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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...

New voice of Air Guard advertising debuts song
June 3, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - "You all allow me to live this dream," said Nashville country music recording artist Laura Bryna, the new voice of Air National Guard advertising, May 30 here, as she debuted her new...

"Hurricane Herb" provides early disaster response test for Florida's military
June 3, 2008 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Just days into the 2008 hurricane season, the Florida Department of Military Affairs and Florida National Guard are actively preparing in case a devastating storm strikes the...

National Guard honors Bulgarian war dead
June 3, 2008 — SOFIA, Bulgaria - The chief of the National Guard Bureau honored Bulgaria's war dead during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Bulgarian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier here June 2."We have come here this...

National Guard, emergency responders encounter simulated chaos following exercise aftershock
June 1, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The new head of the Army National Guard's Family Support Service Division has one thing on her mind: the wellbeing of Soldiers and their families."Sometimes people will see things...

Alaska Air National Guard Deliver Medical Supplies to Cambodia First U.S. military aircraft to land at Kampong Chhnang Province airfield since 1975
May 30, 2008 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Seventeen Guardsmen from the Alaska Air National Guard at Kulis Air National Guard Base landed in Cambodia May 24 in support of Operation Pacific Angel.The Guardsmen deployed to...

Iowa National Guard supporting tornado relief mission
May 29, 2008 — PARKERSBURG, Iowa - Approximately 175 Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are serving on state active duty in support of tornado relief and recovery missions for northeast Iowa. The Servicemembers...

Maryland Army Guard Soldiers train with Baltimore County firefighters to prepare for hurricane and flood season
May 28, 2008 — BALTIMORE, Md. - Hurricane season doesn't officially start until June 1, but the Maryland National Guard and the Baltimore County Fire Department aren't waiting until then to get acquainted.On May 17,...

Air National Guard security forces deploying over 500 to bases in Southwest Asia
May 28, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Over 500 Air National Guard security forces personnel have deployed to Southwest Asia or will be in the coming weeks to support the Global War on Terrorism, according to an official...

Comrades, Loved Ones Provide Reminders of Memorial Day's Meaning
May 23, 2008 — WASHINGTON - To many Americans, Memorial Day means a day off from work with picnics, pool openings and barbecues. But for those who have lost a comrade or loved one in combat, the day takes on a whole...

Military Better Prepared Than Ever for Disaster Relief, Official Says
May 22, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department and U.S. military are better prepared than ever to aid disaster-relief efforts, and have improved measures for tracking military families affected by catastrophe, a...

Additional Wyoming National Guard Soldiers sent to Bagg
May 22, 2008 — CHEYENNE, Wy. - Seventeen additional Wyoming Army National Guard Soldiers deployed last night from the 133rd Engineer Company in Laramie to Baggs, Wyo., to assist Carbon County officials prepare for...

Thailand welcomes Louisiana, honors fallen Soldiers
May 22, 2008 — Louisiana National Guard participates in Operation Cobra GoldKORAT, Thailand - Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard recently traveled here to participate in a month-long Department of Defense...

Face of Defense: Guardsman Trains, Deploys With Active-Duty Division
May 22, 2008 — CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Most National Guardsmen train and mobilize together as a whole unit before deploying to Iraq, but some deploy individually and are attached to active-duty units.Such is the case...

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant