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Commission Hears Testimony on Future of Guard's Top PostJanuary 31, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The Commission on the National Guard and Reserves heard testimony here today from three top leaders concerning how best to empower the Guard through its top leadership position.Congress... MORE 

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Alaska ANG Integration Moves Airmen from Kulis to ElmendorfJanuary 30, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The 176th Wing, Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, and associated aircraft, will relocate to Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, in accordance with the 2005 BRAC Commission... MORE 

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Lieutenant General H Steven Blum Extended as Chief, National Guard BureauJanuary 29, 2007 — The National Guard Bureau Chief, Lieutenant General H Steven Blum was notified January 26 that the United States Senate confirmed his nomination for a two-year extension in his current position. In... MORE 

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Breaking gender barriers in war: Female combat medics earn respect from Afghan ArmyJanuary 26, 2007 — GARDEZ, Afghanistan - A Oregon Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jo Turner, and Spc. Cheryl Ivanov have found a niche in a "Good Ol' Boys' Club" while serving in Afghanistan.Turner, from Springfield,... MORE 

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Established Procedures Followed After Black Hawk CrashJanuary 26, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Coalition forces followed established "aircraft down" procedures when reacting to the crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Jan. 20 in Diyala province in which 12 U.S. servicemembers... MORE 

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More Texas National Guard Called Up to Protect U.S.-Mexico BorderJanuary 24, 2007 — WASHINGTON - More than 600 Texas National Guardsmen were activated by the state's governor Jan. 22 to support a surge operation targeting crime and international drug and human trafficking along the... MORE 

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Guard mourns 10 Soldiers killed in helicopter crash in IraqJanuary 24, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Ten Army National Guard Soldiers, including a grandmother who was a senior noncommissioned officer and two men who were nicknamed "the Senator" and "Big Daddy,"... MORE 

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Fighting corruption in Afghanistan; Police Training Improves ProfessionalismJanuary 21, 2007 — MAZAR-E SHARIF, Afghanistan - Reforming the Afghan police force is a difficult challenge that Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V is tackling head on in Northern Afghanistan. Six U.S. military... MORE 

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Duty Day with GodJanuary 19, 2007 — UR, Iraq - The Ziggurat, a 50-foot pyramid temple, towers over the vast Iraqi desert. Less than a mile away sits the royal palace, which was the capital of Sumeria more than 6,000 years ago. This is... MORE 

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California Air National Guard F-16 crashes in remote areaJanuary 19, 2007 — FRESNO, Calif. - A California Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at approximately 10:30 a.m. Jan. 19 in Owens Valley, Calif. while on a routine training mission.The pilot ejected safely... MORE 

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Guard rolls out for yet another Midwest stormJanuary 17, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - More than 600 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen in Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas have been called out in response to the latest in a series of severe winter storms to blanket the... MORE 

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Governors, adjutants general support new 12-month mobilization policyJanuary 17, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The nation's governors and adjutants general have expressed their universal support and appreciation for the recently announced change to Department of Defense policy that will limit... MORE 

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Now driving for the Guard: Casey Mears takes wheel of No. 25January 17, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Casey Mears says the honor is all his. "It's just a big honor" Mears said shortly after he was introduced as the National Guard's new Guard Car driver at the Army National Guard... MORE 

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Hall: New Policies to Relieve Stress, Promote Unit CohesionJanuary 17, 2007 — WASHINGTON - The new Defense Department policy limiting the duration of call-ups to 12 months is already in effect for National Guard and reserve members being ordered to active duty, the senior DoD... MORE 

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Kentucky Guard Unit Checks Air Quality at Derailment SiteJanuary 16, 2007 — WASHINGTON - A special team of National Guardsmen is conducting an environmental survey at the site of a train derailment that occurred this morning in Brooks, Ky.The derailment occurred south of... MORE 

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Department Builds on Stryker Experience to Support Extended Guard UnitJanuary 12, 2007 — WASHINGTON - Tapping into lessons learned after an active-duty unit in Alaska had its deployment in Iraq extended, the Defense Department is rushing assets to Minnesota to help families of deployed... MORE 

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"Surge" extends Minnesota Guard unit's Iraq tour up to 125 daysJanuary 11, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - At least 4,000 National Guard Citizen-Soldiers may spend an extra four months in Iraq as part of the president's troop increase announced Wednesday.The Minnesota Army National Guard's... MORE 

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Texas National Guard Team Puts Training to Good UseJanuary 10, 2007 — AUSTIN, Texas - In a scene reminiscent of emergency measures seen in cities across the country after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, downtown Austin was temporarily blocked to people and... MORE 

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Hudson represents all enlisted members of transformed GuardJanuary 9, 2007 — ARLINGTON, Va. - He wears a U.S. Army uniform, but Command Sgt. Maj. David Ray Hudson once was in the U.S. Air Force. That makes him uniquely qualified to be the senior enlisted advisor to the chief... MORE 

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Honors from ‘sea to shining sea’January 5, 2007 — Guard members help lay former president to restARLINGTON, Va. -  National Guard men and women across the nation paid their respects and supported the country’s tribute to Gerald R. Ford, the 38th... MORE 

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