Guard News - The National Guard - Aug 2011

National Guard unit serves vital role on Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team
August 9, 2011 — FARAH, Afghanistan - Massachusetts Army National Guard members from Charlie Company of the 1-182nd Infantry Division, have been charged with the unique mission of providing security for Provincial...

Obama announces veteran workforce initiatives
August 8, 2011 — WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama announced a series of administration initiatives to help military veterans find jobs Friday.During remarks at the Navy Yard here, the president proposed a set of...

Army Guard to begin nine-month deployments in 2012
August 8, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Beginning Jan. 1, most soldiers, to include Army National Guard members, will deploy for nine months, giving them more time at home between deployments, Army officials announced...

GI Bill changes include actual cost for in-state tuition
August 8, 2011 — WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to inform veterans of recent changes made by Congress to the Post 9/11 GI Bill that take effect in 2011."The Post 9/11 GI Bill is...

Quartermasters Keep Australian/American Exercise Supplied
August 5, 2011 — CAMP GROWL, Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia - The uniforms are different, and there are subtle differences in terminology used, but the results are the same for both Australian and American...

History, achievements of Tuskegee Airmen celebrated
August 5, 2011 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - I have a dream," said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the...

Louisiana Guard to fly new helicopter in overseas mission
August 5, 2011 — NEW ORLEANS - Aviators from the Louisiana National Guard led the first overseas humanitarian training relief mission involving the Army's newly fielded UH-72A Lakota helicopters during Task Force Bon...

Brothers serving together help renovate school in Suriname
August 4, 2011 — BROKOPONDO, Suriname - Two small-town brothers from South Dakota grew up building a tree house in their backyard. Today, Westin and Waylon Blasius, specialists in the South Dakota Army National...

Happy Birthday to the United States Coast Guard
August 4, 2011 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Two hundred and twenty one years ago today, Congress created the U.S. Revenue-Marine to protect a vulnerable young nation’s shores, on a date we now celebrate as the birthday of the...

Missouri Guard medics lend support to Disaster Recovery Jobs Program
August 4, 2011 — JOPLIN, Mo. - Missouri National Guard medics have been assigned to the Disaster Recovery Jobs Program here to ensure the safety and well being of civilians, Soldiers and Airmen who have joined in the...

Oregon National Guard forward observers train with SEALs, Air Force
August 4, 2011 — SALEM, Ore. - A cavalry fire support team lands in a remote area on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and quickly moves for cover on a hill overlooking their target. Communication is set up swiftly to get...

Space systems give Australians, U.S. Soldiers edge in Talisman Sabre
August 4, 2011 — AUSTRALIAN JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER, Canberra, Australia (8/3/11) - For American and Australian Soldiers taking part in Talisman Sabre, satellites can make the difference between winning or...

42nd Infantry Division Band: Army's musical ambassadors in New York State
August 4, 2011 — BROOKLYN, NY - Sweat drips from the brow of New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Mark Kimes as he motions with his baton, directing the 42nd Infantry Division Band through a rendition of...

Earnhardt finishes 16th at Indy, 10th place in points race
August 2, 2011 — Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 National Guard racecar, finished 16th in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he now ranks 10th in the driver...

McKinley: National Guard accessible, fiscally sound operational force
August 1, 2011 — WASHINGTON - Reserve Component senior leaders met on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss maintaining the Reserves as an operational force and measures to keep it funded in such a capacity.“As a...

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

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance