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New York Army Guard cooks compete for top Army prize
June 15, 2010 — WINDSOR, N.Y., - Rain slowed, but didn't stop, the food service team from the New York Army National Guard's 204th Engineer Battalion as they geared up to feed lunch to Soldiers conducting annual...

Missouri Guardsmen train with new GPS device
June 15, 2010 — LEBANON, Mo., - Missouri National Guard members recently spent part of their annual training in a Humvee traveling the back roads of Laclede County.About 16 Guardsmen from Headquarters and...

North Dakota uses new technology to reach families, public
June 15, 2010 — BISMARCK, N.D., - A new technology now allows the North Dakota National Guard to share events in real-time with military families and the public. A live web broadcast of former Gov. Arthur Link’s...

Obama praises military support in Gulf
June 15, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - President Barack Obama today praised the role the military is playing as part of oil spill response efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, and told military members at Pensacola Naval Air...

Ohio Air Guard provides medical services to Hawaii communities
June 14, 2010 — KONA, Hawaii - The 178th Medical Group of the Ohio Air National Guard provided free medical services to the local community here at Waikoloa Elementary School June 9. It was one of several...

North Dakota Guard conduct training on new bridge equipment
June 14, 2010 — BISMARCK, N.D., - The North Dakota National Guard’s 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge Company) was the first Army unit to train on a new bridge anchorage system in a fully operational...

Missouri Air Guard engineers renovate cabins in Hawaii
June 14, 2010 — p>WAHIAWA, Hawaii - Members of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Civil Engineering Squadron traveled to Oahu this week as part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission to improve living...

Louisiana’s UAS platoon takes to the air
June 14, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Armed with a passion for flying and the determination to assist troops, the Louisiana National Guard’s Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems platoon conducted...

South Dakota Guard in-briefs Golden Coyote leadership
June 14, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - National Guard leadership and field commanders from 12 states and 40 units came together here at Camp Rapid for the 2010 Golden Coyote training exercise in-brief today.Leaders...

Wyoming Guard responds to largest state mission in 10 years
June 10, 2010 — CHEYENNE, Wyo., - In the largest state activation of the Wyoming National Guard in more than 10 years, more than 200 soldiers and airmen are working around the clock to protect residents and their...

Alaska Guardsman, active-duty Airman perform heroically during plane crash
June 10, 2010 — ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - An Alaska Air National Guardsman and active-duty Airman from here jumped into action and put themselves in harm's way June 1 while rescuing survivors from a Cessna...

Vermont commander says troops making a difference in Afghanistan
June 10, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard’s 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team have been working hard to make a difference during their deployment to Afghanistan, the brigade’s...

Air Guard pauses to reflect on suicide, high-risk behavior
June 9, 2010 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md., - Air National Guard members here and across the nation reflected on best safety practices and their efforts to take care of each other during a “Wingman Stand-down” today.In...

National Guard aviators from five states support Louisiana
June 7, 2010 — CARVILLE, La., - National Guardsmen from several other states have joined the Louisiana National Guard’s efforts in protecting the shores of Louisiana through the Emergency Management Assistance...

Guardsmen hold duck-calling contest in Kosovo
June 7, 2010 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo, - U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eric Anton, an avid duck hunter and member of the North Dakota Army National Guard, asked his comrades to show off their duck-calling skills during the...

Earnhardt runs in top 15th all day, finishes 19th
June 7, 2010 — LONG POND, Pa. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet spent most of Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway inside the top 15.A series of caution periods...

On two wheels in Ghazni
June 7, 2010 — GHAZNI, Afghanistan - When the Vermont National Guard's 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) took over at a little known Forward Operating Base here called Vulcan, they did not know what...

Illinois Guardsman falls for his job hook, line and sinker
June 7, 2010 — KENTUCKY LAKE, Ky., - With the sun beating down in 90-degree summer heat, the lake was Sgt. Adam Lock’s home away from home as he casted into Kentucky Lake in hopes of a bite and spoke what could...

Indiana National Guard receives critical homeland security mission
June 4, 2010 — INDIANAPOLIS - Army Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger, the adjutantgeneral of the Indiana National Guard, has received notice and is extremelypleased to announced that the Indiana National Guard will...

Ohio, Washington Guard to start Homeland Response Forces
June 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Ohio and Washington have been chosen as the firststates to host new National Guard homeland response forces for responding tochemical and biological attacks, Pentagon officials announced...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness