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Air National Guard fulfills sacred promise to Airman touched by Boston Marathon bombing
April 8, 2014 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. - On the morning of the 2013 Boston Marathon, Alan Bauman and Colin Bellavance woke up at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, ready to tackle the final two weeks of... MORE

Gen. Clarke announces 2014 Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year
April 7, 2014 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 2014 Air National Guard Outstanding Airmen of the Year have been selected, announced Lt. Gen. Stanley "Sid" E. Clarke, III, director of the Air National Guard.These Airmen,... MORE

North Dakota National Guard has new partnership with Benin
April 7, 2014 — COTONOU, BENIN - A new era of cooperation in the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program (SPP) in west Africa began this week as the North Dakota National Guard formalized its association... MORE

Washington National Guard Soldiers improving health conditions for mudslide workers
April 7, 2014 — OSO, Wash. - While search and rescue operations continue at the impact area of the March 22nd mudslide on State Route 530, new safety procedures were implemented to protect responders from contracting... MORE

North Dakota National Guard celebrates Togo as third African partner
April 7, 2014 — LOME, TOGO - For the second time in two days, the North Dakota National Guard has formalized a partnership with a west African nation. The signing ceremony officially affiliates the North Dakota... MORE

Sick baby and her family aboard Navy frigate after 129th Rescue Wing rescue
April 7, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A California family stranded in choppy waters of the Pacific Ocean with a very ill baby girl was safely aboard a Navy ship Monday, enroute to San Diego, military spokesmen said. The... MORE

129th Rescue Wing conducting dramatic sea rescue of baby
April 4, 2014 — MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - A team of Air National Guard members from the Bay Area's 129th Rescue Wing were in the midst Friday of a complicated rescue to save the life of an American infant at... MORE

Defense Department honors kids during Military Child Month
April 4, 2014 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department believes military children serve their country alongside their service member parents, DOD's director of the office of family policy/children and youth said.When... MORE

Florida disaster response team proves ‘best’ during the ‘worst’
April 4, 2014 — STARKE, Fla. - A time-worn adage directs us to "train for the worst and hope for the best." In late March, members of the Florida National Guard joined with local agencies for several days of... MORE

Texas National Guard and Chilean Armed Forces leaders meet to discuss future of partnership
April 3, 2014 — SANTIAGO, Chile - Senior leaders of the Texas National Guard and the Chilean Armed Forces met for the Annual State Partnership Program Planning Meeting in Santiago, Chile, March 26, 2014. There the... MORE

Mongolian visit to Alaska Vigilant Guard exercise continues partnership success
April 3, 2014 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - During Exercises Alaska Shield and Vigilant Guard-Alaska 2014, members of Mongolia's National Emergency Management Agency visited to observe disaster response... MORE

Nominations announced for top employer-support awards
April 3, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office, received 2,864 nominations from Guard members and Reservists for the 2014 Secretary of Defense... MORE

Washington National Guard keeps up the search for mudslide victims
April 2, 2014 — OSO, Wash. - "I found something," a young man said while probing the mud with his shovel. Several members from the Washington Air National Guard search and extraction team look up at the civilian, a... MORE

Sexual assault has no place here, Wisconsin National Guard leaders say
April 2, 2014 — MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin National Guard chose Monday, the first day of Sexual Assault Awareness Month to formally introduce Falcon, a certified service dog trained to interact with physical and... MORE

Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicks off
April 2, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - With teal-colored combat boots lining a section of the atrium of the Army National Guard Readiness Center here, Soldiers from the Army National Guard kicked off this year"s Sexual... MORE

National Guard SEA Visits Colorado Guard Space, Missile Defense Units

NY National Guard Wraps up Federally Funded COVID-19 Mission

Virginia Guard Returns From Federal Active Duty in Iraq, Kuwait

Oklahoma National Guard Conducts SPP Visit to Azerbaijan

National Guard MQ-9 Reapers Join Indo-Pacific Exercise