Overseas Operations News - The National Guard - Year 2011

Colorado Army National Guard discovers, recovers missing hikers
July 6, 2011 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A Colorado Army National Guard helicopter aircrew found two bodies on Missouri...

Washington Air Guard JTACs decisive in face of massive ambush
July 6, 2011 — NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Airmen from the Washington Air National Guard directed multiple...

National Guard units provides needed supplies, saves lives
June 24, 2011 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Soldiers in an austere province in Afghanistan received much needed...

Deployed Guard members use medieval war games for entertainment
June 21, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - While deployed, Soldiers often find new hobbies to occupy...

Montana National Guard members provide security on roads, under different sky
June 15, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - The sky was pitch black. The only illumination stemmed from...

Army National Guard’s top enlisted leader acknowledges Soldiers’ sacrifices
June 15, 2011 — PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Army Command Sgt. Maj. Richard J. Burch, the command sergeant major...

Iowa Guard truck drivers deliver under fire
June 14, 2011 — LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - There is an old Soldier's expression: Don't volunteer for...

Iowa Guard cooks sustain troops' morale
June 13, 2011 — PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - In the '80s, a U.S. Army recruiting commercial said, "In the Army, we...

Missouri Guard Airmen tell of increased airlift over Afghanistan
June 13, 2011 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Whether it is food, water, ammunition, medical supplies, machine parts, or simply...

Wyoming Guard members, ANSF train together
June 13, 2011 — PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Soldiers from Company C, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment,...

Vermont Guardsmen Return from Overseas Deployment

Oklahoma Guard, Royal Brunei Forces Build Readiness at Pahlawan Warrior 26

Ohio Guard Airmen Enhance Readiness in Portugal

Georgia Guard Soldiers Endure Jungle Operations Training

Arkansas Guard Airmen Strengthen Readiness With Integration Training