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National Guard celebrates 389th birthday amid high-profile deployments and recruiting success

With nearly four centuries of service, the Army National Guard is about as old as the Taj Mahal and the Palace of Versailles.

Duty calls: Four Army National Guard aviation units have new leaders

Four New York Army National Guard aviation companies now have new commanders. Capt. John Anderton, of Niskayuna, assumed ...

Army National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors

U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, was laid to rest with full military honors on Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery. Beckstrom died Nov. 27 after being fatally wounded the previous day in ...

Pentagon to send 350 National Guard troops to New Orleans as violent crime surges ahead of major events

More than 300 national Guard troops will assist law enforcement in New Orleans through Mardi Gras as officials work to combat ...
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Boy sends 600 holiday cards, nearly 4,000 treats to dad’s National Guard unit in Syria

Oliver Young hasn’t seen his dad, Sergeant First Class Robert Young, in seven months - that’s when his National Guard unit ...

US Army names 2 Iowa National Guard members killed in attack in Syria

The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack in Syria that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State ...

Afghan DC National Guard shooting suspect Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces death penalty after feds file new charges

Prosecutors also alleged that the Afghan refugee tried to buy even more guns before his attack on American troops on Nov. 26.

D.C. National Guard shooting suspect facing 5 additional federal charges

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, is accused of fatally shooting Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and wounding ...