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Reserve Affairs sealOfficials suggest new role for operational Guard, ReserveCapabilities gained from a decade of combat have transformed military Reserve components into a full-spectrum operational force that should be integrated into the active fighting force, a defense official said Friday...
Jun 6, 2011
Secretary of Defense Robert M. GatesGates says Guard, Reserve roles need examining The Defense Department is taking a look at the roles of the National Guard and Reserve components, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here Monday...
Jun 7, 2011
Members of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry's Female Engagement TeamFemale combat troops to link Afghan women, New York Guard's 27th BrigadeIn what will be a first for the National Guard, a group of female National Guard Soldiers will deploy to Afghanistan attached to combat units as cultural mediators...
Jun 7, 2011
South Dakota Army National Guard's Company B, 139th Brigade Support Battalion, Mitchell, places sandbags on a leveeSPECIAL: South Dakota National Guard fights floodsAbout 1,300 Soldiers and Airmen from the South Dakota National Guard are performing various flood support duties throughout the state...
Jun 7, 2011
Arizona flagArizona Guard fights massive wildfireThe Arizona National Guard has been supporting fire crews at the Wallow Fire with three 2500 gallon fuel tankers and their associated crews since Monday...
Jun 7, 2011
Army Master Sgt. Leland LesherEnd of en era: Lesher one of last Vietnam vets serving on Guard active-dutyAs one of the last remaining active-duty Guard members with service experience in Vietnam, Army Master Sgt. Leland Lesher said the most rewarding thing about his career is the view from the top while at the Army Guard headquarters...
Jun 8, 2011
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Army Sgt. Bob BrewerNebraska brothers-in-the-Guard serve togetherA Nebraska family is serving its nation above and beyond the call of duty, as three brothers are serving together in the area of Afghanistan's capital of Kabul and live in nearby Camp Phoenix...
Jun 6, 2011
Capt. Harold B. BenderMinister hits bottom to rise as an Army Guard ChaplainLife was good for Harold B. Bender. He had it all; a nice house, nice car, a wonderful wife and three kids, and what he considered his dream job – the youth, singles and recreation minister at a church in Colorado Springs, Colo...
Jun 3, 2011
455th Air Expeditionary WingGuard members critical to flying operationsWhen the pilots of a C-130 Hercules from the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron here found themselves grounded outside the gates of a forward operating base due to a malfunction on a recent April day, the need quickly arose to get the plane out of there in a hurry...
Jun 3, 2011

A team of Illinois National Guard SoldiersIllinois Guard trains with Polish militaryA team of 49 Soldiers and Airmen with the Illinois National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosives Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) went to Camp Radiowa, Poland to participate in Epifactor 2011, a series of crisis management exercises, May 21 to 25...
Jun 3, 2011
New York National Guard members On target for partnership: New York Guard forms bonds in South African rifle matchOn target for partnership: New York Guard forms bonds in South African rifle match...
May 18, 2011

Employer Support of the Guard and ReserveGuard, Reserve employers earn top Defense Department honorFifteen employers have been chosen to receive the 2011 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award in recognition of the support they provide employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve...
Jun 2, 2011

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