Guard News - The National Guard

New York Soldiers guide Afghan National Police to the future
October 2, 2012 — ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, KUWAIT - Sometime last April, New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Russell Clark, other U.S. Soldiers, and members of the Dand District Afghan National Police found their first... MORE

Lt. Col. Russell Clark with his interpreter in an opium poppy field as Afghan National Police (ANP) use sticks to hack off the plants' seed pods before they can be used to make heroin.

Guard observes National Hispanic Heritage Month
October 1, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Amid a busy morning at Arlington Hall Station, the Army National Guard Bureau paused Sept. 27 to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month.Commemorations in all states and... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month is being observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 this year.

Kentucky Airman serves in Afghanistan for new friends and old
October 1, 2012 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE PASAB, Afghanistan - Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon Stribling didn't originally travel to southern Afghanistan as part of the Kentucky National Guard's Agribusiness Development... MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon Stribling, second from left, with the Airmen of the Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team 4 in southern Afghanistan on March 6, 2012. Also pictured are Staff Sgt. Austin McDonald, Tech. Sgt. Bucky Harris, Staff Sgt. Jeff Ward and Staff Sgt. Raphael Williams.

Remains of World War II Airman Returned Home

Tennessee Guard Airmen Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

New York Airmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Hurricane Victims While Training

New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren

Robot Boosts Louisiana Guard Civil Support Team Readiness