Senator offers planes to help stranded troops
Maine’s senior senator has offered up her state’s Air National Guard assets to bring home troops whose flights from the war zone have been delayed.
100 more Mont. guardsmen make it home
A C-17 cargo plane touched down at Gore Hill, Mont., at about 8:15 Saturday evening, bringing the 120th Fighter Wing’s 60-day deployment in Iraq to a close. Posted Tuesday May 6, 2008 6:03:19 EDT
73 Mont. guardsmen arrive home from Iraq
“It’s great to be home,” exclaimed Staff Sgt. Scott Milburn, surrounded by dignitaries but looking for his family Wednesday after a 60-day deployment in Iraq. Posted Friday May 2, 2008 13:19:08 EDT
N.Y. Guard unit marks 100th anniversary
Wednesday marked the 100th anniversary of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing.The First Company, Signal Corps — the predecessor to the 106th... Posted Thursday May 1, 2008 8:31:34 EDT
Reserve officials seek better dental care
After several years of fillings, root canals and bridges left thousands of reservists nondeployable, military officials say they’re smiling about 2008. Posted Sunday Apr 27, 2008 10:08:27 EDT
200 Montana guardsmen home next week
GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Nearly 200 members of the 120th Fighter Wing of the Montana Air National Guard are scheduled to return home next week from their deployment at Balad Air Base,... Posted Friday Apr 25, 2008 6:19:32 EDT
Guard C-130 delivers drugs to set up sting
A C-130 crew from the West Virginia Air National Guard had a once-in-a-lifetime assignment April 14: Fly a half-ton of marijuana across state lines. All in the name of law enforcement, of... Posted Monday Apr 21, 2008 12:00:08 EDT
N.H. Guard opens new headquarters
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire’s National Guard has a new home in Concord.The Guard opened its new headquarters Monday, bringing officials together under one... Posted Tuesday Apr 22, 2008 8:08:54 EDT
Guard disaster response exercise begins Monday
The National Guard will conduct a three-day disaster preparedness exercise beginning Monday in Beaufort, S.C. The exercise, called “Vigilant Guard,” is designed to test the capabilities... Posted Monday Apr 21, 2008 19:55:15 EDT
Grants help Guard families fill in the gaps
WASHINGTON — For Army National Guard Maj. Matt Bacon’s two young sons, this tour of duty in Iraq has been a lot tougher than the last. Posted Monday Apr 21, 2008 13:34:31 EDT
Summer muster schedule announced
Longer lines at the BX and chow hall? Must be muster time.This spring and summer, the Air Reserve Personnel Center will be managing 25 Individual Ready Reserve musters... Posted Thursday Apr 17, 2008 12:51:00 EDT
Board selects 478 Reserve O-3s for promotion
About 500 Reserve captains in the Air Force and medical science fields can look forward to pinning on a major’s oak leaf in fiscal 2009.A selection board held Feb.... Posted Thursday Apr 17, 2008 6:14:06 EDT
250 Iowa Air Guardsmen headed to Iraq
DES MOINES, Iowa — About 250 members of an Iowa Air National Guard unit from Des Moines are going to Iraq.Military officials have confirmed that the members of the... Posted Thursday Apr 17, 2008 11:06:19 EDT
S.C. Guard uses aerials to help flood recovery
Air National Guardsmen in South Carolina helped government flood recovery efforts in Missouri and Arkansas by providing satellite imagery of hard-hit areas, according to a service press... Posted Wednesday Apr 16, 2008 6:42:07 EDT
Gov. rejects report, backs La. Guard leader
BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Bobby Jindal’s administration is defending its decision to reappoint the head of the Louisiana National Guard, saying an advisory panel’s accusations of... Posted Tuesday Apr 15, 2008 9:36:41 EDT
Reserve marks 60th anniversary
The Air Force Reserve celebrated its 60th anniversary Monday.The component began as a field operating agency of the Air Force when it was established on April 14, 1948.... Posted Tuesday Apr 15, 2008 9:33:24 EDT
Minnesota Guard pilot hits 10,000 hours
During a routine compilation of monthly flying records in the Minnesota Air National Guard, a major accomplishment came to light: Officials realized that one of their airmen had hit the 10,000-hour... Posted Monday Apr 14, 2008 10:50:30 EDT
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.
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