Under previous law, members of the Guard and Reserves could not begin receiving their retired pay until age 60. Under a change implemented by the FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, however, certain members may be able to start receiving their retired pay as early as age 50…read more

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Monthly premiums for drilling reserve personnel enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select will drop by 44 percent for individual coverage and by 29 percent for families on Jan. 1. TRS premiums for individuals will fall to $47.51 a month, down from $81. Family coverage will be $180.17 instead of $253….More

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Hauling people to safe, dry places became one of the main missions for National Guard troops after Hurricane Ike rampaged through Texas and Louisiana….More

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A tour in Vietnam, flood duty in 1993 and 2001, a tour in Iraq from 2005 to 2006, and flood duty in 2008. That is only part of the highlight reel for a 58-year-old Oquawka, Ill., man who is about to hang up his combat boots after a military career that spanned nearly 40 years….More

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When Maj. Donald McArdle deployed to Iraq with the 42nd Infantry Division in October 2004, he was afraid that he wasn’t really ready for war. The training he’d gone through at Fort Drum left something to be desired….More

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On Aug. 4th, the Coast Guard celebrates their 218th Birthday. Although the entire world watched them streak across their television screens during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, many people know very little about this group of silent heroes…read more

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 Members of a New York National Guard unit serving in Afghanistan will share a bit of their experience with readers of DailyGazette.com.
“Staying in Touch,” a blog featuring entries by members of the 27th Brigade Combat Team and their families, debuted today at DailyGazette.com with an entry by Lt. Col. Paul Fanning, a public affairs officer.
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FRONTLINE goes to war with a platoon of National Guard Soldiers to see the war through their eyes, filmed with their own video cameras.
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Over the last two years, thousands of National Guard troops have assisted U.S. Border Patrol agents along the Mexican border, and most of Arizona’s congressional delegation wants to keep it that way. A proposed amendment by Rep. Harry Mitchell, a Democrat who represents much of Maricopa County in Arizona’s 5th Congressional District, would extend the [...]

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BAD VOODOO`S WAR
Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 9 P.M. (check local listings)
In June 2007, as the American military surge reached its peak, a band of National Guard infantrymen who call themselves “The Bad Voodoo Platoon” was deployed to Iraq. To capture a vivid, first-person account of the new realities of war in Iraq for FRONTLINE [...]

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