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Electronic warfare offers new jobs for tech-savvy Guardsmen
February 13, 2009 — WASHINGTON - A new career field makes room for 1,600 full-time electronic warfare professionals for... MORE

USA Basketball proclaims support for Guardsmen, Reservists
February 13, 2009 — PHOENIX, Ariz. - On the eve of the highly-anticipated NBA All-Star weekend, Arizona's own Jerry... MORE

Arizona sports icon Jerry Colangelo, left, signs a Statement of Support for the Employer Support of Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program as Major General Hugo Salazar, The Adjutant General of Arizona, looks on. Other dignitaries present included Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, background, far left.

Jeff Gordon joins National Guard team
February 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Three-time Daytona winner Jeff Gordon broke his winless streak Feb. 12 by crossing... MORE

Jeff Gordon, driver of the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, won the first Gatorade Duel on Thursday and will line up third for Sunday's Daytona 500.

Army Guard participates in stand-down
February 13, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Beginning Feb. 15, the Army will conduct a 30-day stand-down that will include... MORE

Captain Abraham Lincoln of the Illinois militia
February 12, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Feb. 12, 1809, is the birth date of Abraham Lincoln, the man who gets the most... MORE

Capt. Abraham Lincoln of the Illinois Volunteer Militia at the time for the Black Hawk War 1831-32. The statue was made by sculptor Leonard Crunelle and was unveiled in Dixon, Ill., Sept. 24, 1930.

Air Force reinstates good conduct medal for enlisted members
February 12, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Air Force has reinstated its Good Conduct Medal for exemplary service by... MORE

Decade of Health launches 2009 campaign
February 12, 2009 — HOUSTON, Texas - Ready & Resilient, the fourth campaign in the Army National Guard's Decade of... MORE

Illinois Soldier starts recycling program in Afghanistan
February 12, 2009 — BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - A recycling program, aimed to improve air quality and reduce trash,... MORE

A Soldier with 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry, Illinois National Guard, based in Chicago, recycles a plastic bottle as part of a new recycling program that just began at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Laghman province, northeastern Afghanistan.

Oklahoma Guard aids local community after devastating tornado
February 12, 2009 — Oklahoma City, Okla. - Tornado season in Oklahoma started more than a month early on Feb. 10 as a... MORE

Spc. Barrett Troutman (right), of Tishomingo, and Spc. Timothy Stelly (center), of Ardmore, use a map to show a local man the cordoned off sections of Lone Grove, Okla. The Soldiers were providing security for any area of Lone Grove that was devastated by a tornado on Tuesday evening.

North Carolina Guardsman to join AFRICOM team
February 11, 2009 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A North Carolina National Guardsman has been tapped to help construct a medical... MORE

North Carolina Air National Guardsman Maj. Douglas Simons will begin working as AFRICOM's medical plans and operations officer beginning March 1.

National Guard, Nordic Partnerships Bolster European Defenses

New Jersey Guard, Albanian Military Boost Medics’ Combat Readiness

Lithuanian Defense Delegation Visits Pennsylvania Guard Drone Facility

U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Hosts State Partnership Program Senior Leader Forum

New Jersey Guard Pilots SPP Equipment Transfer to Generate Cost Savings