Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2010

Active, Guard, Reserve teams work together to help survivor families
November 1, 2010 — FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Fallen Soldiers will never be forgotten.It's one of the core pillars for all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and the Army's active-duty, National Guard and Reserve components...

Air Guard adds psychological health directors to wings
November 1, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - The Air National Guard has created a new position at the wing level to provide mental health support to Airmen and their families before and after deployments."The Air Guard is the...

Louisiana Guardsmen bring gifts to hospitalized Iraqi children
November 1, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq, - They call themselves the "Toy Soldiers."The Unit Ministry Team with the Louisiana National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 108th...

DoD recognizes South Dakota DDR program among the best
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, D.C., - The South Dakota National Guard's Drug Demand Reduction program was awarded the Secretary of Defense Community Drug Awareness Award here at the Pentagon Hall of Hero's Oct. 22.The...

Guard Bureau looks into allegations of fraud
November 1, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., -The National Guard Bureau is looking into allegations of fraud and abuse and, if necessary, revamping its procedures for detecting fraud after it was discovered that several states...

Army proposes to mobilize reserves for Korea, Europe
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Army officials are seeking a new limited Title 10 authority to mobilize the Guard and Reserve in peacetime for rotations to Europe, Korea and elsewhere.Assistant Secretary of the Army for...

McKinley: SAPR programs keep force healthy, ready
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Providing a support mechanism for victims of sexual assault within the National Guard is one of the most important programs the Guard offers, the Guard's senior officer told attendees...

'Stop Loss' application deadline approaches
November 1, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - Defense Department officials are working to remind veterans and current servicemembers who were involuntarily retained in the military under the so-called "Stop Loss" program to apply...

Casey discovers 'community of caring' during son's Guard deployment
October 29, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Military families and the people who support them had the opportunity yesterday to voice their issues and concerns about everything from mental health care to child care directly to the...

Allied marksmen share expertise, compete for top prize
October 29, 2010 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark., - "You must train, train, train... Go to the range and shoot," said Master Sgt. Lance Espinosa, U.S. Army Reserve Shooting Team, while describing what it took to secure...

North Dakota's newest Soldiers give back to community
October 29, 2010 — FARGO, N.D., - The North Dakota National Guard Recruit TrainingBattalion took a break from training for a community clean-up project inBismarck, Fargo and Devils Lake last weekend.The event, called...

Louisiana Guardsmen provide fine dining at JVB Hotel
October 29, 2010 — BAGHDAD, - On the battlefield, infantrymen usually hear the term"slice the pie" as they clear corners and intersections.However, for five Soldiers attached to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 156thInfantry...

Liberian president receives Michigan Guard, AFRICOM delegations in Monrovia
October 29, 2010 — MONROVIA, Liberia, - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleafsaid she is "pleased" about establishing a military partnership program withthe U.S. state of Michigan.Johnson-Sirleaf received delegations...

Three agricultural teams demobilize at Atterbury
October 28, 2010 — CAMP ATTERBUY JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ind., - Over 150 Soldiers from three separate Agribusiness Development Teams, Indiana, Texas and Oklahoma, stepped foot back on American soil and headed...

Colorado Guard rescues hunters after multi-day search
October 28, 2010 — CENTENNIAL, Colo., - Two OH-58 Kiowa helicopters from the Colorado Army National Guard's High-Altitude Army Aviation Training Site (HAATS) located the three missing hunters in good condition at about...

Guard participation peaks in this year's Army 10-miler
October 28, 2010 — ARLINGTON, Va., - More than 1,700 National Guardsmen from 50 of the 54 states and territories ran in the 26th annual Army Ten-Miler Oct. 24."This is my fifth year doing this, and it's gotten better...

'Mission One' at Northcom: Defending the homeland
October 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON - Developing regional response capabilities, stepping up preparations for a no-notice catastrophe and maturing partnerships are among priorities at U.S. Northern Command, the new deputy...

Guard capabilities must be 'ready at any minute'
October 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - The goal for the National Guard's homeland response during an incident is to be "ready any minute," the acting director of the Army Guard said here at the 2010 Association of the U.S...

Wyoming village at forefront of IED training
October 28, 2010 — CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo., - Deep within the training grounds of the Wyoming National Guard's Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center sits a village filled with marketplaces, single family dwellings, three...

Virginia battalion named most outstanding Army Guard unit
October 28, 2010 — WASHINGTON - The Virginia National Guard's 1030th Transportation Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group was recognized as the most outstanding Army National Guard battalion in the country for the...

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

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