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Wounded vets to participate in first Warrior Games
January 8, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Some 200 wounded active duty members and military veterans will compete in the inaugural Warrior Games May 10-14 in Colorado Springs, Colo., Defense Department officials announced...

Attacks underscore need for vigilance against Al-Qaida
January 7, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The United States will pursue "any and all means possible" to support the Yemeni government as it confronts the terrorist threat within its borders that threatened the United States...

California boosts support to combat vets
January 7, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced a new state initiative to better help returning combat veterans to land jobs and get whatever help they need in securing housing,...

DoD, VA step closer to integrated records
January 7, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department soon will join a Veterans Affairs Department and Kaiser Permanente partnership designed to improve the way military veterans and the nation receive health care, the...

Guardsmen spend career in one unit
January 7, 2010 — AL ASAD AIRBASE, Iraq, - Many communities across America raise Soldiers, and it is a calling to give back to those communities through military service.Several Soldiers from the 138th Quartermaster...

Mississippi Guardsman goes extreme
January 7, 2010 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss., - The bus was waiting on the curb when the limousine pulled up. The doors opened and the family got out of the back of the car."Move That Bus! Move That Bus!" Tthe crowd of more...

Oregon F-15s scramble to escort Hawaiian Airlines flight
January 7, 2010 — Salem, Ore., - Two Oregon Air National Guard F-15 fighters, under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted Hawaiian Air Flight 39 in the vicinity of Portland, Ore.,...

Air Force issues notice of intent for F-35 basing
January 6, 2010 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Air Force officials here published the notice of intent in the Federal Register Dec. 30 to prepare an environmental impact statement to assess the potential environmental...

Alaska Guardsmen save 48 lives in 2009
January 6, 2010 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska, - Army and Air National Guardsmen saved 48 lives here in Alaska in 2009 and assisted 12 others to safety during another busy year for the Alaska National Guard.The 11th Rescue...

Arkansas Guardsmen set goals at Gitmo
January 6, 2010 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Airmen with the Base Emergency Engineer Force assigned to the 474th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron recently finished installing new soccer goals inside the recreation...

Walt Disney World celebrates U.S. military in 2010
January 6, 2010 — LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - As Disney Parks ask "What Will You Celebrate?" and invite guests to turn their personal milestones into magical family vacations in 2010, America's military personnel will...

Father, son team up at Satellite NCO Academy
January 5, 2010 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn., - A father and son from the New York Air National Guard were among 130 Airmen from 14 units, who graduated from the Satellite Noncommissioned Officer (NCO)...

Kentucky aviation unit trains with Greek force in Kosovo
January 5, 2010 — CAMP RIGAS FEREOS, KOSOVO, - Members of a Kentucky NationalGuard aviation unit offered up its time and helicopters recently to helptrain peacekeeping partners from another nation here in Kosovo.The...

KFOR drawing down to 10,000 troops
January 5, 2010 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The Kosovo Force will transition from about 14,000 to 10,000 NATO forces by Jan. 31, due to improvements in security, said the commander of Multi-National Task...

Minnesota Guardsman aims to scale Earth's highest peak
January 5, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE, Basra, Iraq, - Toward the end of every soldier's deployment comes the time to decide what's next.Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Bari, a medic serving here with the 34th Infantry...

Servicemember voting laws reflect changes
January 5, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Laws have changed and servicemembers who want to vote need to be aware of these changes, the director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program said.Generally, military personnel who want...

Three ADTs return from agricultural odyssey
January 4, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind., - Agribusiness Development Teams (ADTs) from the Indiana, Tennessee and Texas National Guard returned to the United States during the holidays after year-long deployments to...

Virginia bobsledder takes America's Cup Podium
January 4, 2010 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y, - Virginia Guardsman Mike Kohn was victorious in four out of five competitions in the Lake Placid America's Cup competitions held from Dec. 18-20.Although five-man bobsled teams...

Pentagon sends H1N1 vaccine to Central Command area
November 5, 2009 — WASHINGTON - U.S. Central Command has received half of the vaccine needed to inoculate its forces against the H1N1 virus, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said today. The vaccines arrived in...

Like body armor, flu vaccine aims to protect troops
November 4, 2009 — WASHINGTON - Like protective equipment issued to troops downrange, the H1N1 flu vaccine is a measure the Defense Department is taking to safeguard U.S. military forces, a defense official said. "We...

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