Holiday revelers make Piney Acres Farm, located in Fortville, IN, a traditional destination each year.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630. More than 5,000 men, women, and children made the
President Theodore Roosevelt served proudly as a National Guardsman. Later, as president, he helped to reform the civil service to make hiring practices more fair while ensuring that veterans received special consideration for federal jobs.
The Alaska National Guard has activated its Joint Operations Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in response to the Bering Sea storm currently hitting
A pre-Halloween storm swept through the region, knocking down trees and power lines, blocking roads
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, is now accepting nominations for the 2012 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.
During a night vision goggle (NVG) training flight Oct. 20 the Alaska Army National Guard’s 1-207th Aviation
Every morning flight crews from Forward Support Medical Team, Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation
The 2011 Arizona Statewide Vigilant Guard exercise is being called the largest emergency response exercise to simulated catastrophic events in Arizona's history.
General Craig R. McKinley, director of the National Guard Bureau, has announced the appointment of Major General Edward Tonini, the adjutant general of Kentucky,
Major General Edward W. Tonini, the adjutant general of Kentucky, joins the Citizen-Soldiers of the Kentucky National Guard in recognizing the Kentucky Army
An "all-pro" medical evacuation crew from the 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment received Air Medals for conducting two urgent
The Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment and Natchitoches Central High School
Composed of the same materials as the rocky, desert terrain it depicts, the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat
For the second time in three years – and for only the second time in history – a National Guard Soldier has been named the U.S. Army’s Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year.
A team of 13 Arizona Army National Guard Soldiers will take part in a deployment ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 9, before deploying to the Horn of Africa.
As the influx of Soldiers deploying through Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center slows, the operational tempo of the base does not.
The Missouri National Guard is creating almost 190 new jobs as the 35th Engineer Brigade expands by adding three new units to its fold.
The Colorado Army National Guard broke ground on a new state-of-the-art aviation training facility at the Eagle County Airport, Sept. 22. The $39 million facility will be the new home of the High-Altitude Army Aviation Training Site (HAATS).
Soldiers of the Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) team, South Dakota National Guard Counterdrug program,
The South Dakota National Guard’s Enlisted Association hosted its 8th annual Black Hills Veterans Honor March on Saturday, Sept. 24, in the Northern Black Hills.
Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Pierre Saint-Fleur, of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, hosted an all-day chaplains’ seminar at the Tigris River Chapel earlier this
Engineers from the 122nd and 178th Engineer battalions of the South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) provided assistance to the citizens of Vermont Sept.
Brigadier General Michael Calhoun has made history.
A wildlife study at the National Guard’s training post in north Florida may soon give biologists insight into one of the state’s most intriguing inhabitants.
Camp Atterbury-Muscatatuck Training Complex are no stranger to hosting Soldiers with a multitude of unit
Four Minnesota National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters are helping battle a 100,000-acre wildfire.
Soldiers, Marines and civilians turned out for a glimpse of and a little hands-on training with Ultimate Fighters
Military personnel and their families flying in and out of General Mitchell International Airport now have their own
As if answering President Barack Obama’s call for them to hire more Veterans, more than 80 employers gathered
Major General Timothy J. Kadavy, deputy director, Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, spoke to Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldiers from
How comfortable would one feel with taking concepts shared by foreign people with a language barrier and applying them to their profession?
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau, U.S. Air Force General Craig R. McKinley, recognized an Oregon Army National Guard Family Resources Group
The community is invited to a send-off ceremony Saturday for North Dakota National Guard Soldiers about to depart on a yearlong mission to Kosovo.
The 35th Infantry Division (ID) has been selected as the first division in the Regular Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserve to participate in the Combined Arms Center’s (CAC) Full Spectrum Exercise (FSX) this September during its Annual Trai...
The Louisiana National Guard marksmanship team ‘gunned down’ the competition at the annual MAC V Regional Marksmanship Championship in Hastings, NE, taking the overall team championship and various team and individual honors, Aug. 19-21.
