Guard News - The National Guard - Jun 2010

Tennessee Guardsmen reflect on growing experience
June 17, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE SPEICHER, Iraq - The ground rumbled under the weight of more than 50 trucks rolling through the Iraq night.Bright stars illuminated the route for the convoy security team...

Air Guard opens F-16 maintenance school in Arizona
June 17, 2010 — DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz., - New Air Guard F-16mechanics currently faced with the possibility of waiting up to two years forformal training courses will soon see their wait time drastically...

North Dakota Guardsman in Kosovo bridges cultures
June 16, 2010 — KACANIK, Kosovo, - Beyond the outskirts of this city's busy main street, smaller villages dot the mountainous terrain. Narrow roads wind cautiously up the sides of the tree-covered mountains to...

Louisiana Guardsmen extend a 'Helping Hand' in Haiti
June 16, 2010 — MANDRIN, Haiti, - The Louisiana National Guard held an opening ceremony for Task Force Kout Men here today.Kout Men means "Helping Hand" and denotes the spirit and hope that the mission brings to...

VA secretary announces new hotline for homeless veterans
June 16, 2010 — CANANDAIGUA, N.Y., - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today the establishment of a new telephone hotline to provide emergency support and resources to homeless veterans. He...

H2O to go at Golden Coyote
June 15, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - With nearly 2,200 service members in need of clean water for two weeks, it takes only seven Soldiers to accomplish the mission.Members of South Dakota’s Army National Guard...

South Dakota signal unit provides communication support
June 15, 2010 — RAPID CITY, S.D., - Over the course of the next two weeks, the South Dakota National Guard’s 26th annual Golden Coyote training exercise will provide training for nearly 2,200 soldiers, from 40...

RSOI gives Golden Coyote participants information to succeed
June 15, 2010 — Rapid City, S.D., - Wherever military personnel go, whether a school, a deployment or a military exercise, they undergo a procedure known as in-processing, also known as Reception Staging and Onward...

New Jersey Air Guard team proud to support 380th AEW operations
June 15, 2010 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Spanning across nearly every facet of the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron, nine Airmen deployed from the New Jersey Air National Guard support morale, welfare, recreation...

AU tries to restore education database, records processes
June 15, 2010 — MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - Air University officials here are reporting some progress in the rebuilding of a computer system that processes a large piece of Air Force education after it crashed...

New York Army Guard cooks compete for top Army prize
June 15, 2010 — WINDSOR, N.Y., - Rain slowed, but didn't stop, the food service team from the New York Army National Guard's 204th Engineer Battalion as they geared up to feed lunch to Soldiers conducting annual...

Missouri Guardsmen train with new GPS device
June 15, 2010 — LEBANON, Mo., - Missouri National Guard members recently spent part of their annual training in a Humvee traveling the back roads of Laclede County.About 16 Guardsmen from Headquarters and...

North Dakota uses new technology to reach families, public
June 15, 2010 — BISMARCK, N.D., - A new technology now allows the North Dakota National Guard to share events in real-time with military families and the public. A live web broadcast of former Gov. Arthur Link’s...

Obama praises military support in Gulf
June 15, 2010 — WASHINGTON, - President Barack Obama today praised the role the military is playing as part of oil spill response efforts in the Gulf of Mexico, and told military members at Pensacola Naval Air...

Louisiana Guard begins shoreline protection project in Cameron
June 14, 2010 — BATON ROUGE, La., - The Louisiana National Guard initiated operations in Cameron Parish today by staging Hesco barrier wall equipment that will be emplaced along eight miles of shoreline by members...

Ohio Air Guard provides medical services to Hawaii communities
June 14, 2010 — KONA, Hawaii - The 178th Medical Group of the Ohio Air National Guard provided free medical services to the local community here at Waikoloa Elementary School June 9. It was one of several...

North Dakota Guard conduct training on new bridge equipment
June 14, 2010 — BISMARCK, N.D., - The North Dakota National Guard’s 957th Engineer Company (Multi-Role Bridge Company) was the first Army unit to train on a new bridge anchorage system in a fully operational...

Alexander’s Castle still has military uses in Afghanistan
June 14, 2010 — QALAT CITY, Afghanistan - In any other country in the world, it would be a tourist site. A tour guide would lead people through the place local Afghans call Ball Haizer, or simply “The Castle” and...

Missouri Air Guard engineers renovate cabins in Hawaii
June 14, 2010 — p>WAHIAWA, Hawaii - Members of the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Civil Engineering Squadron traveled to Oahu this week as part of an Innovative Readiness Training mission to improve living...

Louisiana’s UAS platoon takes to the air
June 14, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Armed with a passion for flying and the determination to assist troops, the Louisiana National Guard’s Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems platoon conducted...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness