FEMA: National Guard essential part of federal response teamThe National Guard is a vital partner in the federal response to natural or manmade disasters, the administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said here today...
November 21, 2009

Air Guard leaders urged to tell their storiesThe leadership of more than 107,000 Air National Guard members from around the country were encouraged today to share their stories about how they add value to America...
November 21, 2009

Casey: National Guard essential to war effortA transformed National Guard has been essential to America ?s war effort, the Army?s chief of staff said here Nov. 19...
November 20, 2009

Mullen: Guard should not return to how things were before 2001The National Guard has changed dramatically since 2001, transforming itself from a strategic reserve to an operational force...
November 20, 2009

VA reaches out to Guard members with ?seven touches? programThe Department of Veterans Affairs recently implemented many new initiatives and programs as a way to specifically engage National Guard and Reserve veterans who have been deployed, VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said Nov. 19...
November 20, 2009

College football rivals meet in IraqFor over 100 years, there has been a hotly contested rivalry that boils over to an all out war for three hours one fall Saturday afternoon in November...
November 20, 2009

Shinseki urges Guard leaders to spread VA messageThe National Guard can play an important role in helping to spread the news about the Veterans Affairs Department's new programs to veterans in their communities, VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki told a National Guard conference just outside the nation's capital today...
November 20, 2009

Army Guard leaders key to maintaining ready and capable force, says directorThe quality and readiness of the Army Guard is in the hands of its senior leadership, the Army Guard's top officer told more than 2,000 officers and senior NCOs here today...
November 20, 2009

McKinley selects new NGB senior enlisted leaderGen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, announced today the selection of a new senior enlisted leader for the National Guard Bureau...
November 19, 2009

Gates supports 'contiguous training' for reserve componentsWhile admitting initial reservations, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told a National Guard conference today he sees benefits of a new plan that allows reserve-component servicemembers to conduct pre-deployment training before the clock starts ticking on their 12-month mobilization cycles...
November 19, 2009

XCTC crucial to Florida brigade?s trainingIn the middle of a non-descript Middle Eastern village, 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers interact with the local inhabitants the same as they have done day in and day out on routine patrols...
November 19, 2009