Guard News - The National Guard

N. Y. Guard deploys Army, Air assets for Michael response
October 10, 2018 — GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL BASE, N.Y. - The New York National Guard was preparing to deploy 75 Airmen and 11 Soldiers to Hurricane Michael response missions as the storm came ashore in the Florida... MORE

Airman 1st Class Melissa Mantilla (in white suit) and Senior Airman Hopeton Gordon, members of the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air Natonal Guard, prep an HC-130 search and rescue aircraft for departure at Gabreski Air Natonal Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., on Oct. 10, 2018, as the unit prepared to deploy a team to Gulfport, Mississippi, as part of the response to Hurricane Michael.

Oregon Guard Soldiers saw more training due to Army 4.0 program
October 10, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho – Thunderous booms echo across the high desert plains as Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers unleash rounds on their targets from M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams tanks and M2A3 Bradley Fighting... MORE

Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, conduct live-fire gunnery training with M1A2 SEP V2 Abrams main battle tanks, April 17, 2018, at the Orchard Combat Training Center near Boise, Idaho.

Physician assistant helps to put New York Guard Soldiers first
October 10, 2018 — WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. – For New York Army National Guard Physician Assistant Maj. Stephen Carson, service to his community was part of his life before graduating high school. Now, 12 years after... MORE

New York Army National Guard Maj. Stephen Carson, second from left, is seen with his aeromedical flight crew at Udairi Airfield after a mission during his deployment to Kuwait in 2013-14. Carson, then a captain, served as a Physician’s Assistant in support of the New York Army National Guard’s 642nd Support Battalion, part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

Indiana Guard members reflect on Pacific Pathways exercises
October 9, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 700 Soldiers with the Indiana Army National Guard's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took part in and operated as the task force leadership for Pacific Pathways – a series... MORE

Soldiers with the Indiana Army National Guard's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and their Indonesian counterparts from the Tentara Nasional Indonesia army kick off Garuda Shield 18 by conducting a "Yel-Yel," a cry-and-response war dance, July 29, 2018, in Indonesia. Garuda Shield 18 is the third exercise in U.S. Army Pacific's second iteration of Pacific Pathways, a series of multinational engagements with ally and partner militaries in the Indo-Pacific region.

Guard members mobilize as Hurricane Michael strikes Fla.
October 9, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Governors in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina have declared states of emergency prior to the landfall of Hurricane Michael, which hit Florida's Panhandle about 1:40 p.m... MORE

Members of the Florida National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package (CERF-P) prepare for missions in response to Hurricane Michael at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center near Starke, Florida on Oct. 9, 2018.

New York National Guard's Rainbow Division helped end WWI
October 9, 2018 — "Nobody wants to talk very much about the recent battle," New York National Guard Chaplain Father Francis Duffy wrote in his diary entry in October 1918."It was a nightmare that one does not care to... MORE

National Guard Soldiers of the 165th Infantry (formerly the 69th Regiment, New York National Guard) prepare to move forward with weapons at the ready during an attack at Landres-et-St. Georges in October 1918. The 165th Infantry fought as part of the 42nd “Rainbow” Division during St. Mihiel in September and Meuse-Argonne in October, part of the American Expeditionary Force 100 days offensive that brought an end to World War I.

New York Guard honors 21st president Chester A. Arthur
October 5, 2018 — MENANDS, N.Y. - Chester A. Arthur, a New York militia officer who became president, provided steady leadership during a period of change and anxiety, growth and optimism in our nation, New York Air... MORE

New York Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Timothy J. LaBarge, the NewYork National Guard director of Joint Staff, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Maureen Dooley, the senior ranking noncommissioned officer for the New York Air National Guard, present a wreath from President Donald Trump at the gravesite of President Chester A. Arthur in Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, N.Y., on Oct. 5, 2018.

Airman heads south for Operation Deep Freeze
October 4, 2018 — MANSFIELD, Ohio - He eagerly looked out the window of the LC-130 "Skibird", one of seven in the world, which he had been on for over 10 hours, in awe of what surrounded him. Massive mountains, valleys... MORE

Staff Sgt. John S. Worcester, Communications Navigations and Defensive Systems Technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, works to maintain the LC-130 in support of Operation Deep Freeze Jan. to Feb., 2018,

Exercise allows Ohio Guard to integrate with state partners
October 4, 2018 — As the squads slowly moved forward into the village, the vicious chatter of machine gun fire erupted as they engaged enemy forces. Building by building, the teams painstakingly cleared each room; hand... MORE

Hungarian, Serbian and Ohio National Guard Soldiers gather for a group photo Sept. 20, 2018, after the culminating training event during Exercise Neighbors 2018 in Ujdorogd, Hungary.

Va. crews train, build trust with W. Va. special operators
October 3, 2018 — BUFFALO, N.Y. - A crowd of spectators started to form as two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters appeared over the tree line and landed along the shore of Lake Erie. It was almost lunchtime on Sept. 5, 2018,... MORE

Virginia National Guard flight crews provide aviation support to Soldiers assigned to the West Virginia National Guard’s 19th Special Forces Group Sept. 5, 2018, over Lake Erie near Buffalo, New York. The flight crews, assigned to the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, dropped the operators into the lake while boats from Hamburg Water Rescue, Town of Hamburg Police, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security worked together to retrieve the troops and return to land.

