Suicide prevention: Reaching out a sign of strengthService members facing behavioral health challenges should feel comfortable asking for help, Defense Department leaders said here this week... September 12, 2012
Odierno: National Guard contributions since 9/11 ‘critical’On the eve of today’s 11th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the chief of staff of the Army paid tribute to the role of the National Guard in the immediate aftermath and in the years since... September 11, 2012
N.Y. Engineer company reaches new heights refurbishing historic fire towerTrekking up the 1600 feet of rugged, unforgiving terrain of Mount Beacon, Citizen-Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1156th Engineer Company spent two weeks sharpening their skills, as well as learning new ones refurbishing the fire observation tower located at its summit... September 12, 2012
In fields of Afghanistan, a diverse Kentucky Guard group comes togetherEvery mission matters to Louisiana National Guard members and when assigned to help rebuild a small fishing community located in the mouth of the Mississippi River, the Airmen gladly stepped up to the challenge... September 10, 2012
Ethiopia: Texas Army National Guard Soldiers deliver care packages to orphanageSoldiers from the Texas Army National Guard’s 3rd Squadron, 124th Cavalry Regiment, deployed here as part of Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, delivered care packages and other supplies to an orphanage in Dire Dawa, Ethopia, Sept. 2... September 5, 2012
D.C. National Guard leaders meet with Jamaican Defense Force leadership, solidify SPP relationshipSenior leaders of the Jamaica Defense Force recently met with District of Columbia National Guard leadership and Department of Defense officials to discuss future objectives as part the JDF’s partnership with the D.C. Guard through the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program... August 28, 2012
In June 2005, the selection process for the Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year for the Army National Guard was a very different process...