Guard News - The National Guard

Wyatt visits classic association at Fairchild
February 3, 2010 — FAIRCHILD AFB, Wash., - Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt III, the director of the Air National Guard, spent the day with Air Mobility Command leaders here today to observe the progress of the... MORE

Lt. Gen. Vern "Rusty" Findley, vice commander of Air Mobility Command, left, looks on as Lt. Gen. Harry Wyatt, the director of the Air National Guard, congratulates Lt. Col. Lisa McLeod on her latest promotion as the Washington Air National Guard's 141st Air Refueling Wing's maintenance squadron commander. Wyatt visited Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., on Feb. 1, 2010.

First fixed-wing redeployment moves 8,000 Soldiers
February 3, 2010 — CAMP TAJI, Iraq, - More than 3,000 Soldiers participated in the first fixed-wing redeployment operation out of here Jan. 27.Traditionally, Soldiers would be transported via helicopter to Joint Base... MORE

Redeploying Soldiers with the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, file onto a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 26 at Camp Taji, Iraq. More than 8,000 Soldiers left Camp Taji and Baghdad International Airport in a 16-day period, marking the first fixed-wing redeployment operation from Iraq.

Four Oregon weathermen head to Haiti
February 3, 2010 — FRANKFORT, Ky., - Gov. Steve Beshear recently held a pressconference here at the StateCapitol to promote mental health services for Kentucky servicemembers.Beashear, who was joined by Brig. Gen. Mike... MORE

From left to right, Staff Sgt. Matt Jenkins, Tech. Sgt. Ken Michael Fischer, Master Sgt. Ken Campbell, and Lt. Mark Gibson, all members of the Oregon Air National Guard's 123rd Weather Flight, based at the Portland Air National Guard Base, in Portland, Ore., prepare to board a commercial flight bound for Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 2, 2010. The team will spend about six months providing weather operations support to the Joint Task Force in Haiti.

Missouri Guard sends C-130 to support Haiti relief efforts
February 3, 2010 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo., - Gov. Jay Nixon said today that the Missouri National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing is sending a C-130 cargo aircraft and an 11-Airmen crew to Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina in... MORE

Gates: No Tricare hike in 2011 budget request
February 3, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Tricare recipients will see no increase in their premiums next year, if Congress approves that provision of the fiscal 2011 defense budget request, as expected.However, Defense Secretary... MORE

Kansas civil engineers build hospital in Haiti
February 2, 2010 — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, - The bright clothing, smiles and conversation could be taking place in any hospital lobby in the world. Patients are being admitted, treated and released.But a flurry of French... MORE

Lt. Col. Mark Green (center), commander of the Kansas Air National Guard's 190th Civil Engineering Squadron deployed to Haiti, demonstrates the proper technique for anchoring an Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) hospital. Green, who commanded the Guardsmen who built an EMEDS after a devastating tornado in Greensburg, Kan., in 2007, is one of 46 Kansas Guardsmen deployed to build infrastructure for sustained operations in Haiti.

Study: Patriotic, active kids suffer less deployment stress
February 2, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Adolescents who believe that America supports the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and that Soldiers are making a difference in the world are less likely to suffer from anxiety and stress when... MORE

North Dakota Soldier patrols fields, floods
February 2, 2010 — BILINCE/BILLINCE, Kosovo - A narrow and winding road leads here -a small village nestled in the mountains off the Administrative BoundaryLine between Kosovo and Serbia.For Spc. Shane P. Spieker, it's... MORE

Spc. Shane P. Spieker, right, and Staff Sgt. Jeffery
Gehrtz, both of the North Dakota National Guard, discuss information
gathered to include an a periodic situation report made to the Tactical
Operation Center. Both Soldiers are currently deployed to Kosovo.

