Guard News - The National Guard

Youth ChalleNGe Cadets Tour Pentagon, Capitol
February 27, 2007 — WASHINGTON - For New Orleans native Myeisha Goldston, it's all about the attitude - and she used to have a "b-a-a-a-a-d" one, she confessed. Now, though, her attitude and her life have taken a...

RED HORSE logistical hub supports Airmen uprange
February 27, 2007 — United States military operations worldwide have reaped the benefits from a highly mobile, self-sufficient civil engineer mobile force known as the "Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair...

Air Guard director visits only blended Total Force wing
February 26, 2007 — The director of the Air National Guard visited the Air Force's only blended total force wing Feb. 10-11 as part of his initiative to visit units and get a firsthand look at the missions and troops of...

Mears Endures a Rough Homecoming at California Speedway
February 26, 2007 — FONTANA, Calif. - It was a disappointing Sunday in California for Casey Mears and the No. 25 National Guard/GMAC team. After qualifying tenth, the team struggled with an ill-handling race car during...

Air Force band builds relations in Peru
February 23, 2007 — CHICLAYO, Peru (AFNEWS) - An Air Force regional band is on tour here sharing the Air Force story through music and entertainment while supporting Airmen participating in a joint military exercise and...

USNORTHCOM hosts hurricane preparation conference
February 23, 2007 — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Representatives from military and civilian agencies that would provide federal hurricane relief efforts attended the second annual Hurricane Preparation Conference...

'Hodgepodge' convoy escort platoon comes together to get job done
February 20, 2007 — CAMP ADDER, Iraq - Combat logistics patrol teams are normally comprised mostly of military police officers, trained from day one to perform the inherently dangerous mission of escorting supply trucks...

National Guard Assists in Storm-Battered New York
February 15, 2007 — WASHINGTON - About 100 troops from the New York Army National Guard are assisting in snow removal in upstate New York, where winter storms have left more than 10 feet of snow in some areas over the...

South Dakota National Guard engineers support border mission
February 9, 2007 — NOGALES, Ariz. – Heavy road construction equipment operators with the South Dakota Army National Guard's 842nd Engineer Company have spent their annual training reconstructing a 1.5 mile section of...

Florida National Guard assists in deadly storm recovery
February 5, 2007 — LADY LAKE, Fla. - When violent storms tore through central Florida on Friday, Feb. 2, the Lady Lake Church of God was leveled by a tornado that literally tore the building to pieces.A day later...

Florida National Guard Ready to Assist After Tornado Strike
February 2, 2007 — WASHINGTON - More than 8,000 Florida National Guard members are ready to assist local authorities after a tornado touched down in the central part of the state early this morning, a Florida National...

Illinois Soldiers Follow 'Da Bears' to Big Game in Miami
February 1, 2007 — LOGISTICS SUPPORT AREA ANACONDA, Iraq - Many soldiers from the 1744th Transportation Company weren't alive the last time the Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl, in 1986.But about half of the unit's...

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