Guard News - The National Guard - Apr 2011

Defense Department launches sexual assault helpline
April 15, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of Defense today launched its newest initiative to support victims of sexual assault.Using DoD Safe Helpline, service members can "click, call or text" for victim...

First Lady, Dr. Biden urge military family support
April 15, 2011 — COLUMBUS, Ohio - Joined by a few famous friends, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, stopped by a packed auditorium here Thursday to thank local troops and...

Guard’s Quick Response Force protects veteran’s home from river
April 15, 2011 — KINDRED, N.D. - A National Guard quick response force team responded here this afternoon to protect a home from rising water of the nearby Sheyenne River. The team of Airmen and Soldiers from the...

SMA visits Guard Soldiers at BCTC-Leavenworth
April 15, 2011 — BATTLE COMMAND TRAINING CENTER-LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - The newly-appointed 14th Sergeant Major of the Army, Raymond F. Chandler III, visited here Thursday to meet with Army National Guard Soldiers.SMA...

Guard’s Quick Reaction Force holds back Maple River’s move toward farm
April 14, 2011 — ENDERLIN, N.D. - When the Bartholomay family left for work and school Tuesday, their rural Enderlin home was fine and County Road 7 was passable. By the time Sandy received a call just a few hours...

Kentucky Guard ADT helps Afghans open soybean facility
April 14, 2011 — PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Baston Seed Company opened the doors of a new soybean processing facility in Bagram, April 2.Local leaders from Panjshir and Parwan Provinces, members of Nutrition...

National Guard biathletes on target with Wounded Warriors assist
April 14, 2011 — MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. - Skiing in gale force winds at an elevation of 9,000 feet, 15 National Guard biathletes displayed their mettle during the 4th annual Mammoth (Calif.) Winter Biathlon at the...

White House urges Americans to support military families
April 14, 2011 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, launched a national initiative Tuesday that calls on all sectors of society to join forces to support and...

North Dakota Guard state partner visits during flood
April 13, 2011 — FARGO, N.D. - An eight-year-old partnership took a new step this week as the head of a Ghana disaster organization and a Ghana military leader visited North Dakota.The North Dakota National Guard...

Army National Guard leaders visit Soldiers in Iraq
April 13, 2011 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE BASRA, Iraq - Army Maj. Gen. Raymond Carpenter, acting director, Army National Guard, and Army Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Burch, command sergeant major, Army National Guard,...

Dale Jr. earns fourth top-10 finish this season, is sixth in points race
April 13, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard NASCAR racecar, earned his fourth top-10 finish of the season when he crossed the finish line in ninth on Saturday during the NASCAR Sprint Cup...

Mississippi National Guard Airmen gain new mission with AFNORTH
April 13, 2011 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Mississippi Air National Guard activated the 286th Air Operations Group of the 186th Air Refueling Wing to support the homeland defense and domestic...

Secretary Gates visits with United States Division–Center soldiers in Baghdad
April 12, 2011 — CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - Many of the positive changes and progress that has taken place in Iraq over the past few years has been a direct result of the efforts of the service members deployed there, said...

Connecticut Guard K-9 unit participates in Exercise Balikatan 2011 in Philippines
April 12, 2011 — CLARK FIELD, Phillipines - Soldiers and Airmen exchanged K-9 training methods with the Armed Force of the Philippines during Exercise Balikatan 2011 here April 7. A joint team of six U.S. military...

Dempsey lays out themes for tenure as Army chief
April 12, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates wanted an Army chief of staff willing to challenge the status quo, and he believes he has one in Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey.Dempsey succeeded Army Gen...

Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe cadets become college students
April 12, 2011 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - In the three months 16-year-old Andrew MacKenzie has spent at the Wyoming Youth ChalleNGe Program, he’s earned his GED, enrolled in college, and went from wondering where he might...

Stavridis: National Guard State Partnership Program resources well-spent
April 11, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The National Guard's State Partnership program is a good return on investment, the commander of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander said here last month.During March 29...

First Lady, Dr. Biden to launch family-support initiative
April 11, 2011 — WASHINGTON - First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, will launch a national initiative tomorrow that will call on all sectors of society to support and honor...

North Dakota Guard steps up technology in 2011 flood fight
April 11, 2011 — FARGO, N.D. - Upon stepping into the North Dakota National Guard’s Joint Task Force-East, the headquarters for flood operations across eastern North Dakota, a visitor sees a wall of screens filled...

More than 60 years of Florida Air Guard history finds home
April 11, 2011 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - When future generations of Airmen look back at the history of the Florida Air National Guard, they will definitely know the name “Kozdras.”Earlier this year the Florida Air...

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

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future