Guard News - The National Guard

Emergency services exercise builds partnership between Guard unit and Fort Lee
August 24, 2017 — FORT LEE, Va. - The 34th Civil Support Team and Fort Lee Fire and Emergency Services personnel conducted a joint exercise Tuesday to rehearse their response plans to hazardous material situations. The... MORE

Washington National Guard signs State Partnership Program agreement with Malaysia
August 24, 2017 — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Gathered in an open foyer of the Malaysian Ministry of Defence overlooking the sprawling and complex skyline of Kuala Lumpur, the leaders of the Malaysian armed forces and... MORE

Malaysia signs SPP agreement with Washington National Guard

Operation Potomac gives North Carolina Guard members a view of U.S. government
August 23, 2017 — WASHINGTON - The military, including the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG), is one of many smaller pieces that make up the government of the United States of America. Recently, a group of 17 NCNG... MORE

3 pilots are teammates in the Guard but opponents in the sky
August 22, 2017 — OKLAHOMA CITY – It's common for Guard members to grow up in a unit and stay there for most of their career. This uniqueness brings a plethora of opportunities for connections to be made on the... MORE

Guard colleagues but civilian competitors

New York City said goodbye to National Guard with massive parade in August 1917
August 22, 2017 — NEW YORK - Before they walked down the gangplank onto French soil in April 1918; 25,000 New York National Guard Soldiers walked down Fifth Avenue in August 1917 so New York City could say goodbye. On... MORE

Massive 1917 parade for New York Guard member

Counterdrug program trains international law enforcement partners
August 21, 2017 — ANNEVILLE, Pa., - The National Guard Counterdrug Program conducted the first class of its newly developed course aimed at disrupting illicit drug trafficking networks July 10-Aug. 10. The course,... MORE

Former Air Guard director Lt. Gen. Daniel James III’s legacy remembered
August 18, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The recent death of Air Force Lt. Gen. Daniel James III, a command pilot and combat veteran who would later become the adjutant general (TAG) for the Texas National Guard and ascend... MORE

Air Force Lt. Gen. Daniel James III dies at 71

Guard is leader in innovation for weapons of mass destruction civil support teams
August 18, 2017 — LEXINGTON, Ky. - National Guard weapons of mass destruction civil support teams are there to respond to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear - CBRN - incidents throughout the homeland, and... MORE

Oregon Air and Army Guard members fighting fires in joint teams
August 18, 2017 — SALEM, Ore. – A combined force of about 150 Oregon Army and Air National Guard members was helping civilian authorities Friday as they fought the High Cascade Complex Fire in southern Oregon. News... MORE

Oregon Guardsmen perform fire training refresher

Newly activated Guard unit to bolster Army Cyber forces
August 18, 2017 — FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. -- The newly formed, full-time Army National Guard cyber unit, Task Force Echo, activated under control of Army Cyber this week. The event marked the largest mobilization of... MORE

Army Guard vocalist makes the rounds in National Capital Region
August 16, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Maj. Edgar I. Quinones-Marin, a program analyst at the National Guard Bureau, never expected to be the go-to Soldier to sing patriotic songs at events and ceremonies in the... MORE

Indiana National Guard and Nigerien state partners establish foundation
August 16, 2017 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard hosted its Nigerien partners from the Ministry of Defense for a three-day seminar, August 11 through 13. The seminar facilitated by the Security Cooperation... MORE

Son of fallen Virginia National Guard officer enlists on parents' 20th anniversary
August 15, 2017 — RICHMOND, Va. – Twenty years after his parents got married and 10 years after losing his father in an Iraq helicopter shoot down, Pvt. Paul David Kelly, 19, raised his right hand and enlisted into the... MORE

New York's Rainbow Division marks 100th anniversary with ceremony
August 14, 2017 — GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Veterans and current leaders of the 42nd Infantry Division and the New York Army National Guard marked the 100th anniversary of the "Rainbow Division" with an Aug. 12 ceremony... MORE

42nd Infantry Division mark 100-year anniversary

Vigilant Guard exercise helps New Mexico prepare for disaster
August 14, 2017 — SANTA FE, N.M. – A disaster can strike at any time, whether it's man-made or natural, and being prepared is essential to any entity providing disaster relief. One way to ensure preparedness is... MORE

North Carolina Guard C-130s fly last eight-ship formation
August 11, 2017 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The "Queen City" looked as though it was holding its breath in awe as eight C-130 Hercules aircraft maneuvered their way toward the Charlotte Douglas International airport after... MORE

Identical twins serve together in Air National Guard
August 11, 2017 — MANSFIELD, Ohio - Raven Hull, a personnel specialist at the 179th Airlift Wing here, and Lakota Hull, a medical administrator also at the 179th, are identical twins serving in the Air National Guard... MORE

Lakota Hull, left, and Raven Hull, twins pose for photo

Maryland Air Guard, Army, British soldiers integrate air and land in Estonia
August 11, 2017 — TAPA TRAINING AREA, Estonia- The 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, joined U.S. Army Soldiers of the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade... MORE

Army, British soldiers seamlessly integrate air and land in Estonian exercise

Illinois' 126th Civil Engineer Squadron lends helping hand to Pennsylvania National Guard
August 11, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The history of Fort Indiantown Gap extends back to 1755 when colonial settlers established fortification of the area during the French and Indian War. Almost two centuries... MORE

South Carolina National Guard, other states, prepare for total eclipse
August 10, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina is going to be one of the best viewing points of the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, 2017, for people on the East Coast, according to NASA. For many it will be a once... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Responds to Fatal Civilian Plane Crash

DC Safe and Beautiful Mission Shows Impact Through Collaboration, Community Renewal

NY Army Guard Provides Funeral Honors for Homecoming of WWII Airman

Maine National Guard Takes on Norwegian Foot March in Portland

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron Conducts Annual Training in Hawaii