Guard News - The National Guard

Soldiers provide medevac training for Airmen and Canadian Troops
February 24, 2016 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers provided medevac training to Airmen and Canadian troops at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia on Feb. 18. Team members of the U.S. Air...

California National Guard member rescues woman from sinking car
February 24, 2016 — YUBA CITY, Calif. - We’ve all seen it before in the movies: A car flies over an embankment, soars through the air and splashes down, leaving the driver only moments to find a way out before sinking to...

New York Army National Guard cavalrymen and aviators team up for combined training
February 24, 2016 — YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. -- Aircrews from the New York Army National Guard's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation teamed up for combined training with cavalrymen from Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry...

Retired Army nurse praised for stellar military service
February 23, 2016 — WASHINGTON — After nearly three decades of medical military service in the District of Columbia Army National Guard (DCNG), Lt. Col. Monika R. Graham closed the chapter on a long, storied career of...

Iowa National Guard develops future Total Army technicians
February 23, 2016 — JOHNSTON, Iowa - For today’s Army to grow their next generation of skilled mechanics and diagnosticians, it takes proper training, knowledgeable instructors, certifiable skill sets and a basic...

New Jersey Air Guard revolutionizing intelligence
February 22, 2016 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Closed off from all non-essential personnel in a secured, vault-like work environment known as a Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility, the 204th...

Alliance, endurance on display at Exercise Allied Spirit IV
February 22, 2016 — HOHENFELS, Germany -- More than 2,400 service members from seven nations are conducting tactical training in the cold and snowy conditions of Bavaria, Germany, during Exercise Allied Spirit IV. This...

Army Mountain Warfare students take a walk on the wild side at Smugglers' Notch
February 19, 2016 — JEFFERSONVILLE, Vt. - Soldiers from the basic and advanced courses at the Army Mountain Warfare School climbed Smugglers' Notch as the culminating event of two weeks of training in Jeffersonville,...

Connecticut National Guard Soldiers operate to complete retrograde mission in Afghanistan
February 19, 2016 — BAGRAM, Afghanistan – Six Soldiers from the 1109th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, an Army National Guard unit from Groton, Connecticut, are serving at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan...

Alaska Air National Guard rescue choppers train in Nevada desert for first time
February 19, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - About 50 Alaska Air Guard members from the 176th Operations Group and 176th Maintenance Group returned Feb. 16 from Red Flag 16-1 hosted on Nellis Air Force...

New York Guard ordnance experts train local police in avoiding IEDs
February 17, 2016 — CAIRO, N.Y. – "Move, move, move!" was shouted. Then, "go, go, go!" was echoed in response. Then four police officers dressed in green jumpsuits and body armor - watched by bomb disposal experts from...

Michigan National Guard Soldier saved Flint resident's life during water crisis
February 17, 2016 — FLINT, Mich. - While helping to hand out water to the citizens of Flint, a National Guard Soldier helped save a Flint resident's life. "This is why I joined the military, to help people," said Spc...

Father and son deploy with West Virginia aviation regiment
February 16, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Some Soldiers join the Army National Guard as a way to better their lives. Others join to learn a trade. Still others join to continue a family tradition of military service...

Arizona Guard aviation unit controls skies in Kuwait
February 16, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Imagine for a moment you're in the cockpit of a $30 million helicopter. You're monitoring gauges, and controlling the aircraft as you fly back to home base the morning flight...

Promotion brings Guard member full circle in 101st Airborne Division
February 12, 2016 — FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – An officer with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the division's headquarters Feb. 11, bringing the Soldier full circle...

Guard units in Kuwait train for chemical attacks and more
February 12, 2016 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – A line of up-armored trucks rumbled onto the airfield. The vehicles surrounded a landed CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Dozens of Soldiers in full protective gear and protective masks...

Pennsylvania Guard's Lithuanian partners visit Fort Indiantown Gap training facilities
February 12, 2016 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Representatives from Lithuania's Army Training Center visited the installation during early February 2016 to get an in-depth look at the operation of some of the training...

Vermont Soldiers conduct biathlon exercise during mountain skills training
February 11, 2016 — JERICHO, Vt. - Gliding quickly across the snow, a skier pushes off with his poles, tossing snow behind him. The skier is followed by another and then another; all of them wear Army uniforms. The...

Chilean forces compete in Texas Guard Best Warrior Competition
February 9, 2016 — BASTROP, Texas – Troops from the Chilean Marine Corps and Chilean Army reinforced their continuing partnership with the Texas Army and Air National Guard during the state's Best Warrior Competition...

New video series will help Soldiers get and stay in shape
February 9, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Guard Your Health recently launched its #WarriorReady Workout video series to help Soldiers amp up their PT routine and stay mission ready. The 15-second videos show Soldiers how to...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities