Guard News - The National Guard

Dale Jr. racks up second consecutive top-10 finish at Las Vegas Sunday
March 7, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 team worked throughout the weekend to get the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet dialed in for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The hard work... MORE

Guard, Reserves impact on America's workforce measured in new DoD survey
March 4, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of Defense released a nationwide survey this week to gain insight into the benefits and challenges of employing members of the Guard and Reserve.The Department of... MORE

Casey: National Guard very different today than 30 years ago
March 4, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Every Guard brigade has deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, and over 300,000 Guardsmen have deployed in this war, Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey, Jr. said Monday.“You are fully... MORE

Wisconsin Guardmember becomes U.S. citizen while serving in Iraq
March 4, 2011 — MADISON, Wis. - President's Day will likely be a special holiday for a Wisconsin National Guard Soldier currently serving in Iraq--it will be the anniversary of the day the 25-year-old Wisconsin... MORE

Dale Jr. overcomes setbacks, finishes in top ten at Phoenix
March 3, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 National Guard team overcame several setbacks to power their way to a 10th-place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Phoenix International Raceway... MORE

Graham, Leahy: National Guard an irreplaceable treasure
March 3, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard is a treasure that brings irreplaceable skills to domestic support, to civil authorities and to the overseas warfight, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham told fellow... MORE

Guard's Youth ChalleNGe program celebrates 100,000th graduate during gala
March 3, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Military leaders, members of Congress and celebrities gathered for the National Guard Youth Foundation's 2011 ChalleNGe Champions Gala here Tuesday night.This year, the gala celebrated... MORE

Schwartz: Austerity, strategic challenges call for true Total Force
March 2, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Austerity and the strategic environment make communicating and collaborating as a Total Force paramount for the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve, Air Force Gen... MORE

The First Tee highlights DoD partnership
March 1, 2011 — SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - The director of communications for the chief of the National Guard Bureau was the keynote speaker at the opening session of The First Tee's Network Meeting, being held Feb. 17-19... MORE

Illinois Guardmembers reach out to educators for military children
March 1, 2011 — GENEVA, IL - When Illinois Soldiers and Airmen deploy, they are not the only people who are faced with a battle. In many circumstances, family members – especially children – fight with the emotional... MORE

Kosovo-bound Guardmembers finish training at Camp Atterbury
March 1, 2011 — CAMP ATERBURY, Ind. - Army National Guard Soldiers from 20 states and five territories, scheduled to deploy to Kosovo, came together at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center for two months to... MORE

Louisiana Guard receives new response helicopters
March 1, 2011 — SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - The director of communications for the chief of the National Guard Bureau was the keynote speaker at the opening session of The First Tee’s Network Meeting, being held Feb. 17-19... MORE

Illinois Air Guard wing performs unique refueling mission
March 1, 2011 — Scott Air Force Base, Ill. - The Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing, the first air refueling wing in the Air National Guard, has a mission some may say is unique. The 126th... MORE

The First Tee highlights DoD partnership
March 1, 2011 — SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - The director of communications for the chief of the National Guard Bureau was the keynote speaker at the opening session of The First Tee’s Network Meeting, being held Feb. 17-19... MORE

Polish battle group, Texas Guardmembers bond through weapons
March 1, 2011 — GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Members of task force white eagle’s Polish Battle Group A invited Texas Army National Guard Soldiers from the Ghazni Agribusiness Development Team-IV to qualify on... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Endure Danish Military Challenge

Deployed New York Guardsmen Train with Active-duty Aviators

Space Control Squadron Redesignated Electronic Warfare Squadron

Deployed 28th ID Soldiers Participate in Exercise Juniper Oak

Northern Strike Builds Readiness, Challenges Visiting Units