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Seven Military Members Receive Presidential Award
May 19, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Seven military members received USA Freedom Corps President's Volunteer Service Awards through the Military Volunteer Recognition Initiative in a ceremony at the Eisenhower Executive...

Upcoming Iraq, Afghanistan Rotations Announced
May 19, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department today announced force rotations for Iraq and Afghanistan, including upcoming active-duty deployments later this year and alerts to Army National Guard units to...

Air Guard delivers 200,000 lbs of relief to China
May 19, 2008 — CHENGDU SHUANGLIU INT'L AIRPORT - Two Air Force C-17 Globemaster IIIs landed here May 18 carrying nearly 200,000 pounds of relief supplies in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the...

Air Guard member receives presidential award for volunteerism
May 19, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - An Air National Guard member was among seven servicemembers who received USA Freedom Corps President's Volunteer Service Awards through the Military Volunteer Recognition Initiative...

Pentagon Endorses Transfer of GI Bill Benefits to Spouses, Children
May 16, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The Pentagon provided proposed legislation to Congress to make it easier for servicemembers to transfer GI Bill education benefits to their spouses or children and to increase the tuition...

Chiefs Testify to Historic Impact of Guard, Reserves
May 16, 2008 — WASHINGTON - The nation's top National Guard and reserve officers testified yesterday to the monumental and historic response by their forces in the nation's defense since the terrorism attacks...

Earnhardt to drive 'Citizen-Soldier' car at All Star Race
May 15, 2008 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The National Guard has brought together Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the song "Citizen-Soldier" to unveil the NASCAR Sprint Cup No. 88 Guard car with a special grey and black paint scheme...

America Supports You: Anheuser-Busch Offers Free Theme Park Admission
May 15, 2008 — WASHINGTON - For the rest of this year, sitting in Shamu the killer whale's "splash zone" or talking turkey with a big yellow bird are just two activities servicemembers and their families can enjoy...

Face of Defense: Mother, Son Prepare to Deploy to Kosovo Together
May 15, 2008 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Many mothers sit at home and wonder what their deployed son or daughter is doing, hoping everything is all right and waiting for the next phone call. Some might see a mother...

New York Unit Brings Canadian Forces, Air Guard Troops Together
May 14, 2008 — ROME, N.Y. - While North American Aerospace Defense Command celebrates its rich and historic 50-year history, one unit will remain diligently watching the skies just as it did on Sept. 11, 2001. The...

Expect aerial firefighting pace to increase, Guard told at training event
May 12, 2008 — PORT HUENEME, CA - Expect a lot of aerial firefighting by California and others states' National Guard forces this year, according to Neal Hitchcock, deputy operations director of Fire and Aviation...

Maryland Army Guard aviators prepare for active hurricane season
May 12, 2008 — EDGEWOOD, Md. - Experts are predicting a "well above average" hurricane season for 2008, and the Maryland Army National Guard stands ready to respond.In addition to attending quarterly flood rescue...

Guard answers calls in battered states
May 12, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard members in four states were called out by their governors to assist civil authorities May 12 after tornados crossed the Southwest May 10 and flooding on the Delaware...

West Virginia wins top 2008 Army National Guard award
May 9, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A 12-year quest was fulfilled May 7 when the West Virginia Army National Guard won the top 2008 Army National Guard Army Communities of Excellence (ACOE) award and $750,000."We've...

RED HORSE members make difference on the border
May 9, 2008 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. (AFPN) -- Dusty, drug infested, deadly and downright desolate areas are just some of the daily obstacles faced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers patrolling nearly...

National Guard CSM to urge more overseas training, talks about the reserves' changing role
May 8, 2008 — By next summer, the U.S. Army National Guard will make up half of all U.S. Soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.But it's not a first.The nation's "Citizen-Soldiers" made up 56 percent of U.S. combat...

America Supports You: Chrysler Kicks Off Military Appreciation Month
May 6, 2008 — DETROIT - Patriotism was in full gear at the Chrysler headquarters today, as hundreds gathered inside the star-spangled atrium of the automaker's main hub to honor America's men and women in...

Guard Civil Support Team brings unique capability to exercise
May 5, 2008 — FORT LEWIS, Wash. - In a training exercise that involved a suspected improvised explosive device releasing an unknown poisonous gas, the Washington National Guard's 10th Weapons of Mass...

Washington Guard disaster scenario joins service components
May 5, 2008 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - When a volcano erupts and discharges half a mountain of ash on your state, then you have a major disaster.For Sgt. Maj. Brian Rikstad, chief of operations for the Washington...

Washington response teams combine exercise efforts
May 5, 2008 — FORT LEWIS, Wash. - A joint exercise to prepare for large-scale disasters took place here May 1 - 4 that included the Washington National Guard's multi-role response team called the Chemical,...

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant

Air Guard Security Forces Strengthen Readiness With Green Berets

Hawaii National Guard Rescues Paramedics During Hurricane Lala

Hawaii Guard Supports Tropical Cyclone Lala Response

South Carolina Guard Enhances Readiness With Advanced HH-60M Black Hawk