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West Tennessee Rocks...and the Guard Rolls; NG exercises a mock earthquake scenario
April 22, 2008 — MILLINGTON, Tenn. - A fresh cloud of white dust slowly settles to reveal a mangled pile of rubble. Once a hospital and parking garage, wires and rebar protrude out of the broken concrete. The deep mud...

Local father, daughter support Vigilant Guard
April 22, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - The Vigilant Guard exercise taking place this week in Beaufort County, S.C., reinforces that all incidents are local, and for one local father and his daughter, the exercise has given...

NEADS ANG members return after deployment to Kyrgyzstan
April 21, 2008 — ROME, N.Y. - The Northeast Air Defense Sector doesn't deploy people, right? Wrong.In the unit's largest deployment ever, nearly 30 security force members deployed on a six-month tour to Manas Air...

Bosnia and Herzegovina emulates the National Guard
April 21, 2008 — SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Military leaders in this formerly war-torn country look to the National Guard as a model for reform.A match with Maryland in the National Guard's State Partnership...

Air Guard EMEDS team breaks new ground in Vigilant Guard
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - An Air National Guard Expeditionary Medical Support team will pioneer new territory in military medical training and education as part of Vigilant Guard South Carolina, one of the...

Soldiers from Denmark observe Vigilant Guard 2008
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - After serving with South Carolina Guardsmen in Afghanistan, 40 soldiers from the Army of Denmark are spending two weeks in Beaufort County, S.C., observing a major National Guard...

Media invitation to the largest preparedness exercise in South Carolina hosted by the National Guard
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - The media is invited to participate in a disaster preparedness exercise called Vigilant Guard that will test the capabilities and interoperability of local regional and state level...

Alabama Airman follows family tradition
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - For Staff Sgt. Devin Boggan, serving in the Alabama Air National Guard is simply a family tradition."I joined just as my father retired (from the Guard)," said Boggan, who works as a...

Kansas Airman ready to lend a hand
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Staff Sgt. Doyse Manz knows something about responding to a disaster.The Kansas Air National Guard surgical technician was part of the National Guard team that responded to...

Staying in touch after disaster strikes
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Maintaining reliable communications is a challenge in any disaster. Power may be out, phone lines may be down, even cell phones may not work. But when disaster strikes and the...

Convoy regulations keep traffic moving
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Making sure a 75 vehicle convoy stays on schedule is a big job, but not too big for the 1052nd Transportation Company from Kingstree, S.C.They are responsible for maintaining the...

Beaufort and Charleston, South Carolina: Still making history today
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Cooled by pleasant breezes and warmed by the ever-present sun, the city of Beaufort (pronounced bew-fert) is South Carolina's second oldest city, founded in 1711. Beaufort's marine...

South Carolina Guard's 43rd Civil Support Team assists local fire district during National Guard exercise
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - Lt. Col. Paul Laymon, commander of the South Carolina National Guard's 43rd Civil Support Team, received a phone call early this morning informing him of a potential crisis situation...

Greenville Soldier prepares for disaster response
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - George Green had never even heard of Vigilant Guard when he joined the South Carolina Army National Guard in 2007. Now, just a year later, he's right in the middle of it.Pvt. Green,...

Rubble pile creates realistic search and rescue scenarios
April 21, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - The National Guard will be conducting search and rescue operations in a rubble pile during the Vigilant Guard 2008 exercise April 21 - 24.The Response International Group (RIG) from...

Louisiana Guard prepares for hurricane season
April 18, 2008 — Guard validates emergency plans with disaster response exercise CAMP BEAUREGARD, La. - The Louisiana National Guard finished months of preparation with a joint Disaster Response Exercise April 2-6 in...

Kentucky National Guard, Emergency Management prepared to respond to earthquake
April 18, 2008 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - Early this morning the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management (KYEM) activated the State Emergency Operations Center in Frankfort in response to the earthquake that woke...

Media invitation to National Guard disaster preparedness exercise
April 18, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - The media is invited to participate in a major disaster preparedness exercise called Vigilant Guard that will test the capabilities and interoperability of local regional and state...

National Guard brings public affairs capability to exercise
April 18, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - The National Guard deployed a public affairs capability to support a major disaster preparedness exercise called Vigilant Guard, which will test the capabilities and interoperability...

Eagle Vision assists with Vigilant Guard disaster operations
April 18, 2008 — BEAUFORT, S.C. - The 169th Communications Flight from McEntire Joint National Guard Base in Eastover, S.C., utilizes Eagle Vision 4 to capture a satellite photograph of the Beaufort area to assess...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response