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DoD Announces Certification for WMD-CST Teams in Four States
July 25, 2006 — The Department of Defense notified Congress yesterday that Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support... MORE

Air National Guard Ready, Relevant Force, Director Says
July 24, 2006 — WASHINGTON - The Air National Guard is an integral part of the National Guard force and is... MORE

Guard, Reserve Members Relate Insights, Experiences
July 24, 2006 — WASHINGTON - Three reserve-component members related their insights and experiences from service in... MORE

Guard Bureau chief praises NAACP for making National Guard better
July 21, 2006 — WASHINGTON - The chief of the National Guard Bureau thanked the NAACP on July 18 for its help in... MORE

LTG H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, displays the Meritorious Service Award that he received from the NAACP in Washington on July 18. The National Guard is better prepared today than ever before, Blum said during the NAACP's annual Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Awards Dinner.

West Virginia Air Guard unit jump starts medical care
July 20, 2006 — PLAYAS, N.M. – A former medical clinic is rising like a phoenix after years of neglect in this... MORE

A West Virginia Air National Guard member, not identified for security reasons, helps set up a medical clinic in the abandoned company town of Playas in isolated southwest New Mexico. The clinic will be used to treat personnel participating in Operation Jump Start, the National Guard's support to the Customs and Border Patrol.

52nd WMD
July 19, 2006 — CHILLI COTHE, Ohio – Soldiers and Airmen of the Columbus-based 52nd Weapons of Mass Destruction,... MORE

Members of the 52nd weapons of Mass Destruction, Civil Support Team don their protective chemicals suits.

Guard members bring civilian skills to Jump Start
July 18, 2006 — DEL RIO, Texas – The National Guard has kept Cpl. Rhett Saunders employed since high school, and... MORE

This Texas Army National Guard Soldier gets to wear civilian clothes to prevent wear and tear on his military uniforms while caring for U.S. Border Patrol horses during the year he is serving with Operation Jump Start. Termite is one of his charges at the Del Rio Station in Texas. Border Patrol agents ride horses into areas unsuitable for vehicles. The National Guard is helping the Border Patrol secure the U.S. border with Mexico.

National Guard ahead of schedule for Operation Jump Start
July 17, 2006 — LAREDO, Texas – The National Guard troops flowing to the Southwest border are highly visible to... MORE

A Texas National Guard Soldier, who is not being identified for security reasons, welds a gun cage for the Border Patrol at the Laredo North Station in the Laredo Sector. The Soldier, a Hurricane Katrina refugee who made a new home in Texas, volunteered to serve in Operation Jump Start for a year. The National Guard is helping the Border Patrol secure the U.S. border with Mexico.

Blum: Army Guard Enjoying Big Recruiting Successes
July 14, 2006 — WASHINGTON - The Army National Guard is experiencing its biggest and longest-running recruiting... MORE

National Guard, Border Patrol working as a team
July 12, 2006 — NEAR RADAR HILL, N.M. – Three men scurry around mesquite bushes in the open desert near the United... MORE

Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements

Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General

AFRICOM, National Guard Chaplains Participate in Southern African Development Community Conference

North Carolina Guard Welcomes SPP Partners to Hurricane Response Exercise

Virginia Army Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training