Story Archives of 'New Hampshire National Guard'

The New Hampshire National Guard is continuing efforts to move forward on purchasing land in Success for training exercises.

But a conservation group already has a deal with the land owner to protect the 20 thousand acres.

NHPR Correspondent Chris Jensen has the story.

This week the National Guard briefed a state commission that is looking into the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Guard outlined the steps it has taken to help troops and their families handle the pressures of war.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein has more.

New Hampshire National Guard soldiers based in Afghanistan are spending a year training local police army units.

That job is straightforward enough.

But they also have another mission.

It's called winning hearts and minds.

NHPR Correspondent Doug Grindle reports from that country's Northern Provinces.

Members from the 36-43rd company from the New Hampshire National Guard returned from Iraq earlier this month.

But before troops were released to family, friends and vacation, General Kenneth Clark reminded them of their one final duty.

"We take soldiers from mobilization to reintegration. And reintegration means back to being a citizen with your family. I say to you...the mission is not over...I can’t wait to see you in the middle of the week. We’ll talk some more."

New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports on the struggles troops have readjusting to life at home and the program that helps them do it.

Members of the 36-43rd Company of the New Hampshire National Guard are back home.

This week, they're taking part in a mandatory re-integration program to help ease them back into civilian life after being stationed in Baghdad for about a year.

But while those soldiers may be out of harms way, New Hampshire has others deployed in the middle east.

Some of them are in Afghanistan training their counterparts in the Afghan National Army, the ANA.

Staff Sgt Tim Burns, from Nashua, was with the 210th Engineers of the New Hampshire National Guard, headquartered in Peterborough.

Currently he's embedded as a mentor at Camp Mike Spann in Northern Afghanistan,

He's training Afghan soldiers to improve the local infrastructure.

But before you hear about Burns' job there, we need to translate a few terms he uses.

He talks about Terps.....those are interpreters.

And he mentions the fob ....that's a forward operating base.

He spoke with NHPR Correspondent Douglas Grindle.