State Partnership Program News - The National Guard

Category: Guard News

Indiana Guard begins next mission - recovery
June 16, 2008 — INDIANAPOLIS - Some Indiana National Guardsmen began to return to their homes on Sunday, while... MORE

Air National Guard shores up as flood recedes
June 16, 2008 — CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - One hundred-fifty Air National Guardsmen from the 185th Air Refueling Wing in... MORE

Members of the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing unload their gear at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. State officials activated the National Guard to the help with recovery efforts after massive flooding caused evacuations from towns along major rivers.

Citizenship path for Airmen now a total-force reality
June 16, 2008 — RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - In support of Total-Force integration, U.S. citizenship application... MORE

Severe storms force Illinois troops to evacuate Arkansas training site
June 16, 2008 — FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. - A severe thunderstorm swept through the Fort Chaffee and Fort Smith, Ark. area... MORE

Visible storm damage to temporary military housing at a remote training site after a series of severe storms passed through Sunday evening. Soldiers from the Illinois National Guard are conducting pre-mobilization training for an upcoming deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Several Soldiers were injured; no injuries were serious.

Saving Rare Butterfly, Artifacts Helps Posts Win Environmental Award
June 13, 2008 — WASHINTON - Two Army installations received the 2008 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award... MORE

Redstone Arsenal archeologist Ben Hoksbergen demonstrates prehistoric fire-making technology to home-schooled students. He was one of the representatives from Redstone at the Pentagon Wednesday to accept the DoD Environmental Excellence award.

Cartoonist drawn to Gitmo
June 13, 2008 — U.S. NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson, a syndicated editorial... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Vaughn R. Larson, a syndicated editorial cartoonist.

Arkansas unit celebrates Father's Day in Iraq; New dads unite with infants with technology
June 13, 2008 — VICTORY BASE COMPLEX, Baghdad - Photographs of varying sizes adorn the ceramic walls of the office... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class John Reed holds his newborn baby Ryleigh Alexis who was born May 20, 2008 in Searcy, Arkansas.

Wisconsin National Guard provides real-time video of flood damaged areas
June 13, 2008 — MADISON, Wis. - Flying at 8,000 feet above flood ravaged Wisconsin, members of the Wisconsin... MORE

Mission system operation Lt. Col. Tim Howell of the 186th Air Refueling Wing, Meridian, Miss., operates a console aboard an RC-26. Working with several state agencies along with the Wisconsin Air National Guard, the Mississippi Air National Guard RC-26 demonstrated the benefits of this new capability during an initial flood assessment mission in southern Wisconsin on June 10. The crew flew above the flood stricken region transmitting real-time imagery to the Wisconsin Joint Operations Center and the Wisconsin Emergency Operations Center.

National Guard recruiting stays strong; Air Guard zeroes in on full strength
June 13, 2008 — Army Guard chaplain shortage cut almost in halfARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard has been so... MORE

Wildfires just one part of National Guard's domestic response mosaic
June 13, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and â€“Airmen were assisting firefighters tackling... 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