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Thanksgiving Day Message 2008 In his 2008 Thanksgiving Day message released today, Gen. Craig R. McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, noted the sacrifices made by National Guard members, their families and employers to make this world a safer place...
November 25, 2008
Defense Department prepares to implement reserve changes Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday charged his department to develop plans to take action on 64 of the 95 recommendations for changes to the U.S. military reserves made by a congressionally mandated commission earlier this year...
November 25, 2008
Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Muncy, command chief of the Ohio Air National Guard Thousands of Air Guard deployers to be honored through ‘Salute Campaign’ One of the largest Airmen recognition endeavors in Air National Guard history was announced here Thursday by the Air Guard's senior enlisted member...
November 24, 2008
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates presents an award to outgoing Chief of the National Guard Bureau LTG H Steven Blum Blum’s time as chief ends with medal from SecDef, praise for others LTG H Steven Blum handed over the reigns as chief of the National Guard Bureau to Air Force Gen. Craig R. McKinley during a ceremony at the Pentagon Nov. 17. He was also handed something in return...
November 25, 2008
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State Partnership Programs
Cal Guard discovers parallels in Ukraine’s disaster relief efforts Cal Guard discovers parallels in Ukraine’s disaster relief efforts The pairing of state National Guards with former Warsaw Pact nations to train Afghanistan National Army soldiers has been "a huge success" during its early stages, officials report...
November 18, 2008
Ohio National Guard has fans in Belgrade Hanging from the walls of restaurants in Belgrade, Serbia, are the flags of the state of Ohio. Other restaurants advertise when they will re-broadcast the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns football games...
November 18, 2008


Family programs
Grief expert offers advice on dealing with traumatic loss An internationally recognized expert on traumatic grief and crisis response suggested that the word “closure” be taken out of our vocabulary when dealing with traumatic loss...
November 25, 2008
Monthly premiums decrease for TRICARE Reserve Select Effective Jan. 1, 2009, TRICARE will reduce the rates for TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS). Monthly premiums for TRS individual coverage will drop 44% from $81.00 to $47.51, and TRS family coverage will drop 29% from $253.00 to $180.17...
November 20, 2008


Other News
A fourth grader from Vanderberg Elementary prepares his rocket for flight South Dakota STARBASE graduates its 200th class STARBASE, an educational program focusing on science, math and technology and operated by the South Dakota National Guard, recently graduated it's 200th class...
November 26, 2008
Maryland National Guard Staff Sgt. Deshanna Taylor Maryland Guard takes part in U.S. Africa Command exercise For the first time since U.S. Africa Command was stood up Oct. 1, the National Guard has deployed Citizen-Soldiers to an African nation to provide desperately needed medical care...
November 25, 2008
Guard farmers' join counterinsurgency fight in Afghanistan The National Guard is taking a biblical verse to heart: "They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks."...
November 25, 2008
PFI helping Guardmembers find active duty tours When his building inspection business slowed, Tech. Sgt. David Marcelli of the District of Columbia Air National Guard needed to find work...
November 25, 2008

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  • New On Guard online
    The National Guard Bureau's monthly newspaper will become a quarterly magazine that will be distributed electronically to every member of the National Guard beginning in 2009.
  • Warrior Care Month
    Beginning Nov. 5, the military services will focus attention on one of the Defense Department's highest priorities – caring for wounded, ill and injured warriors.
  • 2008 Best Warrior
    A Montana National Guard combat veteran and cattle rancher, who recently achieved "(NCO) of the Year" for the Army Guard competed for the U.S. Army's "2008 Best Warrior" title, and won.
  • Hurricane Season 2008 operations
    The National Guard conducts various search and rescue, command and control and evacuation missions in the Gulf Region.
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  • National Guard News Show
    A quarterly news show dedicated to providing news and information on your National Guard.
  • Some Gave All...
    A web site dedicated to the memories of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen lost while defending our Nation's principles
  • Archives
    Find archived exercise materials, featured topics, news stories from 2006 and 2007, and editions of The On Guard from 2004 in the Web Archives.
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    Learn more about what your National Guard is doing to defend our nation.
  • Homeland Defense
    Learn more about what your National Guard is doing to protect the homeland.
  • Mobilization References
    Information for service members, family members, and employers during the periods of pre-mobilization, mobilization, and post-mobilization.
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