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Agribusiness Teams Plant Seeds for Economic Growth in Afghanistan
February 13, 2009 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Civilian experts in economic growth who serve in the National Guard now can bring their select skills from the heartland to the front lines.National Guardsmen from seven states...

Electronic warfare offers new jobs for tech-savvy Guardsmen
February 13, 2009 — WASHINGTON - A new career field makes room for 1,600 full-time electronic warfare professionals for the active-duty Army, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard, a senior officer said yesterday...

USA Basketball proclaims support for Guardsmen, Reservists
February 13, 2009 — PHOENIX, Ariz. - On the eve of the highly-anticipated NBA All-Star weekend, Arizona's own Jerry Colangelo, managing director of the Men's USA Basketball National Team, signed a statement of support...

Jeff Gordon joins National Guard team
February 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Three-time Daytona winner Jeff Gordon broke his winless streak Feb. 12 by crossing the finish line first in the Gatorade Duel at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.The win...

Army Guard participates in stand-down
February 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Beginning Feb. 15, the Army will conduct a 30-day stand-down that will include training on how to recognize behavior that may lead to suicide and how to intervene if you see that...

Captain Abraham Lincoln of the Illinois militia
February 12, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Feb. 12, 1809, is the birth date of Abraham Lincoln, the man who gets the most votes from historians and political scientists as the greatest U.S. president.A few decades after...

Air Force reinstates good conduct medal for enlisted members
February 12, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Air Force has reinstated its Good Conduct Medal for exemplary service by enlisted airmen, senior military officials announced here today.Reinstatement of the medal is effective...

Decade of Health launches 2009 campaign
February 12, 2009 — HOUSTON, Texas - Ready & Resilient, the fourth campaign in the Army National Guard's Decade of Health Program was recently launched here at the 2009 Joint National Guard Family Program Professional...

Illinois Soldier starts recycling program in Afghanistan
February 12, 2009 — BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - A recycling program, aimed to improve air quality and reduce trash, recently began here at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Mehtar Lam, in Laghman province,...

Oklahoma Guard aids local community after devastating tornado
February 12, 2009 — Oklahoma City, Okla. - Tornado season in Oklahoma started more than a month early on Feb. 10 as a tornado struck the town of Lone Grove.The category three tornado damaged or destroyed more than 100...

North Carolina Guardsman to join AFRICOM team
February 11, 2009 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina National Guardsman has been tapped to help construct a medical system for the new U.S. Africa Command.Air Force Maj. Douglas T. Simons, a medical service corps...

McKinley visits Army Guardmembers in Balkans
February 10, 2009 — PRISTINA, KOSOVO - The National Guard's support of NATO peacekeeping operations in the southeastern Europe is making an important contribution in helping the citizens of Kosovo, the chief of the...

Guardsman inducted into Air Force Safety Hall of Fame
February 10, 2009 — MAXWELL AFB, Ala. - The Air National Guard's former deputy director of safety has been inducted into the Air Force Safety Hall of Fame for his revolutionary, entrepreneurial approach to safety program...

Hawaii Soldiers, Thai Marines build classrooms, bridges
February 10, 2009 — CHANTHABURI, Thailand - After 24 hours of non-stop travel, 30 Soldiers from Hawaii step off their bus into the early morning light and, for the first time, see the place they will call home for the...

Oregon Guard aviator comes full circle
February 10, 2009 — JOINT BASE BALAD - His first assignment as an Army aviator was flying VIPs in Vietnam, and now his last assignment is flying VIPs here in Iraq."It is a full circle," said Chief Warrant Officer 5...

Army Guard misses monthly recruiting goal, but end strength up
February 10, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard missed its recruiting goal for the month of January, but it remains slightly over its congressionally-mandated end strength of 358,200, an Army Guard official...

Defense Department Offers Tax Preparation Help
February 9, 2009 — WASHINGTON - With April 15 looming, the Defense Department is on call to take the sting out of tax return preparation for servicemembers."Each of the legal offices provides some form of tax...

Virginia Guard aviators train under water with U.S. Navy
February 9, 2009 — NORFOLK, Va. - Pilots and crew members of the Virginia Army National Guard participated in an underwater egress training course here at the Norfolk Naval Station Feb. 7 to prepare themselves in the...

Florida alert detachment honored for inspection success
February 9, 2009 — HOMESTEAD, Fla. - When the alarm sounds at the 125th Fighter Wing's Detachment 1, the F-15 Eagle fighter jet pilots have about five minutes to be in the air and ready to respond to a...

Stryker brigade first Guard unit to get non-lethal sets
February 6, 2009 — FORT DIX, N.J. - The Department of Defense's Non-Lethal Weapons Program has reached a significant milestone with the U.S. Army's Non-Lethal Capability Set.The Army is now integrating NLCSs and related...

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