Author: National Guard – Top News

Air Force air traffic controllers worked side-by-side with Haitian air traffic controllers to provide some sense of normalcy two weeks after the earthquake devastated vast portions of Port-au-Prince…

As Army 1st Lt. Phil Kirk pulled the walkie-talkie from his hip, disappointment was obvious on his face and in his voice…

The Kentucky National Guard’s Agribusiness Development Team has helped Afghan farmers reach new markets with their products, the unit commander recently told Kentucky Public Radio…

Army World Class Athlete Program biathlete Sgt. Jeremy Teela of the Vermont National Guard was penalized for starting early and finished 24th in the Olympic men’s 12.5-kilometer pursuit race yesterday…

The new Domestic All-Hazards Response Team (DART) is not an asset that will come into states uninvited during an emergency, the commanders of the eight National Guard divisions were told by officials here recently…

Necessity has often been called the mother of invention…

Airman 1st Class Chaquita Lee has a duty to the Air Force’s “most important asset” – its people. Her job requires her to take care of people in the most essential of ways – by feeding them…

Iraqi law enforcement personnel proved that they will be ready to provide security for the upcoming elections as they tested their skills though training scenarios simulating situations they are likely to face on Election Day…

Come rain, dust storms, extreme heat or cold, flightline operations in the Air Force must go on. This is especially true in the U.S. Air Force Central Command area of responsibility where troops downrange are awaiting reinforcements and supplies…

A Vermont National Guard soldier today posted the best American finish ever in the biathlon at the Winter Olympics…

Leave it better than you found it. A group of Alaska Air National Guard members will be putting that maxim to practice here for the next two weeks as they tackle a wide range of infrastructure projects and fix-it jobs…

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brian Speach is one of five military members vying for the chance to have a NASCAR race named after them…

Situated between one tract of sand and the next, Camp Virginia is not an exceptional site in the exceptional desert landscape of Kuwait…

Changing missions can be difficult. Changing missions after 90 years can be extremely difficult, but that’s exactly what the Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) are doing…

Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wanner prefers to be referred to as a “Soldier,” not a hero. But he graciously humors those who insist on the latter…

At the biggest sporting event of the year the Florida Air National Guard was the only thing that could make more noise than 75,000 screaming football fans…

More than 3,000 National Guard members in eight states continue to assist in the massive recovery efforts after back-to-back, history-making winter storms crippled the mid-Atlantic region this week…

Dale Earnhardt Jr., a man synonymous with auto racing, drove the No. 88 National Guard-sponsored car for the start of a third NASCAR auto racing season in the Budweiser Shootout Feb. 9…

While Chairman Murtha was a tireless advocate for the Pennsylvania National Guard, he was also a national leader who consistently pressed for a stronger National Guard nationwide. He was particularly dedicated to improving the quantity and quality of National Guard equipment…

As the excitement builds in the minutes before the Super Bowl kickoff, four Air National Guard F-15 Eagle fighter jets will scream over Miami’s Sun Life Stadium in a dramatic show of military support for the big game…