Guard News - The National Guard - Apr 2009

Respectful hearts keep weary feet marching in Bataan Death March
April 2, 2009 — LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The heavy dull boom of a cannon broke through thousands of eager participants' voices filling the cool March morning air while they stood stamping their feet in anticipation of the...

Louisiana Air Guard completes simulated deployment training
April 2, 2009 — GULFPORT, Miss. - More than 700 members of the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing finished their week-long training of operational readiness here at the Trent Lott Combat Readiness...

Expeditionary entertainer returns to Arizona Air Guard
April 2, 2009 — TUCSON, Ariz. – For one Arizona Air Guardsman, a year-long tour with the 2008 Tops in Blue team was about more than singing and dancing her way around the world."It ended up being way more than that...

North Dakota leadership thanks South Dakota Guardsmen
April 2, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota's state leadership came together today to thank nearly 350 members of the South Dakota Army National Guard for their service here during the flood."You, in South Dakota, are...

North Dakota Guard Soldiers keep watch
April 2, 2009 — MOORHEAD, Minn. - As flood waters loom in Moorhead, Minn., National Guard members patrol the streets to aid residents and local authorities in the fight against the flood.Patrolling in a Humvee,...

Guardsmen patrol Fargo's dike lines around the clock
April 2, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - Sgt. 1st Class Steve L. Groth gets the troops started each day.Living on very little sleep, Groth doles out the risk assessments and situational reports for the past 24 hours to National...

North Dakota Guardsmen keep it light at traffic control points
April 2, 2009 — FARGO, N.D.- "Get this. One antenna sees another antenna and the two soon fall in love. They end up getting married and afterward are asked about how it went. One antenna responds, 'Well, the wedding...

Guard QRF responds to flood threat near Kindred, N.D.
April 2, 2009 — KINDRED, N.D. - North Dakota National Guard Soldiers responded to a request to help combat overland flooding today that threatened a handful of rural homes about four miles northeast of the town of...

Minnesota National Guard breaks the ice
April 1, 2009 — OSLO, Minn. - The Minnesota National Guard recently organized an effort to break up ice dams on the Red river near Oslo, Minn., north of Grandforks.Ice build-ups have been keeping water from flowing...

National Guard spending economic stimulus money
April 1, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Federal economic stimulus money will benefit National Guard communities nationwide.Expect to see construction in the coming months at National Guard airfields; operations and family...

Army Guard joins WWE for tag team event
April 1, 2009 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The pile-driving, high flying fun of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) will join with the Army National Guard in a "tag team" event for the ages.The Army National Guard has...

Shriners support Guardsmen conducting flood missions
April 1, 2009 — FARGO, N.D. - Shriners here have temporarily shifted their focus from helping children to helping Soldiers.They are providing refreshments and warm, dry shelter for citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen, who...

Helping families as they plan for their Soldier's return
April 1, 2009 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - You're paddling your canoe on the lake of life.One day your spouse jumps out of the canoe, causing the boat to flip over and your entire family is treading water. It takes some...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future