US National Guard News

When combat medic Brian Hall served in Iraq he took care of his follow soldiers.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. Lt. Col. Luke Thompson sometimes skims his C-130 cargo plane just 150 above the ground, battling smoke, shifting winds and rugged terrain on his way to blast thousands of gallons of gooey pink fire retardant onto the front lines of a wildfire."It's kind of like pushing an elephant around on ice," he said.The Air Force ...

Jill Biden, the wife of the U.S. vice president, observed U.S. Independence Day by visiting American troops in Germany en route to an education conference in Paris.

As you prepare to celebrate our nation's independence with fireworks, picnics and community events, I ask that you take just a minute to remember the importance of our nation's Independence Day and the role the National Guard played in it.

About 1,500 Vermont National Guard soldiers will begin departing for Afghanistan later this year in what will be the largest deployment of Green Mountain troops since World War II.

According to a statement released by the North Carolina National Guard Thursday, four soldiers from NC have been killed in Iraq.

Hoping to protect its top-secret operations by decentralizing its massive computer hubs, the National Security Agency will build a one million square foot data center at Utah's Camp Williams.

A 35-year-old Army reservist from Grand Blanc, currently on duty in Iraq, was sworn in to the state bar this morning by Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kelly via video conference at the state's National Guard headquarters.

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is planning a race against Gov. Rick Perry for the Republican nomination for Texas governor, visited troops in Iraq on Wednesday.

This week Air Force announced an increase, while the Navy, Army, Marine Corps and Coast Guard announced a decrease.

Staff Photo by Angela Lewis A crowd stands outside Trinity Baptist Church in Calhoun, Ga., on Wednesday during funeral services for 1st Sgt.

Some of the happiest people in Indiana are at Camp Atterbury, right now. They belong to a National Guard unit that came home Tuesday after serving in Iraq.

Lt. Dan Choi vowed Tuesday evening to fight to stay in the military after an Army board in Syracuse recommended he be the first person discharged from the New York National Guard for violating the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

A former North Dakota National Guard soldier wounded in Iraq has received his second Purple Heart.

Flag status at one-staff today for KY native who died in Iraq From Commonwealth News Center FRANKFORT, KY - Gov.

Fourth District U.S. Congressman Jim Jordan of Urbana said a defense bill passed by the Ohio House of Representatives authorizes $11.4 million for a Air National Guard facility at Mansfield Lahm Airport.

HUNDREDS OF IOWANS HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL TO SERVE IN IRAQ DURING THE SIX YEARS OF FIGHTING TONIGHT AND IT FEELS SAT DOWN WITH A LOCAL SOLDIER TO REFLECT ON THE WAR IN IRAQ AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE THE MILITARY FOR GOOD THE STORY IS NEW TONIGHT INTO AS AMERICAN FORCES TAKE THEIR FIRST STEPS TOWARD LEAVING IRAQ MANY VETERANS OF THE WAR TAKE A ...

A township emergency medical technician is challenging a three-and-a-half-month suspension he was issued for insubordination, unauthorized absence and misrepresentation of military status.

An Army National Guard officer is facing a hearing in upstate New york after he publicly announced he was gay to protest the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding homosexuals.

The Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit against a paver company in Las Vegas over its firing of an employee who was returning from active military duty.