Guard News - The National Guard

Alaska Army Guard partners with Coast Guard to save hiker
March 12, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska Army National Guard and CoastGuard teamed up March 10 to help rescue a 28-year-old hiker stranded withoutfood for days on Meade Glacier near Haines, Alaska.The 11th... MORE

An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter sits on Meade
Glacier while Juneau and Douglas mountain rescue teams aid a hiker stranded since March 7, 2010. Army Guard and Coast Guard crews were finally able to reach the hikers location after four unsuccessful Coast Guard attempts due to dense fog and various weather conditions. Alaska State Troopers estimated the area he was stranded in has received 12 feet of snow since Feb. 20.

Renuart: Guard vital to U.S. Northern Command mission
March 12, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The National Guard is critical to U.S. NorthernCommand's mission, the combatant commander told a congressional committee onThursday."National Guard and Reserve forces are critical to... MORE

The National Guard is critical to U.S. Northern Command's mission, Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., the combatant commander told the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2010. Renuart is photographed here at the National Guard's 2009 Joint Senior Leadership
Conference in National Harbor, Md., on Nov. 20, 2009.

Tavares reflects on golden Olympic memories
March 12, 2010 — WHISTLER, British Columbia - U.S. Army World Class Athlete Programbobsled coach Sgt. Bill Tavares was the man behind Team USA's athletes asthey blasted off the starting block throughout the 2010... MORE

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsled coach Sgt. Bill Tavares (right) and Army National Guard Outstanding Athlete Program Sgt. Mike Kohn of Virginia peruse a timing chart between runs at Park City, Utah.

Guardsman earns bronze star with 'V' device
March 11, 2010 — WASHINGTON - A Soldier being treated at Walter Reed for wounds sustained in Afghanistan received the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device during a ceremony here in Doss Memorial Hall Feb. 26.Spc... MORE

Spc. Christopher M. "Kit" Lowe receives the Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device during a ceremony in Doss Memorial Hall at Walter Reed Feb. 26, 2010. Lowe is recovering at Walter Reed from wounds he received as a result of actions he took during the combat operations in Afghanistan.

Chief visits Washington Guard facilities
March 11, 2010 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash., - The Washington National Guard welcomed Gen.Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau here on Wednesday.During his visit, McKinley was briefed by several key... MORE

Maj. Gen. Timothy J. Lowenberg, the adjutant general of Washing ton, and
Brig. Gen. Jeff Mathis, the acting commander of I Corps at Fort Lewis,
Wash., present a model Stryker vehicle to Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief
of the National Guard Bureau at Camp Murray, Wash., March 10, 2010. The
conversion of the 81st Heavy Brigade Combat Team of the Washington Army Guard into a Stryker BCT was one of the main topics of discussion.

Colorado Army Guard provides disaster relief to quake-ridden country
March 11, 2010 — CENTENNIAL, Colo., - The task of rapidly transporting small groups of people to remote places of the world is no problem at all for one particular Colorado Army National Guard unit.The COARNG's... MORE

Colorado Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Timothy Ames, commander of Detachment 33, stands next to the unit's Fairchild C-26 Metroliner fixed-wing turboprop air transport plane. He and four other members of his unit flew Department of Defense contractors to and from Florida and Haiti in support Operation Unified Response - the U.S. military's response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

National Guard announces media contest winners
March 11, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Judges waded through a record-setting number of entries in the National Guard's annual media contest this year, which included more than 700 print stories and about 140 broadcast... MORE

Employment program to resume for enrolled spouses
March 11, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program, commonly known as MyCAA, will resume March 13 for the more than 136,000 spouses who already have established an account, the... MORE

Georgia Guardsmen on the Pakistan border
March 11, 2010 — DAND PATAN, Afghanistan - Combat Outpost Dand Patan clings to the side of a hill about 200 yards from the Pakistan Border."You can throw a rock and hit Pakistan," said 1st Lt. Timothy Moran, executive... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Teddy Gribbins retrieves the mail from a helicopter at Combat Outpost Dand Patan, Afghanistan, Feb. 18, 2010.

Airman joins President in Rose Garden ceremony
March 11, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - President Barack Obama recognized nine military members along with other federal, state and nongovernment relief workers here today for their service to earthquake-ravaged Haiti."Today I... MORE

Utah Airmen among first military responders to Chilean earthquake
March 11, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - First they feared for their own lives, then Utah Air National Guardmembers helped others as a training mission in Chile took a no-notice turn to humanitarian relief.Air Force Lt... MORE

Georgia CBRNE unit participates in Florida exercise
March 10, 2010 — NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE, Fla., - More than 200 Soldiers and Airmen of Kennesaw's Joint Task Force 781 (JTF), their Florida Guard counterparts and the naval hospital and Navy Region Southeast... MORE

Alaska Guardsmen conquer 2010 Iron Dog trail class
March 10, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Two Alaska Army National Guardsmen finished as one of the top three teams in the 2010 Alaska National Guard Iron Dog, the world's longest and toughest snowmobile race Feb... MORE

Warrant Officer Rick Fleming, right, and Staff Sgt. Elaine Jackson smile after finishing the trail class portion of the 2010 Iron Dog. They represented the Alaska National Guard on the trail from Big Lake to Nome in the trail class portion of the 2010 Iron Dog race, finishing in third place.

McKinley welcomes new citizens, including Guardsman
March 10, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The chief of the National Guard Bureau congratulated 54 newly naturalized U.S. citizens, including a member of the Georgia Army National Guard, during a ceremony hosted by the U.S... MORE

Spc. Damien Hewitt, center, of the 178th Military Police Company of the Georgia National Guard, shows off his U.S. Citizen certificate after taking the oath of citizenship in Atlanta March 9, 2010. He was one of 54 who became naturalized citizens at the 2010 Diversity Conference. On Hewitt's left is Command Sgt. Maj. James Nelson of the Georgia Army Guard, and on the right is Brig. Gen. Maria Britt, assistant adjutant general of the Georgia Army Guard.

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

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