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Air National Guard team processes those affected by Hurricane Maria
September 25, 2017 — SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ga. — Waves of first responders and their families shuffled through a 165th Airlift Wing reception center here this weekend as part of Hurricane Maria relief... MORE

Georgia Air wing helps people evacuated from storm

Utah Airmen restore communications in Virgin Islands
September 23, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Six Airmen assigned to the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability team of the 151st Air Refueling Wing in Salt Lake City, Utah, deployed to the U.S. Virgin... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Don Johnnson and Staff Sgt. Tony Baca, Joint Incident Site Communication Capability team members with the 151st Air Refueling Wing Communications Flight in Salt Lake City, Utah, set up a SWE-DISH CCT120 satellite dish outside the Leonard B. Francis Armory in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 20, 2017. The Sept. 7 deployment of the Utah JISCC helped re-establish critical military and emergency civil service communications within areas of the U.S. Virgin Islands severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

Guard asset supports critical communications during recent natural disasters
September 22, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – After communication infrastructures in hurricane-affected areas of the Gulf Coast and American territories in the Caribbean were decimated, a decade-old National Guard asset that... MORE

Air communications unit enroute to hurricanes

Developing chaplain leaders gain inside knowledge at conference
September 22, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Chaplains are known for their care and understanding of the Guard members they are entrusted with, but who takes care of them? The answers emerged at a recent conference held in... MORE

Mississippi National Guard joins forces with state narcotics officials in huge pot bust
September 22, 2017 — JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi National Guard played a vital role in what has been called the largest marijuana bust in recent memory by Mississippi state law enforcement officers. In August, the... MORE

Miss. Guard helps in huge marijuana seizure

National Guard chief observes troops amid hurricane damage and wildfires
September 21, 2017 — WASHINGTON — As Army and Air National Guard troops worked in the hardest-hit areas of Florida, so too did Guard members work amid a raging fire in Oregon, as observed by a National Guard Bureau team... MORE

Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Caribbean for Hurricane Maria relief operations
September 21, 2017 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Seven Special Tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard departed here Wednesday for the Caribbean, where they will open airfields so humanitarian aid can be delivered and... MORE

Kentucky Airmen prepare for Caribbean hurricane assistance

Oregon Army National Guard aviators douse fires across the state
September 20, 2017 — SALEM, Ore. - Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, answered the call to help their state following Governor Kate Brown's emergency declaration... MORE

National Guard assets plan relief efforts as Hurricane Maria slams Puerto Rico
September 20, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Hurricane Maria made landfall Wednesday over Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, with winds of 150 mph, weather officials said. With Maria following a similar path as Hurricane Irma,... MORE

With Hurricane Maria on the way, Virgin Islands Guard chaplain reinforces resilience
September 19, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - The U.S. Virgin Islands was devastated 13 days ago by Hurricane Irma, and while the community and the Virgin Islands National Guard brace themselves for the potential... MORE

Virgin Islands chaplain promotes resilience

91st Cyber Brigade activated as Army National Guard’s first cyber brigade
September 19, 2017 — FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Virginia National Guard activated the Bowling Green-based 91st Cyber Brigade as the Army National Guard's first cyber brigade at a Sunday ceremony at Fort Belvoir. The new... MORE

Air National Guard members provide critical contingency response
September 18, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Air National Guard units from three U.S. states combined assets, manpower and expertise to provide critical control of military airlift to the heavily battered island... MORE

Tennessee Air National Guard provides imagery analysis to support hurricane relief
September 18, 2017 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Several members of the 118th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group based at Joint Base Berry Field in Nashville, Tennessee, are providing support for relief efforts... MORE

Virgin Islands National Guard assists police with traffic patrol
September 16, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands National Guard and Virgin Islands Police Department worked side by side to help deal with traffic control on St. Thomas and St. John, after both islands... MORE

A Virgin Islands National Guard member stands by the window of a civilian vehicle with a member of the Virgin Islands Police Department.

Partnership between Oregon and Vietnamese CBRNE teams increase interoperability through training
September 15, 2017 — PORTLAND, Ore. - Members of the Oregon National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear defense (CBRNE) Enhanced Response Force Package participated in the 2017 Disaster Management... MORE

A Vietnamese volunteer undergoes chemical decontamination procedures
during the Aug. 2017 Disaster Management Engagement Activity culminating
exercise alongside their counterparts from Vietnam’s National Committee for Incident, Disaster Response, and Search and Rescue (VINASARCOM) in Hanoi.

Florida Guard members keep Hurricane Irma relief supplies flowing
September 15, 2017 — ORLANDO, Fla. - Guard members from around the state secure and manage the Auxiliary Staging Area for truckers rushing to deliver supplies for Hurricane Irma relief in Orlando, Sept. 13, 2017. An... MORE

Specialist Brandon Moorley, military police for the 715th Military Police Company, and Airman 1st Class Kara Fredrickson, services apprentice at the125th Force Support Squadron, inspect vehicles at the Exit Control Point for the State Logistics Response Center Axillary Staging Area in Orlando, Fla. Sept. 13, 2017.

El Paso to Orange: Soldiers travel 1000 miles in wake of Harvey
September 15, 2017 — ORANGE, Texas - On Aug. 28th, Gov. Greg Abbott mobilized approximately 12,000 members of the Texas Military Department after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Coast with high winds and upwards to 50... MORE

Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment based in El Paso, Texas with first responders, the Cajun Navy and civilian volunteers tirelessly work points of distribution as relief teams to provide Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey more than 18,000 cases of water daily and nearly 320,000 pounds of ice, and tens of thousands of pounds of donated necessities, such as toilet paper, baby food and diapers, tarps, hygiene items, clothing and cleaning supplies, Sept. 3 2017.

Troops behind the scenes help send Guard aid to Florida
September 15, 2017 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. — With the help of approximately 45 Wisconsin National Guard Airmen, three C-17 Globemaster and seven C-135 Stratolifter military aircraft, more than 600 members of the Wisconsin Army... MORE

Wisconsin Air National Guard member is palletizing luggage for a flight to Florida.

Florida Guard members run Hurricane Irma shelter like hospital
September 14, 2017 — PALM COAST, Fla. - When disaster strikes, first responders jump into action at a moment's notice. When Hurricane Irma sent hundreds into special-needs shelters, moments weren't long enough. "We had 15... MORE

Rymfire Elementary School special needs shelter medical team stand together in Palm Coast, Florida Sept. 12, 2017.

South Carolina Army Guard brigade conducts numerous high-water rescues
September 13, 2017 — CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), South Carolina Army National Guard was the command and control cell of the Southern... MORE

Guard members rescue nurses in Charleston, SC

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