Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2010

Illinois governor signs law creating veterans court
June 23, 2010 — CHICAGO, - Gov. Pat Quinn recently signed the Veterans and Servicemembers Court Treatment Act, which created state guidelines for the establishing judicial courts for veterans charged in the...

Kids flock to Camp Beauregard for annual training
June 22, 2010 — PINEVILLE, La. - Annual training is not just for Guardsmen anymore.Last week, more than 170 children from across Louisiana reported for roll call here at Camp Beauregard to begin four days of barracks...

Illinois C-130 crew airdrops GPS-guided supplies in Afghan valley
June 22, 2010 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Earlier this month in Afghanistan, a small unit of coalition ground forces traveled a great distance to support an operation aimed squarely at the Taliban and...

Guardsmen prepare for oil spill spotting missions on Florida beaches
June 22, 2010 — PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - National Guard Soldiers are hitting Florida’s beaches this week as part of the ongoing response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.More than 30...

North Dakota Guardsmen play opposing force during Golden Coyote
June 22, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - The 231st Brigade Support Battalion’s Rear Detachment came to Camp Rapid with the 191st Military Police Company to help with their training by serving as opposing forces or...

Missouri civil engineers exchange forces with Canada
June 22, 2010 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., - Why does Inuvik sound familiar to you? Probably because you saw a Season 2 episode of “Ice Road Truckers,” which started in Inuvik in the northwest territory of Canada...

Alabama brigade staff trains at Army Sustainment Command
June 22, 2010 — ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill., - A group of Alabama National Guardsmen traveled here to the Army Sustainment Command to learn about the command's missions and share its capabilities June 11-14. The 10...

North Dakota Guardsmen learn to locate downed pilots in Black Hill
June 22, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - Third platoon of the 191st Military Police Company successfully located 12 downed enemy pilots throughout the course of three training exercises designed to teach them search...

Chiarelli: Guardsmen require a different approach toward intervention
June 22, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and suicides among servicemembers are interrelated problems requiring holistic prevention methods and more scientific study, military...

Tiger Balm enhances cultural experience
June 22, 2010 — WAIMANALO, Hawaii, - In this fast paced world where technology and social networking bring people from around the world together, the U.S. Military is tapping in to the same concept to drive modern...

McKinley: Medical field key to future battles
June 22, 2010 — MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., - The Air National Guard’s medical professionals are uniquely suited to respond to any asymmetric challenge that confronts our nation in the future, the National Guard’s top...

Montana Guard provides security after tornado
June 21, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Sixteen Montana National Guard members provided security in Billings Heights today after a tornado created ripped through the town yesterday.Soldiers from the 190th Combat...

ChalleNGe graduates commit to changing their lives
June 21, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The scene is the same as at any high school or college around the country: bright, young faces in caps and gowns celebrating graduation as family and friends look on, smiling and...

Gates Reviews military spouse career program
June 18, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is grappling with the best way to reopen the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts program to new applicants, concerned that the program has...

Bogus tourniquets could endanger lives in combat
June 18, 2010 — FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Counterfeit models of the U.S. Army's Combat Application Tourniquet are available on the Internet and on the open market.Using the counterfeits can be lethal and the Army...

Golden Coyote training simulates convoys in combat operations
June 18, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - On the second straight day of rain duringtheir annual training here, North Dakota's 191st Military Police Company drewcrew-served weapons for the convoy lane they were going to...

Military firefighters receive real-world training at Golden Coyote
June 18, 2010 — ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D., - To train as you fight in today's armed services, it is important for training exercises to be as close to the real thing as possible ... but how do you train...

Golden Coyote VIP visits the troops
June 18, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - During the South Dakota National Guard's 26th annual Golden Coyote training exercise, many special visitors have come to witness firsthand the coordinated efforts of 40 units from...

Air Guard recognizes outstanding honor guards
June 18, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Air National Guard recognized the accomplishmentsof its top honor guard members here this week during its 2010 OutstandingAirmen of the Year celebration.The two honorees are: Master...

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