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Air Guard Chief Appointed CCAF Vice CommandantJanuary 31, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A chief master sergeant from the South Dakota Air National Guard became a part of the Community College of the Air Force's (CCAF) history books in January when he was appointed as its... MORE 

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National Defense Authorization Act empowers the National GuardJanuary 31, 2008 — WASHINGTON (01/31/2008) - The position of the chief of the National Guard Bureau has been elevated to a four-star billet 100 years after the bureau came into existence.The chief of the National Guard... MORE 

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Arizona Air Guard to watch over Super BowlJanuary 30, 2008 — TUCSON, Ariz. (AFPN) - Pilots assigned to the 162nd Fighter Wing's Alert Detachment at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., will fly air patrols and air defense deterrence missions in support of the... MORE 

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Utah's Stevens gains America's Choice nod during Miss America finaleJanuary 29, 2008 — LAS VEGAS, NV. - Utah Army National Guard Sgt. Jill Stevens' quest to capture the crown as the 80th Miss America ended with a flurry of pushups on the stage of the nationally-televised pageant... MORE 

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Air Guard wing ends fighter mission, embraces intelligenceJanuary 28, 2008 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - An Air National Guard fighter wing bid a bittersweet goodbye to its old mission as it embraced its new reason for remaining on Cape Cod 24 days into the new... MORE 

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Earnhardt drives toward '08 success with Guard's No. 88, No.5January 28, 2008 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he hopes to learn more about the National Guard as he drives its sponsored race cars at NASCAR's top auto racing competitions this year."It's going to be a... MORE 

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Reserve Airmen train Guardsmen on RaptorJanuary 23, 2008 — ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - eservists here are training members of the Air National Guard as part of total force integration.Airmen from the 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here trained 13... MORE 

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Total force provides seamless airlift supportJanuary 23, 2008 — KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany (AFPN) - Nearly 60 Air National Guardsmen finished a 10-week tour of duty Jan. 11 with the 38th Airlift Squadron here where they'd collectively hauled more than 283 tons of... MORE 

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Ohio's 'Buckeye' Brigade departs on historic deploymentJanuary 22, 2008 — 1,600 arrive safely, start training at Fort HoodThe Soldiers were stoic, the thousands of well-wishers, supportive, and the VIPs' comments, laudatory, but the mood was bittersweet at the recent... MORE 

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National Guard Miss America contestant focused on mission as pageant nearsJanuary 17, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Utah Army National Guard Sgt. Jill Steven's "personal combat zone" has shifted from Afghanistan to Nevada, from a minefield to a beauty contest, from combat boots to high heels.The... MORE 

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Army Guard honors new noncommissioned officersJanuary 17, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A crowded meeting room at the Army National Guard Readiness Center here resounded with cheers and applause Jan. 16 when 37 sergeants and staff sergeants were inducted into the... MORE 

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Oregon F-15s to fly againJanuary 11, 2008 — KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - After more than two months of being grounded, the F-15s from the 173rd Fighter Wing were expected to start flying again Jan. 10.The jets have been grounded since Nov. 2 after a... MORE 

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At Masada, a glimpse into the Israeli soulJanuary 11, 2008 — MASADA, Israel - This ancient fort atop a Judean Desert butte 1,300-feet above the Dead Sea offers a glimpse into the Israeli soul."Masada is roughly analogous in importance to the Israelis as the... MORE 

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Bringing the commissary to the GuardJanuary 11, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Defense Commissary Agency is bridging the gap between installation-based commissaries and the community-based Guard.Some 258 commissaries worldwide sell groceries and other... MORE 

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Desert MOUT facility is model for National GuardJanuary 11, 2008 — BALADIA CITY, Israel - National Guard Soldiers and Airmen could one day exercise at a state-of-the-art urban warfare training center here.From a distance, the National Urban Training Center (NUTC)... MORE 

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Guard recruits go Active First; recruiting, retention numbers soarJanuary 11, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - An Army recruiting program that joins active and Guard recruiting efforts was hailed at the Pentagon Jan. 10 by the Secretary of the Army and director of the Army National Guard as a... MORE 

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TLC to air American Chopper episodes featuring Guard's "Patriot Chopper"January 8, 2008 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Hundreds of Soldiers gathered here in front of the Army National Guard Readiness Center in late September to witness the unveiling of the "Patriot Chopper," the first of three bikes... MORE 

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Tennessee Guard Soldier competing in Alaska's IditarodJanuary 8, 2008 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A master sergeant in the Tennessee Army National Guard is the first Tennessean in history to compete in Alaska's 2008 Iditarod, billed as "The World's Last Great Race."Master Sgt... MORE 

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Nevada senator surveys flooding; Guard provided meals to displacedJanuary 8, 2008 — RENO, Nev. - Nevada Sen. Harry Reid inspected the flooded town of Fernely, Nev., in a Nevada Army Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Monday and requested President George Bush declare the Fernley flood... MORE 

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ELC Phase One Nears CompletionJanuary 7, 2008 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba. - The first phase of a $10.2 million project to construct the Expeditionary Legal Complex here inches closer to completion as Air Guard civil engineers put their finishing... MORE 

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