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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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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

Mass. Guard Wing Boosts Readiness to Respond to Battlefield Casualties

Washington Guard Sustains Wildfire Response Across State

Ohio Airman Receives Bronze Star For Actions During Deployment

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Three After Cessna Crash

Montana Guard Rescues Injured Teen in Beartooth Mountains