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Former Florida ChalleNGe graduate returns to guide new cadets
February 25, 2009 — CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Fla. - Nine years ago Jonathan Aman was on the fast track to nowhere.He was a high school dropout and admittedly was headed down a road where drinking, drugs and...

Tennessee general visits Volunteer well drillers
February 24, 2009 — DIKHIL, Djibouti - Soldiers of the Tennessee National Guard's 775th Engineering Detachment welcomed a friendly face to the Horn of Africa when their commander, Brig. Gen. Robert A. Harris, visited to...

Mardi Gras spirit sent to Louisiana Guardsmen in Iraq
February 24, 2009 — HAMMOND, La. - "Okay, Louisianans and Mardi Gras enthusiasts everywhere, time to spread the love!" exclaimed Greta M. Perry, Louisiana state coordinator for Soldiers' Angels. "We have Louisiana...

National Guard, USA Rugby team up for 16-nation tourney
February 24, 2009 — SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The National Guard was prominently featured for the second year at the USA Sevens Rugby Tournament recently held here at Petco Park.It is the largest rugby event in North America...

107th ACS moves to Luke AFB
February 24, 2009 — LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. - Papago Park in Phoenix no longer serves as the home of the 107th Air Control Squadron.Instead, the 107th ACS, an Air National Guard unit, gathered its Airmen and their...

SD National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Program receives national award
February 24, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - South Dakota National Guard's (SDNG) Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) program received national recognition Feb. 12 at the Community Alcohol and Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) 19th...

Rohbock adds world championship silver medal to resume
February 24, 2009 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Utah Army National Guardsman Shauna Rohbock and her teammate Elana Meyers added World Championship silver medalists to their sliding resume Feb. 21 in the women's bobsled event...

Illinois Guard builds trust one village at a time
February 23, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As operations in Afghanistan ramp up, the Soldiers of the Illinois Army National Guard's 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team continue to excel in their mission of training and mentoring...

National Guard planners prepare for 2009 hurricane season
February 23, 2009 — HILTON HEAD, S.C. - One team, one fight is the mantra for local, state and federal leaders preparing for a 2009 hurricane season that forecasters say could include nine major storms."If that forecast...

Air Guardsmen help marine researchers stay 'green'
February 20, 2009 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing assisted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Feb. 17-18 by transporting critically needed facility batteries to the...

Army Guard mandates certification for motorcyclists
February 19, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Danny Morse and his Guard friends ride motorcycles through the Alaska interior outside their gate at Fort Greely.Aside from the occasional moose...

Wisconsin BCT gets Badger send-off
February 19, 2009 — MADISON, Wisc. - Wisconsin sent off the Red Arrow with tears and smiles Feb. 17 in the Wisconsin National Guard's largest operational deployment since World War II.Thousands of family members and more...

Kansas Guard partners with Iraqi Trucking company
February 18, 2009 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Kansas National Guardsmen are partnering with a local Iraqi trucking company to help build the Iraqi economy here over the next two years.The contract with the...

Citizen Soldiers support U.S. Army Africa
February 18, 2009 — VICENZA, Italy - Top officers from both the Army National Guard and U.S Army Reservevisited the headquarters of U.S. Army Africa Feb. 11 to discuss the role of citizen Soldiers in future missions to...

Hawaii Soldiers, Thai Marines Distribute 37,000 Milk Cartons to Schools, Community
February 18, 2009 — CHANTHABURI, THAILAND - Shrieks of laughter greet the formidable Hawaiian as he steps into the large, open classroom filled with small Thai children. He looks as if he wants to give all the children a...

Ohio Guard trains on next generation medical simulators
February 18, 2009 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - A team of Ohio National Guard members, doctors, and researchers at Riverside Methodist Hospital are taking a new approach to training medical personnel responsible for treating...

Arizona Guardsmen take on NBA all-stars
February 17, 2009 — PHOENIX - Arizona Army and Air National Guardsmen were honored for their combat service Feb. 15 with an opportunity to score against NBA celebrities Shaquille O'Neal and David Robinson in the NBA...

36 ID Band gains elite status among concert bands
February 17, 2009 — AUSTIN, Texas - With all military units comes a great degree of ceremony and fuss. Soldiers are judged by the crispness of their uniforms, how they snap to attention, their preened scalps and their...

Guard supplies generators to local school district
February 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Generators from the Arkansas Air National Guard have enabled the Clay County school district in Piggott, Ark., to resume classes after an 11-day break.Classes were cancelled after an...

U.S. forces build security at sea, on land in Iraq
February 13, 2009 — WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a Mississippi National Guard unit are clearing the way to a safer and more self-sufficient Iraq -- one at sea and the other on land.In Basra province,...

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