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Grass: National Guard provides solution to problems in fiscally constrained timesThe 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of the Missouri Army National Guard is conducting operations in Arusha, Tanzania, supporting Eastern Accord 2012...September 12, 2012
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
Ham: National Guard essential to Africa CommandThe National Guard is essential to Africa Command, the combatant commander said here Monday...September 11, 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
Maryland Guard member helping commemorate Battle of AntietamArmy Staff Sgt. Mark Pheabus puts on his uniform every month to train with the Maryland National Guard's 29th Military Police Company in Westminster, Md....September 14, 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
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Missouri Army National Guard supports anti-terror training in TanzaniaThe 110th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade of the Missouri Army National Guard is conducting operations in Arusha, Tanzania, supporting Eastern Accord 2012...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
Estonian air force pilots deploy with Maryland Army Guard aviation unit as part of SPP partnershipPilots with the Estonian Air Force, who have been assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard for the past year as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, deployed from Weide Army Airfield in Edgewood, Md...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
Family matters blog: Spouses hold front line on detecting depressionWith the anniversary of 9/11 upon us, families may be considering how best to commemorate the terrorist attacks of 11 years ago...September 10, 2012
Featured Topics
- Hurricane Season 2012
National Guard members assisted residents in Hurricane Isaac's path...
- Outstanding Soldiers and Airmen of the Year 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...
- On Every Front
This edition of the "On Every Front" takes an in-depth look at what the National Guard's Dual-Status Commanders are and how they are used...
- State Partnership Program
The National Guard's 65-nation, 20-year-old State Partnership Program...
- Identity Theft
A Message to Potential Victims of Identity Theft...
- Suicide Prevention
Why are some Guardmembers choosing suicide...
- Agriculture Development Teams
Agriculture Development Teams from several states work with Afghan farmers.
- Archives
Find archived exercise materials, featured topics, news stories from 2006 - 2010, and editions of The On Guard from 2004 in the Web Archives.
- Mobilization
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- Joint Chiefs of Staff
- U.S. Army Community Covenant
- US Army
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- Reserve Affairs
- National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus (NGRCC)
- Afghanistan ISAF
- State Guard Association of the United States
- Partners in Education
- National Guard Educational Foundation
- Employer Partnership
Video Gallery
Army General Frank Grass, Chief National Guard Bureau
General Frank Grass introduces himself as the 27th Chief of the National Guard Bureau....
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Army General Frank Grass, Chief National Guard BureauGeneral Frank Grass introduces himself as the 27th Chief of the National Guard Bureau....
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