Guard News - The National Guard

Alaska Guard Conducts Operation Santa Claus
November 30, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The Alaska National Guard is bringing Christmas a month early to children in remote Alaskan villages, some of whom might otherwise not get to see a Santa Claus or receive a holiday...

Trees for Troops program gets boost from National Guard veterans
November 30, 2007 — CHARLTON, N.Y. - Volunteers from the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division helped spread holiday cheer this season by helping to load donated Christmas trees bound for...

Colorful F-16 represents 90 years of history
November 29, 2007 — AUSTIN, Texas (AFPN) - An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the Texas Air National Guard's 111th Fighter Squadron is flying with a special paint job in honor of the squadron's 90th anniversary. All the...

Guard film tells Soldier's story
November 28, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Like many Soldiers deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, the Soldiers from the Oregon National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, brought their personal cameras along during their...

One family, five Guardmembers, one deployment â€“ and one strong wife and mother
November 28, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - This West Virginia National Guard family readiness assistant ought to know a thing or two about her job: five members of Cathy Hammack's family are serving in Iraq.Her husband, two...

Aircraft name now honors a precious payload
November 27, 2007 — JACKSON, Miss. - One of the Air Force's most modern cargo aircraft was named after the nation's oldest military decoration Nov. 20 in a ceremony here attended by Medal of Honor and Purple Heart medal...

Army National Guard Boots Start Walkin'!
November 27, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard (ARNG) announced the expansion of its strategic alliance with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) at the Army National Guard...

Crack house crashes when Counter Drug cracks down
November 26, 2007 — GRANGER, Tx. - On Nov. 15, the corner of Gabriel and Oak streets here became the latest site in a series of abandoned home demolitions performed by the Texas National Guard Counter Drug Task...

Study Jihadists, take advantage of DOD foreign culture, language programs, Guardmembers urged
November 20, 2007 — ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Understanding the Jihadist challenge to the West is crucial for National Guard members who defend the homeland and wage the warfight abroad.So says Dr. John Finney, the...

"Exotic" Army Guard aviation unit returns from deployment
November 20, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - This year, some Guardmembers have more reason to celebrate being home for the holidays. Family, friends and fellow Citizen-Soldiers gathered to honor returning Soldiers of the...

Air Guard readies for expanded center
November 20, 2007 — ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. - Civil engineers call it the Air National Guard's most high-tech office space, ever.When completed, the $52 million Air Guard Readiness Center (ANGRC) expansion - a...

Mears Congratulates Arizona Soldier, NCO of the Year
November 20, 2007 — PHOENIX, Az. - As throngs of race fans swelled the Phoenix International Raceway to capacity Nov. 11 for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series-Checkers Auto Parts 500, a handful of individuals walking through...

Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division team with Egyptian counterparts
November 19, 2007 — CAIRO, EGYPT - Nearly 200 members of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division headquarters, based in Troy, N.Y., will execute a large-scale command post exercise jointly...

Air Guard pilots, maintainers make history in Iraq
November 7, 2007 — AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - Capt. Brian "Snap" Curland, a deployed member of the 175th Fighter Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, made history here when he dropped the first Joint Direct Attack Munition...

Upgraded A-10s prove worth in Iraq
November 7, 2007 — AL ASAD AIR BASE, IRAQ (AFPN) - A new version of the A-10 Thunderbolt II has been flying over Iraq providing close-air support for the ground troops from Al Asad Air Base for nearly two months.As part...

New York unit transports storm relief manpower and equipment
November 6, 2007 — SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras (AFPN) - A team of 19 Airmen and Soldiers and two helicopters from Joint Task Force-Bravo departed here Nov. 5 heading for the Dominican Republic to assist with recovery...

Guardmember turned beauty queen gives back
November 6, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - What's another marathon, really, when you're Jill Stevens?The 2007 Miss Utah is no stranger to the physical and mental discipline required to knock out 26.2 miles. She ran the Marine...

Puerto Rico Guard to fly to the aid of Dominican Republic
November 5, 2007 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico Army National Guard is set to send two helicopters and crews to the Dominican Republic to aid in the relief mission following Tropical Storm Noel.The...

146th EAS continues to battle California fires
November 1, 2007 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Ca. - It's simply RISKY BUSINESS! That's how National Guard pilots best describe the dangers faced while attacking the Southern California fires from the...

Army Guard controller recognized among industry's best
November 1, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Controlling the ground and air space of thousands of military aircraft in a combat zone, day and night, in all weather for 12 months with limited facilities and equipment is what it took...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness