2002 Press Releases 2003 Press Releases
January
February
1 February 2002 – Tennessee Army Guard Challenges National Training Center
1 February 2002 – Memphis Army Guard Prepares For National Training Center
5 February 2002 – Osborne Selected As Chairman Of Reserve Component Advisory Group
March
1 Mar 02 – Bagram troops living in austere conditions
April
1 April 2002 – National Guard’s “Top Tech” Tests Area High School Teams
10 April 2002 – Tennessee’s 278th Armored Cavalry “Loads The Rails” For National Training Center
May
15 May 2002 – Tennessee’s 278th Armored Cavalry Completes “Load-Out” For National Training Center
June
27 June 2002 – 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment Returns Home From National Training Center
July
August
1 August 2002 – Governor Announces Wood To Retire, Names Hargett As Adjutant General
1 August 2002 – Tennessee Air Guard’s 119th Air Control Squadron Joins U. S. Space Command
5 August 2002 – Brigadier General Jimmy Welch Named Assistant Adjutant General
13 August 2001 – Tennessee Army National Guard Unit Alerted
21 August 2002 – Tennessee Army National Guard Unit Mobilized To Support Operation Noble Eagle
September
2 September 2002 – Second Tennessee Army National Guard Unit Mobilized
9 September 2002 – Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett Elected Chairman of the Board, National Guard Association of the United States
13 September 2002 – Tennessee Army National Guard’s 777th Maintenance Company Alerted
October
5 October 2002 – Tennessee Army National Guard’s 267th Military Police Company Alerted
5 October 2002 – Colonel Jerry B. Williams Named Army National Guard Chief of Staff
28 October 2002 – Tennessee Army National Guard’s 269th Military Police Company Alerted
November
20 November 2002 – Major Andy Easterly Appointed As Inspector General
20 November 2002 – Murfreesboro, Tennessee Army National Guard Unit Mobilized
December
12 December 2002 – Dickson/Lebanon Army National Guard Military Police Unit Mobilized
19 December 2002 – Tennessee Army National Guard’s 776th Maintenance Company Alerted
19 December 2002 – Tennessee Air National Guard Security Team Returns From SW Asia
2003 Press Releases 2002 Press Releases
January
13 January 2003 – Hargett To Continue Serving As Adjutant General
22 January 2003 – Tennessee Army National Guard’s 146th Medical Company Mobilized
23 January 2003 – Tennessee Guardsmen Receive ‘Super’ Taste Of Home
23 January 2003 – Tennessee Army National Guard’s 776th Maintenance Company Mobilized
24 January 2003 – Tennessee National Guard Continues Volunteer Tradition
29 January 2003 – Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1174th Transportation Company Mobilized
February
05 February 2003 – Tennessee National Guard Counterdrug Division Receives National Drug Demand Reduction Award
05 February 2003 – Tennessee National Guard 45th Civil Support Team Certified
08 February 2003 – Eight Additional Tennessee Army National Guard Units Mobilized
08 February 2003 – Colonel Russ Cotney Named Assistant Adjutant General, Air
18 February 2003 – Company E, 107th Aviation Mobilized
18 February 2003 – Tennessee Army Guard’s 130th RAOC Mobilized
18 February 2003 – 268th Military Police Company Mobilized
18 February 2003 – 212th Engineer Company Mobilized
18 February 2003 – 1175th Transportation Company Mobilized
22 February 2003 – Bredesen Extends Paid Military Leave For State Employees
27 February 2003 – 771st Maintenance Company Mobilized
March
03 March 2003 – 118th Airlift Wing Mobilized
03 March 2003 – 155th and 775th Engineers Mobilized
03 March 2003 – 168th Military Police Battalion Mobilized
03 March 2003 – 1-181 Field Artillery Mobilized
14 March 2003 – NASCAR’s National Guard # 54 Racecar Tours East Tennessee
