Family Programs News - The National Guard

New 'eMagazine' keeps families in the know
April 10, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - All the support programs in the world won't do any good if no one knows about... MORE

DoD celebrates military children in April
April 2, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Defense Department and communities throughout the world will continue the... MORE

Program offers confidential counseling for troops, families
April 2, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - With the country embroiled in two wars, frequent deployments, and the home-front... MORE

Special screening of new Sesame Street program available to Illinois Guard families
March 13, 2009 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street,... MORE

Gary Knell, president and CEO of Sesame Workshop and Sesame Street's Elmo and Rosita, speaks with Elmo and Rosita during the screening of "Coming Home: Military Families Cope with Change," a Sesame Street special, at the Pentagon, March 18, 2009. Sesame Workshop, a nonprofit educational organization, has spent the past two years creating materials to help military families with young children cope with deployments, homecomings and changes.

New York Guard hosts largest "reintegration" effort yet
February 25, 2009 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. - More than 700 Soldiers and family members filled the Riverside Convention Center... MORE

Air National Guard Tech Sgt. Shannon Pingitore, a member of Joint Forces Headquarters-New York Human Resources Directorate, provides Army National Guard Spec. Michael Anderson Jr. with information about full time employment opportunities in the National Guard during the New York Army National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program meeting at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Feb. 21.

Dad's duties to troops and tots
February 24, 2009 — COOLIDGE, Ariz. - When Arizona Army National Guard Capt. Brian Dudley deployed to Operation Iraqi... MORE

Tyler Dudley, left, is lovingly held by his dad, Army Capt. Brian Dudley, right, at the departure ceremony of the 363rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company from the National Guard Armory in Coolidge, Ariz., on Saturday, February 21, 2009. The senior Dudley commands 24 other Soldiers responsible for ordnance removal in Iraq and Afghanistan for the coming year.

Illinois Guard reaches out to families of deployed Soldiers
February 24, 2009 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois National Guard continues to reach out to returning veterans with... MORE

Kentucky FRG provides hot meals to Soldiers
February 18, 2009 — CENTRAL CITY, Ky. - The Kentucky National Guard’s 307th Maintenance Company was able to stay warm... MORE

Family Readiness Group President Cindy Shanks shows off some home made vegetable soup to Soldiers at the 307th Maintenance Company Armory. She cooked the meal on a friend's gas stove to bring to Soldiers during the January ice storm.

Fisher House announces 2009 Newman's Own award competition
February 18, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Fisher House Foundation has announced the start of the 2009 Newman's Own... MORE

Suicide Prevention Hotline Saves Veterans' Lives
February 17, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Help is only a phone call away for military veterans considering suicide.Nearly... MORE

Oregon Guard Helps Vietnam with Trauma Care Requirements

Arkansas Guardsmen Return from Southwest Asia Deployment

Wisconsin Guard Security Forces Conduct Augmentee Training

National Guard Members Showcase Innovation

175th Wing Fire Department Helps Rescue Man from Frigid Water