Guard News - The National Guard

New York family volunteers meet in Saratoga
September 30, 2009 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Nearly 200 New York National Guard family readiness volunteers and youth leaders spent the weekend of Sept. 18-20 learning better ways to do their jobs."This workshop has been... MORE

Kids participating in the New York National Guard Family and Youth Program Symposium walk the wires at the Shiloh's Edge high-ropes challenge course in Half Moon, N.Y. The 75 children of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen participating in the symposium spent the day at Shiloh's Edge negotiating a number of obstacles to build teamwork and confidence and just have fun.

DoD officials announce family program expansion
September 29, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Officials in the Pentagon's Office of Military Community and Family Policy have announced the upcoming expansion of a popular child care program and other news affecting military... MORE

Year of the Air Force Family Web site launched
September 28, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Air Force officials have launched a new Web site to showcase the Year of the Air Force Family effort.Airmen and their families can log on to http://www.af.mil/yoaff/index.aspto... MORE

DoD, VA panel discuss barriers to care
September 28, 2009 — LAS VEGAS - They deploy alongside their active duty counterparts. They shed blood and lose lives. Much like active duty service members, their spouses remain at home alone while they serve their... MORE

Entire family joins Florida Army Guard
September 25, 2009 — FORT JACKSON, S.C. - After learning about the benefits available, six members of the Epipiciaco family joined the Florida Army National Guard this year.It all started with stepdaughter Melissa... MORE

Pvt. Carmen Egipciaco, Company F, 1st, Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, and her son Pvt. David Rodriguez, Company C, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, exchange identification tags as a symbol of their bond and their support of each other during Basic Combat Training.

Servicemembers can weather financial storm
September 24, 2009 — CHICAGO - Servicemembers and their families can weather the "perfect storm" of credit, savings and banking crises; bailouts; market instability; and foreclosures, if they stay financially prepared,... MORE

Deployment specialists reach out to Florida troops, families
September 14, 2009 — ORLANDO - Pre-deployment experts from the Florida Army National Guard’s Yellow Ribbon Program reached out to more than 1,200 Soldiers and family members this weekend, helping them mentally and... MORE

John Arnold, Military Family Life Consultant for the Florida National Guard (left) talks to a Soldier and his spouse during a Yellow Ribbon Program event for the 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, in Orlando, Fla., Sept. 12, 2009.

Chief: National Guard that proved itself after 9/11, Katrina faces new challenges
September 14, 2009 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The National Guard proved its relevance, value and accessibility after the manmade disaster of Sept. 11, 2001, and after the natural disaster named Katrina that hit almost four... MORE

Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, addresses the 131st National Guard Association of the United States General Conference in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 11, 2009. "The 21st century is going to be a tough one but the National Guard will be there, ready and resilient," McKinley said.

Families to launch docent program at Pentagon Memorial
September 11, 2009 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Families who lost loved ones during the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon plan to mark the first anniversary of the Pentagon Memorial by introducing a new docent program - and they're... MORE

First lady, Dr. Biden ask Americans to support military families
September 11, 2009 — LOS ANGELES - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden appear in a new Entertainment Industry Foundation public service announcement that praises the contributions of military servicemen and women... MORE

Deployed firefighters, Soldiers remember 9/11
September 11, 2009 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq, - More than 340 New York City firefightersdied on Sept. 11, 2001. Task Force 38 Citizen-Soldiers, who are firefightersback home, remember that day vividly."I think about it all... MORE

Staff Sgt. Michael Wilson of the New York National Guard patrols at Penn Station in Manhattan, N.Y., on Aug. 25, 2009. Wilson is serving with Joint Task Force Empire Shield, which has been continuously providing military support to civilian authorities since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Pennsylvania Guard Aviation Partners with Coast Guard

Arizona National Guard’s Task Force SAFE Strengthens Border Security

Idaho Guard Airmen Push Limits in Joint Field Training

Pennsylvania Guard Competes in Governor’s Twenty Marksmanship Competition

N.Y. National Guard Aircrews Train with Forest Rangers to Prep for Wildfires