Guard News - The National Guard

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

Guard Bureau vice chief touts force, emphasizes ‘Always Ready, Always There’
August 9, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – For Army Lt. Gen. Dan Hokanson, the unpredictable environment we live in today means Guard members need to embrace their motto "Always Ready, Always There" now more than ever. "As an... MORE

National Guard personnel in Oregon and Montana helping wildfire battles
August 9, 2017 — SALEM, Oregon - The Oregon Army National Guard announced Tuesday that about 25 personnel continue to support the Oregon Department of Forestry with firefighting efforts at the Whitewater Fire in the... MORE

Arizona Airmen build, renovate orphanages in Georgia
August 8, 2017 — TSILKANI, Georgia - The Humanitarian and Civic Assistance program is a multipurpose training and engagement tool. Because of their humanitarian nature, HCA deployments serve as low cost, short... MORE

Army veterinarians team with Nevada State Partnership Program for Tongan zoology health study
August 8, 2017 — NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga – Menageries of animals are familiar members of American households and are often considered full-fledged members of a family, sometimes even acquiring a sappy term of affection such... MORE

Remotely piloted MQ-9 mission adds value to joint training at Northern Strike
August 8, 2017 — ALPENA, Mich. – From July 29 through Aug. 11, northern Michigan is host to Northern Strike 17, the U.S. military's largest reserve component exercise with over 5,000 participants from the Army, Navy,... MORE

Alaska Air National Guard rescuers save downed pilot
August 7, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot Aug. 3 after his plane crashed in the vicinity of Ptarmigan Pass... MORE

Georgia National Guard engineers train half a world away - in Georgia
August 4, 2017 — VAZIANI, Georgia - Less than one year ago, Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers of the Swainsboro-based 810th Engineer Company (Sapper) were conducting debris clearance operations in the coastal... MORE

100 years ago: Entire National Guard drafted for World War I
August 3, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - On this date 100 years ago, August 5, 1917, the entire National Guard was drafted into U.S. Army service for World War I. This represented the culmination of several steps declared by... MORE

Civil War-era cannonballs demolished at National Guard's Fort Indiantown Gap
August 3, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.- Civilian authorities called upon the U.S. Army and the Pennsylvania National Guard this month to assist with the demolition here of hundreds of Civil War-era cannonballs... MORE

Old cannonballs destroyed at Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA

Wisconsin National Guard completes removal of flood debris
August 3, 2017 — MADISON, Wis. - Roadways in Monroe County affected by flood debris in the wake of heavy flooding last month are clear once again thanks to the efforts of engineers from the Wisconsin Army National... MORE

Guard Soldiers from around country trade old jobs for rocket launchers in Wyoming
August 2, 2017 — CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Army National Guard's heritage is steeped in field artillery excellence, and if a Guard member wants to learn how to be a "Red Leg," the Cowboy... MORE

North Carolina Guard's Warfighter Exercise adapts to changing battlefield
August 2, 2017 — FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. - Inside a large, tan tent in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, National Guard Soldiers are hard at work; calling out information as it comes across computer screens, holding meetings,... MORE

New York's LC-130 Skibird aircrews train for polar operations
August 1, 2017 — KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland - Having the world's only ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft, commonly referred to as Skibirds, the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing is able to provide the airlift... MORE

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing based out of Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, New York, takes off from a forward airfield known as Raven Camp near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland July 28, 2017. Raven Camp is used to train aircrews on LC-130 operations on skiways.

Citizen-Warrior: Indiana Army Guard member blends firefighting, military into life of service
August 1, 2017 — INDIANAPOLIS — At the Indianapolis Fire Department's Station 15, located in the southeast part of the city, is a man who has dedicated his life to serving his community and country for almost 30... MORE

Tom Farrington, a firefighter with the Indianapolis Fire Department and a member of the Indiana Army National Guard, stands in front of one of the department’s ladder trucks. Farrington said the skills he uses as a firefighter easily translate over to the military side, just as his military skills benefit him as a firefighter.

Clear Air Force Station opens its doors for Alaskan Natives
July 31, 2017 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines neighbors as one living or located near another, as in next-door neighbors or friends and neighbors, but does not define the... MORE

Kane Evan and Victor Lord, members of the Nenana Native Council, Nenana, Alaska, talk with Master Sgt. Travis Oaks, quality assurance for the 213th Space Warning Squadron, Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, during a break at the tribal relations meeting at Clear Air Force Station, Alaska, July 12, 2017. Evan and Lord, along with several other members of the Nenana Native Council, were invited to the meeting by Air Force and Air National Guard personnel in order to reestablish relations with the Alaskan Natives.

Arizona, Kazakh State Partnership renewed for five more years
July 31, 2017 — PHOENIX – The Arizona National Guard hosted a delegation of military officer and enlisted personnel from the Kazakh Ministry of Defense during a State Partnership Program-sponsored visit Jul. 19 – 26... MORE

Command Sgt. Major Fidel Zamora, the senior enlisted advisor for the Arizona Army National Guard and Command Sgt. Major Saul Garcia, the command sergeant major for the 98th Aviation Troop Command, hold the Arizona state flag with delegates from Kazakhstan during a visit to exchange aviation maintenance practices and non-commissioned officer development July 25, 2017. The visit came within weeks of the U.S. government’s formal renewal of its partnership with Kazakhstan, extending the 24-year-old legacy of cooperation for five more years.

South Carolina National Guard Soldier builds targets in Romania
July 31, 2017 — CINCU, Romania - For Spc. Alvin Stevens, building targets at a tank range in Romania is a far cry from his previous assignment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. "There's a lot more green, and the shepherds... MORE

Spc. Alvin Stevens pours rock into Gabion baskets from his Skidsteer loader. These Gabion baskets will support moving targetry at a tank range at Joint National Training Center, Cincu, Romania. Spc. Stevens is a South Carolina Army National Guard Soldier with the 1223rd Engineer Company, 178th Engineer Battalion, serving in Romania as part of Resolute Castle 17, an operation which builds relationships with the NATO alliance and enhances its capacity for joint training and response to threats within the region.

National Guard generals dedicate Craig R. McKinley Hall
July 28, 2017 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – Hundreds of people, including the National Guard's senior leadership, past and present, gathered here under the summer sun July 27 to dedicate a lasting... MORE

Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau; retired Gen. Craig R. McKinley, national chair for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve for the Secretary of Defense; Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, director of the Air National Guard; and Col. Kerry Lovely, commander of the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, cut the ribbon to Craig R. McKinley Hall, July 27, 2017, during a dedication ceremony on McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in East Tennessee.

Pennsylvania Guard Strengthens Intelligence Capabilities

Nordhaus, Raines Praise Enlisted Force for Delivering ‘Always Ready, Always There’

Michigan Guard Strengthens Emergency Response Partnerships

Hawaii Air Guard Establishes Recruiting and Retention Flight

Air National Guard Details Bonuses, Policy Changes Amid ‘Summer Surge Incentives’