21 March 2003 – More Tennessee Air National Guard Mobilized
21 March 2003 – Tennessee National Guard Key Player in War on Terrorism
April
2 April 2003 – Suspicious Websites May Be Used To Pinpoint Troops
10 April 2003 – Tennessee Army Guard selects Soldier & NCO Of The Year
May
05 May 2003 – 1-181 Field Artillery Returning Home
08 May 2003 – Tennessee Soldier 1st Army, South NCO of the Year
14 May 2003 – 3 Tennessee Army National Guard Units Leaving Ft. Campbell
15 May 2003 – Tennessee National Guard Opens Family Readiness Centers
22 May 2003 – Tennessee ESGR Awards South Central Bell with “Above & Beyond Award
June
July
1 July 2003 – 730th Quartermaster, C-46 Engineers Returning Home
10 July 2003 – Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier Killed in Iraq
22 July 2003 – Bassham Named Head of TEMA
21 July 2003 – 118th Aeromed Returns Home
25 July 2003 – 230th ALT Headed for EUCOM
August
3 August 2003 – Tennessee Guard Soldier 1st Army NCO of the Year
6 August 2003 – Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier Dies in Kuwait
8 August 2003 – Tennessee Guard Soldier FORSCOM NCO of the Year Photo
21 August 2003 – Tennesseans Continue Tradition of Service
September
08 Sep 2003 – 45th CST Hosts Open House
10 Sep 2003 – Tennessee Part of Extended Deployment
19 Sep 2003 – 118th Airlift Wing Returns To Desert
29 Sep 2003 – Noles Named Assistant Adjutant General Photo 1 Photo 2
19 Sep 2003 – 278th ACR Welcomes New Commander
October
16 Oct 2003 – 118th ALW Returns to Desert
16 Oct 2003 – 4/278 ACR Deploys to Ft. Stewart/Kosovo
24 Oct 2003 – Tennessee Army Guard MPs To Remain In Iraq
28 Oct 2003 – Tennessee National Guard Climbs Toward End Strength Goals
29 Oct 2003 – Goodrich Named Tennessee Guard’s Top Warrant Officer
November
13 Nov 2003 – Tennessee Army National Guard Soldier Killed in Kuwait
30 November 2003 – Reserve Soldiers Receive Commissary Benefits
December
3 Dec 2003 – 1171st Transportation Company Mobilized
16 Dec 2003 – 776th Maintenance Company Returns Home
16 Dec 2003 – Army Guard Field Artillery to Train As Military Police
18 Dec 2003 – Guard College Assistance is at All-time High
22 Dec 2003 – Statement on 134th Air Refueling Wing
2004 Press Releases
January
05 January 2004 – 118th Airlift Wing To Return From Desert
12 January 2004 – Averitt Express Recognized For Military Support
12 January 2004 – Mildred Lucille Konig Awarded Patriot Medal
15 January 2004 – 268th Military Police Company Returns Home
15 January 2004 – 118th Airlift Wing Returns Home
30 January 2004 – Dearing Named 134th Air Refueling Commander
February
02 February 2004 – 173rd Personnel Services Company Returns From Iraq
05 February 2004 – Goodyear-Union City Recognized For National Guard Support
12 February 2004 – 267th Military Police Company Returns From Iraq
18 February 2004 – Cotney Promoted To Brigadier General
March
01 March 2004 – 278th ACR Alerted for possible mobilization
02 March 2004 – 2-115 Field Artillery Moves to Mobilization Station
15 March 2004 – Representative Stratton Bone Receives Distinguished Patriot Award
25 March 2004 – 278th ACR Preps for Possible Mobilization
26 March 2004 – 130th ROAC Scheduled to Return Home
30 March 2004 – Heil Trailer Receives National Guard Freedom Award
April
07 April 2004 – Brig Gen Frank D. Tudor Selected for National Position
08 April 2004 – 1175th Transportation Company Returns From Iraq
08 April 2004 – 134th Air Refueling Wing Rated Excellent By Air Force Inspection Team
15 April 2004 -Three Tennessee Army National Guard Units Extended
28 April 2004 – Charlie Daniels Band Travels to Germany/Kosovo with Tennessee Guard
30 April 2004 – Last C141 “Starlifter” leaves Memphis Air Guard
May
07 May 2004 – Charlie Daniels Band Heard in 56 Countries
