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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

Guard officers run 550 miles for resiliency
May 28, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - What does it take to get servicemembers to takecharge of their mental and physical... MORE

New security strategy touts partnership efforts
May 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Military-to-military contacts are a "criticalcomponent" of global engagement and... MORE

Three-time chess champ wins after running Iraq tourneys for New Jersey Guard
May 27, 2010 — FORT MYER, Va., - Capt. Arthur Macaspac needed a little help from a few new friends to win his third... MORE

Capt. Arthur Macaspac wins his third crown at the 2010 All-Army Chess Championships played May 16-21 at Joint Base Henderson Hall-Fort Myer, Va. Macaspac, who also won All-Army championships in 2006 and 2008, as a lieutenant in the New Jersey Army National Guard. He currently serves with the 304th Civil Affairs Brigade in Philadelphia, Pa.

National Guard leaders observe Israel’s nationwide exercise
May 27, 2010 — TEL AVIV, Israel - Sirens wailed across Israel and residents took shelter today during a nationwide... MORE

Reporters surround Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, in Ramdan, Israel on May 26, 2010. A National Guard delegation is visiting the country to strengthen a relationship with the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command and observe National Level Exercise Turning Point 4.

Missouri Guard to help Louisiana with oil spill response
May 27, 2010 — FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska, - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., - Gov. Jay Nixon said today that aviation assets... MORE

North Carolina Guard Creating Shared Experiences

A Career of Service: Illinois Army Guard Soldier Reflects on Time in Active Component, Army Guard, and Army Reserve

District of Columbia Guard, Jamaican Defence Force Partner at Cyber Exercise

Ohio Guard Attends Exercise Platinum Wolf in Serbia

Tennessee Guard Participates in Bulgaria’s Best Warrior Competition