Guard News - The National Guard

Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program with the Bahamas conducts police exchange
December 29, 2010 — NASSAU, Bahamas - The Rhode Island Army National Guard concluded a week long military exchange on Dec. 3 under the State Partnership Program with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. Six military police... MORE

National Guardmembers embark on first convoy
December 29, 2010 — JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - As the countryside around Joint Base Balad, Iraq, slept Dec. 12, National Guardsmen with eastern Oregon’s 3rd Sustainment Brigade, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary),... MORE

National Guard support to Operation Deep Freeze
December 29, 2010 — The National Guard is part of the joint team that supports Operation Deep Freeze, the annual deployment of about 1,200 people to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from September through February to support... MORE

Guardmembers conduct meeting with Afghan villagers
December 29, 2010 — LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Whenever someone moves into a neighborhood, it’s traditional to go meet one’s new neighbors.In a sense, that’s what National Guardmembers from the 1st Battalion, 133rd... MORE

Massachusetts family doctor deploys to Iraq
December 29, 2010 — CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq - A family physician motivated to join the Massachusetts National Guard after he heard about a critical need for military doctors is making a difference... MORE

North Carolina National Guardmembers reflect on historic Iraq mission
December 29, 2010 — IRAQ - Inside the T-walls and barbed wires at Camp Cropper, the North Carolina National Guard’s 105th Military Police Battalion was part of the historic transformation of internment operations in... MORE

Missouri National Guard hosts Panamanian National Police
December 29, 2010 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Missouri National Guard State Partnership Program recently welcomed members of the Panamanian National Police and Ministry of Public Safety to Jefferson City. The focus of... MORE

Two acres, eight farmers: a demo farm saga
December 29, 2010 — KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - The Iowa National Guard’s 734th Agribusiness Development Team is concerned about the potential impact a two-acre demonstration farm could have on the Afghan farmers... MORE

Puerto Rico National Guard recognizes a fallen hero
December 28, 2010 — COAMO, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico National Guard on Monday posthumously promoted one of the Guardmembers killed in a Dec. 20 helicopter crash. Army Col. Victor J. Torres, deputy adjutant general of... MORE

New York Army National Guard team honors over 10,000 veterans at funerals in 2010
December 28, 2010 — LATHAM, NY - The New York Army National Guard's 130 Honor Guard members helped more than 10,000 families bid a dignified farewell to their veterans at funerals held across the state in 2010.The ten... MORE

Christmas comes early for Guardsmen, families
December 27, 2010 — NEW ORLEANS - All members of the Louisiana National Guard’s 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are finally home after serving a year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, returning... MORE

Fitness regulation changes based on Airmen's feedback
December 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON - As Air Force officials continue to sculpt their fitness program based on Airmen's feedback, service officials issued an AF Guidance Memorandum here Dec. 20 that provides policy changes to... MORE

Kentucky National Guard ADT visits chicken farm entrepreneur
December 27, 2010 — PANJSHIR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Members of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team visited with a local chicken farm owner in Khenj District Dec. 12.Shanawaz Khan is a Go Joeal villager who... MORE

Mississippi National Guard supports record mail delivery in Afghanistan
December 27, 2010 — KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Mail delivery in Afghanistan set new yearly and holiday records as joint sustainment forces led by a Mississippi National Guard unit brought holiday cheer to... MORE

National Guard responds to East Coast winter storms
December 27, 2010 — WASHINGTON - As of 8 a.m. today, 430 National Guardmembers had been activated in response to a winter storm that left as much as two feet of snow in some areas and prompted six governors to activate... MORE

Roster of New York Volunteers Available As Nation Prepares to Observe 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
December 27, 2010 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY - As the nation prepares to observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the New York State Military History Museum and Veterans Research Center is making capsule histories of... MORE

North Carolina activates National Guard for winter storm
December 27, 2010 — BUTNER, N.C. - North Carolina National Guard Soldiers stand ready to assist the public in case of any emergency caused by the snow. Nine Soldiers reported to the N.C. National Guard’s Armory here last... MORE

New York Air National Guard tracking Santa on Christmas Eve
December 23, 2010 — ROME, NY - New York Air National Guardmembers from the Eastern Air Defense Sector will once again play a key role Friday night as the North American Aerospace Defense Command tracks Santa Claus and... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard Youth Challenge Academy graduates 25th class of cadets
December 22, 2010 — One hundred and eight cadets from 42 counties graduated from the Wisconsin National Guard's Challenge Academy during a Dec. 18 ceremony at Mauston High School.The cadets comprised the 25th Challenge... MORE

Hawaii National Guard all-hazards response team earns validation
December 22, 2010 — BELLOWS AIR FORCE STATION, Hawaii - Members of the Army and Air Force Hawaii National Guard all-hazards response team stood up a chemical, biological, nuclear, high-yield explosive enhanced response... MORE

New York National Guard honors Korean War MIA

Idaho Army National Guard fires precision-guided munitions

Alabama National Guard, Romania strengthen SPP ties

Pennsylvania National Guard aviators find lost hikers

Arizona National Guard delivers for Operation Patriot Press