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Colorado Airmen win Guardian Challenge 2010
June 3, 2010 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Airmen of the Colorado Air National Guard's 137th Space Warning Squadron participating as Team Buckley and the 460th Space Wing recently took home the coveted Aldridge...

Two Army Guard units named top environmental stewards
June 3, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Two Army National Guard installations were recognized for their environmental work in natural resources conservation and cultural resources management during a ceremony at the...

Vermont Guardsmen join with New Zealand PRT to help orphanage
June 3, 2010 — BAMYAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Maori people of New Zealand have a saying: "in tangita, in tangita, in tangita," or literally, "the people, the people, the people."In Bamyan, Afghanistan, New...

Fort Indiantown Gap offers guided tours of rare butterfly habitat
June 2, 2010 — HARRISBURG, Pa., - Guided tours will give visitors a chance to see the only population of Regal Fritillary butterflies in Pennsylvania beginning at 10 a.m., on July 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10 at Fort...

Illinois Guardsmen get realistic training at Fort Irwin
June 2, 2010 — FORT IRWIN, Calif., - The hiss of a rocket propelled grenade flew overhead as an improvised explosive device detonated and screams of terrified civilians could be heard in the distance.It was not the...

Commentary: Airman touched by memorial service in Iraq
June 1, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq, - This Memorial Day in Iraq, I have shed many tears for a soldier I never met. I was asked to videotape a memorial service for an Army major killed in action...

Museums offers free admission to all Guard members, families
June 1, 2010 — San Diego, Calif., - NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman and Blue StarFamilies Chairman Kathy Roth-Douquet announced the launch of Blue StarMuseums, a partnership with more than 700 museums across America...

Louisiana Guardsmen continue oil spill operations over Memorial Day weekend
June 1, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La., - The Louisiana Army National Guard continued to support oil spill operations throughout the Memorial Day weekend. The 769th Engineer Battalion and the State Aviation Command...

Louisiana guardsmen fill gap at Trinity Island
June 1, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Army National Guard’s 769th Engineer Battalion and the State Aviation Command completed sandbag drop operations filling a 115-foot area in the vicinity of Trinity...

Louisiana Guardsmen construct miles of Hesco barrier
June 1, 2010 — PORT FOURCHON, La., - Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 225th Engineer Brigade are continuing to construct a sand-filled basket barrier begun on May 21 on the beach in Port Fourchon, La.To...

Louisiana Guardsmen complete 2.5 miles of Hesco barrier wall
June 1, 2010 — PORT FOURCHON, La., - Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard’s 527th and 769th Engineer Battalions, 225th Engineer Brigade, completed the Hesco basket barrier wall today on the shoreline of Port...

123rd Airlift Wing: Excellent in first homeland defense inspection
June 1, 2010 — LOUISVILLE, Ky., - The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing successfully completed Air Mobility Command’s first-ever homeland defense Operational Readiness Inspection at the Gulfport...

Louisiana Guard begins Task Force Kout Men in Haiti
June 1, 2010 — PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - It is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to serve as Task Force Commander for New Horizons (Haiti) 2010 exercise.First and foremost, I want to thank the soldiers,...

Louisiana Guardsmen assist with loading boom
May 28, 2010 — NEW ORLEANS, - Louisiana National Guardsmen of the 1022ndEngineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, have been assisting boatoperators in the Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, La., with loading...

Army floating bridge helps Gulf of Mexico oil spill
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Louisiana National Guard has deployed a 380-foot, boat-powered floating bridge to the Gulf of Mexico in an effort to assist authorities working to contain the oil spill, service...

Obama: Guardsmen can aid intelligence, interdiction at border
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - An agreement to send hundreds of additional NationalGuardsmen to the southwestern U.S. border is one part of a comprehensiveapproach needed for immigration reform, President Barack Obama...

DOD announces units for upcoming Afghanistan rotation
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Department of Defense announced today the alertof replacement forces scheduled to deploy in support of Operation EnduringFreedom.The announcement involves two brigades consisting of...

Fallen Missouri Guardsman honored with highway marker
May 28, 2010 — JACKSON, Mo., - Highway markers that will honor four fallen Soldiers - including one Missouri National Guardsman - who died in Iraq or Afghanistan were unveiled May 22 and are expected to be in place...

New York Guard exhibit opens for Memorial Day
May 28, 2010 — ALBANY, N.Y., - On Easter Sunday 2004, two rocket propelledgrenades slammed into the five-ton truck New York Army National Guard Sgt.Robert Landry and his squad were riding in on the outskirts of...

Ohio engineers practice mine-detecting skills in Iraq
May 28, 2010 — BAGHDAD, - Training to maintain proficiency with tools designed to accomplish the mission does not stop when Soldiers enter a theater of war.Soldiers must continue to practice, rehearse and train on...

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