Author: National Guard – Top News

Airmen and their families gathered at Hickam Air Force Base’s historic flag pole
Dec. 7, for the 68th remembrance ceremony to honor those men and women who lost
their lives in the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor…

Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal told Congress today that the Guard’s contribution
in Afghanistan has been “extraordinary.” …

On December 13, our National Guard celebrates 373 years of service…

The National Guard is poised to make unique contributions in Afghanistan and
continue operations in Iraq, the National Guard deputy commander of U.S. Army Forces
Command said here Dec. 7…

The Defense Department has made progress in improving its response to the needs of
sexual assault victims, but needs to do more, a special task force has
determined…

Even the most advanced military aircraft needs fuel in order to be of
use…

More than 20 disadvantaged children in Afghanistan will get new bikes this month
thanks to a group of Anchorage volunteers and an assist from the Alaska Air National
Guard…

More than 100 chaplains and chaplain assistants from throughout the Air Force
attended the Chaplain Corps Summit here recently, in part to celebrate 60th
anniversary of the Air Force Chaplain Corps and the 100th anniversary of the
chaplain assistant career field…

While the increase of 30,000 American troops in Afghanistan has garnered most of the
headlines, a concurrent increase on the civilian side also is occurring, the U.S.
ambassador to Afghanistan told Congress today…

About 120 New York Army National Guard Soldiers arrived here between Dec. 1-4 for
Yama Sakura 57, the bilateral command post training exercise with members of the
Japan Ground Self Defense Forces…

Tea ceremonies, paper folding and sword demonstrations aren’t usually the first
things to come to mind when you think of a command post exercise with one of the
U.S. strongest military allies…

In a joint message to senior Army leaders on Dec. 2, Secretary of the Army John
McHugh and Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey, Jr. stated that the Afghanistan troop
increase will not affect plans underway to restore balance…

Army and Veterans Affairs officials will discuss a number of programs in which the
two departments collaborate to help wounded, ill and injured Soldiers on a Pentagon
Channel interview Friday…

The Virginia National Guard’s Detachment 2, Company B, 777th Aviation Support
Battalion (AVUM) is part of a new U.S.-led KFOR (Kosovo Forces) task force, made up
of Soldiers from 37 states, which officially took over responsibility of
Multi-National Task Force-East (MNTF-E) on Nov. 14…

The U.S. women’s bobsled team is on its way to qualifying three sleds in the 2010
Winter Olympic Games after all three drivers finished in the top six standings in
Cesana, Italy’s World Cup competition today…

The first class of students to graduate from the Continuous Process Initiative (CPI)
training program inched a step closer to earning their black belts here Dec.
4…

Earlier this year, troops from the Maine National Guard’s 286th Combat Support
Sustainment Battalion supported the first Afghan buildup by transporting equipment,
supplies and building materials to numerous forward operating
bases…

Dale Earnhardt Jr. was awarded his seventh consecutive NASCAR NMPA Chex Most Popular
Driver award today at the NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards event at The Venetian
Las Vegas Hotel Casino in Las Vegas…

Pentagon officials are working to halt spiraling costs in the F-35 Lightning II
joint strike fighter aircraft program, while ensuring competition for a new
refueling tanker remains fair to all contenders, Deputy Defense Secretary William J.
Lynn III said here yesterday…

The activation and deactivation cycle of National Guard and Reserve members can be a challenging process for service members and their families. TRICARE now offers many options for recently deactivated guardsmen, reservists and their families to maintain their health during the transition from active duty back to civilian life…