Ky. engineers build foundation with Djiboutian counterparts
October 3, 2018 — As part of the State Partnership Program (SPP), engineers representing Kentucky National Guard's 201st and 206th Engineer Battalion visited with members of the Forces Armee Djibouti (FAD) to discuss... MORE

Forces Armee Djibouti (FAD) Lt. Meraneh, liaison officer, explains design and construction planning to Kentucky Guardsmen Command Sgt. Maj. Jerry Sipe, 201st Engineer Battalion, and Maj. Christopher Hettinger, Bilateral Affairs Officer for the State Partnership Program in Djibouti, at an Engineer Regiment Camp, Sept. 23, 2018. As part of the State Partnership Program, Service members from Kentucky and Djibouti met to discuss engineering best practices.

Citizen-Warrior: Puerto Rico Air Guard doctor serves community
October 2, 2018 — Innovative Readiness Training events allow National Guard members hands-on training that builds readiness while providing local communities with services that may not be available otherwise – such as... MORE

The Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s state air surgeon, Air Force Col. Victor Toraño, the air surgeon with the Puerto Rico Air National Guard, stands in one of the medical clinics set up as part of an Innovative Readiness Training event in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

Struck by lightning, Idaho Soldier lives life to the fullest
October 2, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho - The National Weather Service estimates the odds of being struck by lightning in the United States are one out of 14,600. Despite those odds, Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards... MORE

Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards poses for a photo while tossing a football Sept. 27, 2018, on Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. Edwards was struck by lightning on Sept. 30, 1998, at a football practice in Inkom, Idaho. He was wearing the helmet and holding the football shown. His teammates signed the football.

W. Va. National Guard trains with multi-national forces
October 1, 2018 — HOHENFELS, Germany - National Guard service members from 119th Sapper Engineer Company, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, based in Moundsville, West Virginia, trained on war-fighting and combat engineer... MORE

Engineers from the 119th SAPPR Engineer Company, West Virginia National Guard conduct perimeter security during Saber Junction 18, a combat training exercise, in Hohenfels, Germany on Sept. 25, 2018. The SAPPR company worked as an opposition force during the exercise alongside Bavarian and Ukrainian forces defending Ubungsdorf, a city in the Hohenfels training center.

S.C. Soldier’s childhood dream becomes reality
October 1, 2018 — GEORGETOWN, S.C. - His journey began in middle school. There was a television show called "Inside Combat Rescue" that he watched nonstop. He dedicated his life to it. To this day, he still has every... MORE

Spc. Cody Watkins, 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company crew member, participates in a training exercise on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina on Sept. 24, 2018. If the flooding gets as bad as expected, his fulltime mission will be on the water helping to transport emergency vehicles to and from the mainland.

S.C. National Guard prepares for the worst on Sampit River
October 1, 2018 — GEORGETOWN, S.C. - More than 60 Soldiers with South Carolina's 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, out of Abbeville, were mobilized Sept. 11, and continue to provide support to local communities in... MORE

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, Abbeville, South Carolina, drive to a float bridge on the Sampit River in Georgetown, South Carolina, Sept. 26, 2018. The float bridge is used to transport main supplies to and from areas that can no longer be accessed by roadways.

Opposing force is interoperable; ready for Saber Junction 18
September 28, 2018 — HOHENFELS, Germany – Eight partner nations joined active Army and National Guard Soldiers to serve as the opposing force (OPFOR) during exercise Saber Junction 18, Sept. 4 to-Oct. 1 at the 7th Army... MORE

Soldiers from the 119th Sapper Company, West Virginia National Guard, unload concertina wire in preparation for placement in a Hohenfels training area. The 119th is a part of the opposing force which simulates the enemy during the exercise scenarios. Saber Junction 18 is the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place on the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas, Sept. 4 to Oct. 1, 2018.

N.Y. Guard Soldiers 'broke' Hindenburg Line 100 years ago
September 28, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - On Sept. 29, 1918, the New York National Guard Soldiers of the Army's 27th Infantry division fought their way into the defensive works known as the Hindenburg Line. The attack did not... MORE

Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 107th Infantry Regiment, a part of the 27th Division, train with a British machine-gun armed tank during training for the assault on the Hindenburg Line during September 1918. When the attack kicked off, the 107th lost 1,000 men wounded and killed out of a strength of 1,662. The tanks that supported the attack on Sept. 29, 1918, were quickly knocked out.

Army Guard comm tool kit supports Florence response
September 27, 2018 — WHITEVILLE, N.C. - The North Carolina Army National Guard used its new tactical network communication tool suite, known as the Disaster Incident Response Emergency Communications Terminal, or DIRECT,... MORE

Soldiers from the North Carolina Army National Guard 295th Signal Network Support Company (NSC), 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade configure the Commercial Coalition Equipment (CCE), part of their Disaster Incident Response Emergency Communications Terminal (DIRECT) system. The unit used the system to support Columbus County Emergency Management 911 Dispatch in Whiteville.

U.S., Macedonia participate in flood response exercise
September 27, 2018 — SKOPJE, Macedonia - A team of nine American first responders traveled to Skopje for a flood response exercise Sept. 17-21. Named Comprehensive Response Vodno 2018, the exercise is part of the U.S... MORE

Macedonia officials conduct a mock press conference Sept. 20, 2018, during a flood response tabletop exercise in Skopje, Macedonia. The exercise was sponsored by the Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness Program and included the participation of first responders from the Republic of Macedonia and the United States.

Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills

Louisiana Guard Hosts International Interrogation Competition to Build Readiness

Air Reserve Component Test Center Marks Milestone With F-35 Test Force at Eglin AFB

Texas Guard Members Bolster Border Patrol Efforts along Rio Grande

Washington Army Guard Soldiers Participate in Norwegian Foot March