Dec 22, 2010

President Barack Obama today signed the bill to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on gays in the military.

Dec 15, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is pleased with today's House of Representatives vote to repeal the law that bans gays from serving openly in the military, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said, and he hopes the Senate will follow suit before its current session ends.

Dec 15, 2010

National Guard troops deployed to the U.S. border with Mexico are boosting Border Patrol agents' efforts, a senior Customs and Border Protection agent said Tuesday.

Dec 13, 2010

Local story from Kuwait explaining positive partnering for R&R program

Dec 11, 2010

Instead of exchanging gifts, several dozen family members at the second annual Survivor Outreach Services holiday gathering shared memories of their beloved Soldiers who have died.

Dec 7, 2010

For the first time, America officially recognizes the contributions and dedication of military widows with ''Gold Star Wives Day.''

Dec 3, 2010

The military can deal effectively with allowing openly gay servicemembers in its ranks, leaders of a working group that studied the issue for the Defense Department told the Senate Armed Services Committee today.

Dec 2, 2010

The Warrior Transition Course is graduating its last class at Fort Sill Dec. 9 and they're making sure these trainees measure up to Army standards.

Dec 1, 2010

Extra measures are being taken by the 1st Theater Sustainment Command and others this month to ensure troops get home for the holidays without delays and they will have the highest priority for flight seating.

Dec 1, 2010

The Army is seeking applications for its third annual Secretary of the Army Quality of Life Awards program.

Dec 1, 2010

The Department of Defense today announced that it has certified the New York National Guard's 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (CST) as operational.

Nov 30, 2010

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today urged the Senate to repeal the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law this year. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at a Pentagon news conference unveiling the recommendations of the working group tasked with looking at the issues associated with implementing a repeal of the law that bans gays from serving openly in the military.

Nov 29, 2010

Five New York Army National Guard soldiers traveled to Potschefstroom Military Base, South Africa to participate in the South African National Military Skills Competition, November 8-13, 2010.

Nov 24, 2010

As New Yorkers and other Americans head to their Thanksgiving holiday destinations on the busiest travel day of the year today, members of the New York National Guard will be on duty in New York City augmenting security operations in train stations and at the airports.

Nov 24, 2010

A National Guard combat medic killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom was memorialized Nov. 23 when Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's West Fort Hood Health Clinic was renamed in his honor.

Nov 24, 2010

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eric McKee's face is swollen and red as he strains to breathe oxygen into his lungs. For the past 18 months, McKee, an improvised explosive device task force member with U.S. Army Forces Command's engineers section, has been playing the bagpipes, a skill he learned when deployed to Afghanistan.

Nov 17, 2010

Having never mobilized with an activated unit, Col. Michael Herman of Aberdeen, S.D., said, he knew he wanted to serve in Afghanistan in some capacity. He now is helping to develop the Afghan National Army.

Nov 16, 2010

The weather was hot; the weapons were different; and there was little time to practice. But five New York Army National Guard Soldiers had the time of their life and placed fifth out of 22 teams during the South African Reserve Force Council Military Skills Competition 2010 at Potchefstroom Military Base Nov. 8-13.

Nov 16, 2010

As President Barack Obama hangs the pale blue ribbon holding the Medal of Honor around the neck of Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta in a White House Ceremony today, Giunta's wife Jennifer will be at his side, offering her quiet support, just as she has done throughout his two deployments, and especially during the whirlwind of media interviews and VIP meetings that followed the award announcement in September.

Nov 14, 2010

U.S. Army Alaska and the Indian Army celebrated the end of Yudh Abhyas 2010 during a ceremony Nov. 14 at Buckner Physical Fitness Center, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Nov 8, 2010

For the first time in the 40-year history of the national-level Winston P. Wilson Marksmanship Sustainment Training Exercise, the Missouri National Guard brought home the championship trophy, leaving the Show-Me State marksmen both surprised and brimming with pride.

Nov 8, 2010

Ryan Newman's Veterans Day Chevrolet that will compete in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway. The car will feature more than 500 photos of men and women who served in the military.

Nov 6, 2010

Cross-fit competition held in honor of the victims of the Fort Hood shooting.

Nov 6, 2010

Orient Shield XI is a bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army and the Japanese Ground Self Defense Force being held at Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan.

