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DoD official highlights Guard's role in Haiti response
January 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - With the number of U.S. forces in Haiti expected to rise to more than 18,000 in coming... MORE

Teamwork: Guard, federal agencies, states prepare for hurricanes
January 25, 2010 — TAMPA, Fla. - More agencies are communicating and collaborating better as a team preparing for the... MORE

Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, left, said Jan. 22, 2010, at the national States and Territories Hurricane Response Workshop in Tampa, Fla., that more agencies are communicating and collaborating better to prepare for domestic hurricane response. Also pictured are Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Jr., commander, Northern Command; Juliette Kayyem, assistant secretary, the Department of Homeland Security, and Rear Adm. Mary Landry, commander, 8th Coast Guard District. The National Guard Bureau and Northern Command co-sponsored the weeklong workshop hosted by the Florida National Guard.

McKinley joins Colorado birthday celebration
January 25, 2010 — DENVER - Today, as the Colorado National Guard celebrated its 150th birthday, Air Force Gen. Craig... MORE

Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, speaks at the Military Ball of the Colorado National Guard Jan. 23, 2010 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. He was invited to help the Colorado Guard celebrate its 150th birthday.

Texas ANG prepares for Haiti duty
January 25, 2010 — AUSTIN, Texas - An aircraft from the 147th Reconnaissance Wing here at Ellington Field that has... MORE

An RC-26 from the 147th Reconnaissance Wing of the Texas Air National Guard that has proven its value during many of the recent domestic emergencies is being deployed to Haiti this week. The RC-26, an aircraft traditionally used in support of drug interdiction and law enforcement missions, was heavily used during Hurricanes Katrina and many storms thereafter, but has also seen many rotations overseas.

West Point accepts Illinois Guardsman
January 25, 2010 — EAST ST.LOUIS, Ill., - Most high school seniors spend their final months before graduation thinking... MORE

Pfc. Jordan Leskera of Edwardsville (left) smiles after reality sinks in and he realizes he has been accepted to West Point, a premier school for young Army Officers and the oldest military academy in the United States. Brig. Gen. Ronald Morrow (right), Assistant Adjutant General for the Illinois Army National Guard, read the acceptance letter in front of Leskera's Illinois Army National Guard peers and his family at a ceremony at the East St. Louis armory on Jan. 23.

Arkansas ANG to deploy seven troops for imagery analysis
January 22, 2010 — LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark., - The Arkansas Air National Guard's 123rd Intelligence Squadron... MORE

North Dakota triumphs at regional biathlon event
January 22, 2010 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. - Maybe they were a little more pumped upbecause their adjutant general was... MORE

Use caution when donating to relief efforts, expert says
January 22, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - In response to the devastation caused by the Jan. 12earthquake in Haiti, there's been... MORE

Puerto Rico ARNG flying latest helicopter in support of those who support
January 22, 2010 — SAN JUAN, P.R., - Sharing ramp space with the decades old UH-60 Blackhawks and even older OH-58... MORE

Kentucky ANG to establish airbase in Dominican Republic
January 22, 2010 — LOUISVILLE, Ky., - The Kentucky Air National Guard has mobilized about 45 members of the 123rd... MORE

Missouri Guard Strengthens Ties with Panama Through Disaster Response Exchange

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