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Father follows daughter into Ohio National Guard
August 6, 2008 — GREEN, Ohio - When military recruits speak of their reasons for enlisting, many cite family pride and tradition as their strongest motivation. The desire to follow in a parent's footsteps has prompted...

Guardmembers compete in international pentathlon in Turkey
August 6, 2008 — Nevada Guardsman places 2nd in eventA Nevada Guardsman finished second in an international military pentathlon event in Istanbul, Turkey, held July 4-13.Teamed with a British and a German soldier,...

Airmen return from fighting the Telegraph Fire near Yosemite National Park
August 6, 2008 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Twenty-eight Airmen of Task Force Bucket who were supporting Operation Lightning Strike returned here today after nearly two weeks of training and fighting the...

America Supports You: Scholarship Keeps Military Families "In the Fold"
August 5, 2008 — WASHINGTON - A military child's education is one of many things a servicemember's injury or death in the line of duty could jeopardize. To make sure that never happens, retired Air National Guard F-16...

California Guard team rescues ailing man
August 5, 2008 — BURNT RANCH, Calif. - The California National Guard's Task Force Shovel has supported their state's wildfire mission since their mid-July arrival at the school yard here in Burnt Ranch, a tiny remote...

National Guard ready for Tropical Storm Edouard
August 4, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. (08/04/2008) - Up to 1,200 National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen stood ready as Tropical Storm Edouard approached Texas on Monday.With about 1,000 Guardmembers serving overseas,...

Air Guard clears airfield operations for a Total Force horizon
August 4, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guard officials here recently said their knowledge and resources in airfield operations is "successfully" training the Air Force's next air base managers.The Air Guard's...

Iowa National Guard quenches RAGBRAI thirsts for 14 years
August 4, 2008 — HARLAN, Iowa - Three thousand, four hundred gallons of water, 20 ounces at a time.That's what it takes to quench the thirst of 15,000 bicyclists at just one water stop during a 471-mile, week-long...

Pennsylvania Guard convoys to California and back
August 4, 2008 — PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. - Crossing 11 states and four time zones with 25 military vehicles for a total of 2,580 miles equals one successful convoy for the National Guard 1067th Transportation Company based...

Massachusetts Militia Soldier was an Olympic pioneer
August 4, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Imagine the Olympic Games without (1) the specter of terrorists, (2) tests for outlawed drugs, or (3) gold medals. That was the Olympics that a Soldier who served in the Massachusetts...

Syracuse ANG Airmen 'don't fear the Reaper'
August 1, 2008 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Instead of the Fighting Falcon's roar, the hum of a turboprop engine will carry the 174th Fighter Wing's weapon system of the future into the skies -- but the pilots will stay...

Air Guard marks training center's 40th anniversary
August 1, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air National Guard celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Training and Education Center (TEC) at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn., July 30-31 with several events that...

South Dakota wraps up engineer missions in Suriname
August 1, 2008 — PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Suriname citizens may not recognize the De Nieuwe Grond Clinic thanks to 210 Soldiers from the South Dakota Army National Guard participating in Beyond the Horizon 2008.A...

Air Guard medics cast off for Continuing Promise
August 1, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Eight Air National Guard medical technicians boarded the USS Kearsarge in Norfolk, Va., Friday to participate in the second phase of Continuing Promise 2008, a four-month humanitarian...

New York agencies partner to help returning Soldiers
August 1, 2008 — ALBANY, N.Y. (Army News Service) - Starting today, citizen Soldiers here will now receive mental health screening thanks to a new partnership between the New York State Division of Veterans Affairs,...

Down-range Soldiers: Life as mentors for the Afghan National Police
August 1, 2008 — CAMP AIRBORNE, WARDAK PROVINCE - Like their brothers assigned to Embedded Training Teams (ETTs) for the Afghan National Army, members of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix serving on Police Mentoring...

Texas National Guard medics help South Texas communities in Operation Lone Star
July 30, 2008 — CAMP MABRY, Austin, Texas - Texas National Guard personnel had to dodge flooded streets, downed power lines and trees after Hurricane Dolly to begin Operation Lone Star, but they are in place and the...

JTF sentinel mission becomes 'wait and see'
July 30, 2008 — MATHER AIRFIELD, Calif. - Since the California fires began June 21, Army and Air National Guard aircrews have flown continuously, supporting the massive fire fighting operation.At the height of the...

Active, Guardmembers give back to disabled vets
July 30, 2008 — OMAHA, Neb. - As disabled veterans tested their limits during the National Disabled Veterans Wheelchair Games, which wrapped up here yesterday, nearly 400 military volunteers provided the...

'Noble Resolve' experiment tests emergency-response communications
July 30, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Defense Department agencies as well as state and local emergency-preparedness organizations in Virginia, Oregon, Colorado and Indiana are honing their communication and coordination...

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