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National Guard prepares response to Hurricane EarlNational Guardsmen in states all along the East Coast are preparing for whatever Hurricane Earl sends their way this Labor Day weekend...September 1, 2010
Governors encourage support of Guard's role abroadLeaving a military base in Iraq in their up-armored SUVs, soldiers fire their M-4 automatic weapons into piles of sand dumped along the side of the road. It’s part of the routine: Make sure the guns work...August 30, 2010
National Guard deployment to Southwest border on trackAfter several weeks of training, more than 800 National Guardsmen in four states are now taking up their positions alongside border patrol agents in the Southwest, a Guard official said today...September 1, 2010
Kentucky Airman helps establish first air coordination cell in PakistanA number of Pakistan, U.S. and international organizations, both military and civilian, gathered here Aug. 28 to form an air coordination cell aimed at streamlining air operations supporting Pakistan’s flood relief efforts...August 30, 2010
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Moldova day six: Next step on way to peacekeeping certificationThe soldiers of Moldova’s Company A, 22nd Peacekeeping Battalion, cleared the first hurdle on the way to Level Two NATO peacekeeping certification today after undergoing an internal evaluation of their skills conducted by officers from the Moldovan Ministry of Defense...September 1, 2010
Illinois Guard marches 200 miles for annual Polish pilgrimageEight Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers traveled to Poland to march more than 200 miles from Warsaw to Czestochowa in Poland's annual pilgrimage from Aug. 4-14...August 31, 2010
Contractor to provide overseas TRS support for GuardsmenOn Sept. 1, International SOS Assistance, Inc. will begin TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) enrollment and customer support to overseas-based National Guard and Reserve members...
August 26, 2010
August 26, 2010
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ feedback sought from spousesPentagon officials today mailed out 150,000 new “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” surveys, this time seeking input from military spouses about the potential repeal of the law that bars gay men and lesbians from serving openly, officials said...
August 24, 2010
August 24, 2010
Army North trains, assists Minnesota’s 55th CSTTwo days after a groundbreaking ceremony here, seven local residents who attended the ceremony started developing strange symptoms of fever, in addition to severe headaches, vomiting and fluid-filled blisters...September 2, 2010
Iowa ADT helps Afghan girls schoolOn a late August day outside Forward Operating Base Wright, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Melissa Brumley helped load a slightly scuffed Toyota Corolla with boxes of clothing for the families of war widows and school supplies for the Fatima Girls School in nearby Asadabad, the provincial capital of Kunar province in eastern Afghanistan...September 2, 2010
Locals tip off Afghan army concerning weapons cacheLive mortar rounds are commonly used in manufacturing improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan, and in the hands of insurgents or Taliban fighters these weapons could be used to attack local civilians as well as Afghan National Security Forces who patrol the area in unarmored vehicles...
September 2, 2010
September 2, 2010
Former Louisiana officers celebrate 50th anniversary as new officers graduateFor retired Army Maj. Gen. Joe Gary, the mingling of officers from the first class to graduate from the Louisiana National Guard’s officer candidate school after 50 years was memorable...September 1, 2010
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- Vigilant Guard 2010
Vigilant Guard is an exercise program sponsored by U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in conjunction with the National Guard Bureau (NGB)...
- Southwest Border Mission
National Guard members will support the Department of Homeland Security's CBP and ICE in their border security missions on the Southwest border...
- National Guard Oil Spill Response
National Guard assisting in the oil spill cleanup...
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