Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2010

National Guard’s 374th birthday gets Capitol Hill celebration
December 10, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard gets better and better every year, the director of the Air National Guard said at a Capitol Hill birthday celebration for the nation’s oldest military force here...

Puerto Rico Air Guard lifts injured manatee to new life
December 10, 2010 — MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - An injured endangered manatee got a chance at a new life on Thursday courtesy of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.The Puerto Rico Air National Guard and the Air Force...

Guard leaders, lawmakers, Defense officials mark National Guard birthday
December 9, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Members of Congress and Pentagon officials will join National Guard leaders on Capitol Hill this evening for a special cake-cutting ceremony and reception to commemorate the Guard’s 374rd...

DOD expands community-based child care options for Guard, reserve families
December 9, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Defense Department will launch an initiative early next year aimed at expanding the quality and quantity of community-based child care options for geographically dispersed reserve...

McKinley: Relationship between National Guard, parent components strongest ever
December 9, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The relationship between the National Guard and its parent components has never been stronger, the Guard’s top officer said Wednesday. “I don’t think I’ve seen relations between our...

Missouri Guardsman is finalist in Good Morning America guru contest
December 8, 2010 — LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Having grown up with the nickname of “Mr. Mouth,” Master Sgt. Scott Nimmer, of the Missouri Air National Guard, isn’t the least bit shy when it comes to dispensing advice...

Dr. Jill Biden Conveys Gratitude to Troops
December 7, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Last week, I had an amazing opportunity to interview Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, in her home at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C.Earlier that day, Dr...

South African Reserve leaders visit New York National Guard
December 7, 2010 — LATHAM, NY - Maj. Gen. Roy Andersen, chief of South African National Defence Force Reserves, wanted to exchange ideas with another really professional organization; so he brought his staff to visit...

Georgia Guard agricultural team trains for combat operations
December 7, 2010 — FORT GORDON, Ga. - Georgia Army Guard Spc. Christopher R. Ellis of Winder stood, bent over, hands on his knees, sweaty and exhausted. Setting his M4 rifle down against the bleachers in the briefing...

SD Soldiers improve base infrastructure, Afghan labor force in Kabul
December 7, 2010 — CAMP PHOENIX, Afghanistan – For 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers, constantly striving to better camp living conditions for the more than 9,000 U.S. and...

Asking for help is not weakness, says Army Guard’s top NCO
December 7, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - It’s OK to not be OK – and to seek help, the Army National Guard’s senior noncommissioned officer said here Monday.“The reason for my ‘New Norm’ policy memo was to reverberate through...

Arkansas troops develop farm as Agriculture Education Center
December 6, 2010 — ZABUL PROVINCE, Afghanistan, - The Arkansas National Guard's first Agriculture Development Team continues to drive forward with its mission to enhance the agriculture productivity and economic status...

North Dakota ANG medical team named best in Global Strike Command
December 6, 2010 — MINOT, N.D., - A North Dakota Air National Guard medical team has been named the best among Air Guard medical units in the Air Force Global Strike Command.The 219th Security Forces Squadron medical...

Good Morning America chooses Missouri Guardsman as guru finalist
December 6, 2010 — LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio, - Having grown up with the nickname of “Mr. Mouth,” Master Sgt. Scott R. Nimmer of the Missouri Air National Guard isn’t the least bit shy when it comes to dispensing advice...

Iowa ADT finds Asadabad merchants better off than five years ago
December 6, 2010 — ASADABAD, Afghanistan, - Members of the Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team found that 24 of 25 shopkeepers surveyed in Asadabad, Dec. 2 were better off or much better off than...

TF Morgan hands reins to TF Red Horse
December 6, 2010 — BAGRAM, Afghanistan - In a ceremony ripe with military tradition, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Iowa National Guard's 34th Infantry Division, provided...

Nurgal subgovernor meets Iowa ADT leaders to discuss priorities
December 6, 2010 — KABUL, Afghanistan, - The subgovernor of the Nurgal District in the southern portion of Kunar province met with the Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team when the team visited the...

Wyatt lists ‘pillars of strength’ for mission accomplishment
December 6, 2010 — HAMPTON, Va. - Standing in front of an F-22 Raptor, Air Force Lt. Gen. Harry “Bud” Wyatt III said as impressive as the 21st century fighter is to the defense of our country, “it pales in comparison to...

National Guard seen as strategic partner in dropout prevention
December 3, 2010 — PHILADELPHIA, - Along the same streets and alleys that Benjamin Franklin organized the first defense force of National Guard Soldiers in Pennsylvania against French privateers and Indian raiders, the...

Dr. Biden celebrates beginning of holiday season with Guard children
December 2, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - To kick off the holiday season, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, welcomed children with parents serving in the National Guard as well as children from local schools to...

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