Oregon weathermen to deploy to Haiti
February 2, 2010 — PORTLAND, Ore., - Five Oregon Air National Guard members from the 142nd Fighter Wing will assist with the ongoing earthquake relief efforts in Haiti.The airmen are scheduled to depart Portland... MORE

Taluto retires as TAG, withdraws nomination as Army Guard director
February 2, 2010 — ALBANY, N.Y., - New York Gov. David Paterson today announced that the Adjutant General of New York, Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, will retire after a 44-year career with the National Guard in which he rose... MORE

Air Force Recruiting campaign features Arkansas A-10
February 1, 2010 — FORT SMITH, Ark.,- The 188th Fighter Wing is no stranger to the spotlight. That light was never more luminous than during a recent partnership with the U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service.The 188th's... MORE

An A-10C Thunderbolt II "Warthog" piloted by Lt. Col. Tim Eddins of the 188th Fighter Wing of the Arkansas Air National Guard conducts a low approach over an A-10 monster truck above the runway at the Fort Smith (Ark.) Regional Airport during a photo and video shoot with U.S. Air Force Recruiting Services Jan. 26, 2010.

New York engineers support earthquake relief efforts from Guantanamo
February 1, 2010 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Airmen from the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron of the New York Air National Guard thought they were coming for a traditional two-week training deployment at U.S. Naval Station... MORE

Review aims to rebalance forces, puts people first
February 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Quadrennial Defense Review, released today, seeks to rebalance the military to better fight today's wars and to institutionalize department reforms, the undersecretary of defense for... MORE

Defense review foresees long-term role for National Guard
February 1, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - A National Guard that has been vital to national defense for the past eight years will remain an operational force, according to the Department of Defense's 2010 Quadrennial Defense... MORE

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief the press on the Quadrennial Defense Review and the 2011 budget request at the Pentagon, Feb. 1, 2010.

South Dakota Airmen mobilized for Haiti deployment
February 1, 2010 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Six members of the 114th Civil Engineering Squadron of the South Dakota Air National Guard have been mobilized for deployment to Haiti.The Airmen will join expeditionary task... MORE

Guard assists seven states with winter storm emergencies
February 1, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Winter storms created dangerous conditions across the nation's midsection late last week and into the weekend, and more than 560 National Guard members were called out in seven... MORE

Virginia National Guardmembers brief Gov. Bob McDonnell in Sandston, Va., on winter storm response operations throughout the commonwealth Jan. 30, 2010. The governor received the briefing after severe winter weather dumped up to 14 inches of snow in areas across the commonwealth, creating a state of emergency which called out the Guard to assist civilian responders.

Total Force crew delivers Soldiers, communication equipment to Haiti
February 1, 2010 — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - An Air National Guard aircrew flying an Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules transported about 10 Soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division and critical satellite communication... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Byron Todd (far right) guides Army Staff Sgt. Luke Skinner, a Soldier with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, as he backs a satellite communication uplink trailer into an awaiting Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., Jan. 27, 2010. Skinner and more than 10 members of his unit later arrived at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where they deployed in support of earthquake relief operations. Todd is a loadmaster assigned to the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Both the C-130 and its aircrew are deployed to Muniz Air Base, Puerto Rico, in support of Air Expeditionary Force Coronet Oak, operated by the 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.

Study shows deployments' impact on Army wives
February 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Army wives whose husbands deploy seek mental health services at a higher rate than others, and the longer the deployment, the greater the impact, according to a new study.Researchers from... MORE

Arctic rescue Pavehawk-style
January 29, 2010 — KULIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Alaska, - The rescue squadrons here participate in training missions five days a week, day or night and in temperatures often below freezing."Our primary rescue mission... MORE

A flight engineer with the 210th Rescue Squadron prepares for a simulated hoist extraction during a nighttime training flight on an HH-60G Pavehawk Nov. 5, 2009. Kulis Air National Guard rescue squadrons conduct training missions five days a week around the Alaska airspace. Most rescue training operations occur during the nighttime hours which help Guardsmen become more efficient and increase survivability in combat.

Kentucky Airmen move relief supplies through Dominican Republic
January 29, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - As relief supplies and support continue to pour into Haiti, the Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Operations Group has been one of the key elements that has helped to... MORE

Airmen from the Kentucky National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group help offload wounded Haitian refugees and medical personnel from Puerto Rico National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters at the air hub in Barahona, Dominican Republic, Jan. 25, 2010.

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