Guard News - The National Guard

Young patriot given chance to be a 'Soldier for a day'
January 12, 2018 — NORMAN, Okla. - Since 19-year old Adrian Hinton was a little girl, she had a dream of becoming a member of the armed services. Specifically, she wanted to be a rifleman. During a career fair at the... MORE

Sgt. Heather Davis shows 19-year old Adrian Hinton the ins and outs of an Oklahoma Army National Guard fuel tanker at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman.

Air National Guard supports SoCal mudslide rescue efforts
January 11, 2018 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. – California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing are providing search and rescue support in Southern California for those impacted by the recent... MORE

A California Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter with air crews and two elite Guardian Angel pararescuemen from the 129th Rescue Wing Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif, provide search and rescue operations in Southern California, impacted by a mudslides, Jan. 10, 2018.

N.Y. Air Guard honors former President and Buffalo native
January 10, 2018 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. – With temperatures below zero, the 107th Attack Wing here honored the nation’s 13th president with a wreath laying ceremony at his grave at Forest Lawn... MORE

Col. David Warnick, commander of the 107th Mission Support Group, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York Air National Guard, prepares to lay a wreath on behalf of the president at the grave of Millard Fillmore, the 13th president, Buffalo, N.Y., Jan. 5, 2018.

Luge athlete overcomes obstacles for 2018 Olympics
January 10, 2018 — LAKE PLACID, New York -- Whether she'd posted a personal-best time, or suffered a collision on the track, Emily Sweeney would flash her trademark smile to fans, media, or anyone who watched her... MORE

Sgt. Emily Sweeney waves to the crowd at the Lake Placid Olympic Center Dec. 16.

Illinois Guard supported over 4,500 funeral honors in 2017
January 9, 2018 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Whenever a Soldier dies, military funeral honors have traditionally been provided, and today that tradition is law if the family requests it. Providing those honors is a solemn... MORE

Ill. National Guard provides more than 4500 funeral honors

Georgia National Guard recalls bitter winter of 1973
January 8, 2018 — ATLANTA - With brutally cold temperatures impacting the East Coast and with fresh memories of the snowfall accumulation that covered north Georgia in December, winter weather has been foremost in many... MORE

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

Arizona National Guard Conducts Life-Saving Rescue in Yavapai County

New York Air Guard Helps Commemorate 13th U.S. President’s Birthday

New York National Guard Conducted 6,166 Military Funeral Honors in 2025

National Guard Stops Apartment Fire in the District

New Jersey Guard Soldier Saves Her Own Life Using Lessons From U.S. Army Training