Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2011

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Florida Guard Chaplains Host First Changing of the Stole Ceremony

Oklahoma Guard Strengthens Critical Capabilities During Exercise Thunderstruck

Oregon Guard Uses New Hoist Technology in Rescue

Chief of National Guard Bureau visits Purdue to discuss national security, military education

Alaska Guard Rescues Injured Mountain Biker