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Ohio Airman named Air National Guard print journalist of the year
March 24, 2008 — The goal of every National Guardmember is to be ready to answer the state and nation's call at a moment's notice.For Tech. Sgt. Dan Clare, a member of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, that call meant... MORE

Guard Biathlon Championship's rookie from Vermont wins race by one second; Green Mountain state skiers dominate individual races
March 20, 2008 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - Winning your first race in the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships race is a rare accomplishment. That's the impressive feat that 2nd Lt. Samuel Morse of... MORE

Funding remedy to prevent decay in dental health readiness likely
March 20, 2008 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - The decay in readiness levels of Army National Guard Soldiers due to dental health is likely be prevented in the near future with an increase in funds that will allow all National... MORE

Guard troops assist with Midwest flood missions
March 20, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard Soldiers and Airmen transported evacuated residents, provided shelter, supplied drinking water and executed other missions in states affected by Midwest flooding on... MORE

"Running a City" in Southern Iraq
March 19, 2008 — CAMP BUCCA, Iraq - Sewers, water, electricity, trash and fuel are services vital to any city in the United States, and urban populations simply cannot function effectively without proper city... MORE

Air Guard Crisis Action Team's room named in Stone
March 19, 2008 — ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. - The last time his coworkers saw Maj. Gregory L. Stone around here was shortly after 9/11.Stone had just served three months as the Air National Guard's Crisis Action Team... MORE

Woody Keeble proved his mettle long before earning the Medal
March 19, 2008 — National Guard Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble had already established his reputation as one of the U.S. Army's finest fighters long before his actions of October 1951 in Korea for which President... MORE

Kansas aircrew brings WWII comrades back from watery grave
March 11, 2008 — A drama unfolded in the skies above the western Pacific island nation of Palau on Sept. 1, 1944, as intense fighting between American and Japanese forces was getting underway. During a raid, comrades... MORE

Air Guard aerobatic pilot booked for busy season
March 11, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guard sponsored aerobatic pilot Maj. John Klatt and his Guarding America, Defending Freedom aerobatic team announced it will again take flight for the Air Guard this... MORE

Earnhardt climbs to sixth in Sprint Cup standings
March 10, 2008 — ATLANTA - National Guard NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his team are now sixth among NASCAR's Sprint Cup leaders after he drove the No. 88 car to a third-place finish in the Kobalt Tools 500... MORE

Maryland civil support team passes test below decks
March 7, 2008 — Part of Capital Spear exerciseWASHINGTON - Tech. Sgt. Chris Bolt and three other members of the Maryland National Guard's 32nd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST) stood in their... MORE

Airmen prepare to airlift flood clean-up kits to Ecuador
March 6, 2008 — MIAMI - Members of Kentucky's Air National Guard are scheduled to help flood-ravaged parts of Ecuador by transporting 162 clean-up kits in a C-130 Hercules March 6 from Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga.,... MORE

Arkansas Soldiers injured as severe weather strikes Camp Shelby
March 4, 2008 — Fourteen Soldiers treated and released after strong winds collapse barracks' roofCamp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss. - Fourteen Soldiers with the Arkansas National Guard's 39th Infantry... MORE

Guard Soldier awarded Medal of Honor posthumously
March 4, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Mentor. Teacher. Legend. Strong. Courageous. A great Soldier. A Good Samaritan.These are some of the ways President Bush described Master Sgt. Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Keeble, a former... MORE

Arizona Guard troops rescue senators in Afghanistan
March 4, 2008 — MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan - When a helicopter carrying three senior U.S. senators was forced to make an emergency landing Feb. 23 in the mountains of Afghanistan due to blizzard conditions, Soldiers of... MORE

Earnhardt passes checkered flag 2nd at Las Vegas
March 3, 2008 — LAS VEGAS - Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving the No. 88 National Guard car's Sprint Cup Series points race debut, finished second at Las Vegas Speedway Mar. 2 in his ninth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start... MORE

Youth ChalleNGe honors its star supporters
February 29, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Three-time Grammy winner Trisha Yearwood, famed NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Kirsten Haglund, the newly-crowned Miss America, were the star power during a gala here Feb. 26 that... MORE

National Guard Civil Support Team plays key role in ricin response
February 29, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A National Guard Civil Support Team (CST) was on scene within an hour Thursday evening after Las Vegas authorities sought help with a suspicious substance that later turned out to be... MORE

Alaska, Mongolia partnership flourishes with shared challenges
February 28, 2008 — HONOLULU - Sprawling territory, extreme cold and rich natural resources are among shared conditions that have created a perfect marriage for Alaska and Mongolia in the National Guard's State... MORE

First Active First graduate continues family tradition of service
February 27, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Pvt. Raymond Loree has become the first Army National Guard Soldier to graduate directly into the active Army's ranks through a new program called Active First.Loree graduated one... MORE