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Face of Defense: Soldier Takes Advantages of Opportunities
August 21, 2008 — BAGHDAD - He has been living in the United States since 1993, when he was 7 years old and his parents moved from Guatemala to escape a civil war and the dangers of the violent drug trade.Army Spc. Noe...

Manufacturing company employees unite to support Guard coworker
August 20, 2008 — WASHINGTON - When they found out one of their own was going to deploy overseas with the Tennessee National Guard, the leadership and employees of Lochinvar Corp. didn't waste any time. They...

Wyoming Air Guard medical technicians provide care in Guatemala
August 20, 2008 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - More than 40 members of the 153rd Medical Group from the Wyoming Air National Guard recently returned from Guatemala, where they provided medical care for about 7,000 residents.Care...

Arizona Guard evacuates victims of canyon flooding
August 19, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - At least 14 Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers and two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters continued to assist in the evacuation and emergency care of residents and campers near the Grand...

Texas Guard 'biggest player" in Panamax exercise
August 19, 2008 — PANAMA CITY, Panama - The scenario threatened to bring world economies to their knees: A fictional terrorist group took control of an island off Panama, planted mines at approaches to the Panama Canal...

Combat vets prepare Guardsmen for war zone
August 19, 2008 — FORT DRUM, NY - When Maj. Donald McArdle deployed to Iraq with the 42nd Infantry Division in October 2004, he was afraid that he wasn't really ready for war.The training he'd gone through at Fort Drum...

Predator passes 400,000 flight hours
August 19, 2008 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - The MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system surpassed 400,000 flight hours during a mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 18.Members of the 15th...

Florida National Guard prepares for Tropical Storm Fay
August 18, 2008 — TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida National Guard activated about 125 Soldiers and Airmen for its planning cells and alerted other units in preparation for Tropical Storm Fay as the storm approached Cuba...

Poland's "Peace Sky" at home in Arizona
August 18, 2008 — TUCSON, Ariz. - In the transition from Soviet-built MiG-29s and Su-22s to American-built F-16s, Poland takes on one of NATOs most aggressive fighter up-starts known as "Peace Sky."A new generation of...

National Guard Soldiers learn benefits of logistics systems
August 18, 2008 — BISMARCK, N.D. - More than 100 Soldiers from 13 states and territories spent last week here at the Raymond J. Bohn Armory learning about the benefits of Logistics Enabler Systems.The National Guard...

Air Guard Predator pilots increase combat air patrols
August 18, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Although they are some of the busiest pilots in the U.S. military, Air National Guard pilots who are now flying unmanned aircraft from the ground said they still climb into the...

Building capable allies, strong bonds
August 15, 2008 — TUCSON, Ariz. (AFPN) - Over European castles, Middle Eastern deserts and Pacific islands, F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots are soaring in ever-increasing numbers.Their landscapes, nationalities and...

Texas Air Guard conducts medical training in Hawaii
August 15, 2008 — KAHUKU, Hawaii - In a plastic chair in the back of the room, a young man of no more than seventeen sits. He is intensely watching the man in front of him speak. The speaker is dressed in the new...

U.S. Air Guardsmen, Bosnians Restore Monument to Americans Killed in Sarajevo
August 15, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Next to a dirt road cut into the hillside of Mount Igman, southwest of Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, U.S. Air National Guard and Bosnian troops recently repaired a monument marking...

Air Guard pilot cheers for his brother in 2008 Olympics
August 15, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Like two jet fighters in formation, Justin Dumais and his younger brother, Troy, perfectly executed their turns and spins in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.As competitors in the...

Louisiana National Guard's Task Force Voodoo returns to Iraq
August 14, 2008 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - It's technically the battalion's second deployment in the past five years. The first began in December, 2003 - in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom II. During that stint they...

Alabama National Guard holds first Yellow Ribbon program
August 14, 2008 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama National Guard held its first Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) last weekend here at the Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center.The YRRP is designed to provide...

Company focuses on families to support military employees
August 13, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Kim Robinson knows that when military members deploy, they face a lot of stress overseas on top of worrying about their families at home. To help alleviate that stress, Robinson has...

Study spurs reassessment of alcohol awareness programs
August 13, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department officials are assessing ways to better prepare servicemembers, particularly members of the reserve and National Guard, for the stresses of combat so they're better able...

National Guard detachment trains at NFL preseason game
August 13, 2008 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Reporting from the sidelines of an NFL preseason game is not typical duty for military journalists, but for 15 members of the Florida Army National Guard it was good training for...

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response

Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska