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Alaska Air National Guard Assists in Helicopter Crash Rescue
April 17, 2008 — Joint search effort locates helicopter crash scene, one survivor taken to hospital CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard today helped to recover and transport the survivor of a...

National Guard's State Partnership Program helped Croatia join NATO
April 17, 2008 — ZAGREB, Croatia - Croatian military leaders credit the National Guard's State Partnership Program with helping the country win an invitation to full NATO membership.National Guard leaders visiting the...

National Guard troops vigilant in Kosovo's transition to nationhood
April 17, 2008 — GNJILANE, Kosovo - Thronged sidewalks and cafes, jammed roads and packed store shelves suggest progress in this former war zone where National Guard troops play a key role in an international effort...

Earnhardt and Guard car team climb to third in point standings
April 14, 2008 — PHOENIX - Climbing from fourth to third in NASCAR's Sprint Cup chase for the championship point standings Saturday, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy team finished seventh at...

Cassill finishes 22nd in his eighth career Nationwide Series start
April 14, 2008 — PHOENIX - Landon Cassill, the No. 5 National Guard car driver, finished 22nd in his eighth career Nationwide Series start Friday at the Phoenix International Raceway, Bashas' Supermarkets 200...

Airmen help flooding recovery efforts
April 11, 2008 — WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Airmen from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., recently provided satellite imagery to assist state and federal agencies in relief efforts following flooding in Missouri and...

Maryland National Guard Reaction Force prepares for Preakness
April 10, 2008 — The Maryland National Guard conducted non-lethal weapons training in April at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Md., in preparation for an upcoming security assistance mission at the...

America Supports You: Military Kids Get Special Recognition
April 9, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Military children and their sacrifices took center stage here last night during a reception attended by Defense Department dignitaries."Our Military Kids," a nonprofit organization that...

New York Air Guard member receives Air Force Cross Medal, lost in paperwork, awarded after 40 years
April 9, 2008 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - Retired Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Dennis M. Richardson was awarded the Air Force Cross here April 5, 40 years after the mission which earned him the Air Force's...

Guard car starts with pole position at Texas, finishes 12th
April 7, 2008 — FT. WORTH, Texas - After winning their first pole position of the season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy team finished 12th Sunday at the 500-mile event at Texas Motor...

National Guard offers Nationals welcome at new stadium
April 4, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Baseball, hot dogs and the National Guard.Such was the scene for the inaugural game at the new $611-million Nationals Park in Washington March 30 as Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the...

Colorado's last Guard Vietnam MIA laid to rest
April 4, 2008 — Air Guard members find closureARLINGTON, Va. - The remains of Colorado Air National Guard Maj. Perry H. Jefferson, who vanished during an observation flight 39 years ago over the jungles of South...

Chief urges Counterdrug planes remain on overseas duty
April 2, 2008 — Blum asks program to look hard at available resourcesALEXANDRIA, Va. - National Guard twin-engine counterdrug airplanes should continue supporting special forces missions overseas, and the Guard...

Earnhardt climbs to 4th in championship points at Martinsville
March 31, 2008 — MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 Amp Energy/National Guard car racing team climbed in NASCAR's Sprint Cup chase for the championship standings Sunday from 5th to 4th with a 6th...

5,000 "Super Sacks" might save millions of dollars of crops Governor Jindal commends Guard Soldiers, farmers
March 31, 2008 — CAMP BEAUREGARD, La. - "Before this week is done, I hope every one of us finds one of these soldiers and thanks them for what they do," said Governor Bobby Jindal. "You know, a farmer put it best to...

Guard rehearses response to airliner crash
March 27, 2008 — TUCSON, Ariz. - Air National Guard members at the 162nd Fighter Wing honed their skills during a major accident response exercise here March 26. The scenario called for base first responders to react...

Guard boxers shape their futures during National championships
March 25, 2008 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Even though this year's U.S. Olympic boxing team has been selected for Beijing, other athletes already have set their sights for London in 2012.National Guard Sgts. Cherrie...

Landon Cassill completes first race 19th in No. 5 Nationwide Series Guard car
March 25, 2008 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Eighteen-year-old Landon Cassill started 22nd and finished 19th here March 22 driving the No. 5 National Guard car at Nashville Superspeedway in his first NASCAR Nationwide Series...

Air Guard looks inward for new recruiting campaign
March 25, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A new Air National Guard recruiting campaign that uses Guardmembers to advertise the "unique" opportunities in the Air Guard will kick off April 4 with the launch of a new recruiting...

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...

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

Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska