Guard equipment to return from Iraq, Congress told
ARLINGTON, Va: National Guard equipment will be returned from Iraq to the United States and Guard units can fill shortages with equipment currently in use in Iraq, Defense officials told Congress...
View ArticleCubic to Supply Small Arms Trainers to Saudi Arabian National Guard
SAN DIEGO, CA: A defense unit of Cubic Corporation has been awarded a contract worth more than $30 million to supply small arms training systems to Saudi Arabia. Cubic will provide its EST 2000...
View ArticleThe Building Blocks of a Strong National Defense
THE ISSUE: Today, every branch of America’s active duty military forces, as well as the National Guard and Reserves, are strained by the high level of operations that began in the 1990s. Despite the...
View ArticleUS National Guard prepares for border operations
NOGALES, Ariz.: National Guard troops here are poised to take up surveillance positions along the U.S. border with Mexico as part of Operation Copper Cactus. A year-long federal mission calls for up to...
View ArticleGuard presence on border deters threats
SAN DIEGO: The presence of National Guard troops along the Southwest border has provided U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents with an additional resource to counter drug smuggling, human...
View ArticleSouth Dakota Air National Guard wing named top fighter unit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.: The Airmen of the South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing have once again distinguished themselves as the most outstanding Air National Guard fighter unit in the nation....
View ArticleAir National Guard to Evaluate Guardian Anti-Missile System
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Air National Guard have initiated modifications to a KC-135 air refueling aircraft in preparation for the Operational Utility Evaluation of the company’s Guardian...
View ArticleNational Guard completes largest-ever exercise
About 40,000 National Guard members working with active duty servicemembers and federal and state emergency personnel completed “National Level Exercise 11″ on May 20, 2011, signaling the successful...
View ArticleNational Guard helps British Withdraw from Iraq
Another chapter in the responsible drawdown of Iraq has ended. On May 16, 2011, the 1244th Transportation Company from North Riverside, Ill., along with the 230th Sustainment Brigade’s Personnel...
View ArticleCombat engineers tunnel into leveled buildings to save lives
Responding to a simulated improvised nuclear device in downtown Phoenix as part of the 2011 Arizona Statewide Vigilant Guard exercise, about 60 combat engineers from the 235th Engineer Company...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia Requests $4Bn For National Guard Modernization
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Saudi Arabia for the continuation of the United States-supported effort to modernize the Saudi...
View ArticleMichigan Army National Guard UAS Platoon Arrives in Latvia
A 30-member Michigan Army National Guard Unmanned Aircraft System platoon led by Capt. Adam Wurth, arrived safely in Riga, Latvia, shortly after noon on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. The platoon is scheduled...
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Army National Guard activates first cyber protection team
The Army National Guard’s first cyber protection team received its new shoulder sleeve insignia here, Oct. 7, during a ceremony conducted by U.S. Army Cyber Command/Second Army. Lt. Gen. Edward C....
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Guard Special Forces: powerful punch in small packages
At any given moment there are small teams of elite Soldiers deployed around the world who are conducting operations that many may never hear of. The Soldiers, often referred to as Green Berets, are...
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First Air National Guard Theater Security Package Deploys to Europe
The U.S. Air Force deployed 12 F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft and approximately 200 Airmen as the first Air National Guard theater security package in Europe to support Operation Atlantic Resolve this...
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Nuclear device in NYC: New York National Guard ponders the unthinkable
DefenceTalkIt’s just after 10 a.m. on April 24, 2017, when the New York 1 cable TV news feed in the New York National Guard Joint Operations Center here goes dark. Gabreski Air National Guard Base at...
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Nearly 10,000 Guardsmen Called Up for COVID-19 Response
DefenceTalkNearly 10,000 National Guardsmen called up across the United States, with more expected soon, are performing a variety of missions in response to COVID-19 pandemic response efforts. Some are...
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Mexican lawmakers approve contentious security reform
DefenceTalkMexican lawmakers on Friday approved a plan to put the National Guard under military control — a move that critics say hands too much power to the armed forces. President Andres Manuel Lopez...
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