Guard News - The National Guard

Military OneSource, H&R Block team up to provide tax assistance
January 8, 2013 — WASHINGTON - As tax season nears, Military OneSource and H&R Block have joined forces again to provide a free online tax preparation service for service members.During an interview with American... MORE

Jan. 21 deadline approaches to nominate employers for 2013 Freedom Award
January 7, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. (1/7/13) - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, is encouraging Guardsmen and Reservists to nominate their civilian employers for the 2013... MORE

The Secretary of Defense Freedom Award for civilian employers.

Kentucky National Guard members help clean Djibouti road
January 7, 2013 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - People rarely realize how much impact a Department of Public Works has until they live in a country that doesn’t have one.Such is the case in Djibouti, Africa, where a... MORE

Fiscal cliff legislation affects military, civilian paychecks
January 7, 2013 — WASHINGTON - The legislation that President Barack Obama signed Jan. 2 that postponed the fiscal cliff means changes to military and civilian paychecks, Defense Finance and Accounting Service... MORE

Seal of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Kentucky National Guard members help clean Djibouti road
January 7, 2013 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - People rarely realize how much impact a Department of Public Works has until they live in a country that doesn't have one.Such is the case in Djibouti, Africa, where a... MORE

A Soldier from Task Force Longrifles pulls plastic bags from bushes by Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on Dec. 12, 2012.

Vermont Air Guard flight surgeon nets 1,000 F-16 hours
January 4, 2013 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - When back in August people began telling Col. Donald Majercik, a flight surgeon here at the Vermont Air National Guard, that he was 20 hours short of 1000 flight hours, he... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Terry Moultroup and Col. Donald Majercik return Nov. 29, 2012, from a training flight at the Burlington International Airport. Majercik surpassed 1,000 hours of flying time in the F-16 Fighting Falcon during this flight.

Maine Army National Guard develops relationship with Montenegrin partners
January 4, 2013 — KOTOR, Montenegro - The United States Army National Guard history can be traced to Dec. 13, 1636, when the Massachusetts General Court declared that all able-bodied men between the ages of 16 and 60... MORE

Brig. Gen. James Campbell, adjutant general for the Maine Army National Guard, examines one of the recently acquired weapons for the Montenegrin Naval Forces.

Medevac crews in Afghanistan boosting patient outcomes with blood products
January 4, 2013 — KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - Code-named Vampire, a trial program is enabling some medics to administer blood products to wounded Soldiers while flying to a medical facility.During the course of the last... MORE

Army UH-60 Medevac Black Hawks such as these now carry blood products during missions to give casualties a better chance of survivability due to the expanded en-route medical treatment.

Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke confirmed as director, Air National Guard
January 3, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Lt. Gen. Stanley E. "Sid" Clarke III, commander of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force, has been confirmed by the Senate to be the... MORE

Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clark addresses a luncheon at the Executive Safety Summit, April 24, 2012.

New York National Guard continues providing post-Sandy help
January 2, 2013 — NEW YORK CITY - Hurricane Sandy is two months over, but as 2013 opens, the New York Army National Guard is still helping people in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island who were affected by the... MORE

Pvt. Vanessa Diaz of the New York Army National Guard uses an electronic notebook to perform wellness checks Dec. 6, 2012, on Staten Island.

Soldier, 59, spends last holiday season deployed in National Guard
January 2, 2013 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - The temperature outside has dropped below “normal” for South Carolina Soldiers deployed to Kosovo during this holiday season.Soldiers don multi-layers of clothing before... MORE

Spc. Thomas D. Hamilton spends time with Soldiers while they wait for the Thanksgiving meal to be served in northern Kosovo. Hamilton is serving his last holiday season in the Army National Guard before retiring in September 2013.

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise