.

New York ANG says goodbye to Syracuse F-16s
March 9, 2010 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The last two F-16s operated by the New York AirNational Guard's 174th Fighter Wing were sent off by about 2,000 Airmen,family members and friends here March 6, marking the wing's... MORE

Rhode Island MPs keep Gitmo safe
March 9, 2010 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba,- Keeping service members safe within Joint Task Force Guantanamo is everyone's responsibility.But for Soldiers with the 115th Military Police Company's external security, it's... MORE

Army Spc. Will Gilroy, a Soldier of the 115th Military Police Company of the Rhode Island National Guard, peers out into a dark road while performing duties at Joint Task Force Guantanamo's access control point Roosevelt, Feb. 29, 2010.

Washington welcomes home both Air and Army Guardsmen
March 9, 2010 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash., - Three units from the Washington National Guard were welcomed home by family and friends this week. The 141st Air Refueling Wing Security Forces Squadron from Fairchild Air Force... MORE

Family members anxiously wait for Soldiers from the 1161st Transportation Company from Ephrata, Wash., to arrive at the Spokane International Airport March 2, 2010.

California Airman driving for successful mission
March 8, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - One day he might be taking a KC-10 Extender flight crew to their operations area, and the next he may be operating a forklift moving cargo.But Staff Sgt. Samuel Tumey takes care of... MORE

Guard Bureau plans for Midwest floods
March 8, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The National Guard Bureau has organized a joint planning team to prepare for possible severe flooding in several Midwest states this spring as a result of heavy winter snowfall.While... MORE

Staff Sgt. Louis Karsnia, a cavalry scout from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, helps distribute sandbags in Moorhead, Minn., as residents continue to fight flooding from the Red River, March 28, 2009.

Engineers draw on Greensburg experience in Haiti
March 8, 2010 — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - After the town of Greensburg, Kan., was flattened by a tornado a few years ago, Kansas Air National Guard engineers were there to clear the roads and set up Expeditionary... MORE

Staff Sgt. Travis Barclay, pointing, directs other Airman while building a tent to be used for medical and relief operations.

South Dakota to get new jets from Hill AFB
March 8, 2010 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D., - The South Dakota Air National Guard will receive 22 Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcons from Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah, later this year, Guard officials announced... MORE

An F-16 Fighting Falcon flies a close-air-support mission over Iraq on May 7, 2006. The F-16, from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, was deployed to Balad Air Base, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Wisconsin officials dedicate new Truax fire station
March 8, 2010 — MADISON, Wis., - One of Wisconsin National Guard's newest facilities serves more than just military assets by providing continuous emergency support to more than 1.5 million passengers who fly in and... MORE

U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, fourth from left, assists Station Fire Chief Senior Master Sgt. Gary Peck, fourth from right, along with local dignitaries and fire/rescue personnel, to separate a symbolic fire hose during the dedication ceremony of the 115th Fighter Wing airport fire station in Madison, Wis. The expansion and complete renovation of the Wisconsin Air National Guard Fire/Rescue Station at the Dane County Regional Airport was recognized during an official dedication ceremony Feb. 19, 2010.

Earnhardt, Gordon raced Guard-sponsored cars at Atlanta
March 8, 2010 — ATLANTA - The National Guard sponsored two top NASCAR Sprint Cup teams and drivers in one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway last Sunday.Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 car and Jeff Gordon in the No. 24... MORE

Jeff Gordon will drive the No. 24 Dupont/National Guard Chevrolet at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend.

Busy weekend in National Guard sports
March 5, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Last year at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordonwas the runner-up in the No. 24 Dupont/National Guard Chevrolet. This weekend, he hopes to start the season off with a strong showing... MORE

Missouri C-130s, crews divert to Chile
March 5, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Two Missouri Air National Guard C-130 Herculestransport aircraft with 47 crewmembers are en route to aid earthquake-ravagedChile today.The 139th Airlift Wing sent the two aircraft,... MORE

Vermont governor signs parent protection act
March 5, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The governor of Vermont enacted a law on March 3that will prevent deploying military parents from losing custody of theirchildren."As soldiers and airmen deploy, there are issues of... MORE

Wyoming Guardsmen save lives in Afghanistan
March 5, 2010 — KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The "Cowboy Dustoff" troops of theWyoming National Guard know all too well the rush of excitement and dreadthat accompanies receiving an urgent medical evacuation... MORE

Army Guard fixed wing aircrews expand mission to keep ground troops safe
March 4, 2010 — FORT BELVOIR, Va., - The initial deployment the Army National Guard's Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize or ODIN will come to an end this weekend, when Soldiers from Company B of the... MORE

From left to right, Spc. Thomas White, Maj. John L. Baynham Jr., Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joel D. Smith, Sgt. Jamie Cohodes and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shandella Vaughan are members of Company B of the 3rd Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, which participated in the initial deployment of Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize in Afghanistan. The unit will redeploy this weekend

Board reassesses service disability ratings
March 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Recommendations from a congressionally directed Defense Department disability review board have resulted in 61 percent of applicants having their status changed from a medical separation... 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