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ND National Guard soldiers honored in Williston

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:04:12 -0400

WILLISTON, North Dakota - North Dakota National Guard soldiers who served a year in Afghanistan and lost two of their comrades there are being honored.

Minn. National Guard launches new drone facility

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:20:27 -0400

CAMP RIPLEY, Minnesota - The Minnesota National Guard has officially launched its new $3.9 million Unmanned Aircraft Operations Facility at Camp Ripley.

Reforms unveiled for Arizona National Guard

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:25 -0400

PHOENIX - The Arizona National Guard's top officer has unveiled more than a dozen initiatives aimed at solving problems within the organization that were documented in a recent investigation.

Vt. National Guard reducing furlough days to 11

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:21:16 -0400

COLCHESTER, Vermont - The Vermont National Guard says the number of furlough days for about 500 of its federal technicians is being reduced from 14 to 11.

Kan. National Guard braces for furloughs

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:26:37 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - The Kansas National Guard says it will furlough about 1,100 members for up to 11 days because of federal funding shortfalls.

Minn. National Guard helping to fight wildfire

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:24:22 -0400

MENAHGA, Minnesota - Crews from the Minnesota National Guard are helping to suppress a wildfire near the northwestern Minnesota town of Menahga.

Planes highlight new Fort Wayne military park

Wed, 15 May 2013 12:24:24 -0400

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - Fighter jets flown by a Fort Wayne-based Air National Guard unit over the past 67 years are among the features of a new park recognizing the city's military history.

Guard plans weekly drone flight at Pendleton

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:05:05 -0400

PENDLETON, Oregon - The Oregon National Guard plans to fly drones over the Eastern Oregon Airport in Pendleton and nearby wheat fields once a week to train for aerial surveillance in combat.

Okla. National Guard engineers to return to Tulsa

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:14:34 -0400

TULSA, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma National Guard says about 150 members of the 120th Engineer Battalion are to return home from deployment to Afghanistan.

Utah National Guard opening new $8M fire station

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:10:39 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Air National Guard is ready to open its new $8 million fire station at the base in Salt Lake City.

ND Army National Guard soldiers deploying

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:41:04 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - Soldiers with the North Dakota Army National Guard are preparing for a yearlong deployment to Washington, D.C.

Oklahoma Air National Guard airmen returning

Fri, 10 May 2013 13:35:28 -0400

TULSA, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma Air National Guard says about 50 airmen are returning after a six month deployment to Afghanistan.

Ind. Guard helping soldiers after deployment axed

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:41:33 -0400

FORT WAYNE, Indiana - The Army's decision to cancel an Indiana National Guard unit's deployment to Africa has some soldiers looking to find jobs.

Wis. Air National Guard unit heading to Poland

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:06:55 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Almost 100 men and women from the Wisconsin Air National Guard are heading overseas to train with their military counterparts in Poland.

Kan. National Guard marks tank engine milestone

Fri, 10 May 2013 05:04:05 -0400

FORT RILEY, Kansas - Kansas National Guard officials are marking a milestone for a unit that rebuilds tank engines for the U.S. military and foreign customers.

Officials mark Illinois National Guard's birthday

Fri, 10 May 2013 04:09:16 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - State officials are marking the 290th birthday of the Illinois National Guard.

Newly appointed SIU board member to be chairman

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:49:29 -0400

CARBONDALE, Illinois - The Southern Illinois University system's revamped governing board elected a newcomer as its chairman Thursday before voting to raise tuition at two of the campuses.

South Dakota National Guardsman admits stealing

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:04:42 -0400

RAPID CITY, South Dakota - A 28-year veteran of the South Dakota National Guard has admitted stealing more than $30,000 worth of federal property.

11 Wisconsin troops coming home from Afghanistan

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:05:49 -0400

MILWAUKEE - Eleven members of a Wisconsin National Guard team are almost home following a stint in Afghanistan that was shortened as part of the overall American withdrawal.

Vt. Natl Guard training sparks small brush fires

Wed, 08 May 2013 07:06:37 -0400

BURLINGTON, Vermont - The Vermont Army National Guard is monitoring some ongoing small fires at the forested Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho that flared up during training exercises last weekend.

Wyo., NC C130 crews practice fighting wildfires

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:59:32 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - Two Air National Guard units that fly C-130 cargo planes against wildfires are taking part in annual training this week under new standards and procedures adopted since one of the specially equipped planes crashed last year.

Program aims to find jobs for National Guard

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:08:23 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A retired Tennessee National Guardsman has taken on a new role to help members of the Guard and their families find jobs and get career counseling.

Ex-Guard employee sentenced for wire fraud

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:58:04 -0400

BALTIMORE - A former employee of the Maryland National Guard has been sentenced to six months in prison for misusing a corporate purchasing card.

National Guard rescues ill cruise ship passenger

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:02:13 -0400

SAN DIEGO - The California Air National Guard has rescued a man who fell seriously ill on a cruise ship hundreds of miles off the coast.

SD Air Guard has new assistant adjutant general

Mon, 06 May 2013 05:19:26 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - The South Dakota Air National Guard has a new assistant adjutant general.