Guard News - The National Guard

Pa. National Guard assisting state agencies in latest storm
March 8, 2018 — HARRISBURG, Pa. – More than 500 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard were placed on state active duty to assist the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and other state agencies in... MORE

WWI trenches tested New York's 'Fighting 69th' in 1918
March 8, 2018 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The first weeks of WWI combat service for the New York National Guard's 69th Infantry Regiment provided cause for both celebration and sorrow for the regiment's Irish heritage... MORE

N.Y. Army Guard aircrew teams with Army Reserve for training
March 7, 2018 — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation teamed up with Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve for air assault training on a snowy morning here on... MORE

NY Guard unit drills with Arny Reserve unit

Wisconsin Guard medics train alongside first responders
March 7, 2018 — WAUKESHA, Wis. — A company of Wisconsin Army National Guard medical specialists worked alongside their civilian first responder counterparts Sunday to build valuable relationships and enhance their... MORE

First responders and Guard medics exchange best practices

Alaska drill had extreme cold-weather training opportunities
March 7, 2018 — FORT GREELY, Alaska — Approximately 600 Guard members from the United States and Canada participated in training at the Donnelly Training Area as part of Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018, from Feb. 25 to... MORE

Troops get cold-weather experience in Alaska

Utah Guard members enhance urban fighting skills
March 6, 2018 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Utah National Guard's Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment had an opportunity to get out from behind their cannons and prove themselves on other... MORE

Utah Guardsmen enhance urban combat skills

138th Field Artillery Brigade mission cites communication
March 5, 2018 — GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany - Mark McNeilly wrote the book "Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare." The book was his reflection and application of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War." McNeilly arranged... MORE

138th Field Artillery learns communications

Whodunit? 137th MPs learn how to crack the case
March 5, 2018 — LAS VEGAS — A kicked-in door. A room with missing jewelry. A handprint on the window. It's only a scenario, but the people piecing these clues together aren't visiting Las Vegas' newest "escape... MORE

200 New York Guard members on duty following nor'easter
March 5, 2018 — CAMP SMITH, N.Y-Two hundred members of the New York Army and Air National Guard, and New York's state defense forces, were on duty Monday after New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of... MORE

Ohio Airmen team up with state troopers in flood missions
March 2, 2018 — SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY AIR GUARD STATION, Ohio - Soggy fields of farmland stretched for miles in the flood-ravished region of southern Ohio. Staff Sgt. John, an analyst with the 178th Wing Incident... MORE

Virgin Islands, Michigan National Guards begin partnership
March 1, 2018 — LANSING, Mich. - Following devastation from back-to-back hurricanes, the Virgin Islands National Guard and the Michigan National Guard have developed a partnership to support recovery of the Virgin... MORE

V.I. National Guard partners with Mich. Guard

Army Guard member mixes military service with love of history
March 1, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The office of Miranda Summers Lowe is non-descript in its functional ubiquity. It mirrors many other offices along the same narrow, behind-the-scenes corridors of the Smithsonian... MORE

Miranda Summers Lowe, the curator of modern military history at the Smithsonian Institution, sits in front of a section of the World Trade Center on display in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Exercise Arctic Eagle tests radiological response in Valdez
March 1, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —More than 200 Air and Army National Guard members travelled by ferry, plane and vehicle to the outlying community of Valdez, Alaska, to participate in a... MORE

Operation Arctic Eagle concludes in Alaska

Fla. senior leader summit highlights disaster cooperation
February 28, 2018 — TALLAHASSEE, Florida – The Florida National Guard hosted its annual Senior Leader Summit on Monday, drawing participation not only from leadership within the state but from top brass in the active... MORE

Fla. Guard leaders discuss disaster responses

S.C. Guard partners with first responders to combat opioids
February 28, 2018 — WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from the 43rd Civil Support Team conducted a multi-agency micro lab training Feb. 20-22. First responders from the South... MORE

SC Guard conducts training with partners on opiods

Colorado National Guard troops take biathlon training
February 27, 2018 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. —Every state has a National Guard and it's not surprising that a state such as Colorado - known for snowy mountaintops and a thriving ski industry - would have a biathlon team. When... MORE

Elk herd tagged for study at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming
February 27, 2018 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Military Department's environmental department has partnered with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to study the elk population at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center... MORE

Readiness enhanced with Army National Guard 4.0
February 26, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard has undergone a shift in its training approach and many Army Guard Soldiers in certain critical units have seen an increase in yearly training days and... MORE

Soldiers with the Mississippi Army National Guard's 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team run for cover while engaging opposing forces during a rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, May 30, 2017.

New York Airmen finish their Antarctica support mission
February 26, 2018 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - Airmen and aircraft with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing have started their journey back home to Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York, from McMurdo... MORE

Soldiering fitness is key to mission and career success
February 26, 2018 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – As the Santa Fe division winds down its effort at forging the trail for future divisions to assume command and control of Task Force Spartan, several key enlisted 35th leaders... MORE

Minnesota Guard Among First to Field Army’s Newest M250 Automatic Rifle

Soldier’s Medal Awarded to Georgia Guardsman Who Pulled Driver From Burning SUV

California Air Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Stabilizes Mariner 700 Nautical Miles Offshore

National Guard Exceeds Fiscal Year 2025 Recruiting Goals

Mississippi, Louisiana Guard Members Unite for DC Task Force Mission