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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

Army Guard pilots support missions in Alaska
May 27, 2010 — FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska, - Among the aviators operating out ofthe Elmendorf Air Force Base flight... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Curran, an Alaska Regional Flight Center UC-35 pilot, flies the twin-engine 7-passenger plane during a short hop from Fort Greely to Elmendorf Air Force Base April 26, 2010.

Louisiana aviators launch into battle with oil spill
May 27, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La., - "Launch, Recover, Launch" best describes theoperations tempo of the helicopter... MORE

A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter belonging to the 1/244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, State Aviation Command, Louisiana Army National Guard performs sling-load operations in support of the state of Louisiana's response to the Deepwater Horizon, in Hammond, La., May 11, 2010.

Troop care tops nation's obligations, Biden says
May 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Caring for troops is the nation's "one truly sacred obligation," Vice President Joe... MORE

Missouri Guard Blackhawk, crew responds to oil spill
May 27, 2010 — FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo., - For one of the five Missouri National Guardsmen who make up the first part... MORE

Missouri National Guard Capt. Nicholas Pianalto makes equipment adjustments in the pilot's seat of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the air field of the Christopher S. “Kit” Bond Army Aviation Support Facility at Fort Leonard Wood. Pianalto, who lives in Waynesville, and three other Missouri Guardsman took off from Fort Leonard Wood to help with the response to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico May 26, 2010.

Illinois Guardsmen leave for oil spill duty
May 27, 2010 — DECATUR, Ill., - Five Illinois National Guard Soldiers with the 106th Aviation based here packed... MORE

Montana ANG repeats as best in food service
May 27, 2010 — GREAT FALLS, Mont., - For the second time in the last four years, the Montana Air National Guard... MORE

Summer programs expand for military children
May 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - From camps to golf clinics to acclaimed museums, military children have an abundance... MORE

South Dakota Guard, Suriname Partners Conclude Operation Rumble in the Jungle

Indiana Guard, Slovak Soldiers Dominate in Shooting Competition

African Lion 2026 Brings Vermont National Guard State Partnership Program Partners Together for MEDREX in Senegal

Vermont National Guard Conducts Key Leader Engagements With Senegal Partners Ahead of 2027 Medical Exercise

Hawaii, Philippine Aircrews Strengthen Partnership Through Flight