Home : News
Results:
Archive: 2009

Illinois Guard reaches out to families of deployed Soldiers
February 24, 2009
Tennessee general visits Volunteer well drillers
February 24, 2009
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert A. Harris, commander, 194th Brigade speaks to local community leaders and military personnel near a well-drilling site in Djibouti, Feb. 20. Brig. Gen. Harris was on a five-day trip to Djibouti to visit his troops here. The well was being drilled by the 775th Well Drilling Detachment of the 194 Bde., a part of the Tennessee Army National Guard.
Mardi Gras spirit sent to Louisiana Guardsmen in Iraq
February 24, 2009
Lt. Col. David M. Lowe of Dixon, Mo., 35th Engineer Brigade judge advocate general officer, hands out Mardi Gras beads, stuffed animals and school supplies to more than 100 Iraqi children during a humanitarian mission with the Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard's 769th Engineer Battalion of Baton Rouge, La. The Mardi Gras supplies were sent by Soldiers' Angels, a nation-wide organization, in effort to spread a little holiday cheer to the deployed Soldiers.
National Guard, USA Rugby team up for 16-nation tourney
February 24, 2009
The National Guard and USA Rugby partnered two years ago to ensure educational and athletic benefits are afforded to young people interested in pursuing the core values shared by USA Rugby and the National Guard. For the second year, the National Guard sponsored the USA Sevens Rugby Tournament recently held at Petco Park in San Diego. It is the largest rugby event in North America and the fastest-growing rugby event in the world.
107th ACS moves to Luke AFB
February 24, 2009
Brig. Gen. Michael Colangelo, Commander Ariz. Air National Guard, and Brig. Gen. Kurt Neubauer, Commander 56th Fighter Wing, cut the ribbon for the relocation of the 107th Air Control Squadron at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz, while Maj. Lynda Lovell and Lt. Col. Pamela Jackson, Commander 107th Air Control Squadron look on.
SD National Guard Drug Demand Reduction Program receives national award
February 24, 2009
From left to right: Col. William Carle, chief of the National Guard Bureau's counter drug office; Lt. Col. Jeffrey Klosterman, South Dakota Counter Drug Coordinator; Sgt. 1st Class Kristi Palmer, DDR NCOIC; Capt. Don Johnson, DDR Administrator. The South Dakota National Guard recently received the national award for outstanding DDR program of the year at the annual Community Alcohol and Drug Coalitions of America National Leadership Forum Award luncheon.
Rohbock adds world championship silver medal to resume
February 24, 2009
USA1 Team of Skeleton slider Eric Bernotas, Women's Bobsled driver Shauna Rohbock of the Utah Army National Guard and brakeman Valerie Fleming, Skeleton Slider Noelle Picus-Pace, and two-man Bobsled driver Steven Holcomb, a former Utah Guardsman, with Justin Olsen on the brakes placed third in the team event to conclude racing for the first week of the World Championships.
Illinois Guard builds trust one village at a time
February 23, 2009
National Guard planners prepare for 2009 hurricane season
February 23, 2009
Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, discusses preparations for the 2009 hurricane season at a hurricane planning workshop sponsored by NGB and U.S. Northern Command at Hilton Head, S.C., on Feb. 19, 2009. A unified response is key to success after a storm, leaders say.
Air Guardsmen help marine researchers stay 'green'
February 20, 2009
Staff Sgt. Andrew Hedin, an HH-60G Pave Hawk flight engineer from the 129th Rescue Wing at Moffett Federal Airfield, observes another Pave Hawk as it flies over the Farallon Islands. The unit supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by helping transport 48 new photovoltaic batteries to power a lighthouse and workshop at the Fish and Wildlife Service research facility in the Farallon National Wildlife Refuge Feb. 17.
Army Guard mandates certification for motorcyclists
February 19, 2009
Army National Guard motorcycle riders hone their skills during the Army Guard hosted Motorcycle Safety Foundation Sport-bike Rider Certification Course Jan. 30 at Fort Rucker Ala.
Wisconsin BCT gets Badger send-off
February 19, 2009
32nd Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Ed Hansen, on floor in front of podium, accepts reports from battalion command sergeants major as the brigade forms at the start of the Feb. 17 send-off ceremony at the Dane County Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Madison, Wis. Family members and public officials bade farewell to some 3,200 members of the 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team and augmenting units, Wisconsin Army National Guard, in the ceremony. The unit is bound for pre-deployment training at Fort Bliss, Texas, followed by a deployment of approximately 10 months for Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Kentucky FRG provides hot meals to Soldiers
February 18, 2009
Family Readiness Group President Cindy Shanks shows off some home made vegetable soup to Soldiers at the 307th Maintenance Company Armory. She cooked the meal on a friend's gas stove to bring to Soldiers during the January ice storm.
Fisher House announces 2009 Newman's Own award competition
February 18, 2009
Kansas Guard partners with Iraqi Trucking company
February 18, 2009
Al-Ghezy Trucking and General Contracting Company owner Jameel Jabir discusses hauling schedules with 287th Sustainment Brigade IBIZ (Iraqi-Based Industrial Zone) Manager 1st Lt. Andrew Wright, 287th Sustainment Brigade. Jabir maintains a satellite office at the IBIZ complex and leases a large yard there to park a portion of his 300-plus trucks when they are idle.
Citizen Soldiers support U.S. Army Africa
February 18, 2009
Maj. Gen. William B. Garrett III, commander of U.S. Army Africa (right), Lt. Gen. Clyde Vaughn, director of the Army National Guard (center) and Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, Chief, U.S. Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve Command (left) walk before a meeting at U.S. Army Africa headquarters on Feb. 11, 2009. The focus of the meeting was to discuss the role of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers in future missions to Africa.
Hawaii Soldiers, Thai Marines Distribute 37,000 Milk Cartons to Schools, Community
February 18, 2009
Spc. Andrew Kalaukoa of Makaha, Hawaii, distributes milk to the children of the Ban Pong Wua School in rural Thailand as part of the Cobra Gold joint humanitarian mission hosted at the Ban Nong Buatong School in the Chanthaburi District of Thailand Jan. 24 to Feb. 11. Present on the new classroom facility job site were the Hawaii National Guard, 230th Engineer Company, Vertical and the Royal Thai Marine Engineer Battalion.
Ohio Guard trains on next generation medical simulators
February 18, 2009
Senior Airman Amber Wonderly of the 180th Fighter Wing prepares equipment for use in an operation on a patient simulator Jan. 11 in the Center for Medical Education + I at Riverside Methodist Hospital.
Arizona Guardsmen take on NBA all-stars
February 17, 2009
Army National Guardsmen Maygen Matson (left) and Taylor Anonson pose for photos with NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal.
Suicide Prevention Hotline Saves Veterans' Lives
February 17, 2009