Guard News - The National Guard

Senior planner urges Guard leaders to prepare for next war
January 8, 2018 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Army's senior logistician told National Guard leaders to ensure their units are ready for the next war, because wherever and whenever it is, it will take the total force to... MORE

Logistician says to prepare for next war

'Dear Dorie' letters tell the story of World War II love
January 5, 2018 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y.— The skies above Europe during World War II are cold and deadly but set the stage for a love story that spans more than two years. Nine months of that is spent... MORE

PAMBALA forges new friendships, provides hope for future
January 5, 2018 — BENGO PROVINCE, Angola — Henry Ford once said,"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." It was that spirit that abounded at PAMBALA 2017, which took... MORE

New friendships formed at medical exercise

Vet, 92, receives WWII recognition 70 years after the fact
January 4, 2018 — NORTH LAS VEGAS – More than seven decades after participating in some of the most harrowing battles of World War II, William Grant Jr.'s heroic and meritorious Army service was recognized with his... MORE

Vet, 92, receives Bronze Star 70 years late

Va. National Guard stages nearly 100 troops as snow falls
January 4, 2018 — SANDSTON, Va. - The Virginia National Guard has nearly 100 personnel staged and ready to assist with the state's multi-agency response to possible heavy snow that was expected to start Wednesday.The... MORE

N.Y. Guardsman died saving residents from huge Bronx fire
January 3, 2018 — NEW YORK - A New York Army National Guard Soldier who died in a massive apartment house fire in the Bronx on Dec. 28, is being credited with saving four lives, rescuing people three times before he... MORE

Citizen-Warrior: Idaho Guard member keeps patients healthy in air, on ground
January 1, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho - As an undergraduate student, Army Capt. Derek Derkacs, an aeromedical physician assistant with the Idaho Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 183d Aviation Regiment, was studying to... MORE

Idaho physicians assistant keeps Soldiers healthy

Nevada National Guard keeps watch over New Year’s Eve celebrations
December 31, 2017 — LAS VEGAS, Nev. - With New Year’s Eve only hours away, Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen made their final preparations for the largest domestic mobilization operation in Nevada Guard history... MORE

Two Nevada National Guard Soldiers conduct a foot patrol through the McCarran International Airport baggage claim in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Joint Colorado Guard team trains to perform in hot zones
December 29, 2017 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - The Colorado National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package is a joint Army National Guard and Air National Guard team that... MORE

Colorado National Guard takes mountain unit to new heights
December 29, 2017 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - The 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Colorado Army National Guard is one of only three mountain infantry battalions in the U.S. Army. Through a new partnership... MORE

Colorado Guard mountain training reaches new heights

From Senegal to citizenship: One Conn. Soldier's story
December 28, 2017 — BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - He enlisted in April 2017, looking forward to accomplishing his training, returning to Connecticut as a qualified Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic assigned to Alpha Company, 192nd Engineer... MORE

From Senegal to citizenship, one Guardsman's story

National Guard meets challenges of a busy 2017
December 28, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Hurricanes and wildfires, along with large-scale, multi-national training exercises and overseas deployments made 2017 a busy year for the National Guard.The year saw an active... MORE

Pennsylvania National Guard helping shovel out Erie County
December 28, 2017 — HARRISBURG, Pa. – Twenty-one members of the Pennsylvania National Guard have been activated in northwestern Pennsylvania in response to the winter storm in Erie County that dumped over 5 feet of snow... MORE

Pa. National Guard helps in Erie after massive snowfall

Christmas Eve road march honors deployed service members
December 27, 2017 — GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — New York National Guard Soldiers, Airmen, families and community supporters made up more than 1,200 marchers here Dec. 24 as part of a Christmas Eve Road March to remember the... MORE

N.Y. Honor Guards conduct 11,170 military funerals in 2017
December 26, 2017 — LATHAM, N.Y.— By midnight on Dec. 31, New York's Army and Air National Guard will have conducted military funerals for 11,170 veterans during 2017. Those honored range from 19-year old New York Army... MORE

N.Y. Honor Guard logs many burial ceremonies this year

North Carolina Soldier finds his match in love and kidney
December 26, 2017 — RALEIGH, N.C. - In 2001, when Sgt. 1st Class Martcello "Martello" Houston was fresh out of basic training and attending school to become a human resources specialist, he met another young Soldier... MORE

NGB partners with national firm to assist Guard job seekers
December 22, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In a ceremony at the Pentagon, National Guard Bureau leadership recently signed a memorandum of understanding with FASTPORT, a national employment services company, in an effort to... MORE

NGB partners with group to assist job seekers

Some New York Airmen will celebrate an Antarctic Christmas
December 22, 2017 — MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - Christmas usually means gathering with family and friends and sharing a holiday meal. It's no different for the 100 Airmen with the New York Air National Guard's 109th... MORE

N.Y. Airmen celebrating Christmas in Antarctica

Youth ChalleNGe Academy leads to Idaho Airman’s service
December 21, 2017 — BOISE, Idaho — The road that leads someone to serve in the Idaho Air National Guard isn't always the most traditional route. Airman 1st Class Cody Gilbert, an aircraft armament systems specialist with... MORE

S.C. Soldier gives family a birthday and holiday surprise
December 21, 2017 — LEXINGTON, S.C. - Throughout history, military homecomings have warmed the hearts around America, being depicted in movies, songs, as well as today being posted on social media and news channels. The... MORE

Returning Soldier gives daughter a birthday surprise

Arizona and Pennsylvania Air Guards Train Together in Montana

South Carolina Air Guard Widens Taxiway

Alabama Air Guard Participates in Checkered Flag 25-2

Alaska Army National Guard Conducts Medevac Mission

Tennessee Army Guard Members Recognized at Gala Event for Actions During Hurricane Response Efforts