Guard News - The National Guard

N.Y. Air National Guard will track Santa on Christmas Eve
December 20, 2017 — ROME, N.Y – New York Air National Guard members and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel from the Eastern Air Defense Sector will play a key role Christmas Eve as the North American Aerospace Defense... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard Soldier saves choking toddler
December 20, 2017 — CHICAGO — A Wisconsin National Guard Soldier traveling on military orders performed the Heimlich maneuver on a toddler, saving the girl's life Dec. 7 at O'Hare International Airport. Spc. Jasmyne... MORE

N.Y. Airman returns from hurricane support with furry friend
December 19, 2017 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - When Staff Sgt. John Cox, an air transportation specialist assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, deployed to Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Oct. 9, he assumed he would... MORE

N.Y. Airman deploys dog from Puerto Rico

Three Soldiers qualify for Olympics in luge
December 19, 2017 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Sgt. Taylor Morris could barely hide his emotions as he walked through the stands of the Lake Placid Olympic Center on Friday after learning he had finally become an Olympian, a... MORE

Ferocious Calif. wildfires hit home for 146th Airlift Wing
December 18, 2017 — VENTURA, Calif. - Staff Sgt. Tim Dawson just wanted a good night's sleep, so he ignored the first phone call.Twenty minutes later the phone rang again and he forced himself into semi-consciousness... MORE

Calif. fire destroys homes, including members of the 146th Airlift Wing

Army mission command network upgrading to meet challenges
December 18, 2017 — ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - "We have a very limited amount of time to do this, so kicking the can down the road is not an option." Those words, emphasized at a recent conference, reveal the impact... MORE

NGB personnel authorized to wear new organizational badge
December 15, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Those assigned to the National Guard Bureau are authorized wear of a new organizational badge that highlights the history of the NGB. "It's an emblem to build spirit and reinforce... MORE

In 1917, N.Y. Guard Soldiers celebrated pre-march Christmas
December 15, 2017 — LATHAM, N.Y. - In December of 1917 the National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Division were all in France, waiting for training in the trench warfare that marked World War I in Europe. The division's... MORE

Ohio works with Serbia, Angola forces in medical exercise
December 15, 2017 — LUANDA, Angola - Airmen and Soldiers of the Ohio National Guard and Serbian Armed Forces arrived here Dec. 8 for PAMBALA 2017, a two-phase trilateral medical engagement, and the welcome, not to... MORE

N.Y. Guard MQ-9 operators deploy to assist Calif. fire fight
December 15, 2017 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Nine members of the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing have been dispatched to California to assist the California Air National Guard's 163rd Attack Wing in flying MQ-9... MORE

N.Y. Air Guard drone operators help Cali.

Guard medics get on-the-job training with Wisconsin Badgers
December 14, 2017 — MADISON, Wis. — From 1861 until the end of the Civil War in 1865, more than 70,000 Wisconsin troops trained at Camp Randall here in Madison. Today, Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers continue to train... MORE

Wisconsin medics learn about athletic injuries

Airmen aid Puerto Rico town first struck by Hurricane Maria
December 13, 2017 — MUñIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - On Dec. 9, a pre-dawn assembly of Airmen assigned to the 156th Airlift Wing conducted relief missions in Puerto Rico. Unusual? No, the Puerto Rico Air... MORE

PR Air Wing helps town first hit by Maria

Alaska Guard fuel supply specialist keeps aircraft flying
December 11, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - For Alaska Army National Guard Sgt. Cody Foster, attending Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, was his first time to the South, or anywhere... MORE

Alaska fuel specialist keeps craft in the air

Calif. Guard works with police to help burned-out residents
December 11, 2017 — VENTURA, Calif. – Calm cloaked the anguish as residents of Ventura, California, their homes ravaged by the Thomas Fire, lined up at the Temple Beth Torah parking lot Saturday waiting for the chance to... MORE

Ohio Guard participates in joint medical training in Angola
December 8, 2017 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — About 30 members of the Ohio National Guard are participating alongside the Angolan and Serbian Armed Forces in the first combined medical engagement between the three militaries,... MORE

Calif. Guard provides aircraft, personnel to fight wildfires
December 8, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Nearly 1,350 California National Guard personnel have joined in the battle against six large, ferocious wildfires that have consumed more than 137,000 acres. Winds gusts approaching... MORE

Alaska National Guard brings Christmas gifts to Eskimo kids
December 8, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard has a tradition of serving communities throughout Alaska during the holiday season, delivering Christmas gifts and a variety of... MORE

National Guard treats kids in remote Alaskan village

W. Va. Guard shows domestic response capability to Peruvians
December 7, 2017 — CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The West Virginia National Guard showcased its domestic response and homeland defense capabilities to its partner nation, Peru, during a Nov. 21 visit by Peruvian Air Force Maj... MORE

W. Va. Guard units share domestic response capabilities with Peruvian partners

Two brothers end New York National Guard service together
December 6, 2017 — LATHAM, N.Y.--Two brothers who deployed to Iraq together in 2005 marked the end of their service in the New York Army National Guard during a joint retirement ceremony held Dec. 2, at New York... MORE

New York brothers retire from National Guard

Guard troops were training when Japanese struck Pearl Harbor
December 6, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - We recognize Dec. 7 as the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the beginning, for the United States, of a long and hard military struggle against the... MORE

A Hawaii National Guard soldier from the 298th Infantry, Cpl. David M. Akui, captured the first Japanese prisoner of war by American military forces during World War II on Dec. 8, 1941. While on beach patrol that morning, Akui apprehended Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki, a commander of one of the “midget submarines” intended as part of the invasion. Sakamaki went on to become president of Toyota in Brazil.

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