Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2010

Elementary students reach out to North Dakota Guardsmen
March 29, 2010 — Washburn, N.D. - Christian Gardner, a third grader at Washburn Elementary School, misses his uncle.The North Dakota Army National Guard Soldier, Spc. A.J. Richards, is serving a yearlong deployment to...

Wisconsin Guard unit's return a priceless moment for families
March 29, 2010 — LACROSSE, Wis. - As members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Embedded Training Team arrived in La Crosse today following a deployment to Afghanistan, some family members let their T-shirts do...

Elementary students reach out to North Dakota Guardsmen
March 29, 2010 — Washburn, N.D. - Christian Gardner, a third grader at Washburn Elementary School, misses his uncle.The North Dakota Army National Guard Soldier, Spc. A.J. Richards, is serving a yearlong deployment to...

Guard posture statement emphasizes adding value to America
March 29, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard must remain community-based, maintain proficiency, modernize proportionally with the active component and communicate, collaborate and coordinate with other military...

Guardsmen fight floods in three states
March 29, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - As North Dakota begins to draw down the number of National Guard members fighting floods, at least three other states are calling up personnel for the same mission.In Massachusetts,...

NGB chaplain focuses on family at Kosovo prayer breakfast
March 29, 2010 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - Soldiers gathered together with theirloved ones here today for a prayer breakfast that focused on familyrelationships.Although the families could not attend the breakfast in...

Largest EPME class ever begins at TEC
March 29, 2010 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn., - The Paul H. Lankford Enlisted Professional Military Education Center here welcomed its largest group of students ever, when more than 260 service members...

Virginia Guard fields high tech command and control systems
March 29, 2010 — BLACKSTONE, Va., - The Virginia National Guard's 116th Brigade Combat Team conducted a training exercise during the second of three events to complete the fielding of the U.S. Army's Command Post of...

Wisconsin Guard unit's return a priceless moment for families
March 29, 2010 — LACROSSE, Wis. - As members of the Wisconsin Army National Guard's Embedded Training Team arrived in La Crosse today following a deployment to Afghanistan, some family members let their T-shirts do...

Air Guard hopes to recruit separating Airmen
March 26, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - With the help of precision recruiting, the AirNational Guard could benefit from yesterday's force management announcementby the U.S. Air Force, Guard officials said today."Commanders...

Guard integral part of the Bataan memorial march
March 26, 2010 — WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M., - The story of World War II's notorious Bataan Death March simply cannot be told without including the Soldiers of the National Guard.Many Guardsmen from across the...

New York Aviator ends career that spans 43 years and two wars
March 26, 2010 — RONKONOMA, N.Y., - When Chief Warrant Officer Herb Dargue joinedthe U.S. Army as a pilot the Beatle's "Penny Lane" topped the charts, theUH-1C "Huey" was the hottest helicopter flying, and William...

Happy Hooligans prepare for Ghana deployment
March 26, 2010 — Fargo, N.D., - As the 2010 North Dakota National Guard floodoperations come to a close, the 119th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron is alreadyin full swing preparing for their next deployment, a two-week...

OSAA adapts to support warfight, domestic missions
March 26, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - When you think of close air support, visions ofArmy helicopters or Air Force A-10 Thunderbolts usually come to mind.Now a unique group of Army National Guard aviators are providing a...

Guard's nighttime dike patrols allow Harwood residents to rest
March 26, 2010 — HARWOOD, N.D., - As bigger cities safely lessen their focus onfloodwaters, the threat - and the North Dakota National Guard's presence - inoutlying areas remains.Harwood, N.D., just north of Fargo, is...

Guard's QRF called out for vehicle recovery
March 26, 2010 — HARWOOD, N.D., - After going a few days without an emergency call,the North Dakota National Guard's quick reaction force team in Harwood, N.D.,responded to a request this afternoon. The Cass County...

Virginia reinforces partnership with Tajikistan
March 26, 2010 — FORT PICKETT, Va., - Virginia National Guard Soldiers completed athree-week visit to Tajikistan, where they took part in high leveldiscussions about the country's security and military objectives as...

National Guard releases CPI guidebook
March 25, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - A guidebook focusing on how National Guard units can incorporate the Continuous Process Improvement initiative into organizational activities was recently released by the National...

Gates, Mullen report on Merida Summit in Mexico
March 25, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates assured Mexican military leaders during yesterday's Cabinet-level visit to Mexico City that he'll look into ways to speed up equipment deliveries to...

Theater hospital wall preserves memory, sacrifice
March 25, 2010 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The 20-by 30-foot flag thousands of patients have passed under on their way to the Air Force Theater Hospital at Joint Base Balad often is photographed in military circles.But...

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