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Guard MAFFS units set to train in South Carolina
April 23, 2010 — CHARLOTTE, N.C., - Three Air National Guard units in conjunction with the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), will conduct annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) training at the...

Minnesota Guard performs community service
April 23, 2010 — ROSEVILLE, Minn., - Celebrating the spring season and just in time for Earth Day 2010, the 147th and 247th Finance Detachments of the Minnesota National Guard joined forces with local residents to...

Air Guard's security forces at the top of their game
April 23, 2010 — PHOENIX - Air National Guard security forces are at the top of their game, their top officer said here April 21."We're better equipped, better trained, better [tasked] then we have ever been," said...

Tennessee pediatrician treats all during Arctic Care
April 22, 2010 — KOTZEBUE, Alaska, - Col. Cory Strobel is a pediatric gastroenterologist in civilian life, but he has been working here at the Maniilaq Health Center with adult patients during Operation Arctic...

Air Guard civil engineers benefit from improvements
April 22, 2010 — PHOENIX - Frequent mobilizations are still challenging the Air National Guard's civil engineers, but the planning, training and support for them has improved dramatically, Guard officials said here...

Guard looks for 'middle ground' in future
April 22, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The National Guard is optimistic about finding "middle ground" despite the challenges it faces over the next several years, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said April 20."The...

Missouri Air Guardsman saves deployment sortie
April 22, 2010 — ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam, - Senior Master Sgt. Mike Stout recently saved the day prior to a mission that required immediate maintenance action on a B-2 Spirit Bomber here in Guam.The Missouri Air...

Pennsylvania field artillery unit is right on target
April 22, 2010 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa., - A Pennsylvania field artillery battalion is collecting awards for the state's National Guard like Michael Phelps won gold medals for the U.S. Olympic team.The 1st...

War zone surrounds Guard engineers
April 22, 2010 — FOB SHARANA, Afghanistan - No matter where you are in Afghanistan, the war is never far away.The sound of an explosion or small arms fire; the crashing boom of outbound artillery fire in the middle of...

Guard air defense units protect nation’s capital
April 21, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Although you don’t see them, Soldiers from the 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade of the Ohio National Guard see you anytime you fly into the nation’s capital.“What we bring to the...

Pilots recount how training paid off in combat
April 21, 2010 — BALTIMORE, Md., - The Maryland Air National Guard aircrew had been flying in Afghanistan for just under two months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, when they got a call from their drop...

A view on life and war
April 20, 2010 — Tucked away atop a hill near Bailey, Colo., resides 90-year-old Bill Eugene Myers. His house, perched on a knoll, offers a spectacular view of the Front Range foothills. Spectacular too is this...

Guardsman reflects on her incredible journey
April 20, 2010 — Senior Airman Theta Olson is the exception.“I deployed to Kuwait in May. It was about my second or third week there, and I rubbed my shoulder and felt a large lump. At first I thought it must be...

Pennsylvania Guard experiences construction boom
April 20, 2010 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa., - If the Pennsylvania National Guard sold shares in the stock market it would definitely be a great buy for the wise investor. The state is witnessing a construction boom...

Louisiana Guard to take over Haiti mission
April 20, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The U.S. military's role in Haiti is slated to further decrease by June, with the 2,200-strong U.S. force currently there expected to drop to about 500 members, the former top American...

New deadline set to claim joint-service experience
April 20, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Beginning Oct. 1, active-duty officers wanting to get self-nominated credit for serving in a joint-service environment will need to do it quickly -- the Joint Qualification System is...

Guardmembers remember Oklahoma City bombing
April 19, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Some describe April 19 as "the day the world began to look at terrorism differently." Hundreds of Oklahoma National Guard members will remember today's date by how they responded 15...

Army names Minnesota as 2010 COE winner
April 19, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army chief of staff has selected U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bragg, N.C., as the Gold winner in the 2010 Army Communities of Excellence awards competition. The installation will...

NASCAR driver suits up with National Guard special forces
April 19, 2010 — MAXWELL, Texas - NASCAR racer Jeff Gordon made a special visit to a select group of National Guardsmen at the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) facility here in central Texas...

Air Force Team of the Year includes Texas Air Guardsman
April 19, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Air Force officials and Air Force Association representatives have named Air Force remotely piloted aircraft sensor operators as the 2010 Team of the Year, and it includes an Air...

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