11 May 2004 – 278 ACR Receives Mobilization Order
18 May 2004 – Mobilization Dates Announced For 278 ACR
18 May 2004 – 1175th Transportation Company To Return Home
24 May 2004 – 1175th Transportation Co. Arrives At Ft. Knox
24 May 2004 – 269th Military Police Co. To Return Home
June
03 June 2004 – 269th Military Police Co. Returns To Murfreesboro
25 June 2004 – 278 Th ACR Settles In At Camp Shelby
29 June 2004 – 1128th Receives Mobilization Order
July
14 July 2004 – Two Tennessee Army National Guard Units Mobilized
21 July 2004 – 168th MP’s Return From Iraq
21 July 2004 – Tennessee Army National Guard to Install Geothermal Heat Pump at Milan Armory
23 July 2004 – 168th MP’s Arrive Home
August
10 August 2004 – Local Legislators Visit Camp Shelby
10 August 2004 – 771st Maintenance Company Returns
September
02 September 2004 – P & Q Troops Return To State
02 September 2004 – Representatives Cooper & Davis Visit Troops at Camp Shelby
03 September 2004 – Military Department Joins With Homeland Security To Launch Operation Bold Tiger
07 September 2004 – Tennessee ESGR Salutes National Guard and Reserves
20 September 2004 – 45th Civil Support Team Conducts Exercise in Chattanooga
October
01 October 2004 – Tennessee Guard Training Closet Thing To War (Courtesy – Chattanooga Times Free Press)
01 October 2004 – 269th Military Police Company Awards Ceremony
04 October 2004 – Jackson’s “T” Troop Deployes in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
06 October 2004 – Tennessee Adjutant General Hosts Town Hall Meeting
08 October 2004 – 194th Engineer Brigade Headquarters Mobilized
15 October 2004 – Milan, McKenzie, Trenton Units mobilized
22 October 2004 – 278th Send Off Ceremony on November 11, 2004
23 October 2004 – Tennessee National Guard Statement on Ivan Braden
November
08 November 2004 – Governor Attends 278th ACR Send Off
17 November 2004 – Milan, McKenzie, Trenton Units Head to Ft. Sill
24 November 2004 – Tennessee Adjutant General Hosts Town Hall Meeting
29 November 2004 – Lebanon Armory Named in Honor of MG Carl D. Wallace
29 November 2004 – 168th Military Police Company Freedom Award Ceremony
December
08 December 2004 – Tennessee National Guard Statement on Armored Vehicle question to Sec Rumsfeld
10 December 2004 – Tennessee Celebrates National Guard Birthday
10 December 2004 – Explanation of Armor
10 December 2004 – Tennessee Army National Guard Helicopter Involved in Crash
19 December 2004 – Labor & Workforce development teams with Army National Guard to assist deployed soldiers’ families
20 December 2004 – National Guard Offers New Incentives
2005 Press Releases
January
05-01 – 05 January 2005 – 45th CST And Williamson County Conduct Joint Exercise
05-02 – 10 January 2005 – Counterdrug Receives CADCA Award
05-03 – 11 January 2005 – Gemtron, Inc. To Receive ESGR Award
05-04 – 11 January 2005 – LTC Patty Jones New 168th MP Battalion Commander
05-05 – 13 January 2005 – 118th Airlift Wing Assists in Tsunami Relief
February
05-07 – 08 February 2005 – BG Massey Retires From Tennessee State Guard
05-08 – 09 February 2005 – 194th Assumes Iraq Responsibility
05-09 – 10 February 2005 – 779th Maintenance Company Mobilized
March
05-10 – 01 March 2005 – 1129th Finance Detachment Mobilized
05-11 – 06 March 2005 – ESGR Awards TVA for Soldier Support
05-12 – 21 March 2005 – Tennessee Guardsman Killed In Iraq
05-13 – 24 March 2005 – Troops “P” & “T” Return From Kosovo
05-14 – 25 March 2005 – 196th Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters Mobilized
05-15 – 31 March 2005 – McKenzie soldiers in Iraq
05-16 – 31 March 2005 – Tennessee Guardsman Get Packages From Home
April
05-17 – 06 April 2005 – Tennessee Guardsman Killed In Iraq
05-18 – 11 April 2005 – Funeral Arrangements for SFC Steven Kennedy
