Guard News - The National Guard

Environmental stewardship, sustainability top focus throughout the Guard
March 21, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. — From making use of wind and solar power to incorporating geo-thermal heating and using energy efficient lightbulbs, the National Guard continues to be a leader in conservation and...

Virgin Island Air Guard engineers build plant beds to support kids' project
March 21, 2016 — U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Members of the Virgin Islands Air National Guard 285th Civil Engineering Squadron did their part in giving back to the community by building plant beds in support of the Helping...

National Guard remains a vital component of the war fight
March 21, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. — When Soldiers with the Minnesota Army National Guard's 34th Combat Aviation Brigade departed for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait in May 2014, for many, it wasn't their first...

New York National Guard aircrew, Soldiers train on helicopter evacuation
March 18, 2016 — ORISKANY, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Pvt. Alexis Nasta spent March 12, her first drill weekend with 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, dangling two hundred feet above the ground from a UH-60...

Texas Guard member and his daughter personally supported Flint relief mission
March 18, 2016 — ROUND ROCK, Texas - As the Flint Water Crisis enters its third month, one Texas Army National Guard member decided to step up and directly help the people most affected. So he took a road trip to...

109th Airmen call South Pole home as they package old equipment for shipment north
March 17, 2016 — AMUNDSEN-SCOTT STATION, Antarctica – Three members of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing called the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station home base...

South Carolina National Guard hosts top Colombian army maintenance officer
March 17, 2016 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Colombian army's top maintenance officer got a first-hand look at the South Carolina Army National Guard's maintenance facilities during a State Partnership Program engagement...

102-year-old veteran recalls duty with Michigan National Guard
March 17, 2016 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - "My experience in the Guard? The people I met, the people I knew. It was a wonderful thing," the old Soldier recalled, sitting in his living room on a recent...

New York National Guard's 'Fighting 69th' leads world's largest St. Patrick's Day parade
March 16, 2016 — NEW YORK - The New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry—"The Fighting 69th"—will lead the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade for the 165th time on Thursday. The 69th Infantry,...

Facelift of Harlem Hell Fighters Home wins prestigious New York City Preservation Prize
March 16, 2016 — NEW YORK -- One piece of the $46 million modernization of the home of the New York Army National Guard's historic Harlem Hell Fighters is being honored with New York City's premier award for historic...

Lawyers land at Saratoga Battlefield for history lesson
March 15, 2016 — SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, STILLWATER, N.Y. – A detachment of Army lawyers, and the Soldiers who support them, air-landed at the site of a Revolutionary War battle here on March 12, ready for...

Missouri National Guard celebrates 20th anniversary of partnership with Republic of Panama
March 15, 2016 — PANAMA CITY, Republic of Panama – A delegation of Missouri government leaders and Missouri National Guard officials, led by Gov. Jay Nixon and Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri...

Nevada National Guard Soldiers sharpen communication skills with Tongan military
March 15, 2016 — NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga – Last week, several members of the Nevada National Guard traveled across the globe to interact and exchange techniques for communicating with members of His Majesty's Armed Forces,...

Louisiana Guard members reinforce levee and rescue more residents from high water
March 15, 2016 — MONROE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard's battle against flooding continued as more than 15 Guard members from the 1022nd Engineer Company and the 844th Engineer Company out of West Monroe,...

Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief of National Guard Bureau, visits Guantanamo troops
March 14, 2016 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited deployed National Guard troops March 5-6, at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The...

Louisiana Guard expands flood fight to southern part of state
March 14, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard was continuing Monday to assist local agencies respond to significant flooding from north to south, working around the clock since March 9. The LANG, as...

Latvian Chief of Defense thanks Texas' 147th Reconnaissance Wing Airmen
March 11, 2016 — HOUSTON - About six months ago, the 147th Reconnaissance Wing made history with the Michigan National Guard and Latvia, flying the first MQ-1B Predator in the Baltic nation. To reinforce the...

New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing wraps up Antarctic support mission
March 11, 2016 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Scotia, N.Y.- The New York Air National Guard' 109th Airlift Wing transported 3,900 people and carried 4 million pounds of supplies and 1.2 million pounds of fuel to...

New York Army National Guard Soldier saves life while on the job as a police officer
March 10, 2016 — EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Protecting and treating people is all part of Arnold Reyes' life of public service, whether he's serving as a Suffolk County Police Officer, or as command sergeant major in the...

Air Guard leader in New York selected as state's new adjutant general
March 10, 2016 — ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced his selection of Maj. Gen. Anthony German as the 53rd adjutant general of the New York National Guard. German is an Oneonta, New York, resident who...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response