Nov 2, 2010

Providing support to victims of sexual assault is one of the National Guard's top goals, the Guard's senior officer told attendees at the 2010 Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Leadership Summit Monday.

Nov 1, 2010

The National Guard Bureau is looking into allegations of fraud and abuse and, if necessary, revamping its procedures for detecting fraud after it was discovered that several states may have disbursed funds as enlistment bonuses to those who may not have qualified for them.

Oct 28, 2010

For Army Sgt. Jason Hudgins of the Delaware National Guard, serving in Afghanistan meant deploying and serving alongside his father, Army Spc. Dale Hudgins.

Oct 22, 2010

A program that links reserve and National Guard members, their families and veterans with civilian employers has reached a milestone, with more than 1,000 employers now signed on to hire qualified job-seekers. The Employer Partnership of the Armed Forces, originally an Army Reserve initiative that has expanded militarywide, is growing by leaps and bounds as it helps both the military and civilian employers tap into the same talent pool, reported Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, chief of the Army Reserve, who founded the program.

Oct 21, 2010

Joint Sustainment Command-Afghanistan, the senior supply and logistics command for all U.S. forces in Afghanistan, changed hands between two National Guard units Oct. 17 during a transfer of authority ceremony.

Oct 19, 2010

The successful eradication of more than 20,500 marijuana plants valuing over $50 million in nine operational days of concentrated, collaborative effort by Indiana State Police, Indiana National Guard Counterdrug Task Force and other state and federal law enforcement agencies stopped illegal drugs from hitting American streets.

Oct 18, 2010

The Army National Guard has published an in-depth leader's guidebook to Soldier resilience. The guidebook, published by the Guard's Soldier and Family Support division, is meant as a tool to help Soldiers "learn how to [handle] difficult times in their lives, get through those times, and come out stronger afterwards," said Army Sgt. Maj. Jim Moore, of the division.

Oct 5, 2010

The National Guard is adding a Homeland Response Force package to its current chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield-explosive or CBRNE response capabilities.

Sep 29, 2010

Sixty Soldiers from the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's Company Intelligence Support Teams are taking part in an intensive eight-day Military Intelligence training cycle in preparation for their deployment to Iraq. This training will allow the Soldiers to both conduct and train others to conduct basic intelligence gathering operations enabling them to gain useful information about oppositional forces.

Sep 27, 2010

A Texas National Guard officer will become the Army National Guard's first Muslim chaplain in December.

Sep 27, 2010

Fifteen U.S. companies nominated by their employees received Defense Department awards yesterday for outstanding support to the Guard and Reserve members they employ.

Sep 22, 2010

The 2nd Battalion, 150th Field Artillery Regiment fired the final rounds using the M-198 155 mm Towed Howitzer on Saturday, Sept. 18, at Camp Atterbury, Ind.

Sep 22, 2010

The National Guard State Partnership Program is increasing understanding between African countries and the United States, the president of Senegal said in Burlington, Vt., Sept. 19.

Sep 22, 2010

New York Army National Guard soldiers can now hone their M2 machine gun skills in the classroom before heading out for the range, thanks to a new training system called Individual Gunnery Training or IGT.

Sep 15, 2010

Soldiers who will deploy to Afghanistan this fall with the Indiana Agribusiness Development Team are using the expertise of farmers from across the state to prepare for their mission.

Sep 9, 2010

"Hey you can't park that here," yelled a voice from an upper floor of the New York City studio on West 54th Street.

Sep 7, 2010

With the flu season approaching quickly, the Army and Air National Guard have released guidance for their 2010-2011 vaccination campaigns and will start shipping vaccinations to the states for immediate distribution, Guard officials said today.

Sep 7, 2010

Almost 1,100 National Guard members are on duty on the Southwest border performing a mission that is very familiar to many of them.

Sep 2, 2010

National Guardsmen in states all along the East Coast are preparing for whatever Hurricane Earl sends their way this Labor Day weekend.

Aug 31, 2010

National Guard troops are poised to take up surveillance positions along the U.S. border with Mexico as part of Operation Copper Cactus.

Aug 31, 2010

Certifying one's son to fly a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with night-vision gear takes the stress level up a notch - up about 500 feet from the ground to be specific; and that's exactly what Army Chief Warrant Officer Gary Button recently had the opportunity to do.

Aug 27, 2010

Aug. 29 marks the fifth anniversary of what has been described as the "finest hour" in the National Guard's near 400-year history by the former chief of the National Guard Bureau.

