Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2010

Guardsmen feel effects of foreclosure
March 8, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBURY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Tenants throughout Indiana are raking leaves, mowing grass, paying rent and getting evicted.They are discovering being responsible isn't enough to...

California Airman driving for successful mission
March 8, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - One day he might be taking a KC-10 Extender flight crew to their operations area, and the next he may be operating a forklift moving cargo.But Staff Sgt. Samuel Tumey takes care of...

Guard Bureau plans for Midwest floods
March 8, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The National Guard Bureau has organized a joint planning team to prepare for possible severe flooding in several Midwest states this spring as a result of heavy winter snowfall.While...

Engineers draw on Greensburg experience in Haiti
March 8, 2010 — PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - After the town of Greensburg, Kan., was flattened by a tornado a few years ago, Kansas Air National Guard engineers were there to clear the roads and set up Expeditionary...

Hungary, Serbia leaders meet with Ohio Guard
March 8, 2010 — DUBLIN, Ohio, - Since the early 1990s, state National Guards have responded to an evolving international affairs mission.The State Partnership Program, matching state National Guards with the...

South Dakota to get new jets from Hill AFB
March 8, 2010 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D., - The South Dakota Air National Guard will receive 22 Block 40 F-16 Fighting Falcons from Hill Air Force Base in Salt Lake City, Utah, later this year, Guard officials announced...

Wisconsin officials dedicate new Truax fire station
March 8, 2010 — MADISON, Wis., - One of Wisconsin National Guard's newest facilities serves more than just military assets by providing continuous emergency support to more than 1.5 million passengers who fly in and...

Earnhardt, Gordon raced Guard-sponsored cars at Atlanta
March 8, 2010 — ATLANTA - The National Guard sponsored two top NASCAR Sprint Cup teams and drivers in one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway last Sunday.Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 car and Jeff Gordon in the No. 24...

Arizona Air Guard to train Moroccan F-16 pilots
March 5, 2010 — TUCSON, Ariz., - A new destination was recently added to the milemarker post outside the Operations Group here.It reads: Marrakech 5,754 miles. The sign is indicative of the newest partnernation to be...

Busy weekend in National Guard sports
March 5, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Last year at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Jeff Gordonwas the runner-up in the No. 24 Dupont/National Guard Chevrolet. This weekend, he hopes to start the season off with a strong showing...

FAA administrator presents pilot certificates to Georgia Challenge cadets
March 5, 2010 — WASHINGTON - FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt personally presentedprivate pilot certificates with instrument ratings to the first two cadetsfrom the On Wings of Eagles Foundation flight academy as part...

Missouri C-130s, crews divert to Chile
March 5, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - Two Missouri Air National Guard C-130 Herculestransport aircraft with 47 crewmembers are en route to aid earthquake-ravagedChile today.The 139th Airlift Wing sent the two aircraft,...

Vermont governor signs parent protection act
March 5, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The governor of Vermont enacted a law on March 3that will prevent deploying military parents from losing custody of theirchildren."As soldiers and airmen deploy, there are issues of...

Wyoming Guardsmen save lives in Afghanistan
March 5, 2010 — KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The "Cowboy Dustoff" troops of theWyoming National Guard know all too well the rush of excitement and dreadthat accompanies receiving an urgent medical evacuation...

Guard retirees eligible for dental coverage
March 4, 2010 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Good oral health is an important part of maintaining overall health and a military retiree's access to dental coverage doesn't end when they hang up their uniform.With the Tricare...

Army Guard fixed wing aircrews expand mission to keep ground troops safe
March 4, 2010 — FORT BELVOIR, Va., - The initial deployment the Army National Guard's Task Force Observe, Detect, Identify, and Neutralize or ODIN will come to an end this weekend, when Soldiers from Company B of the...

Board reassesses service disability ratings
March 4, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Recommendations from a congressionally directed Defense Department disability review board have resulted in 61 percent of applicants having their status changed from a medical separation...

EOD experience benefits Guardsman
March 4, 2010 — GREENVILLE, N.C., - Army Staff Sgt. Tracy Dice was a 12-year veteran of the law enforcement field when she decided to become an explosive ordnance disposal technician in the North Carolina National...

Guard retirees eligible for dental coverage
March 4, 2010 — FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Good oral health is an important part of maintaining overall health and a military retiree's access to dental coverage doesn't end when they hang up their uniform.With the Tricare...

Minnesota OMLT deploys with Croatians to Afghanistan
March 4, 2010 — MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, Minn., - The Minnesota National Guard announced today that 13 Soldiers, led by Maj. David Baer, will deploy to Afghanistan as part of the third Operational Mentoring Liaison Team...

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