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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...

IndyCar zooms National Guard into a new racing dimension
July 2, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A new relationship with IndyCar promises to propel National Guard recruiting forward and give Citizen-Soldiers and,Airmen a more personal interest in another sport.The new 230-MPH,...

Arkansas medical company returns home after successful mission
July 2, 2008 — FORT McCOY, Wisconsin - After treating more than 20,000 patients and being recognized as the highest volume medical company in Iraq, the 213th Area Support Medical Company (ASMC) of the Arkansas Army...

California Guard ordered to battle wildfires on the ground; Air Guard firefighting C-130s continue to make drops
July 2, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - About 200 California National Guard members were ordered by their governor on Tuesday to provide direct ground support to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection...

Michigan ARNG general trains, recruits Iraqi policemen
July 2, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Lasting security in Iraq is one of the top challenges facing those in the country and one of the benchmarks for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region.One way to attain lasting...

New Policy Aims to Help Prevent Loss of Leave
July 1, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Servicemembers expecting to lose annual leave on Sept. 30 due to caps on carryover leave will be the first to benefit from a new policy that allows them to keep more annual leave, earn or...

Illinois Air National Guard takes on new non-flying missions
July 1, 2008 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Air National Guard will take on three new non-flying missions at two of its Air National Guard wings, Maj. Gen. William L. Enyart, the state adjutant general,...

107th Airlift Wing Bids Remaining Veteran Tanker Aircraft Goodbye
July 1, 2008 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, NY - The New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing flew its last tanker mission on June 22 bidding farewell to its only remaining KC-135R Stratotanker and...

Alaska Air National Guard Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony
July 1, 2008 — Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing breaks ground on Elmendorf for historic moveCAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing held a historic ground breaking ceremony today on...

Guard team trains for response to disaster scenario in Florida
July 1, 2008 — CAMP BLANDING JOINT TRAINING CENTER - You're trapped under tons of rubble. You can't move, everything is dark, and the stifling air is so thick with concrete dust you can barely breathe. Minutes ago...

Florida Guard Chaplains Host First Changing of the Stole Ceremony

Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker