<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>CONG News</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/_layouts/feed.aspx?xsl=1&amp;web=/News&amp;page=eaace4ea-8cf5-4603-8902-408b92238563&amp;wp=7575eb0e-2351-47fa-9481-4b5fb4d8667e</link><description>Colo. Nat'l Guard News &amp; Events</description><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Jordan, Colo. Guard conduct first public affairs exchange</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120404JordanPAOexchange.aspx</link><description>During a transformative time throughout the Middle East credited mostly to the use of social media, the first-ever U.S. Central Command PA exchange with the Jordan Armed Forces occurred in March as part of the National Guard’s State Partnership Program. </description><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:34:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>National Guard runners beat heat, pound ground to qualify for All Guard Marathon Team</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120506marathon.aspx</link><description>LINCOLN, Neb. (5/6/12)– Runners from throughout the Army and Air National Guard took part in the 35th Annual Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half-Marathon here, Sunday in order to earn spots on the 2012-13 All Guard Marathon Team.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:19:31 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Colo. Guard welcomes Soldiers home from Afghanistan</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120506OMLT3return.aspx</link><description>Tearful smiles, affectionate embraces and sincere thanks were in abundance at the welcome home ceremony in honor of Colorado National Guard Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team-3, May 6 in Centennial, Colo.</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 16:19:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>University opens oven doors to Colo. Guardsmen</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120504-cook.aspx</link><description>When the commander of the Colorado Army National Guard’s Company E, 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation first contacted a professional chef, he was simply looking for some help in his unit’s mess.</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 21:01:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Colorado Guardsman among 'Best Rangers'</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120425-ranger.aspx</link><description>As the creed states, a Ranger is Soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea or air. From April 13-15, two teams of Army National Guardsmen lived the creed while competing at the 29th Annual Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Ga. </description><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 17:39:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Defense Department honors Guard member, DOD personnel for combating sexual assault</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120419-sapr.aspx</link><description>WASHINGTON (4/19/12) - The Defense Department Wednesday honored the men and women who are on the front lines of the battle against the crime of sexual assault, including Colorado Army National Guard Maj. Alisa M. Englert.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 20:34:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guard child beats odds, defeats cancer</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120405-cancer.aspx</link><description>Colton Taylor doesn't know how special he is. He doesn't know his doctors gave him a 50 percent chance of making it to his 2nd birthday and a 5 percent chance of making it to his 3rd.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:41:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>A solemn memorial: Guardsmen remember Soldiers lost since 9/11</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120415-memorial.aspx</link><description>Soldiers and Airmen alike stood at somber attention April 15 in honor of the Colorado Guard members who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the Global War on Terror. The day marked the 10th anniversary of the National Guard’s first combat casualty.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:10:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Resolving the keys to victory: Soldiers bunker down for war games</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120330-korea.aspx</link><description>The Colorado Army National Guard’s Theater Special Operations Detachment-Korea traveled to the Republic of Korea for Key Resolve 2012, a peninsula-wide, joint force, defense-oriented exercise between the U.S. and ROK militaries.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:57:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gov. Hickenlooper surveys fire damage</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120329-firesurvey.aspx</link><description>CENTENNIAL, Colo. (3/29/12) – Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper toured areas  damaged by the Lower North Fork Fire still burning in Jefferson County, Colo., yesterday.</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:43:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Awaiting the perfect match</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120326-register.aspx</link><description>In 2007 I met the girl of my dreams, hoped of building a family, and retiring from the Army. In 2008, a routine physical changed my life.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:06:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Final wish</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120320-morrison.aspx</link><description>Some wish to be buried. Others feel their ashes spread across a field would be most appropriate. And still others desire – and rightly deserve – internment at the nation’s most prominent place of honor: Arlington National Cemetery. 
</description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:55:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The perfect match</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120222-bone.aspx</link><description>Each day, thousands of people across America are in need of bone marrow transplants. Registering as a marrow donor is as simple as getting a cheek swab, and may enable you to give someone the most precious gift of all – the gift of life.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:07:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Colo. National Guard Reaction Force validates readiness</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120303NGRF.aspx</link><description>AURORA, Colo. (3/3/12) – The Colorado National Guard conducted a joint military exercise in conjunction with local civilian agencies March 3, in order to validate readiness for a potential state emergency.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 23:13:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Air National Guardsmen helping test new F-16 bio-fuel</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120305-biofuel.aspx</link><description>TOLEDO, Ohio (3/5/12) – The F-16 Fighting Falcon is currently undergoing a field service evaluation of bio-fuel.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:28:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tornadoes: 'The deployment of the National Guard was one of the most timely … I’ve ever seen'</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120305-tornadoes.aspx</link><description>ARLINGTON, Va. (3/5/12) – More than 700 National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen were supporting civilian authorities in four states recovering from tornadoes and floods this morning – troops who arrived on scene within a few hours of the storms.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:29:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jack’s bench</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120305-bench.aspx</link><description>John “Jack” Hallowell, passed away at 1:57 p.m. on March 10, 2012. As a member of the 157th Infantry, he helped liberate Dachau concentration camp near Munich, Germany, April 29, 1945. </description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:51:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Education Foundation awards funding to deserving Guard students</title><link>http://co.ng.mil/News/Pages/120225-efcong.aspx</link><description>DENVER (2/25/12) – Twenty-two Colorado National Guard family members were awarded a total of $25,500 in tuition assistance today at the Denver Renaissance Hotel.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:27:19 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
