Deployment
What were once rarities and now common practice. Whether is it shipping off around the world, or to help in a natural disaster here at home, you have to meet the call that others don’t. Learn how others deal with the job, family and personal stress of leaving home to help others.
Maine National Guard heads to Eastern Europe until 2020
Dozens of Bangor-based soldiers deployed to Poland last month in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The 286th Combat Sustainment Support...
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5 things that change when you go from active duty to Guard wife life
Five years ago, my husband transitioned from an active duty soldier to the Army National Guard. This change happened overnight....
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West Point grad makes NASA space dreams come true
From combat missions over Iraq to NASA missions in space, Army Lt. Col. Anne McClain is in the middle of...
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Deployed Soldier Watches Son’s Birth Using Technology
Thanks to the power of technology a deployed soldier didn’t have to miss his son’s birth, even from thousands of...
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Malaysia and Washington State Partner for Exercises
Roughly 100 members of the Washington National Guard deployed this month to participate in two annual exercises with Malaysian Armed...
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Gen. Lengyel: Guard ‘Continuously on Mission’
EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Gen. Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, about the current state of the Guard mission.
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Staying on Track Financially During Separation
Let’s face it, separation is never easy. There are so many things to juggle and take care of while the...
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How to Make the Cut in the Military
On his very first day of deployment in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2005, U.S. Air Force Captain Mark Harper received an...
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MG John Gronski Talks Guard Mission in Europe
Setting precedent. When Maj. Gen. John Gronski, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding General for Army National Guard, stepped into his...
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Swamp Fox Engineers Build Homes for Navajo Veterans
Forty engineers from the 169th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES) of the South Carolina Air National Guard spent their two weeks...
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