Combatant commanders want C-130s in Afghanistan
Following a successful demonstration in Iraq, commanders in Afghanistan are going to request more C-130 aircraft to be used for time-sensitive, mission-critical cargo delivery, the Army’s top logistician said.
Guardsmen honored for Navy helo rescue work
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three hours after a Navy helicopter crashed last month in West Virginia’s snow- covered mountains, National Guard medic Casey Dunfee cracked his cable on the floor of... Posted Friday Mar 12, 2010 18:16:55 EST
Iowa guardsmen receiving overdue Iraq pay
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of Iowa National Guard soldiers have started receiving their payments for extended combat duty tours in Iraq.Rep. Bruce Braley said... Posted Thursday Mar 11, 2010 11:52:00 EST
Wis. mom prepares to send 3 sons to Iraq
MENOMONIE, Wis. — Most mothers would be stressed enough sending a son or daughter to fight for their country overseas. Posted Saturday Mar 6, 2010 12:06:26 EST
NY Guard wing to fly final F-16 mission
Saturday marks the end of the F-16 era for the 174th Fighter Wing in New York. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:12:38 EST
Reservist in private plane aids C-17
A C-17 marooned at 35,000 feet without a radio. Air traffic controllers struggling to land the cargo plane safely. And a C-17 reservist, flying a private plane, who talked the big bird down. Posted Monday Mar 8, 2010 6:12:26 EST
Wyo. guardsmen record music video while in Iraq
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Wyoming National Guardsmen Dustin Scott, Nathan Harvey and Jeremiah Eaton were about nine months into a yearlong deployment last December when they heard about GI Jams, a new... Posted Thursday Mar 4, 2010 15:09:17 EST
2 Olympians now turn eyes toward deploying
WHISTLER, British Columbia — The Olympics are over, and U.S. bobsled pilots John Napier and Mike Kohn have put away their red, white and blue racing suits. Posted Monday Mar 1, 2010 20:43:16 EST
Guardsman finishes 6th in women’s bobsled
WHISTLER, British Columbia — The three fastest sleds at the end of the women’s bobsled competition at Whistler Sliding Center were CAN-1, CAN-2 and USA-2. Posted Thursday Feb 25, 2010 5:32:01 EST
Pilot was 1st female Tenn. guard death in Iraq
NASHVILLE — Tennessee Army National Guard pilot Billie Jean Grinder, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Iraq, was the first female Guard member to die there since the war began, officials... Posted Wednesday Feb 24, 2010 14:02:42 EST
Illness slows guardsman at Olympic biathlon
WHISTLER, British Columbia — After an illness forced U.S. biathlete Sgt. Jeremy Teela to miss a race last week, he returned to the course at Whistler Olympic Park on Sunday to compete in the... Posted Monday Feb 22, 2010 8:13:35 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.