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Air National Guard maintainers keep C-130s flying during fires
July 9, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As the fires in California continue to threaten lives and property, maintainers from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group ensure that the modular airborne fire fighting...

Twin brothers, police officers deploy together for mission in Middle East
July 9, 2008 — MELBOURNE, Fla. - Twin brothers Sgts. Daniel and Timothy DeKoeyer have been together all their lives.As civilians, they serve together as police officers in Deland, Fla., and now the 22-year-old...

C-130s continue aerial firefighting operations in California
July 9, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Aircraft from the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group continued aerial firefighting support missions July 5 in a coordinated effort to control wildfires in California.C-130 Hercules...

Special Forces Soldiers Help Local Community During Flood
July 9, 2008 — "To Liberate the Oppressed," is the motto and primary mission for every U.S. Army Special Forces Soldier.They spend months training for a mission that could possibly last only hours and work aside...

Team Dozer creates fire breaks in California wildfires
July 8, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Ca. - Team Dozer was one of the first ground elements to respond as part of the Operation Lightning Strikes firefighting operations here on July 3.The team, which is a component of the...

Recruiting in the fast lane; Florida National Guard reaches out to Earnhardt Jr. fans during NASCAR weekend at Daytona
July 8, 2008 — DAYTONA BEACH (07/08/2008), Few things symbolize the spirit of America more than the Fourth of July, an American flag, and a citizen-Soldier in uniform.But combine those with NASCAR's most popular...

Department of Defense Announces 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award Recipients
July 8, 2008 — Department of Defense Announces 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award RecipientsARLINGTON, VA, The Department of Defense has announced the 2008 Secretary of Defense Employer Support...

Biathlon conference seeks ways to grow sport
July 8, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard Soldier-athletes have provided the majority of the biathlon competitors for the U.S. Winter Olympic Games teams since 1988. That's an accomplishment that the new...

Montana Guard Starts Pilot Program on Post-Deployment Stress
July 7, 2008 — WASHINGTON - TriWest and the Montana Army and Air National Guard recently launched a pilot program to help Guard members and their families deal with post-deployment stress.TriWest administers the...

Air National Guard unit ready to fight wildfires and save lives
July 7, 2008 — MATHER FIELD, Calif. - Crews from the California Air National Guard's 129th Rescue Wing were certified to perform water bucket operations here Wednesday, becoming the only rescue unit in the U.S. Air...

National Guard part of opening ceremony at AT&T National Golf Tournament
July 7, 2008 — POTOMAC, Md. - Though his tee shot was a little high and left, 9-year-old Jeffrey Dahl showed a lot of composure as he teed off with pro golfer Fred Couples for the ceremonial first shot at the AT&T...

National Guardsmen in Afghanistan Celebrate 4th by Re-Enlisting
July 7, 2008 — CAMP PHOENIX, KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - New York Army National Guard Soldiers stationed here in Kabul marked the Fourth of July with a re-enlistment ceremony.Almost 20 Soldiers were re-enlisted in the Army...

Family ties: Three members of same family deploy together for Afghanistan mission
July 7, 2008 — MELBOURNE, Fla. - In a little more than a month, they'll be serving in Afghanistan, but on July 3 the men and women of the 715th Military Police Company were spending a few last moments with their...

National Guard offers tours of rare butterfly colony in July
July 7, 2008 — ANNVILLE - For three days this month, the Pennsylvania National Guard will offer free guided tours of a rare butterfly colony here at the Fort Indiantown Gap Training Center.The training center is the...

Guard forces go to ground in state's fire fight
July 7, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The first group of 200 California National Guard members called out by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for direct, ground fire line support July 1 have competed their classroom...

DoD Standardizes Waiver Process
July 3, 2008 — The Department of Defense announced changes today to improve the enlistment screening process by standardizing enlistment criteria and generating uniform reporting of waiver types across all services,...

Friends of God
July 3, 2008 — GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA - Two chaplains, one Navy and one Army National Guard, were in a spinning class one day.Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke, right?But the punch line is good: So, they started...

Communities continue to rally behind Illinois National Guard
July 3, 2008 — ALTON, Ill. - Initial flood relief efforts began here around June 13, when Gov. Rod Blagojevich called the Illinois National Guard to state active duty. Since then, Illinois communities have continued...

Wyoming Air National Guard joins military aerial firefighting support efforts
July 3, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Members of the Wyoming Air National Guard and two of their C-130 Hercules aircraft arrived at McClellan Park June 27 to aid in support of firefighting efforts throughout...

California National Guard Continues Battle against Northern California Wildfires
July 2, 2008 — MATHER FIELD, Calif. - The California National Guard (CNG), with support from National Guard equipment and personnel from various other states is currently providing twelve rotary aircraft, eight...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

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