Aug 26, 2010

The 121st Medical Company (Air Ambulance) of the District of Columbia National Guard recently became the first unit to perform a medical evacuation mission using the UH-72 Lakota helicopter in Hohenfels, Germany, on Aug. 10.

Aug 25, 2010

Civilian and military leaders said here on Saturday that the National Guard is America's solution in a time of constrained budgets, increased missions and the necessity of developing greater partnership capacity.

Aug 20, 2010

Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick signed legislation designating the city of Salem as the birthplace of the National Guard during a ceremony held Aug. 19, 2010.

Aug 20, 2010

When U.S. Army Air Forces pilot 1st Lt. Ray Fletcher returned home from World War II on Aug. 17, 2010, the New York National Army National Guard was there to help him along.

Aug 19, 2010

"An angel in disguise" is how Army Maj. Nathlon Jackson was described by Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley at a ceremony at the Army National Guard Readiness Center Wednesday.

Aug 18, 2010

Three Alaska National Guard members are providing medical support for U.S. and Mongolian troops during Khaan Quest 2010, a bilateral peacekeeping operations training exercise in Ulaanbaatar and Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia Aug. 8-29.

Aug 16, 2010

National Guard members need to know that even though a new DoD policy authorizes them to use many of the social media and other Web 2.0 platforms available on a non-classified government computer, there are consequences for their misuse.

Aug 12, 2010

About one-third of the 1,200 troops that have been authorized to support the Department of Homeland Security-requested Southwest border mission have received their orders, Guard officials said today.

Aug 12, 2010

Change is constant, and Guardmembers should continue to prepare for changes in the future as budgetary constraints take effect, the Guard's senior enlisted advisor said recently.

Aug 12, 2010

Now that the leak has been plugged and the oil has been stopped, three of the four states on duty are decreasing the number of National Guard members they have responding to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Aug 11, 2010

The National Guard has a long history of supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection efforts along the Southwest border, and it looks forward to the current support mission.

Aug 9, 2010

The National Guard likely will continue to play a significant role in overseas contingency operations for the foreseeable future, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told Guard members.

Aug 5, 2010

"No one wants to go back to the Guard being just a strategic reserve," Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. said during a visit to the 2010 National Guard Family Program Volunteer Workshop. "We have come way too far. Half of the Guard are combat veterans. That's a fundamentally different force and, as a result, it's a fundamentally different Army."

Aug 3, 2010

National Guard troops in four states are in training today as they prepare to join colleagues already supporting Border Patrol agents on the nation's Southwest border.

Jul 29, 2010

At the Center for National Response in Gallagher, W. Va., the 911th Engineer Company (Technical Rescue) along with interagency partners, conducted an annual training exercise with a focus on proficiency in technical rescue operations July 19-30.

Jul 28, 2010

They stand in the Gulf of Mexico, water waist-high, heat topping 100-degrees, building barriers against oil.

Jul 19, 2010

As the patient lies bloodied on the stretcher, he grimaces with pain. With lacerations to his head and neck, it's clear that he is not in great condition -- he needs to be moved off the battlefield.

Jul 19, 2010

Up to 1,200 National Guard members will deploy to the U.S. and Mexico border to assist in policing actions in the drug war.

Jul 16, 2010

Military efforts along the Gulf Coast continue today as part of the federal response force to clean up the oil spill.

Jul 14, 2010

Eight more homeland response force units will be established in fiscal year 2012.

Jul 13, 2010

It's been a year of milestones for the National Guard's Patriot Academy. The school opened its doors, Aug. 26, 2009, and graduated its first class March 18. Currently, a new class has started and a new precedent has been established. There are now female Soldiers attending the Patriot Academy.

Jul 12, 2010

Soldiers of the Louisiana National Guard are reinforcing oil protection structures along the coasts of Grand Isle and Port Fourchon, La.

Jul 12, 2010

A Soldier received the South Carolina Medal of Valor after saving a man ejected from his vehicle after stalling on train tracks.

Jul 8, 2010

The newly constructed Georgia National Guard Language Training Center recently opened its doors at the Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Ga., and provides the resources necessary for military intelligence linguists to hone their language skills.

Jun 29, 2010

Almost 300 National Guard members from four states helped to battle oncoming and long-gone flood waters last week.

