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Suicide awareness month concluding with prevention, education effortsNational Guard and Defense Department leaders are using September, which is National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, to reinforce to service members ways they can prevent suicide and actions to take if someone reaches out for help...
September 26, 2012

Conley takes reins as 10th command sergeant major of the Army National GuardThe Army National Guard welcomed a new Soldier into the top enlisted position within the Army Guard...
September 27, 2012

Dempsey: Leadership, trust essential to battling suicideMilitary leaders have changed the way they approach suicide prevention, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said during a recent interview with American Forces Press Service...
September 26, 2012

Air National Guard command chief Muncy retiresThe command chief to the director of the Air National Guard retired during a Sept. 20 ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling...
September 24, 2012

More airports offer streamlined security screeningActive duty service members and other eligible travelers now have more opportunity to take advantage of streamlined security check-in, as Transportation Security Administration officials have added two more airports to the program...
September 26, 2012

Okla. Air National Guard crew helps fighter jet's pilotWhen crew members of the 137th Air Refueling Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard, stepped into their KC-135R Stratotanker for a recent mission and departed the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, they believed they had begun another typical day over Afghanistan...
September 24, 2012

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OVERSEAS OPERATIONS

Michigan Air National Guard joins forces at South Africa airshowU.S. Ambassador to South Africa Donald H. Gips met with a Michigan Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker crew Wednesday to learn about their aircraft...
September 21, 2012

Maine Army National Guard MPs train for Afghan dutiesThe 488th Military Police Company of the Maine Army National Guard is here training with Division West’s 5th Armored Brigade for its first deployment in the unit’s current form, as Soldiers prepare to head to Afghanistan...
September 19, 2012

Nebraska crops expert mentors Afghan farmersArmy Sgt. Alex Peyton, an agricultural specialist from Gothenburg, Neb., bristles with weapons and gear as he sits quietly in a wooden chair, surveying the world outside the wire at Forward Operating Base Gardez here...
September 19, 2012

State Partnership Program

Romanian defense chief visits Alabama National GuardFor the first time in the nearly 20-year partnership between the Alabama National Guard and Romania, that nation’s defense chief paid a visit to Alabama...
September 26, 2012

New York National Guard meets face to face to strengthen South Africa relationshipsSenior military leaders from New York and South Africa met to share perspectives and build relationships during an international trade and air show Sept. 19-24...
September 25, 2012

Family programs

Family Matters Blog: Families can support suicide stand downAs the Army conducts its worldwide stand down for suicide prevention today, there is something family members military wide can do, too, and it only takes a minute. Get out your smart phone and enter the information for the Military Crisis Line:1-800-273-8255 Press 1, militarycrisisline.net, or text at 838255...
September 27, 2012

Featured Topics

Hurricane Season 2012
National Guard members assisted residents in Hurricane Isaac's path...
Outstanding Soldiers and Airmen of the Year 2012
In June 2005, the selection process for the Soldier and noncommissioned officer of the year for the Army National Guard was a very different process...
On Every Front
This edition of the "On Every Front" takes an in-depth look at what the National Guard's Dual-Status Commanders are and how they are used...
State Partnership Program
The National Guard's 65-nation, 20-year-old State Partnership Program...
Identity Theft
A Message to Potential Victims of Identity Theft...
Suicide Prevention
Why are some Guardmembers choosing suicide...
Agriculture Development Teams
Agriculture Development Teams from several states work with Afghan farmers.
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