Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2010

Colorado Guard, Slovenia team to mentor Afghan army
May 26, 2010 — CENTENNIAL, Colo., - Family, friends and fellow Soldiers were on hand at a departure ceremony here at the Joint Force Headquarters to send off 12 Colorado Army National Guard Citizen-Soldiers, who...

Descendant of Revolutionary War hero serves in Iraq
May 26, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq - The struggles of the Iraqi people to build a functioning democracy have been compared to the efforts of the American people during the War for Independence and...

National Guard, Israeli Home Front Command trade lessons from experience
May 26, 2010 — SDEROT, Israel - A four-year relationship between the National Guard and the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command is yielding valuable lessons for both sides.The National Guard is on an endless...

Air Guard successfully tests back-up for messaging systems
May 26, 2010 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS , Md., - The Air National Guard recently teamed up with contractors and other industry partners to create and execute a back-up system for its messaging systems."Until now, the...

Vermont Guardsman creates with metal
May 26, 2010 — GARDEZ, Afghanistan - Just as some look at a blank canvas and imagine art, U.S. Army Sgt. Theodore Sweet looks at a piece of metal and sees innovations.With the creativity of a sculptor and the...

Minnesota BCT to deploy next summer
May 26, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The Department of Defense announced today the alert of replacement forces scheduled to deploy in support of Operation New Dawn.The alert announcement involves the Minnesota Army National...

North Carolina public affairs officer meets with Moldovan counterparts
May 26, 2010 — CHISINAU, Moldova - The North Carolina National Guard and Moldova Ministry of Defense wrote a new chapter in their State Partnership Program relationship with the first ever Public Affairs office...

States prepare to assist Louisiana in oil spill response
May 26, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The National Guards of several states are closely watching Louisiana this week and are prepared to assist in its oil spill operations if needed, a senior Guard leader said...

Air Guardsmen provide humanitarian assistance in Tajikistan
May 26, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - More than 17,000 pounds of humanitarian cargo was delivered to Tajikistan May 21, in an ongoing effort to provide relief and medical aid to displaced Tajiks after floods and mudslides...

Combat lifesaver course prepares Soldiers for battle
May 25, 2010 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa., - Painful screams cut through the thick smoke and noise of gunfire as a four-person combat lifesaver team scrambled through the dark looking for the casualties amid the...

South Carolina Guardsman works as liaison for those downrange
May 25, 2010 — PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan, - There are 13 American provincial reconstruction teams operating within Afghanistan's borders.The mission of the PRT's is to assist the Government of the Islamic...

Airmen, Afghans execute reverse medical evacuations
May 25, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - The aim of military medicine is to get war-fighters healed and back to the battlefield - or to their families - as quickly as possible, but in Afghanistan there are transportation...

Soldiers encouraged to maintain medical readiness
May 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Do you think wounded soldiers are concerned if the medical personnel providing them care are from the Army Reserve or National Guard?The obvious answer is no, what they care about is the...

Military families eligible for free museum visits
May 24, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Active duty servicemembers and their families will gain free access to hundreds of museums throughout the nation this summer, thanks to a partnership between the National Endowment for...

Chief tells U.S. KFOR Soldiers deployment pace will not decrease
May 24, 2010 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo, - The chief of the National Guard Bureautold North Dakota National Guard Soldiers here today that he does notbelieve the pace of deployments will let up any time in the near...

Georgia counterdrug forces hit woodlands for tactical training
May 24, 2010 — RINGGOLD, Ga., - More than 20 local, state and federal officers from departments and agencies across Georgia are taking part in the five-day woodland training course held by the Georgia Counterdrug...

Utah dental team provides villagers reason to smile during African Lion '10
May 24, 2010 — AGADIR, Morocco - The sounds and smells of a dentist's office can be off-putting to some, but for those who suffer from tooth pain, the sound of a high-speed dental drill is often music to their...

Maryland breaks ground on new flight facility
May 24, 2010 — EDGEWOOD, Md., - Gov. Martin O'Malley helped break ground on a $22.6 million addition to the Maryland National Guard's Army Aviation Support Facility during a ceremony here May 22.The contract was...

Louisiana Guardsmen construct Hesco wall on coast
May 24, 2010 — PORT FOURCHON, La., - Members of the 527th and 769th EngineerBattalions of the Louisiana National Guard began constructing a barrier wallin an effort to keep oil-tainted water from reaching Bay...

Military families eligible for free museum visits
May 24, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Active duty servicemembers and their families will gain free access to hundreds of museums throughout the nation this summer, thanks to a partnership between the National Endowment for...

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