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When 9-year-old Valerie Gonzalez’s father deployed to Kosovo with the California Army National Guard, Valerie got a grant that helped her participate in extracurricular activities…

Imagine Alpine Valley Music Theatre packed with fans of several rock groups performing a joint concert in the cold, crisp air of a late March evening…

Soldiers of the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMDC) hosted Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III, U.S. Army North’s (ARNORTH) commanding general, along with Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, the commander of 1st Air Force (AFNORTH) during their visit here April 1…

National Guard and Reserve combat engineers met here yesterday to finish their 11-day Advanced Leadership Course training…

More than 100 Airmen of the 193rd Special Operations Wing’s 201st Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers returned to Fort Indiantown Gap today after a six-month deployment to locations throughout Iraq and Afghanistan…

An unwelcomed rush of cold water flooded through the laced tongues of their combat boots as they forced their way through the stagnant water. The tips of their oars broke through the yellowish milky film that had settled atop the water and they were off…

Gov. Pat Quinn and Illinois National Guard leaders gathered here at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland today to pay respects to Republic of Poland President Lech Kaczynski, military leaders and other Polish dignitaries who were killed in the April 10 plane crash…

The Department of Defense announced the winners of the 2010 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards today…

Massachusetts Army National Guardsmen, along with several veteran’s organizations and living history groups, gathered to commemorate the formation of the American militia during the annual First Muster here on the Salem Common April 10…

Firefighters hope to never be called, insurance companies hope to never have to pay and members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Company’s Quick Reaction Force hope to never have to put their training to use…

Tech. Sgt. Tyson Hall’s hometown motto in Middleton, Wis., is the “Good Neighbor City”…

The North Dakota National Guard Recruit Training Battalion (RTB) held their annual Stripes for Skills testing this month…

Thousands of friends, family and community members gathered here at the RBC Center to welcome home the North Carolina National Guard’s 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team April 11…

The Air National Guard will unveil an upgrade to the radar system for its F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft today, which will give it greater capabilities while reducing maintenance costs…

A Massachusetts Air National Guard member was honored as the 2010 Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) for the National Guard Bureau at an award ceremony in the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes April 9…

The National Guard is assisting civilian authorities protecting 46 heads of government and international organizations at the largest domestic summit since the founding of the United Nations…

About 5,000 Afghan students at Sanayee High School here are learning not only about math, history and geography, but also agriculture…

On April 8, a Tennessee father placed a combat patch on his son’s right shoulder recognizing his son’s service with the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment here in Iraq…

In an age when Americans are able to vote for a healthcare bill when they are dissatisfied with the current plan, many people around the world, including in Kyrgyzstan, struggle to afford surgery without any health insurance at all…

The NFL may be off season, but Green Bay Packer Mark Tauscher is using some of his time to mentor young men and women interested in joining the Wisconsin Army National Guard…