National Guard

National Guard Members Have USERRA Rights

 | Apr 27, 2013

Local National Guard members being deployed to protect the nation's capital can rest assured that they will be able to come back to their current jobs. More than 200 soldiers from the North Dakota National Guard's 1st Battalion 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment are being deployed to Washington, D.C., for a year as part of Operation Noble Eag... more

More Guard Callups Expected After Boston Tragedy

An Army National Guard member searches the bag of a woman as she entered an MBTA subway station near Boston Common, one day after a pair of bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Military.com | Apr 18, 2013

More National Guard troops will likely be called out to protect major events nationwide in the aftermath of the terror attack on the Boston Marathon, Guard officials said Wednesday. In Boston, more than 900 troops from the Massachusetts National Guard remained on duty for a second day past the end of the marathon to seal off the Boylston Street... more

Guard Sent to Test Air After Fertilizer Explosion

A fire still burns in a apartment complex destroyed near a fertilizer plant that exploded earlier in West, Texas, in this photo taken early Thursday morning, April 18, 2013.

Military.com | Apr 18, 2013

The Texas National Guard has sent more than 20 members of the 6th Civil Support Team to West, Texas to test the air quality and assess chemical and biological hazards following the explosion of a fertilizer plant Wednesday night, an official said. The explosion at West Fertilizer in West, Texas, a community about 20 miles north of Waco, happene... more

Puerto Rico to Activate National Guard

Associated Press | Jan 05, 2013

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico's new governor is calling out National Guard troops to help prevent drug and weapons smuggling. Alejandro Garcia Padilla said late Thursday that soldiers will be stationed in ports and airports across the U.S. territory to help bolster security. It was his first executive order as governor. At least 50 s... more

Serving Bravely at Home and Abroad

Illinois National Guard Members

Air Force News

May 23, 2012: ARLINGTON, Va. -- Six hundred ninety-three: That's how many brave, selfless National Guardsmen and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in Iraq and Afghanistan since 9/11 to ensure others a chance to enjoy freedom. Memorial Day is once again upon us, and it is important to reflect upon and honor those who have served in def... more

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