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  • McKinley: Collaboration key to National Guard relationships

    Conflict might have been the 20th century norm, but collaboration is the nature of 21st century relationships between the National Guard and other components of the armed forces, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said here Monday."There have always been challenges between the active component

  • VA reaches out to Guard members with 'seven touches' program

    The Department of Veterans Affairs recently implemented many new initiatives and programs as a way to specifically engage National Guard and Reserve veterans who have been deployed, VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said Nov. 19. Called the "Seven Touches of Outreach" the goal of the program is to

  • Mullen: Guard should not return to how things were before 2001

    The National Guard has changed dramatically since 2001, transforming itself from a strategic reserve to an operational force. And as operations in Iraq and Afghanistan change over the next few years, the Guard should not be allowed to revert to being simply a strategic reserve, said Adm. Mike

  • McKinley selects new senior enlisted advisor for NGB

    Gen. Craig R. McKinley, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, announced today the selection of a new senior enlisted advisor for the National Guard Bureau. Chief Master Sgt. Denise Jelinski-Hall of the Hawaii Air National Guard will be the third senior enlisted advisor assigned to the Office of

  • Guard has no long-term role in reconstruction missions, SECDEF says

    The National Guard has a role in reconstruction missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, but it's not a long-term role, the secretary of defense told an audience here at the Joint Senior Leadership Conference Nov. 19. "I think this is basically a civilian task, and we ought to be there to help them," said

  • McKinley opens first joint leadership conference

    "Adding Value to America" was the theme for more than 2,000 of the National Guard's senior Army and Air Force leaders from across the nation, who gathered here at the National Harbor outside the nation's capital this morning to kick off their first Joint Senior Leadership Conference."We are here to

  • Guard civil support team shows off for Homeland Security secretary

    The District of Columbia National Guard's 33rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team showcased their equipment for the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and other senior DHS officials here today.Civil Support Teams are the Guard's experts in dealing with weapons of mass

  • Public Affairs Embeds with Security Forces for Realistic Training

    "Cease fire!" The firefight ends. Squad leaders gather their members for accountability and make sure all have enough water and ammo for what they may encounter next. Master Sergeant Dan Richardson recognizes the opportunity to record an interview. He brings one of his squad members behind a large

  • Missouri National Guard Member Recruits for Kansas Unit

    A member from the 157th Air Operations Group, Director of Personnel Military Recruiting recently returned from working with the Smoky Hill Bombing Range in Salina, Kan. in order to implement a new unit from the ground up.Master Sgt. Bernard Botson, Headquarters Detachment One recruiting and

  • 115th Fighter Wing Returns from Iraq Deployment

    Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing returned to Madison on Thursday, 12 November 2009 following a two-month deployment to Iraq.A steady stream of smiling faces exited the plane and shook hands with Gov. Jim Doyle, Brig Gen Don Dunbar, adjutant general of Wisconsin, and