Leahy, Graham fight Air National Guard cuts
WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham want to delay proposed Air Force cuts to the Air National Guard until completion of studies comparing the cost of Guard units to the cost of active-duty units.
Proposed AF Guard, Reserve cuts meet resistance
The Air Force's Guard and Reserve components will take a big hit in terms of personnel if the service gets its way — staffing levels would be cut by 6,000 in fiscal 2013, and aircraft levels... Posted Saturday Feb 4, 2012 8:44:28 EST
Budget cuts force changes to new Coast Guard HQ
The General Services Administration will be cutting even more corners to finish the new Coast Guard headquarters on time, according to a spending plan sent to Congress on Jan. 27. Posted Thursday Feb 2, 2012 19:37:47 EST
Wis. guardsmen still shorted on pay years later
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Members of the Wisconsin National Guard 1157th Transportation Co. spent much of 2006 and 2007 on duty in Iraq carefully planning and executing nighttime fuel transports and... Posted Monday Jan 30, 2012 9:14:26 EST
CG seeks fake Lake Erie distress calls’ source
SANDUSKY, Ohio — The Coast Guard Investigative Service is working to identify the source of dozens of fake distress calls over the past two years, saying the calls are a waste of time and money... Posted Monday Jan 30, 2012 8:42:26 EST
Odierno OK with cuts, wants larger Guard role
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon's decision to cut the size of the Army by 80,000 soldiers will force the military to rely more on the National Guard and reserves, particularly if the U.S. gets... Posted Sunday Jan 29, 2012 10:46:39 EST
Former Marine pleads to military shootings
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Marine from Virginia pleaded guilty Thursday and has agreed to serve a 25-year prison sentence on charges that he fired a series of overnight pot shots in 2010 at the... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:37:40 EST
Iraq war vets will be State of the Union guests
About 20 members of Congress are bringing Iraq war veterans as their guests to President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday as part of a bipartisan effort to focus attention on their needs... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:37:56 EST
Conn. towns vie for part of Coast Guard Academy
HARTFORD, Conn. — Three towns that worked together to keep the Navy's submarine base in southeast Connecticut six years ago are gearing up for a little competition, as the Coast Guard Academy... Posted Friday Jan 20, 2012 18:12:13 EST
Nev. guardsmen to help fight large brush fire
RENO, Nev. — Firefighters worked to hold the line Friday on a fast-moving brush fire that tore through the Reno area, destroyed 26 houses and forced thousands of residents to flee. The forecast... Posted Friday Jan 20, 2012 13:27:25 EST
Vt. Guard band recognized for WWII combat
MONTPELIER, Vt. — They headed off to war more than 70 years ago with their tubas, clarinets, oboes and drums, but the 31 musicians in the Vermont National Guard also saw combat. Posted Monday Jan 16, 2012 15:47:31 EST
Army 1st lt. is runner-up in Ariz. marathon
TEMPE, Ariz. — Kenyan Peter Omae Ayieni pulled away over the last mile to win the Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon on Sunday. Posted Sunday Jan 15, 2012 17:28:51 EST
Guard, CG help Alaska towns deal with snow, ice
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — One town is buried in snow. Another is iced in. This year's winter is being meaner than usual for at least two Alaska communities. Posted Thursday Jan 12, 2012 12:31:39 EST
Top Guard officer joins Joint Chiefs of Staff
The National Guard Bureau's top officer is now a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. A provision in the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, signed into law Dec. 31 by President Obama, adds the... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:36:42 EST
National Guards conduct more military funerals
ALBANY, N.Y. — As precisely as they and their counterparts nationwide had done in the exact manner tens of thousands of times during the past year, the members of the New York National Guard... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:36:59 EST
N.J. veteran-to-veteran hotline now nationwide
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — A veteran-to-veteran help line established six years ago in New Jersey to provide crisis counseling and prevent suicides among the state's military service members has been... Posted Friday Feb 10, 2012 14:37:10 EST
About-face on the war
The 2006 Military Times poll finds that support among U.S. troops for President Bush and the Iraq war has declined. Read the full report.
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