The North Dakota Army National Guard’s 2011 Best Warrior Competition came to a close Sunday after 11 Guard Soldiers from across the state tested their
The National Guard and Reserve constitute nearly half of the nation’s military forces and make vital contributions to overseas missions and domestic emergency response
The National Guard’s 65-nation State Partnership Program won a major award here Tuesday.
The message to insurgents was made clear by a senior official from the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command as he spoke to Pentagon reporters today.
When Army Private First Class Kirsty Penn arrived at the National Guard GED Plus program, she was intent on doing her best but never thought she would set a
Their businesses are as diverse as their staffs are unified around a common goal: to give exceptional support to their National Guard and Reserve employees when they're deployed.
The mission is to rebuild a road that is now a 65-foot-deep, 141-foot-long hole in a hillside in this New England town.
The premier response force for defense support for civilian authorities for the state of Alabama is what government leaders are calling the Chemical, Biological,
The Arizona National Guard will celebrate the opening of the Military/Veteran Employment Resource Center on Friday, Sept. 16, from 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. at Papago Park Military Reservation.
The breeze was gone and replaced by gusts of air as an Illinois Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter was lowered down from the sky.
The crowd cheered at Victory Field during the start of a home game for the Indianapolis Indians Sept. 2, 2011.
The Indiana National Guard was part of a multiagency operation lead by the Indiana State Police to suppress
They come from all walks of life and all sorts of backgrounds. They're driven by the call to serve and willingly put their lives on the line every day.
The Air Force will continue to depend heavily on the nation’s reserve components, said Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton Schwartz,
Danny McKnight, Keni Thomas, Howard Mullen Jr. and Charlie Manis are scheduled to go on a motivational
Captain Anthony Deiss, White River native now living in Rapid City, is the new commander of South Dakota Army National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters, Rapid City.
For the past three months, the South Dakota National Guard (SDNG) has worked alongside local, state and federal agencies,
Afghan and coalition forces detained three suspects and seized a weapons cache yesterday during operations in the Regional Command East region of Afghanistan, military officials reported.
This question has become synonymous with the attacks of 9/11, and as the 10-year anniversary approaches,
North Dakota National Guard will host a ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the North Dakota Memorial to the
After successfully suppressing wildfires in Caddo Parish, Governor Bobby Jindal ordered the Louisiana National Guard (LANG) to begin additional aerial firefighting
Major General David S. Baldwin, Adjutant General for the California National Guard, has ordered an alert of the National Guard’s Tier 1 response force
The Army transitioned to new leadership as it welcomed the 38th Army chief of staff during a change-of-responsibility ceremony held Wednesday. General Raymond Odierno assumed responsibility as the Army's chief of staff from General Martin Dempsey ...
Training alongside armed forces of different countries and sharing techniques is not uncommon practice in the armed forces, and the Soldiers of the 548th Transportation Company, Missouri National Guard, are doing just that with soldiers from the I...
One of the top biathletes from the North Dakota National Guard Biathlon Team was selected as an international competitor and spent a week in South America.
Kentucky Army National Guard Sergeant Corey Blankenship often spends his time occupied with very weighty issues.
North Dakota's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, or ESGR, will host a "Lunch with the Boss" at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bismarck's Doublewood Best
The National Guard is essential to Vermont’s recovery from Hurricane Irene, the director of the state’s crippled road system said Sunday.
When drilling with his Missouri National Guard Unit in Trenton, Staff Sergeant Jimmy Thomas, of Green City, serves as the driving instructor and licensor for the
Eighteen South Dakota Army National Soldiers joined 950 other community members by volunteering their
The U.S. Army is developing a next-generation, 40-ton 155mm Howitzer artillery cannon able to fire precision rounds, accommodate additional armor protections and power more on-board electrical systems.
As hikers, campers and nature enthusiasts enter the Golden State's forests, too few realize the dangers lurking deep within the canopy.
Connecticut Guard members have rescued residents trapped by the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and helped clear debris, assess damage and support civil authorities responding to emergency calls.
Armed with high-axle trucks, good will and the willingness to help, New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 719th Transportation Company joined
Two additional convoys of Louisiana National Guard trucks hauling 14 additional water trailers
More than 120 members of the Maryland Army National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade will deploy
While on a year-long mission in Afghanistan, several members of the 548th Transportation Company were able to use some down time to have some good, clean fun in the mud.
