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Chairman Links Family Readiness to Military Readiness
July 22, 2008 — ST. LOUIS - Military commanders agree that troops need good training and good equipment before they... MORE

Hello, Dolly: Texas Guard gears up for storm
July 22, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - At least 600 Texas National Guardmembers prepared for storm duty Tuesday, after... MORE

Texas Army National Guard Sgt. John Stubbs, left, and Sgt. Daniel McMurray load equipment onto trucks Tuesday morning in Bryan, Texas, while preparing for Tropical Storm Dolly which was predicted to strengthen to hurricane force. At least 600 Texas National Guardmembers responded to a call Monday by Gov. Rick Perry to prepare for the storm.

Alaska Guard children featured in Nickelodeon show about "Coming Home"
July 22, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va., Two children of Alaska Army National Guard Maj. Joel Gilbert were recently featured... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard Maj. Joel Gilbert and his family from left to right, wife, Laura, Kayleigh and Angus, were recently featured on a Nickelodeon "Nick News" special, "Coming Home: When Parents Return from War." Gilbert deployed to Iraq as company commander of Co. A, 3/297th Infantry of Juno, Alaska, from October 2004 to January 2006

National Guard Unveils New Lakota Helicopters at Fort Indiantown Gap
July 21, 2008 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Officials at the National Guard's Eastern Aviation Training Site here... MORE

The new UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter sits on the tarmac at the National Guard's Eastern Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. The facility will provide all aviator and aircrew training on the new aircraft.

Delaware Air Guard C-130 aircraft reaches 10,000 hour flying milestone
July 21, 2008 — NEW CASTLE, De. - At mid-day June 5, 2008, a C-130 transport aircraft of the 142nd Airlift Squadron,... MORE

California firefight moves to the ground; MAFFS units wait and see
July 18, 2008 — SACRAMENTO, Calif., This week, less than 30 fires continue to burn uncontained in California, and... MORE

Air National Guardsmen called to assist ground firefighting
July 18, 2008 — Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. - The 129th Rescue Wing is mobilizing approximately 30 Airmen to... MORE

One day fighting fires, the next day a rescue at sea
July 18, 2008 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing launched a... MORE

Guard, DMAT combine resources to provide fire line emergency care
July 18, 2008 — Boonville, Calif., Army National Guard Maj. Rose Abendroth sutured the last of 21 stitches into the... MORE

Wildfire mission for Alabama Guard
July 18, 2008 — MOBILE, Ala. - Two Alabama Army National Guard helicopters departed for California yesterday to... MORE

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

Paraguayan President Awards Top Honor to Massachusetts National Guard General

AFRICOM, National Guard Chaplains Participate in Southern African Development Community Conference