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Jun 28, 2010

The Louisiana National Guard completed construction of an 8.2-mile long Tiger Dam shoreline protection system along the beach in Grand Isle, La.

Jun 28, 2010

Jun 25, 2010

It's an important scenario to train for...a terrorist attack.

Jun 24, 2010

Construction of 8.5 miles of wall barriers by the Louisiana National Guard's 225th Engineer Brigade continues in six areas along the coast of Cameron Parish in an effort to keep oil-tainted water from moving inland.

Jun 24, 2010

About 1,200 National Guard troops will support the Department of Homeland Security in enhancing the security of the nation's Southwest border, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said June 22.

Jun 24, 2010

As part of the ongoing response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Fish and Wildlife experts have taken to the air with Florida National Guard aviators to spot oil encroaching near the beaches of Florida's Panhandle.

Jun 21, 2010

This month, more than 4,000 cadets, across 28 states, will graduate from the National Guard's Youth ChalleNGe program -- which, since 1993, has provided a means for "at risk" youth to earn their General Equivalency Degree, or high school diploma. By the end of the year, it's expected the program will graduate its 100,000th student.

Jun 16, 2010

The Louisiana National Guard's Task Force Kout Men held an official commencement ceremony for New Horizons Haiti 2010 in Mandrin, Haiti on June 15.

Jun 11, 2010

The Louisiana National Guard received approval yesterday evening from the U.S. Coast Guard to field 10 additional vacuum barges, bringing the number approved to 13.

Jun 10, 2010

With the sun beating down in 90-degree pre-summer heat, the lake here was Army Sgt. Adam Lock's home away from home as he cast his fishing line into the cool water in hopes of coaxing a bite from a bass.

Jun 10, 2010

Gov. Dave Freudenthal authorized about 100 Wyoming National Guard members this week to assist with the state's disaster relief efforts in the flooded areas of Fremont County, Wyo.

Jun 9, 2010

Building resiliency among Army National Guard members starts even before a new recruit is sent to basic training.

Jun 9, 2010

Michigan Army National Guard Spc. Anna Jonkman, 22, says she has a keen sense of cultural awareness. To her, it is a natural instinct she applies daily while escorting Iraqis to work here.

Jun 8, 2010

The Louisiana National Guard completed the construction of a 5-3/4 mile Tiger Dam shoreline protection system near Venice, La., in the southwest pass of the Mississippi River Delta.

Jun 7, 2010

National Guardsmen from Louisiana's neighboring states and beyond have joined with the bayou state's National Guard to help protect its shores from the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

Jun 3, 2010

Two Army National Guard installations were recognized for their environmental work in natural resources conservation and cultural resources management during a ceremony at the Pentagon Wednesday.

Jun 3, 2010

While U.S. Southern Command's earthquake disaster response in Haiti officially ended Tuesday, humanitarian and construction work augmented by about 500 National Guard Soldiers continue there.

Jun 1, 2010

After running along 550 miles of roads, bike paths and rail trails from Maine to the nation's capital, two Army National Guard officers took their final steps of a 21-day journey at Arlington National Cemetery, May 28, to promote resiliency.

Jun 1, 2010

The Guard's 225th Engineer Brigade is continuing to construct a sand-filled basket barrier on the beach in Port Fourchon, La. To date, the engineers have built about 2.5 miles of the Hesco basket barrier wall.

May 26, 2010

A four-year relationship between the National Guard and the Israeli Defense Force's Home Front Command is yielding valuable lessons for both sides.

May 26, 2010

The National Guards of several states are closely watching Louisiana this week and are prepared to assist in its oil spill operations if needed.

May 21, 2010

The Louisiana National Guard's construction of the Tiger Dam shoreline protection system near in the southwest pass of the Mississippi River Delta continues to move ahead as an oil spill threatens the Gulf Coast.

May 19, 2010

An inquiry launched Monday by Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., I Corps commanding general, is investigating complaints from Oregon National Guard Soldiers that different standards of treatment exist between reserve-component and active-component Soldiers during the demobilization process at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

May 19, 2010

While hurricane season runs from June until late November, the Army National Guard routinely practices its emergency response procedures on a nearly year-round basis.

May 19, 2010

The Louisiana National Guard has been conducting round-the-clock operations to repair gaps caused by coastal erosion as part of efforts to mitigate effects from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.