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National Guard Bureau Leaders Meet With Guardsmen Supporting 60th Presidential Inauguration

National Guard Bureau Leaders Meet With Guardsmen Supporting 60th Presidential Inauguration

WASHINGTON – About 7,800 National Guard troops are on duty here as part of a large interagency presence to ensure the peaceful transition of power during the 60th Presidential Inauguration Monday, continuing a legacy that began in 1789 when their predecessors escorted George Washington to the first inauguration. Air Force Gen. Steve Nordhaus,…

4 days ago, January 20, 2025
National Guard Soldiers Prepare for Funeral Honors Duty

National Guard Soldiers Prepare for Funeral Honors Duty

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Two Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers and two North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers trained on the basics of military funeral honors during a course hosted by the Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program Dec. 9-13 at the State Military Reservation.The five-day Military Funeral Honors Level 1 course prepares…

7 days ago, January 17, 2025
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National Guard Members Continue LA Wildfire Response

National Guard Members Continue LA Wildfire Response

LOS ANGELES – U.S. Army Sgt. Ricardo Hernandez watched from a cross street as sporadic traffic passed on the Pacific Coast Highway near Pacific Palisades. The late afternoon sun glinted off his sunglasses as a man on a bicycle rode up to his location.   A light-wheeled vehicle mechanic with the 149th Chemical Company, California Army National…

3 days ago, January 21, 2025
42nd Infantry Division Heads to Warfighter Exercise

42nd Infantry Division Heads to Warfighter Exercise

TROY, N.Y. - More than 1,300 New York Army National Guard Soldiers head for Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Jan. 24 to take part in the Warfighter command post exercise.The Soldiers are part of the Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division, one of 19 divisions in the Army. There are eight divisions in the Army National Guard.The training, built around…

7 days ago, January 17, 2025
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California National Guard Assists with Fire Prevention in Aftermath of Wildfires

Members of the California Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, clear brush in the Los Angeles area as a part of Task Force Rattlesnake. The task force is a partnership with the California National Guard and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CALFIRE. Video by Sgt. 1st Class Whitney Hughes.

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