Guard News - The National Guard

Guard Soldier awarded Medal of Honor posthumously
March 4, 2008 — WASHINGTON - Mentor. Teacher. Legend. Strong. Courageous. A great Soldier. A Good Samaritan.These are some of the ways President Bush described Master Sgt. Woodrow "Woody" Wilson Keeble, a former... MORE

Kurt Bluedog and Russell Hawkins respond to questions from the media outside the White House on March 3, 2008, following a Medal of Honor presentation ceremony. The men accepted the medal from the president on behalf of Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble. Keeble was Bluedog's great-uncle and Hawkins' stepfather, and he is the first full- blooded Sioux Indian to earn the nation's highest military honor. Keeble enlisted in the North Dakota National Guard in 1942.

Arizona Guard troops rescue senators in Afghanistan
March 4, 2008 — MEHTAR LAM, Afghanistan - When a helicopter carrying three senior U.S. senators was forced to make an emergency landing Feb. 23 in the mountains of Afghanistan due to blizzard conditions, Soldiers of... MORE

Earnhardt passes checkered flag 2nd at Las Vegas
March 3, 2008 — LAS VEGAS - Dale Earnhardt Jr., driving the No. 88 National Guard car's Sprint Cup Series points race debut, finished second at Las Vegas Speedway Mar. 2 in his ninth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start... MORE

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet, finished second after starting the race in the eighth position. He ran 234 laps in the top 15 and led 17 of those laps.

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise