Guard News - The National Guard

Alaska Guardmembers recognize veterans with final honor
January 5, 2011 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team conducted 290 funerals in 2010, 109 more than 2009, and is projected to support 400 in 2011.The program, which began in... MORE

Members of the Alaska National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team fold the American flag during a ceremony honoring Alaska Territorial Guardmembers who never received military funeral honors. The Guardmembers travelled to Akiachak to present the flag to family members and honor those who served their state and country.

Final weeks to nominate for 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
January 5, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The beginning of the new year marks the final two weeks for Guard and Reserve members and their families to nominate supportive employers for the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer... MORE

Nevada Guardmembers benefit from New Year’s mission
January 5, 2011 — LAS VEGAS - Metropolitan police officers and a drug-sniffing dog carefully approached a suspicious bag at McCarran Airport here New Year’s Eve. Army Pfc. Josh King, assigned to the 72nd Military... MORE

Army Spc. Jesus Garcia Salazar and Army Pfc. Josh King, both with the 72nd
Military Police Company, stand guard at McCarran International Airport for the
ninth annual Vigilant Sentinel exercise here, Dec. 31, 2010. Nevada National
Guardmembers supported Las Vegas Metro Police by providing extra security for
the holiday.

Nevada Army National Guard supports New Year’s Eve security effort in Las Vegas
January 5, 2011 — LAS VEGAS - As revelers braved strong winds and unusually cold weather this New Year’s Eve, about 200 Nevada National Guardmembers conducted their ninth annual Vigilant Sentinel exercise and provided... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. Jason Steele and Army Pvt. Chelsea Neil, 72nd Military
Police Company, patrol the baggage claim area at McCarran International
Airport in Las Vegas during the annual Vigilant Sentinel exercise. This is
the ninth year Nevada Guardsmembers have trained with civilian authorities
during the New Year's holiday.

Institute fosters community support of military
January 4, 2011 — BETHESDA, Md. - An Indiana-based organization is working to build community support of servicemembers and their families throughout the state in the hope of serving as a model for the rest of the... MORE

Wisconsin Guard Agribusiness Team eyes year of growth
January 4, 2011 — MADISON, Wisc. - A unique Wisconsin National Guard unit, authorized in July and just weeks away from its first training event, is putting the finishing touches on a training plan that will ultimately... MORE

Sgt. Jason Stevens, a horticulturist with the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division Agribusiness Development Team, gathers a soil sample from a field alongside the main road in Marawara, Afghanistan, on Nov. 23, 2009. The ADT stopped in Marawara to meet with local farmers about their crop output and farming in the area, as well as to gather soil samples to learn how crop production might be increased in the area.

New Year, new medical mission for Air National Guard
January 4, 2011 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS NAVAL AIR FACILITY WASHINGTON - Specialized medical personnel from the Air National Guard will begin flying Critical Care Air Transport Team missions from Ramstein Air Base, Germany... MORE

Senior Wisconsin Guard leaders visit deployed troops
January 4, 2011 — IRAQ - Wisconsin Army National Guard senior leaders found that 2010 was a busy, productive and successful year for Wisconsin Guard units deployed in Iraq.Brig. Gen. Mark Anderson, commander of the... MORE

Facilities transfer marks continued progress
January 3, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - Representatives from the Government of Iraq and the Iraqi Air Force met with leaders from the 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd... MORE

Army Lt. Col. Nicole Balliet, Contingency Operating Base Adder garrison commander with the 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), met with Brig. Gen. Hakeem Aboud, commander of Ali Air Base, and Mr. Hassan Hammoudeh, Government of Iraq commander of logistics, to sign documents and to turn over several facilities to the GoI Dec. 23 at COB Adder, Iraq.

Napolitano visits Afghanistan, focuses on border security
January 3, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano paid a New Year's visit to Afghanistan, where she focused heavily on efforts to shore up security along the Afghan-Pakistan border to disrupt... MORE

Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, tells the 131st National Guard Association National Conference meeting in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 13, 2009, that the National Guard is essential to homeland security.

National Guardmember steps into war zone a second time
January 3, 2011 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - Iowa National Guardsmen Army Spc. Renata Hadzic, who is currently deployed to Iraq, already knows a great deal about war. Images flirting across her mind’s eye tell part of... MORE

Iowa National Guardsmen Army Spc. Renata Hadzic works on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected combat vehicle during her deployment to Iraq. Hadzic lived in the war-torn country of Bosnia until she moved to Idaho.

Oklahoma Army National Guard expands resiliency training
January 3, 2011 — The Oklahoma Army National Guard is giving resiliency training to as many Citizen-Soldiers as possible in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.Members of the 45th Infantry Brigade... MORE

Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills

Louisiana Guard Hosts International Interrogation Competition to Build Readiness

Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB

Texas Guard Members Bolster Border Patrol Efforts along Rio Grande

Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March