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Guard recruiter faces hearing on drug charges
WARWICK, R.I. — Police investigating a Rhode Island Air National Guard recruiter accused of selling drugs say they found a safe at his office containing 1,000 tablets of prescription tablets, cocaine and a scale.State Police Cpl. Timothy...

More guardsmen to be sought for border duty
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is developing plans to seek up to 1,500 National Guard volunteers to step up the military’s counter-drug efforts along the Mexican border, senior...
Posted Tuesday Jun 30, 2009 10:38:02 EDT
Service set for Guard commander killed in crash
The former commanding general of the D.C. National Guard and his wife, both killed in a deadly train collision in Washington, D.C., will be remembered at a service...
Posted Saturday Jun 27, 2009 8:11:28 EDT
Defense bill aims to protect N.M. guard wing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A defense bill approved Thursday by the House of Representatives includes language aimed at protecting the 150th Fighter Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base,...
Posted Friday Jun 26, 2009 13:03:05 EDT
Retired Guard commander killed in D.C. crash
The former commanding general of the D.C. National Guard was one of the nine people killed in the deadly train collision Monday in Washington, D.C., according to the National Guard Bureau.
Posted Thursday Jun 25, 2009 16:17:13 EDT
Mich. air guard base to host Marine memorial
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A memorial proposed for Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan would honor Marines killed in Iraq.Fundraisers for the memorial...
Posted Saturday Jun 20, 2009 11:19:52 EDT
Vt. Guard brigade prepares for Afghanistan
JERICHO, Vt. — Vermont National Guard soldiers are getting a taste of Afghanistan in the hills of Vermont, preparing for an expected yearlong deployment beginning next...
Posted Friday Jun 19, 2009 14:24:29 EDT
Neb. Guardsmen join 4-state exercise
LINCOLN, Neb. — National Guard officials say people may be seeing more of their Guard airplanes and soldiers over the next few days.Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and...
Posted Wednesday Jun 17, 2009 7:52:18 EDT
Nevada violated USERRA, lawsuit claims
The Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Nevada, alleging that officials violated the rights of an Army Reserve colonel by refusing to reinstate him to his job when he...
Posted Thursday Jun 18, 2009 17:55:02 EDT
Guard leaders insist on 78 JCAs
PARIS — Following the downsizing of the planned order of C-27J tactical transports from 78 to 38 aircraft, the leadership of the National Guard has written to congressional leaders demanding...
Posted Tuesday Jun 16, 2009 13:26:12 EDT
Replacement named for fired Mont. Guard boss
HELENA, Mont. — The commander of Montana’s National Guard named a replacement Thursday for the assistant adjutant general who the Guard said was relieved of command because he had an...
Posted Friday Jun 12, 2009 7:07:48 EDT
Historic Mo. Guard wing shuts down Saturday
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Fighter Wing, which once included a lanky young pilot named Charles Lindbergh, will shut down Saturday as part of a series of base...
Posted Thursday Jun 11, 2009 17:21:21 EDT
RI Air Guard resumes recruiting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Rhode Island Air National Guard has resumed recruiting after temporarily suspending those operations when a recruiter was charged with drug...
Posted Tuesday Jun 9, 2009 16:19:40 EDT
1-star fired for inappropriate relationship
HELENA, Mont. — Brig. Gen. John Del Toro, assistant adjutant general of the Montana Air National Guard, was relieved of his command last month because of an inappropriate relationship with a...
Posted Wednesday Jun 10, 2009 6:41:38 EDT
Hawaii Air Guard leader takes PaCom post
HONOLULU — Maj. Gen. Peter “Skipper” Pawling is the new assistant to the head of Pacific Command.Pawling previously commanded the Hawaii Air National...
Posted Monday Jun 8, 2009 15:31:09 EDT
Guard awaits word on promised C-27s
The Air Force is rethinking a promise to give 38 C-27 light-cargo aircraft to Air National Guard units in six states, drawing fire from members of Congress who question the service’s commitment...
Posted Saturday Jun 6, 2009 9:17:14 EDT

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