As local governments across New York began assessing the impact of Hurricane Irene, the focus of effort for the New York Army and Air National Guard
Department of Defense officials announced the appointment of four dual-status commanders to support Hurricane Irene relief efforts yesterday.
Major General R. Martin Umbarger, The Adjutant General of Indiana, has ordered the stand down of the approximately 1,000
The Virginia National Guard successfully and safely moved approximately 325 Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force Friday night.
With about 7,675 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from 18 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico responding, three capabilities enhanced the National Guard’s contribution to the joint state and federal support of civil authorities tackling Hu...
As of 11:30 a.m. EST the governors of seven states had declared states of emergency, prompting National Guard adjutants general to upgrade Hurricane Condition levels and relocate assets in preparation for Hurricane Irene, Guard officials said today.
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta today encouraged service members, Defense Department civilians and Families that may be affected by Hurricane Irene to take all necessary precautions against the storm that's currently moving northward along the e...
Approximately 40 Soldiers of Charlie Company, 1204th Network Support Company (NSC) of the 1204th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB) will deply to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn.
The Missouri National Guard Public Affairs office took home top honors in the public affairs awards communication competition.
Military personnel and first responders rush into the subway wearing protective suits while armed with detection equipment, protective masks and orange boots.
When the National Guard moves a Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package of 200 people and 265 tons of equipment, it can be challenging. To beat that challenge, they went to the air.
There's a member of Indiana's emergency response unit who isn't big, brawny or bald, like some cleaning icons, but his fellow troops rely on him in their mission to decontaminate causalities.
Captain's Landing Township in Morton County presented a check for $1,785 to the North Dakota National Guard Foundation today to thank the North Dakota National Guard for all of its efforts during the 2011 flood fight.
As of 10:00 a.m. EST, the Puerto Rico National Guard has about 800 Guard Soldiers performing cleanup operations in the wake of Hurricane Irene striking the island August 21, Guard official said today.
This past week the Washington National Guard joined Ohio as the only two states in the country to field a Homeland Response Force.
Enter table 1, a 14-by-16-foot pitch-black room illuminated by strobe light, automatic machine-gun fire mixed with explosions rumble through the surround-sound speaker system, and a thick, smoky fog imitating just that; the fog of war.
National Guard adjutants general along the East and Gulf Coasts are currently awaiting the potential landfall of Hurricane Irene, but are prepared to act if called upon by their governors, Guard officials said today.
Actions speak more loudly than words, and this holds especially true for those in need.
The Missouri National Guard will hold four deployment ceremonies for the more than 450 Citizen-Soldiers who are deploying to Qatar in September.
The Eugene SWAT team responds to information regarding suspected terrorists who are ready to act. After apprehending the individuals, they learn there is an imminent chemical threat at Autzen Stadium where the Oregon Duck’s football team plays.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple, congressional leaders, mayors and more than 1,000 North Dakota Army National Guard members, families, Patriot Guard members, color guards, employers and community members filled the Blikre Activities Center at Wahpeton’s North...
Fifteen South Dakota Army National Guard Soldiers graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS), Class 55, and pinned on the rank of second lieutenant during a commissioning ceremony Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Sturgis Community Center.
Dust filled the air, along with the sound of explosions and gunfire as engineers from the 713th Engineer Company, out of Valparaiso, IN conducted counter improvised explosive devise training here August 20.
“Don’t give up on the mission” is the message he gets from service members when he meets them, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today. Speaking with military reporters during a roundtable discussion in his Pentagon office this morning, Panet...
Military units train to effectively execute missions in the future. For a North Carolina Army National Guard LUH-72 Lakota helicopter crew, they had the opportunity to both train and execute a real-world mission in the same day when they lifted a ...
The Army announced today the award of two contracts to BAE Systems Land and Armaments, L.P., Troy, Mich. ($449,964,969), and General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich. ($439,715,950), for the Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) program ...
No American service member or civilian ever has deployed to the combat theater with defective body armor, Army officials stressed here today.