Brother finds motivation on path to warrant officerChief Warrant Officer 2 Joseph Emery is a pilot with Charlie Company, 1/126 Aviation Regiment. His younger brother, Warrant Officer Candidate Nick Emery, left for Fort Rucker in early November so that he too could take the first step in becoming a pilot...
December 4, 2013

Two Army National Guard members test Soldier skills against peersTwo members of the Army National Guard were among those competing to be named the Army's Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year during the Department of the Army's Best Warrior Competition here...
November 27, 2013

Community working together leads to recovery of Guard soldier's dogWhen Spc. Jacob Montgomery moved to Washington, Ill., from Champaign six months ago to accept a promotion in his civilian job, he got a pit bull puppy as a companion...
November 29, 2013

Task Force Nightmare benefits from Guard experienceArmy National Guard aviation units are bringing a new level of experience to Task Force Nightmare, which makes up the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division here, said the task force commander. "The amount of experience within these...
December 2, 2013

U.S., China conduct disaster management exchangeSoldiers from United States Army Pacific, Hawaii Army National Guard and Army Corps of Engineers along with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency participated with the People's Liberation Army in a Disaster Management Exchange, Nov. 12 -14 at Marine Corps Training Area-Bellows...
November 22, 2013

Ingenuity and strength: Foundation of partnership between South Carolina and ColombiaThe mission of the State Partnership Program is to establish enduring civil-military relationships in order to improve long-term international security...
November 21, 2013

National Guard, ROTC cadets partner for security cooperation missionsIn the early 1990s, as the old Soviet Union was in its final stages of collapse, the United States saw an opportunity to promote peace, minimize regional instability and encourage democracy in the region with what would later be called the State Partnership Program...
November 20, 2013

Prepare now for tax season, Defense Department official advisesWith a month left before the start of tax season, service members should begin gathering documentation to file their 2013 taxes, the director of the Pentagon's office of family policy and children and youth said...
December 3, 2013

Mail early to ensure packages reach loved ones over holidaysWith the holidays coming up fast, now is the time to consider mailing early, especially to loved ones overseas, said Peter Graeve, a retired Soldier who is now with the Military Postal Service Agency...
November 12, 2013