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VA hosts health assessment for Indiana Guard
April 7, 2009 — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - After returning from a yearlong deployment in Iraq, nearly 2,700 Indiana National Guard Soldiers recently mustered at the state's Veterans Affairs hospitals for a post deployment...

GED Plus roars to victory in Texas
April 7, 2009 — FT. WORTH, Texas - Jeff Gordon's National Guard GED Plus car crossed the finish line first April 5 here at the Texas Motor Speedway, a track that has challenged him in the past.The win with the GED...

Air Guard fighters intercept suspicious aircraft
April 7, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guard fighter aircraft from two states intercepted a suspicious aircraft as it flew into U.S. airspace on Monday afternoon.North American Aerospace Defense Command...

Air Guard's Hometown Heroes Salute campaign launches Web site
April 7, 2009 — p>ARLINGTON, Va. - A new Air National Guard recognition program that will honor thousands of Citizen-Airmen for their service has launched a Web site. Getting online information about the Air Guard's...

Counselor keeps close watch on Guardsmen's mental health
April 7, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - Carolyn Henderson is doing her best to help people understand and deal with stress during anxious times.Henderson has been a Military Family Life Counselor (MFLC) since last...

The National Guard - National Guard: A force multiplier in fight against drugs
April 6, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - We need a balanced approach in combating drugs, one that includes prevention, treatment and enforcement, a senior Guard official said at the National Guard Counterdrug Domestic...

DoD kicks off sexual assault awareness month with campaign, web site
April 6, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of a nationwide observance this month to raise awareness about one of the country's most under-reported crimes, the Defense Department launched a new Web site and campaign...

TEC's instructional program graduates 1,000th student
April 6, 2009 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center's Instructional Development (ID) branch graduated its 1,000th student during a ceremony...

474th converts Gitmo facilities to shore power
April 6, 2009 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - The I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center's Instructional Development (ID) branch graduated its 1,000th student during a ceremony...

Alaska Army Guard Soldier finishes Iditarod
April 6, 2009 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Alaska Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Harry Alexie crossed the burled arch in Nome on March 21 at 4:40 a.m., to finish the 2009 Iditarod with 10 of his 16 dogs.Alexie finished...

North Dakota flood operations continues; other states wrap up efforts
April 6, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard had a teleconference with civilian and military Internet bloggers today to detail the flood response efforts underway in his...

N.D. Guard Soldiers Build Portable Floodwall Around Pembina Port-of-Entry
April 6, 2009 — PEMBINA, N.D. - The North Dakota National Guard has built a blockade at the Canadian port-of-entry here on the nation's northern border.But, this time, instead of illegal aliens or the narcotics...

Grand Forks Soldiers bring flood fight to their own backyards
April 6, 2009 — GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Spc. John P. Finck has nothing against other parts of flood-ravaged North Dakota.It's just that, if he had a choice, he'd rather be fighting back the high water in familiar...

JISCC opens communication for military, civilian agencies in flood fight
April 6, 2009 — GRAND FORKS, N.D. - A cross-border team of National Guard Soldiers is using new technology in the flood fight here to cut through the communication fog that's hindered past civil emergency...

North Dakota Guardsman Steps Up to Help, Whether it's Iraq, Vegas or Fargo
April 6, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - A North Dakota National Guard Soldier, who served in Iraq and was awarded the Soldier's Medal for disarming a gunman in Las Vegas, has taken the fight to Mother Nature here.Staff Sgt...

North Dakota NCO displays coolness under pressure
April 6, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - Sgt. Matt J. Walstad is as comfortable behind the wheel of a 10-ton bridge-boat hauler as he is at the helm of a 12-person reconnaissance raft in rough waters.Walstad, 22, with the 957th...

Respectful hearts keep weary feet marching in Bataan Death March
April 2, 2009 — LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The heavy dull boom of a cannon broke through thousands of eager participants' voices filling the cool March morning air while they stood stamping their feet in anticipation of the...

Louisiana Air Guard completes simulated deployment training
April 2, 2009 — GULFPORT, Miss. - More than 700 members of the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing finished their week-long training of operational readiness here at the Trent Lott Combat Readiness...

Expeditionary entertainer returns to Arizona Air Guard
April 2, 2009 — TUCSON, Ariz. – For one Arizona Air Guardsman, a year-long tour with the 2008 Tops in Blue team was about more than singing and dancing her way around the world."It ended up being way more than that...

North Dakota leadership thanks South Dakota Guardsmen
April 2, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota's state leadership came together today to thank nearly 350 members of the South Dakota Army National Guard for their service here during the flood."You, in South Dakota, are...

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk

Army National Guard Fast-Tracks Resilient Microgrids with $14.7M APFIT Award

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada