Guard News - The National Guard

Skiway teams make landing in the Arctic more accessible
December 4, 2019 — SCOTIA, N.Y. – The specialty of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing is landing massive, ski-equipped LC-130s on snow or ice at the top or bottom of the world. But before the pilot can... MORE

NY Guard chaplains meet with South African counterparts
December 4, 2019 — PRETORIA, South Africa – Two New York National Guard chaplains shared their priorities and experiences with their South African counterparts Nov. 25 at South African National Defence Force... MORE

Kentucky Guard MPs demonstrate skills in Afghanistan
December 4, 2019 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Soldiers from the 1103rd Military Police Detachment have been performing their military police mission and showcasing their skill for several months in Afghanistan.The... MORE

Royal Thai Army, Guard share domestic response exchange
December 4, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Officers from the Royal Thai Army joined the Washington National Guard in a military-operations-other-than-war exchange, the Thai version of domestic operations. “The Thai... MORE

GAARNG warrant officer recognized for IPPS-A migration
December 3, 2019 — MARIETTA, Ga. – For helping the Georgia Army National Guard migrate from the Standard Installation and Division Personnel Reporting System to the Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army (IPPS-A),... MORE

Massachusetts Guard hosts senior gunner course
December 3, 2019 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. – Senior gunner course students trained to assist commanders at all echelons in planning, executing and evaluating crew direct fire gunnery at the 101st Regional Training... MORE

NY National Guard Captain helps replace lost Medal of Honor
December 2, 2019 — BEREA, OHIO – It took three years of writing letters, filing forms and cutting through red tape, but thanks to New York Air National Guard Capt. Jason Cole, the actions of a World War I Soldier are... MORE

Exchange program benefits VNG Soldiers, partnerships
December 2, 2019 — RICHMOND, Va. — Several Virginia National Guard Soldiers participated in the Military Reserve Exchange Program in 2019, traveling abroad and attaching to foreign armies in a unique opportunity for... MORE

Mich. Guard affirms partnership at Latvia Independence Day parade
December 2, 2019 — RIGA, Latvia – The melody of Latvia's national anthem echoes, warming the crowd of tens of thousands with a spirit more than 100 years in the making. The words mean "God bless Latvia," and on this... MORE

Citizen-Warrior: Senior Airman finds a family in Vehicle Maintenance
December 2, 2019 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – "My favorite thing about working for Vehicle Maintenance is the close family dynamic. That was really attractive to me when I first was picking what shop I wanted to work at.... MORE

Lengyel: National Guard making vital contributions overseas
November 30, 2019 — DJIBOUTI – National Guard members are making critically important contributions to Joint Force operations overseas – and their readiness and morale is exceptionally high, the Guard’s most senior... MORE

Chaplain: 'We sell hope'
November 30, 2019 — QATAR – In three countries in two combatant commands during holiday troop visits, the National Guard’s senior chaplain found colleagues offering inspiration to deployed troops and insight to... MORE

Indiana National Guard major helps manage 11,000 troops overseas
November 29, 2019 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – For Indiana National Guard Maj. Dan Taylor of the 38th Infantry Division, helping to manage some 11,000 U.S. service members supporting Task Force Spartan in the Middle East is... MORE

Air Force officers prepare cadets for leadership
November 29, 2019 — NEW HAVEN, Conn. – On a crisp fall morning in New Haven, Conn., ROTC cadets prepared to take a group picture outside Yale University's Linsly-Chittenden Hall. Standing next to them were decorated Air... MORE

26th Yankee Brigade,102nd Intel Wing show TAG what they can do
November 29, 2019 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. – The 26th Movement Enhancement Brigade (YANKEE) and the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Massachusetts National Guard, showed Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe, the adjutant general, new... MORE

'Snow King' presides over base cleanup
November 29, 2019 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Enough snow fell during a Thanksgiving Day eve storm in Western Iowa to cause Master Sgt. Dave Twohig, the 185th Air Refueling Wing's "Snow King," to kick-start his plan for... MORE

Air Guard education center upgrading name, approach
November 29, 2019 — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Air National Guard division that manages professional continuing education for thousands of Airmen, including its satellite Warrior Network television studios, is changing its... MORE

NASA turns to 179th Air Wing, Mansfield to help with Orion
November 27, 2019 — MANSFIELD, Ohio – An unusually large crowd watched as the C-130H Hercules approached Mansfield-Lahm Airport, home of the Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing. Trailing moments behind was what... MORE

Use-of-force simulator trains Guard for real-life events
November 27, 2019 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Lights off, screen on, two security forces Airmen walk into the simulator and pick up their weapons. Master Sgt. Jeremy Covington, the 189th Security Forces Squadron S4... MORE

30th ABCT keeps connections to home at Thanksgiving
November 27, 2019 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – To some, it’s part of the job and they’ve learned to make the most of it. To others, it’s their first deployment and the first time they are far from home during the holidays.... MORE