State Partnership Program News - The National Guard

Category: Guard News

Minutemen ready, once again, for inaugural history
January 15, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The 372-year-old National Guard has provided inaugural support for every American... MORE

National Guard details support to inauguration
January 15, 2009 — WASHINGTON – More than 9,000 National Guardsmen and women will support the 56th Presidential... MORE

Virginia Army National Guard Spc. Jerry Andes offers directions to one of the many people who passed through a U.S. Secret Service checkpoint to watch the Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2005.

Louisiana Air National Guard intercepts plane flown by Marcus Schrenker
January 15, 2009 — BELLE CHASSE, La. - Two Louisiana Air National Guard pilots intercepted the airplane used by Marcus... MORE

An F-15 from the 159th Fighter Wing of the Louisiana Air National Guard prepares to launch. Two pilots flying F-15s from the 159th intercepted the airplane used by Marcus Schrenker in what is now being called an attempt to fake his death.

'Do It Yourself' network show bases episode on Florida National Guard
January 15, 2009 — CAMP BLANDING - A popular prime time television series on the DIY Network visited members of the... MORE

Sgt. Robert McNeil (center) of the 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, talks with television host Chris Grundy (right) during filming for an upcoming episode of the DIY Network's show Cool Tools, at the Cecil Commerce Center in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday, Jan. 5, 2008.

Memorial dedicated in memory of 1988 C-130 crew
January 14, 2009 — JACKSONVILLE, Ark. - A lone C-130 propeller blade stands erect, chipped, worn and scratched, telling... MORE

LRS 'Port Dogs' form wing's first Aerial Port Flight
January 14, 2009 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - The 129th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Aerial Port Flight stood... MORE

129th Aerial Port Flight personnel perform safety training at Moffett Federal Airfield, Jan. 4. Senior Airman Razvan Sonea operates a forklift while Staff Sgt. Felipe Mancera demonstrates safety procedures. The 129th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Aerial Port Flight stood up Nov. 1, 2008. 129th Aerial Port personnel, also known as "Port Dogs," are specialized Airmen trained to manage in-transit passenger and cargo movements for state directed missions and AEF deployments, redeployments, and exercises.

Virtual system trains to enhance Homeland Defense
January 13, 2009 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Enter a world of the unexpected, the unimaginable, and one... MORE

National Guard officers can obtain blood banker identifier
January 9, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Army's Office of the Surgeon General announced today a change to the 8T,... MORE

Butter sculpture honors Pennsylvania Guard
January 9, 2009 — HARRISBURG, Pa. - A 900-pound butter sculpture was unveiled Thursday by the dairy farmers of... MORE

A 900-pound butter sculpture of a National Guardsman and his family was unveiled Jan. 8 by the dairy farmers of Pennsylvania as a tribute to the state's National Guard at the 93rd Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg, Pa.

Purple Heart Criteria Exclude PTSD, Defense Officials Say
January 8, 2009 — WASHINGTON - After months of evaluating the criteria, Defense Department officials have decided... MORE

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