Guard News - The National Guard

Louisiana Guard members continue building, monitoring flood barriers
January 14, 2016 — NEW ORLEANS - Approximately 300 Louisiana National Guard members continue working across the state to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees in support of...

Judge advocate at Pennsylvania Air National Guard brings empathy to position
January 14, 2016 — HORSHAM, Pa. — In August 2014, Air Force 1st Lt. Hilary Styer, a member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, began a whirlwind tour through the Judge Advocate General's Corps that - by blending...

New York Guard Soldiers develop urban combat skills at police facility
January 13, 2016 — THE BRONX - "Safety kill, safety kill, all clear," New York Army National Guard Sgt. Henry Nieves shouted as his fire team stood down from another room-clearing drill on Jan. 9 at the New York Police...

National Guard troops prepare for winter storm duties
January 12, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As winter spreads across much of the country, National Guard units are rehearsing to ensure readiness for snow assistance. In Colorado over the past weekend, the state National Guard,...

Last of four MANG Soldiers receives Soldier's Medal for heroism during Boston bombings
January 12, 2016 — BOSTON - Gov. Charlie Baker awarded the Soldier's Medal to Staff Sgt. Geoffrey Curtis, Massachusetts Army National Guard, on Monday for his actions at the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon. After...

Louisiana Guard prepares for rising flood waters
January 11, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. – More than 270 Louisiana National Guard members are working across the state to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees in support of...

Vermont's Catamounts return to their mountainous roots
January 11, 2016 — JERICHO, Vt. - The Catamounts (A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry) are returning to the mountain in Jericho, Vermont. The unit is called the Catamounts for the tavern where the Green Mountain...

Missouri National Guard completes flooding emergency response; shifts to recovery efforts
January 8, 2016 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri National Guard transitioned its state emergency duty as the floodwaters of the Mississippi and Meramec rivers receded and it began recovery efforts in the St. Louis...

Oregon Airman balances cycling With Air Guard mission
January 7, 2016 — PORTLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ore.—With endurance cycling, nearly every part of the sport is tough - from the demands of distance and the quality of the competitors to the changing natural...

Iowa Soldier helps police understand sex assault victims
January 6, 2016 — JOHNSON, Iowa - For more than 40 years, the Iowa National Guard and Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship within the boundaries of the Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver...

Air National Guard Director Stanley E. Clarke retires after more than 34 years of service
January 5, 2016 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.- Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke, director of the Air National Guard and a strong advocate of the Total Force Continuum as well as the State Partnership Program, retired...

Citizen-Soldier supports New Mexico Guard in his civilian capacity
January 4, 2016 — CARLSBAD, N.M. — While many of his fellow National Guard soldiers were called to state active duty in response to recent blizzards here, Army Pfc. David Mathews went to work in his civilian job --...

Missouri Guard members continue to battle historic flooding
January 1, 2016 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As river levels begin to crest across the eastern portion of the state, Missouri Guard members continued over the New Year weekend to battle historic flooding.The Soldiers and...

Extreme weather makes 2015 National Guard’s busiest year since 2011
December 31, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – From deploying overseas to responding to events at home, 2015 stood as a busy year for the National Guard and included the Guard's most active domestic response since 2011."I am...

Historic flood levels bring out the National Guard in Missouri, elsewhere
December 31, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – At least 670 National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and –Airmen are on duty Thursday as several southern and central states fought flooding triggered by rain and runoff. In response to...

Youth ChalleNGe program helps “at risk” teens find roads to success
December 30, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Terkia Hosley watched from the edge of a courtyard in front of the Maryland National Guard Freestate ChalleNGe Academy as a teenage boy half-heartedly did pushups. Others filed past,...

New Mexico National Guard transports people needing medical treatment during blizzard
December 30, 2015 — ROSWELL, N.M. - One of the missions being performed by members of the New Mexico National Guard is the transportation of Roswell, New Mexico, residents in need of dialysis treatments. A blizzard...

Buffalo Army National Guard Unit honored for unit video by New York's adjutant general
December 29, 2015 — LATHAM, N.Y. - A video produced by Buffalo's 152nd Engineer Company has been named winner of the New York National Guard's first unit video contest.The 10-minute video was produced by New York Army...

New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen conducted more than 10K military funerals in 2015
December 29, 2015 — LATHAM, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers conducted military funerals for 8,725 New York Families during 2015, and expect to have provided services more than 8,900 times by New Year's Day...

Louisiana engineer company and families have their best Christmas ever
December 28, 2015 — PINEVILLE, La. – Christmas came a day early for the Louisiana National Guard’s 1023rd Engineer Company, as they arrived home to eager friends and family at a welcome-home event at the Monroe Regional...

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant