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Wildfires just one part of National Guard's domestic response mosaic
June 13, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and â€“Airmen were assisting firefighters tackling wildfires in California, Colorado and North Carolina on Friday.Guardmembers rushed to help in the...

Raven's camera a commander's eyes during domestic emergency
June 13, 2008 — FALLON, Nev. - The smallest aircraft in the National Guard's aviation fleet, the RQ-11 Raven, displayed huge potential here Friday as one of the National Guard's newest damage assessment and...

Military conducts exercise, Oglala Sioux Tribe receives timber
June 12, 2008 — PINE RIDGE, S.D. - Members of two Army National Guard units delivered lumber to various towns on the Pine Ridge Reservation on June 5 as part of the 2008 Golden Coyote training exercise hosted by the...

Guard Soldiers Bring Water to Hope
June 12, 2008 — HOPE, Ind. - Following devastating floods this week in Indiana, National Guard troops provided fresh, potable water from 400-gallon, camouflaged water tanks to the people of Hope, which is about 10...

Army Guard Soldiers receive battlefield promotions
June 12, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Five Army National Guard Soldiers have received battlefield promotions while serving in Iraq.They are the first Minutemen to benefit from a new Army experimental program reintroducing...

Guard floods states with assistance as waters rise
June 12, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Governors in four of six Midwestern states affected by heavy rains and subsequent flooding called out more than 2,000 National Guardmembers this week as flood waters forced residents...

Guard plane photographs flood damage
June 12, 2008 — INDIANAPOLIS - With the help of an advanced counterdrug aircraft, the Indiana National Guard has received live footage of flood damage throughout the state to assist with missions and help local...

Nevada governor launches Vigilant Guard earthquake scenario
June 12, 2008 — CARSON CITY - Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons held a news conference here at the State Emergency Operations Center on Thursday to announce the launch of Vigilant Guard 2008, a full-scale emergency...

F-16 unit moves to next chapter of distinguished history
June 11, 2008 — ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas - While blustery wind played havoc with the microphone on occasion, the proud members of the 147th Fighter Wing standing in formation enjoyed the breeze on their faces here June...

Texas Training Guard's First Dive Team
June 11, 2008 — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The Texas Army National Guard is currently preparing Soldiers to be a part of the 627th Heavy Dive Team, the National Guard's first team of divers.An anchor of the new 627th...

Guard, Earnhardt teams join for a day of racing
June 11, 2008 — LONG POND, Pa. - Hours before his seventh-place start and fourth-place finish in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway here June 9, Dale Earnhardt Jr. looked fresh and rested as he visited...

National Guard Gets First Lakota Helicopters
June 10, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard received its first two UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters last week, marked by a ceremony Saturday in Tupelo, Miss.The 1/114th Service Battalion in Tupelo...

Guard conference fosters Southeast European cooperation
June 10, 2008 — SOFIA, Bulgaria - National Guard and Department of Defense leaders and military chiefs of defense and civilian emergency planners from 10 Southeast European nations who gathered here in early June...

Indiana's Air and Army Guard Respond to Regional Flooding
June 9, 2008 — TERRE HAUTE - As the Air National Guard's 181st Intelligence Wing and the Army National Guard's 519th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion personnel made their way toward Hulman Field, they had an...

Nevadan takes to the sky as first Guard Thunderbird pilot
June 9, 2008 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - Nevada National Guard pilot Maj. Derek Routt has distinguished himself throughout his Air Force career by emphasizing basic character traits such as integrity and work ethic.They...

Camp Atterbury Storm Damage
June 5, 2008 — EDINBURGH, Ind. - Late Tuesday evening a tornado moved through Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center causing significant damage. There were no injuries sustained from the storm.In addition to...

Air Guard pilot to join AF Thunderbirds
June 5, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A Nevada Air National Guard pilot currently assigned to the 232nd Operations Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas has been selected as the operations officer for the U.S...

Idaho Guardsmen Train Afghan National Police
June 5, 2008 — BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan - Deployed Idaho National Guardsmen working as a police mentoring team travel throughout Afghanistan's Parwan province to train and advise the Afghan National Police.As...

Patriot Chopper makes debut ride during Rolling Thunder
June 4, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Although "Rolling Thunder" may be the name of a stirring circus march, for many those two words bring to mind the revving of a half-million motorcycle engines.Every Memorial Day for...

Ohio National Guard memorial honors fallen heroes
June 3, 2008 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - A crowd of about 300 gathered at the Ohio National Guard state headquarters, MG Roberts S. Beightler Armory, in northwest Columbus May 23 to attend the dedication ceremony for a...

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