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123rd Airlift Wing: Excellent in first homeland defense inspection
June 1, 2010 — LOUISVILLE, Ky., - The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing successfully completed Air... MORE

Master Sgt. Michael Ludke, a Nuclear-Biological-Chemical Warfare cell chief from the 123rd Airlift Wing of the Kentucky National Guard, upchannels information during an evacuation of his building following a simulated attack at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center in Gulfport, Miss., May 20, 2010. The 123rd and two other units were being evaluated for wartime readiness as part of an Air Mobility Command Operational Readiness Inspection. The ORI was unique in that it marked the first time inspectors evaluated a unit's performance in defense of the United States, using scenarios that played out on American soil rather than a simulated overseas environment.

Louisiana Guard begins Task Force Kout Men in Haiti
June 1, 2010 — PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti - It is an honor and privilege to have the opportunity to serve as Task Force... MORE

Southcom completes Haiti disaster response
June 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The U.S. military today officially ended its hurricane disaster response in Haiti... MORE

Louisiana Guardsmen assist with loading boom
May 28, 2010 — NEW ORLEANS, - Louisiana National Guardsmen of the 1022ndEngineer Company, 527th Engineer... MORE

Sgt. Theron Corey and Sgt. Jaquia Jones, both of the Louisiana National
Guard's 1022nd Engineer Company, 527th Engineer Battalion, record the amount
of outgoing hard boom at Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, La., on May 27,
2010, in support of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup efforts.
Incoming supplies include hard booms, soft booms, absorbent pads, pompoms
and peat moss.

Army floating bridge helps Gulf of Mexico oil spill
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Louisiana National Guard has deployed a 380-foot, boat-powered floating bridge to... MORE

Louisiana National Guardsmen of 2225th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, use two Bridge Erection Boats (BEBs) to position Improved Ribbon Bridge bays into place to serve as temporary wharf.

Obama: Guardsmen can aid intelligence, interdiction at border
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - An agreement to send hundreds of additional NationalGuardsmen to the southwestern U.S... MORE

DOD announces units for upcoming Afghanistan rotation
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Department of Defense announced today the alertof replacement forces scheduled to... MORE

Fallen Missouri Guardsman honored with highway marker
May 28, 2010 — JACKSON, Mo., - Highway markers that will honor four fallen Soldiers - including one Missouri... MORE

New York Guard exhibit opens for Memorial Day
May 28, 2010 — ALBANY, N.Y., - On Easter Sunday 2004, two rocket propelledgrenades slammed into the five-ton truck... MORE

Ohio engineers practice mine-detecting skills in Iraq
May 28, 2010 — BAGHDAD, - Training to maintain proficiency with tools designed to accomplish the mission does not... MORE

Oregon National Guard Soldiers Work to Bring Home Missing Vietnam War Service Member

New Jersey, New York Officer Candidates Train with Albanian, Kosovar Cadets

Virginia Guard Soldiers, Tajikistan Conduct Battle Exchange Training

Michigan-Sierra Leone Partnership Moves Ahead with Multidisciplinary Engagements

Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General