Guard News - The National Guard

Experience in Liberia and Afghanistan makes New York Army National Guard doctor a better hometown physician
February 9, 2016 — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Ebola and malaria aren't diseases doctors working in the hometown of the Baseball Hall of Fame expect to deal with. But Dr. William LeCates, a kidney specialist and medical...

New York National Guard works with state officials to monitor wild turkey populations at training site
February 8, 2016 — CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. - There's nothing new about setting up an ambush at Camp Smith Training Site, the New York National Guards training facility here. Troops have been conducting tactical training...

Ending military segregation took an executive order from President Harry Truman
February 5, 2016 — TRENTON, N.J. - Revolution is both a process and an event. The process for the desegregating the military can be seen in the successes of the Tuskegee Airmen, the 78th Tank Battalion – the first...

184th Wing's Jayhawks contribute their expertise to massive deployment
February 4, 2016 — WICHITA, Kan. - "The Air Expeditionary Force deployments are the reason that we wear the uniform," said Lt. Col. Brock Sissel, commander, 184th Civil Engineer Squadron. "It is a great opportunity for...

Bronze Star for Valor awarded to two New York Air National Guard Airmen killed in Afghanistan
February 4, 2016 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Two Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing have been posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device for saving the lives of other Airmen at the...

Most Michigan National Guard members return home from Flint water assistance
February 3, 2016 — LANSING, Mich. - With the signing of Executive Order 2016-02 on Jan. 12, 2016, Gov. Rick Snyder called the Michigan National Guard to state active duty in Genesee County to help residents deal with a...

Senior aviator in Utah takes final AH-64 Apache helicopter flight
February 2, 2016 — DRAPER, Utah - The final AH-64 Apache helicopter flight for a Utah National Guard Army aviator who is recognized as the senior Apache aviator in the world to achieve more than 10,000 flying hours in...

Leaders from National Guard and AFRICOM discuss State Partnership Program
February 1, 2016 — RALEIGH, N.C. - Senior leaders from United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and subordinate command United States Army Africa (USARAF) joined the National Guard, hosted by the North Carolina National...

Jordanian military hosted by Colorado Guard counterparts
February 1, 2016 — DENVER – As snowflakes fell in the bustling metro area, a unique group of warriors gathered Jan. 8 at the Counterterrorism Education Learning Lab in downtown Denver. "As a global community, working...

South Dakota Guard, Suriname military conduct strategic planning
February 1, 2016 — PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Three members of the South Dakota National Guard visited the Republic of Suriname, South Dakota's State Partnership Program nation, in the capital city of Paramaribo to...

Commission report provides opportunities to strengthen the Total Army
January 29, 2016 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Commission on the Future of the Army, chaired by retired Gen. Carter Ham, released its recommendations Thursday on how the Army should best organize and employ the...

Puerto Rico National Guard hosts visit from Honduran officials
January 29, 2016 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico National Guard welcomed a Honduran military and civilian delegation Jan.25-29 as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program. "The week-long visit...

Michigan's Selfridge base is tops in Air National Guard
January 28, 2016 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - The airfield operations management team at Selfridge Air National Guard Base has been named the Air National Guard's Airfield Operations Complex of the Year...

Alaska Air Guard's Terns fly south for the winter
January 28, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Arctic tern is a seabird native to both Arctic and subarctic regions. Of its many traits, the tern is known for its long-range migratory patterns. Here,...

National Guard offers new mobile marksmanship course to create small arms experts
January 27, 2016 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark. – The average daily temperatures at Fort Greely, Alaska, in December span between 10 degrees for the high and dip down to 10 degrees below zero for the low. For the 49th...

Va. National Guard continues assistance after historic snowstorm
January 25, 2016 — STAUNTON, Va. - Virginia National Guard Soldiers on state active duty across the commonwealth have been using Humvees and medium tactical trucks to provide mobility support to help Virginia State...

National Guard personnel assisting civil authorities as blizzard pummels much of East Coast
January 23, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As much of the East Coast hunkered down Saturday from a ferocious winter storm, National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and –Airmen were poised to assist local and state emergency agencies...

Guard troops in several states responding to blizzard-related needs
January 21, 2016 — SANDSTON, Va. - The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 500 Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force on state active duty for assistance with the state's...

40th Combat Aviation Brigade takes charge of unmanned missions in the Middle East
January 20, 2016 — SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE EAST – Last month the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade took command of Army Central's aviation missions in the Middle East. One of these missions is armed aerial reconnaissance...

New York Air National Guardsman donates kidney to fellow 105th Airlift Wing member
January 20, 2016 — A New York Air National Guard member has literally given something of himself to help a suffering fellow unit member. Master Sgt. Henry Windels donated one of his kidneys to Staff Sgt. Daniel Cola in October, saving Cola from a difficult, limited life with continual kidney-dialysis treatments...

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