Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2012

Minnesota Guard members among last to leave Iraq
January 23, 2012 — CAMP VIRGINIA, Kuwait - On the morning of Dec. 17, 2011, the final convoy escort team for Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion 194th Armor, call sign "Crazyhorse," returned here after a mission up...

Nevada Guard responds to Washoe Drive fire
January 23, 2012 — RENO, Nev. - About 50 Nevada National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen supported civil authorities fighting the Washoe Drive Fire south of Reno, Nev., on Friday.The Guard members primarily worked an...

Texas Guard unit provides security for Afghanistan-bound reconstruction teams
January 23, 2012 — EDINBURGH, Ind. - The notion of security for Americans may entail locking our homes and cars, questioning whether our children are safe or if our bank accounts have been hacked. For an Afghan, that...

Mrs. Dempsey: Military families take care of each other
January 20, 2012 — DURHAM, N.C. - Caring about military families comes naturally to the wife of the nation's top military officer. She's been an Army spouse for nearly 36 years, and their three children have served in...

Arizona Guard recruiter receives national recognition
January 20, 2012 — PHOENIX - Army Staff Sgt. Craig Wester, a team leader within Recruiting and Retention Battalion with the Arizona National Guard, was selected as the Army National Guard's Top Recruiting and Retention...

Army study shows decline in suicides and in behavioral health stigma
January 20, 2012 — WASHINGTON - A newly released Army study on behavioral health shows a decline in Soldier suicides and more seeking treatment for their problems.Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, Army vice chief of staff,...

New York City National Guard unit to train with Malian Defense Force
January 20, 2012 — NEW YORK CITY, NY - Thirty-seven New York Army National Guard logistics specialists assigned to the 369th Sustainment Brigade, headquartered at the Fifth Avenue Armory in Harlem, will be heading to...

Dr. Biden: Military kids need schools' support
January 20, 2012 — LOS ANGELES - Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, on Thursday joined a group of educators here for a discussion on how schools can better serve and support military families and to learn...

Defense Department launches website for military children
January 19, 2012 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - The Defense Department launched a new website Wednesday for children experiencing the challenges of military deployments.The highly interactive...

National Guard State Partnership Program pairs Louisiana, Haiti
January 19, 2012 — NEW ORLEANS - The Louisiana National Guard and the country of Haitihave officially announced the strengthening of ties through the National Guard State Partnership Program during a Wednesday ceremony...

1 Guard dad + 4 Guard sons = 5 Citizen-Soldiers
January 19, 2012 — ALBANY, Mo. - With the most recent enlistment of their youngest son, one northwest Missouri Family serving in the National Guard could all but make up their own squad of artilleryman. One dad and four...

Defense Department launches website for military children
January 19, 2012 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - The Defense Department launched a new website Wednesday for children experiencing the challenges of military deployments.The highly interactive...

Maryland National Guard information unit continues to deploy
January 19, 2012 — BALTIMORE - Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard 110th Information Operations Battalion are currently deployed to Afghanistan and Djibouti in support of the Global War on Terror.Small teams...

National Guard hosts virtual conference on diversity
January 19, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The chief of the National Guard Bureau outlined his vision for diversity within the National Guard during the first National Guard Bureau Virtual Diversity Conference - held...

Panetta announces initiatives targeting sexual assault
January 19, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Sexual assault has no place in the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Wednesday, calling the crime "a stain on the good honor of the great majority of our troops...

Polish military leader visits Arizona Guard's 162nd Fighter Wing
January 19, 2012 — TUCSON, Ariz. - As part of a whirlwind tour of United Statesmilitary commands, the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, Gen. Mieczys?aw Cieniuch, visited the 162nd Fighter Wing here...

Free online service connects service members to babysitters, caretakers
January 18, 2012 — FORT GERORGE G. MEADE, Md. - Airmen now have another option when it comes to choosing a caretaker for their children, pets, homes and even tutors.Sittercity helps connect people who need babysitters,...

Florida expects productive year for State Partnership mission in 2012
January 18, 2012 — SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Expect another busy year for the Florida National Guard's continuing international affairs mission.Florida's State Partnership Program (SPP) will continue to engage Caribbean...

Afghanistan: South Dakota Army National Guard member fights fires
January 18, 2012 — CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan - The call comes in. Army Sgt. Max Stoltenburg has five minutes to suit up as a firefighter and get to the scene. There is a hazmat spill near a construction zone. However,...

Air Guard flyover to honor Tuskegee Airman's burial at Arlington Cemetery
January 18, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers, Jr., a famed Tuskegee Airman decorated with multiple medals in World War II, will be buried Friday at Arlington National Cemetery.The 113th...

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