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Chief: North Carolina, Botswana partnership one of the best The North Carolina National Guard and the African nation of Botswana have the potential to be one of the finest pairings in the National Guard’s 61-nation, 16-year State Partnership Program...August 21, 2009
Tuskegee’s 100th Fighter Squadron deploys to Iraq
The 100th Fighter Squadron has a proud heritage of service beginning with World War II...August 25, 2009
Patriot Academy puts Soldiers on fast track to success
Only a few months ago, 50 high school dropouts from around the country faced a bleak future and limited opportunities in the work force...August 26, 2009
Obama honors wounded warriors with NASCAR greats President Barack Obama paid tribute yesterday to past and present NASCAR champions Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon – both of whom drive National Guard-sponsored cars -- but not before honoring the wounded warriors attending the ceremony...August 20, 2009
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Alaska Guard participates in family support exchange with MongoliansAlaska National Guard and Mongolian Armed Forces leaders and spouses exchanged ideas on caring for and supporting soldiers' families at a conference in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Aug. 22-23...August 25, 2009
Ohio engineers refurbish school buildings throughout SerbiaTwo Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers are taking advantage of a rare opportunity to meet with the Mongolian troops they will embed with next month in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan...August 25, 2009
Blog offers support to military families
The Defense Department has launched a blog called "Family Matters" that is dedicated to providing resources and support to military families...
August 25, 2009
August 25, 2009
My wife saved my life
Walking with my surgeon from the exam room to his office to schedule my impending surgery, I told him it was my wife’s concern about an unsightly mole on my back that sent me to a dermatologist...
August 25, 2009
August 25, 2009
Wounded in action: From the frontlines (Part 1)
When he was 8 years old, it was his dream to be an infantryman. Fifteen years later the opportunity to deploy to Afghanistan as an infantry Soldier with the Illinois Army National Guard knocked on his door and Spc. Mitch Chapman, of Augden, Ill., quickly answered...August 26, 2009
“We were proud to be Soldiers:” Remembering the 36th Infantry in World War II
World War II transformed people of the United States as did no other war...August 26, 2009
Pennsylvania Guard Unit Recognized for Electronic Warfare Fight
An electronic warfare association has named a 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team battalion as the Army unit to best make use of EW assets and training in the past year...
August 26, 2009
August 26, 2009
Wisconsin Guardsmen hold the hill in Iraq
From atop one of the only hills in southern Iraq, a team of Wisconsin National Guardsmen keeps a watchful eye over the surrounding area...August 26, 2009
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- New On Guard online
The National Guard Bureau's monthly newspaper has become a quarterly magazine that is e-mailed to every Guardmember. Check it out here.
- National Guard News Show
A quarterly news show dedicated to providing news and information on your National Guard.
- On the front lines
See the National Guard through the lens of some of its best photojournalists.
- Huey's last hurrah
By September of this year, the National Guard will turn in its remaining Huey helicopters. Read how states are bidding farewell to these iconic choppers.
- Agriculture Development Teams
Agriculture Development Teams from several states work with Afghan farmers.
- 2008 Best Warrior
Army NCO of The Year Staff Sgt. Michael Noyce Merino, Montana National Guard.
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Gave All...
A web site dedicated to the memories of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen lost while defending our Nation's principles
- Archives
Find archived exercise materials, featured topics, news stories from 2006, 2007 and 2008, and editions of The On Guard from 2004 in the Web Archives.
- National Defense
Learn more about what your National Guard is doing to defend our nation.
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Defense
Learn more about what your National Guard is doing to protect the homeland.
- Mobilization
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