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Hurricane Katrina, eight years later: Former Guard chief reflects on the Guard's "finest hour"August 29, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Aug. 29 marks the eight-year anniversary of what has been described by the former chief of the National Guard Bureau who oversaw the Guard's response to the disaster as the "finest... MORE 

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Pa. Guard begins planning for exercise Vigilant Guard, Lithuanian counterparts scheduled to participateAugust 29, 2013 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania National Guard has been preparing to take part in Vigilant Guard, a training exercise that sees Guard members working alongside state, local and federal... MORE 

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Last aircraft departs as N.D. Air National Guard ends flying mission, transitions to intelligence missionAugust 28, 2013 — FARGO, N.D. - The North Dakota Air National Guard's last C-21A Learjet aircraft has left the base. The last of eight C-21s flown by the 119th Wing-better known as the Happy Hooligans- took off just... MORE 

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Nevada Air Guard colonel champions National Guard diversity, inclusionAugust 28, 2013 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - Air Force Col. Ondra Berry- a member of the Nevada Air National Guard and special advisor for diversity and equal opportunity to Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National... MORE 

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DC National Guard provides support during 50th anniversary of 'March on Washington'August 27, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Thousands of marchers from throughout the country descended on the National Mall to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the famous Civil Rights March on Washington, where Dr. Martin... MORE 

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Calif. National Guard members battle Northern California wildfiresAugust 27, 2013 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nearly a dozen aircraft and crews from the California Air and Army National Guard are battling wildfires across Northern California.California Army Guard helicopter crews and... MORE 

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Texas Army National Guard doctor closes file on his last Operation Lone Star missionAugust 27, 2013 — LAREDO, Texas - He sat behind a teacher's desk with chairs and tables stacked on the right side of the classroom like an incomplete level on a game of "Tetris." "I go by Skip," he said with a fast... MORE 

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Texas Air Guard engineers train with Norwegian Military Academy cadetsAugust 27, 2013 — RYGGE AIR STATION, Norway - About 50 U.S. airmen assigned to the 149th Civil Engineering Squadron, a subordinate unit of the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base... MORE 

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Kentucky Guard members polish media roles while on duty at GuantanamoAugust 23, 2013 — JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO, Cuba - Established in 1903, the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is now home to the world's most recognized detention facility on the planet-Joint Task Force... MORE 

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Iowa National Guard member 'felt like treasure hunter' after finding box of World War II memoriesAugust 23, 2013 — DES MOINES, Iowa - A priceless wooden box of war mementos has been returned to an Iowa family, thanks to a National Guard member and a Department of Natural Resources worker.The story began on April... MORE 

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On 40th anniversary, Air National Guard MAFFS crews busy fighting wildfiresAugust 23, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guard crews from two states were dousing wildfires from the air in three Western states this week as the National Guard marked its 40-year anniversary flying aircraft... MORE 

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Air National Guard civil engineers team up to move radar equipmentAugust 22, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guard civil engineers are teaming with their communication and network engineer counterparts to move radar equipment from Antigua Air Station, Antigua to H.E. Holt Naval... MORE 

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Chiefs: National Guard, reserves should remain strong, operationalAugust 22, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard and reserves should remain strong operational forces, senior leaders of the seven reserve components said recently."We need to continue to engage in the operational... MORE 

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Air Force announces PT test enhancements to start Oct. 1August 21, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Air Force senior leadership announced enhancements to the Air Force's Physical Fitness Assessment program, to be implemented Oct. 1.In a letter to Airmen Aug. 20, Air Force Chief of Staff... MORE 

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Michigan Air Guard sergeant combines love of music with military careerAugust 21, 2013 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Meet Staff Sgt. Alissa Hannah. She loves tankers, the viola and her Marine Corps husband.Hannah is a command post operator with the 127th Wing at Selfridge... MORE 

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Bulgarian flyers complete military leadership program in TennesseeAugust 21, 2013 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Two Bulgarian air force members recently completed professional military leadership education here through the Tennessee National Guard's State... MORE 

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Florida National Guard members exchange knowledge with counterparts in AntiguaAugust 21, 2013 — ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - Soldiers from the Florida National Guard's 211th Regional Training Institute (RTI) returned to Antigua to share their knowledge and expertise with members of the Antigua and... MORE 

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National Guard specialist from Ohio racks up 3,000 rugged miles in AfghanistanAugust 20, 2013 — TARIN KOT, Afghanistan - Growing up on a farm in Weston, Ohio, U.S. Army Spc. Michelle Renay Metzger enjoyed getting dirty and working with farm machinery. A graduate of McComb High School in McComb,... MORE 

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California National Guard air resources battle wildfiresAugust 20, 2013 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nearly a dozen aircraft and crews from the California Air and Army National Guard are battling wildfires across Northern California.Currently, nine California Army National Guard... MORE 

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Georgia Air Guard member rescues children from overturned busAugust 20, 2013 — ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Senior Airman Joey DeFore helped rescue six children from an overturned school bus Aug. 15 after it slid into a ditch and rolled onto its side in Warner Robins, Ga."It was... MORE 

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