05-21 – 14 April 2005 – Charlie Daniels Brings Slice Of Tennessee To Troops In Southwest Asia
05-20 – 22 April 2005 – Lt Col Andy Hardin Picked for USPFO Slot
05-22 – 28 April 2005 – Athens Hosts Town Hall Meeting
May
05-23 – 11 May 2005 – Gary Herr Promoted To Lieutenant Colonel
05-24 – 13 May 2005 – Changes Possible For Tennessee Military Installations
05-25 – 26 May 2005 – Lafollette Guardsman killed in Iraq
June
05-26 – 08 June 2005 2005 – Lebanon Guardsman receives award
05-27 – 10 June 2005 – Unicoi Co. Guardsman Dies In Iraq
05-28 – 14 June 2005 – Sounds Host Tennessee National Guard Night
05-29 – 17 June 2005 – Smyrna’s Craneworks Honored By Tennessee National Guard
05-30 – 30 May 2005 – MG Gus Hargett Testifies Before BRAC Commission
July
05-31 – 01 July 2005 – Two Additional Tennessee Army Guard Units Mobilized
05-32 – 13 July 2005 – Transformation Affects Tennessee Army National Guard
05-33 – 21 July 2005 – Tennessee’s 133rd Public Affairs Detachment Mobilized
August
05-34 – 01 August 2005 – McKenzie Guardsman Killed In Iraq
05-35 – 02 August 2005 – 1SG Ingram Awarded Meritorious Service Medal – Photo
05-36 – 07 August 2005 – 118th Airlift Wins Design Award – Photo
05-37 – 08 August 2005 – Tennessee Army National Guard Announces Force Structure Change
05-38 – 15 August 2005 – Three Guardsmen Killed In Iraq
05-39 – 24 August 2005 – Two Guardsmen Killed In Iraq
05-40 – 30 August 2005 – Three Guard Members Recognized by State House
05-41 – 31 August 2005 – 118th ALW Responds to Hurricane Katrina
September
05-42 – 01 September 2005 – Task Force Volunteer Heads to Mississippi & Louisiana
05-43 – 02 September 2005 – More Tennessee Guard Moves To Gulf Coast
05-44 – 27 September 2005 – TNNG Returns from Katrina
05-45 – 28 September 2005 – 194th Engineer Brigade Leads Iraq Rebuilding Team
October
05-46 – 12 October 2005 – Smyrna and Alcoa Soldiers Return From Iraq
05-47 – 12 October 2005 – Tasaki Assumes TNSG Command
05-48 – 13 October 2005 – Overton Co. Guardsmen Killed In Iraq
05-49 – 17 October 2005 – Troop N & T at Ft. Bragg
05-50 – 31 October 2005 – 278th Scheduled To Return
05-51 – 31 October 2005 – 278th Media Advisory
05-52 – 31 October 2005 – 278th Arrives
05-53 – 31 October 2005 – N and & T Troops return to Smyrna
05-54 – 31 October 2005 – 278th photo cutlines
05-55 – 31 October 2005 – Jackson Co Soldier returns
05-56 – 31 October 2005 – Crossville Soldier returns
05-57 – 31 October 2005 – Lenoir City Soldier returns
05-58 – 31 October 2005 – Knox County Guardsman return to Tennessee
05-59 – 31 October 2005 – Cookeville Soldiers Return From Iraq
November
05-60 – 01 November 2005 – Local Guardsman returns
05-61 – 01 November 2005 – Carthage Guardsman returns
05-62 – 01 November 2005 – Crossville Guardsman returns
05-63 – 01 November 2005 – Smyrna Guardsman returns
05-64 – 01 November 2005 – Athens Guardsman returns
05-65 – 02 November 2005 – 278th starts home to TN
05-66 – 03 November 2005 – Newport Guardsman back
05-67 – 04 November 2005 – 278th starts home to TN
05-68 – 04 November 2005 – Sparta Guardsman returns
05-69 – 04 November 2005 – Smyrna Guardsman back from Iraq
05-70 – 04 November 2005 – Knoxville Guardsmen back from Iraq
05-71 – 04 November 2005 – Livingston Guardsmen back from Iraq
05-72 – 07 November 2005 – 278th continues moving home
05-73 – 08 November 2005 – Among last of 278th back in states
05-74 – 09 November 2005 – 278th RCT arrival Change
05-75 – 29 November 2005 – West Tennessee Armories Dedicated to Hargett and Naifeh
December
05-76 – 09 December 2005 – 194th Engineers Scheduled To Return To Ft. Bragg
05-77 – 10 December 2005 – 230th Engineer Battalion Returns to Ft. Sill
05-78 – 10 December 2005 – 194th Engineers Arrive At Ft. Bragg
05-79 – 10 December 2005 – 230th Engineers Arrive At Ft. Sill