Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2012

New Hampshire National Guard continues partnership with El Salvador
March 22, 2012 — MORAZAN, El Salvador - Members from the New Hampshire Army National Guard participated in a subject matter expert exchange on mountain operations tactics and procedures here, March 18 to 24.Five...

Afghanistan: Conn. Guard members get surprise visit while deployed
March 22, 2012 — BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - During a recent visit from Army Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel, Connecticut National Guard Soldiers stationed at Craig Joint Theater Hospital candidly voiced the...

Alaska Air National Guard rescues two stranded skiers
March 22, 2012 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - The Alaska Air National Guard, using a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, successfully found two skiers involved in an avalanche 35 miles southeast of Anchorage and brought them to...

Djibouti: Army National Guard conducts water drilling tests at Camp Lemonnier
March 22, 2012 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - It's isolated, noisy and messy – but if successful could be beneficial to Camp Lemonnier and local Djiboutians. Thanks to new equipment, U.S. Army National Guard 257th...

Indiana Guard hosts Canadian forces at state military training facilities
March 22, 2012 — EDINBURGH, Ind. - Hosting foreign forces and last summer's multinational, NATO-led Bold Quest exercise, Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center has the reputation of a premier training facility...

Officials extend deadline to apply for 'Stop Loss' pay
March 22, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Service members and veterans whose military service was involuntarily extended under the "Stop Loss" program between the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Sept. 30, 2009, are eligible for...

Oregon Air Guard unit trades snow for sun and sand during exercise Sentry Aloha
March 22, 2012 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - More than 90 Airmen from the 173rd Fighter Wing, Oregon National Guard, left the snowy skies of Klamath Falls, Ore., for the tropical paradise of Hawaii March...

Afghanistan: Georgia Guard Agribusiness Development Team hosts small-business training
March 22, 2012 — WARDAK PROVINCE, Afghanistan - During a recent mission to Wardak Province, the Georgia National Guard Agribusiness Development Team hosted a two day training event for Wardak associations,...

Family Matters Blog: Military Kids Can Apply for Free Summer Camps
March 21, 2012 — WASHINGTON - With the temperature rising and the school year drawing to a close, parents across the nation are starting to think about summertime plans. With three young children and a stretch of lazy...

ESGR announces nominations for 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award
March 21, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency, received 3,236 nominations for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.The Freedom...

Missouri Guard Biathlon Team fields two new recruits at national championships
March 21, 2012 — CAMP ETHAN ALLEN TRAINING SITE, Vt. - A three-man Missouri National Guard biathlon team recently competed at the 2012 Chief of the National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships beginning in late...

New York Guard members continue tradition of leading N.Y. St. Patrick's Day parade
March 21, 2012 — NEW YORK - Step by step, and block by block, Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, led the St. Patrick's Day Parade up Fifth Avenue, a tradition they have performed...

Pennsylvania National Guard awards new state medal for outstanding public service
March 21, 2012 — HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania National Guard awarded the first two recipients of its new Major Octavius V. Catto Medal Feb. 25 during a ceremony at The Union League of Philadelphia.The first...

South Dakota National Guard reflects back on its Iraq War involvement
March 21, 2012 — PIERRE, S.D. - On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush addressed the nation with words that would ultimately impact the lives of many Soldiers and Airmen within the South Dakota National Guard."My...

West Virginia Airman gives veteran final honor by sounding "Taps"
March 21, 2012 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - The rendering of "Taps" at a military funeral is a final way for family members and service members to pay tribute to fallen veterans, but what happens when the bugle or trumpet...

Georgia Guard member, Wounded Warrior receives independence, new home
March 20, 2012 — STATESBORO, Ga. - An escort fit for a hero, conducted by a motorcade of police vehicles with blaring sirens and flashing lights and flag-bearing motorcycles, escorted Georgia National Guard member...

Illinois, Texas Guards certify Afghan National Army soldiers in engineer training
March 20, 2012 — LOGAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - National Guard Soldiers from the Illinois National Guard's 661st Engineer Company and the Texas Army National Guard's 236th Engineer Company presented certificates of...

Minnesota National Guard takes home top honors at combatives tournament
March 20, 2012 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Georgia Army National Guard Warrior Training Center hosted the 5th annual National Guard Combatives tournament with over 145 Guard members traveling from 20 different states...

Missouri National Guard served as starting point for Afghanistan agribusiness teams
March 20, 2012 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In an effort to help Afghanistan recover from economic devastation brought on by decades of war, the Missouri National Guard became the first to deploy an Agribusiness...

Army Guard director tours Guard facilities in Hawaii
March 19, 2012 — HONOLULU - Army Lt. Gen. William E. Ingram Jr., the director of the Army National Guard, finished his first 100 days in his new post with a three-day tour of the National Guard Facilities in...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

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