Nashville, Tenn. - Soldiers from the Tennessee Army National Guard's 267th Military Police Company were on the highway Friday night assisting local authorities with health and welfare checks for stranded motorists along Interstate 40, west of Nashville. The Soldiers patrolled a 50 mile stretch, both east and west, along the most congested areas. …
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Construction and Facilities Management Office won the National Guard's Fred Aron Award for Excellence in Facilities Programs for being the highest performing Guard program in the nation. The Pennsylvania Guard outperformed 53 other states, territories and the District of Columbia to…
FORWARD OPERATING BASE OQAB, Afghanistan — More than 50 Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 950th Engineer Company have taken on a new assignment — providing security for Train, Advise,…
McENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. - The South Carolina Air National Guard welcomed officers from the Colombian air force last week as part of a key leader engagement and subject matter expert…
WASHINGTON - As military families move frequently and face a host of concerns, finding child care can be one of the greatest challenges, Barbara Thompson, director of military community and policy's…
WISE, Va. - Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers have continued to assist the Wise County Sheriff's Office in response to winter weather that dropped snow and ice throughout the state. That assistance includes responding to five medical and safety evacuations since coming on state active duty, with three of those evacuations saving the patients’…
STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Airmen with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing flew 241 missions, delivering more than 3,100 passengers and 4.5 million pounds of cargo and fuel to research stations across Antarctica during a deployment to the southern continent that began in October 2014 and ends this week. This is the…
MOFFETT FEDERAL AIRFIELD, Calif. - About 30 California Air National Guard members from the 129th Rescue Wing deployed Jan. 24 from here to the Horn of Africa, to provide combat rescue support to…
KINGSTON, Jamaica - District of Columbia National Guard and Jamaican Defence Force soldiers and Airmen wrapped up a weeklong subject matter expert exchange here Dec. 12. During the course of the week,…
WASHINGTON - Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman, who is deployed in Afghanistan, relies on his Army training and support from his family and battle buddies to stay Army Strong while thousands of miles…
The 100th
December 2014 brought the war in Afghanistan to a formal close and tens of thousands of National Guard troops have played a vital role in supporting this mission. With the help of our colleagues at U.S. Air Force Central Command Public Affairs, we embed you as the viewer to experience what it's like to be an Air National Guard fighter pilot in combat. From defending troops on the ground with close air support, to the teamwork involved in keeping the well-oiled machine of a fighter squadron maintained, this is the story of the 100th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron of the Alabama Air National Guard.