Guard News - The National Guard

Airman first to compete in Combatives Tournament
October 21, 2019 — SWANTON, Ohio – Staff Sgt. Christopher Kervick, a cybersecurity specialist assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, became the first and only Airman to compete in the Ohio Army... MORE

Participants compete in the 2019 Ohio Army National Guard Combatives Tournament Sept. 14, 2019, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. More than 65 Ohio Guard members competed in the double-elimination tournament, in its sixth year.

28th ECAB trains for water survival
October 21, 2019 — SOMERSET, Pa. – Thirty-seven Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade trained for water evacuations during an exercise in a swimming pool Oct. 19-20. The event, also known as... MORE

Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade prepare to be submerged in a Shallow Water Egress Trainer chair, pushed by civilian and military instructors. The Soldiers had to demonstrate water survival skills, simulating exiting a submerged helicopter, during training at the pool at Somerset Area High School Oct. 19, 2019.

Georgia Guard unit makes history with unique mission
October 21, 2019 — MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia Army National Guard's 161st Military History Detachment (MHD) completed a nine-month deployment to document history as it happened in the Atlantic Resolve mission.Atlantic... MORE

Cpt. Bryant Wine, a historian with the 161st Military History Detachment, Headquarters, U.S. Army Europe, conducts an oral history interview with 1st Sgt. Glenn Cook, Foxtrot Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment. Cook’s company was responsible for supporting Bravo Battery during field testing of the new M109a7 Paladin.

Colorado Guard partners to prepare for winter storm response
October 18, 2019 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard and state agencies will conduct a winter storm response exercise Oct. 19-20 at Joint Force Headquarters. The exercise will test capabilities and... MORE

A Colorado National Guard Small Unit Support Vehicle used to respond to blizzards, floods and other domestic events. The SUSVs are also used by infantry troops, special forces teams and others to traverse challenging terrain during overseas contingency operations.

142nd FW Airman completes 5th Ironman Triathlon
October 18, 2019 — PORTLAND, Ore. – Senior Master Sgt. Bobbi Kennedy is used to working outside the average person's comfort zone. The 142nd Medical Group superintendent recently completed her fifth Ironman Triathlon in... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Bobbi Kennedy, 142nd Medical Group superintendent, (right), poses with friend Rebekah Lemarr during the May 19, 2019, Ironman Triathlon in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

State Department honors NY Guard Soldier for Iraq service
October 18, 2019 — WASHINGTON – New York Army National Guard Sgt. Jhon Ortiz has received the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award for outstanding performance while deployed in Iraq. Ortiz, a Corona, N.Y... MORE

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Jhon Ortiz, shown outside the U.S. Capitol Sept. 5, 2019, received the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award for his actions in 2018 as part of the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center to relocate the U.S. Embassy Consulate in Basra, Iraq.

C-130H crew lands at international air show
October 18, 2019 — LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – An aircrew assigned to the 189th Operations Group flew to Abbottsford, Canada, Oct. 5 to participate in the annual Girls Fly Too, Women in Aviation symposium.The... MORE

Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rowland, Lt. Col. Kenda Garrett, Master Sgt. Erin Evans, Staff Sgt. Jessica McGilton, Maj. Janelle Guillebeau, Senior Airman Ashlyn Hendrickson, Technical Sgt. Nicole Beck, Lt. Col. Sarah O’Banion, and Staff Sgt. Tracie Winston after landing in Abbottsford, British Columbia, Canada, to support the annual Sky’s No Limit – Girls Fly Too aerial symposium. This is the first all-female C-130H crew in the history of the annual event.

Guard practices combat readiness in Warfighter exercise
October 17, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 450 National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Infantry Division from Virginia and Maryland and Soldiers from seven other states participated in a Warfighter... MORE

Brig. Gen. John Rhodes, the 29th Infantry Division deputy commanding general for operations, participates in a mock media interview during the Warfighter exercise Sept. 25-Oct. 11, 2019, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.

Kansas Guard buttresses state wildland fire response
October 17, 2019 — SALINA, Kan. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Kansas National Guard partnered with the Kansas Forest Service and fire departments from all over the state in a wildland firefighting exercise.The Sept. 19... MORE

A group of Soldiers and Airmen from the Kansas National Guard spray flames with water from a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) during an integrated exercise with civilian fire departments at the Smokey Hill Range in Salina, Kansas, Sept. 19, 2019.

Creating experts at Warrant Officer Candidate School
October 17, 2019 — INDIANAPOLIS – Army warrant officers, drawn from the ranks of noncommissioned officers and enlisted Soldiers, become experts in diverse fields at Warrant Officer Candidate School. For National Guard... MORE

Warrant Officer Candidate Kristina Howgate of Indianapolis, Indiana, negotiates an obstacle course during phase three of Warrant Officer Candidate School at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, Sept. 16, 2019.

Jordan, U.S. complete training cycle
October 16, 2019 — JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan – New Jersey National Guard Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 102nd Cavalry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the 42nd Infantry Division, and Jordan Border Guard... MORE

Jordan Border Guard Force Soldiers, with the 7th Mechanized Battalion, 48th Mechanized Brigade, prepare to fire live ammunition at a range during a Jordan Operational Engagement Program (JOEP) training cycle at Joint Training Center-Jordan in September 2019. The partnership between Jordan and the United States is reinforced by persistent training with the Border Guard Forces, Quick Reaction Forces and the 77th Marine Battalion.

Warfighter exercise tests Iron Brigade’s mettle
October 16, 2019 — FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — To hone its combat capabilities, the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB) — also known as the “Iron Brigade” — worked alongside the 101st... MORE

Capt. Matthew Jones, a military intelligence officer with the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, during a recent Warfighter Exercise at Fort Campbell, Ky. Jones and the rest of the 157th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade headquarters coordinated security, logistics, protection and artillery for the 101st Airborne Division during the two-week exercise.

NY National Guard assists in final honors for WWII hero
October 15, 2019 — SELKIRK, N.Y. – Members of the New York Army National Guard provided final honors for Francis S. Currey, New York's last surviving Medal of Honor recipient of World War II, at his funeral Oct... MORE

Technical Sgt. Francis S. Currey, Company K, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, poses July 26, 1945, with the weapons he used while halting a German attack on his company Dec. 21,1944, during the Battle of the Bulge. Maj. Gen. Leland S. Hobbs, commanding general, 30th Infantry Division, presented him with the nation's highest award, the Medal of Honor, near Reims, France.

South Dakota Guard hones mobility, command capability
October 15, 2019 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – More than 200 Soldiers with the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, South Dakota Army National Guard, spent two weeks training for war Sept. 25-Oct. 12 at Joint Base... MORE

South Dakota Army National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Marlette, right, talks with Lt. Col. Jason Campbell, command judge advocate with the 196th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, at a simulated wartime exercise Sept. 25-Oct. 12 in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Army Guard improves readiness, supports defense strategy
October 15, 2019 — WASHINGTON – The Army National Guard is adapting manning and force structure to the National Defense Strategy, the head of the Army National Guard said. Army Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, director of... MORE

National Guardsmen set up an M777 howitzer during training at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 4, 2019.

Brazilian three-star general visits New York National Guard
October 15, 2019 — NEW YORK, N.Y – Brazilian Lt. Gen. Achilles Furlan Neto, the operations officer for the Brazilian Army, visited New York National Guard senior leaders, Soldiers and Airmen and facilities in Latham,... MORE

Lt. Gen. Achilles Furlan Neto, the Brazilian Army's operations officer, shares a laugh with New York Army National Guard Soldiers while touring a display of equipment on the parade field at the Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Oct. 8, 2019. The New York Army National Guard has had a partnership with Brazil under the State Partnership Program since March 2019.

NY Guard Soldier going to Brazilian Jungle Warfare School
October 11, 2019 — LATHAM, N.Y – New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Thomas Carpenter, an infantry Soldier assigned to Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, is headed to Brazil for six weeks of... MORE

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Thomas Carpenter, a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, will train for six weeks at the Brazilian Army Jungle Warfare School Oct. 20 to Nov. 30.

W.Va. Guard helicopter crews train to fight wildland fires
October 11, 2019 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. – Three West Virginia Army National Guard aircrews with Company C, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment (1-150th Assault Battalion), completed helicopter bucket training at Camp... MORE

Members of West Virginia Army National Guard Company C, 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment, train at Camp Dawson, West Virginia, Oct. 10, 2019, using helicopter buckets to fight wildfires.

Ohio, Serbia strengthen partnership during CAPSTONE 2019
October 11, 2019 — BELGRADE, Serbia – Thirty Ohio National Guard members joined their Serbian military partners Sept. 8-15 for the annual State Partnership Program CAPSTONE event.Every year, Ohio National Guard members... MORE

Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. (right), Ohio adjutant general, meets with Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić Sept. 11, 2019, in Belgrade, Serbia. Harris and Brnabić discussed the growing Ohio-Serbia partnership through military-to-military and civil-to-civil exchanges as part of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program.

179th Airlift Wing recognizes Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 10, 2019 — MANFIELD, Ohio – Cybercrimes, intrusions and scams are increasing, requiring increased vigilance to protect networks and safeguard cybersecurity.Senior Master Sgt. Nick Wirwille, supervisor of the... MORE

Senior Master Sgt. Nick Wirwille, superintendent of the Cyber Systems Operations shop with the 179th Airlift Wing Communications Squadron, Mansfield, Ohio, works on a computer Oct. 6, 2019. Cyber Systems Operations specialists design, install and support systems to ensure they operate properly and remain secure from outside intrusion.

Alaska Air Guard 168th Medical Group Trains for High-Stakes Missions

Civic Leaders Fly With Alaska Air Guard During Red Flag Alaska 25-2

Washington Army Guard Trains in Water Bucket Operations

Alaska Army Guard Rescues Family Stranded on River During Storm

lowa Airmen Take Training to New Heights