Guard News - The National Guard

New app makes it easy for Guard members to connect with mental health care
November 23, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – For Guard members, getting connected with a mental health provider in their area is as easy as downloading an app. The Guard Ready app, which has listings for mental health providers...

New York State Military Museum's new exhibit tells story of the state's Air National Guard
November 23, 2015 — The 100-year-old history of the Air National Guard in New York is the subject of a new exhibit at the New York State Military Museum here. The exhibit — "Ever Upward: The History of the New York Air National Guard" — uses photographs and artifacts to tell the story of the 5,600–member New York Air National Guard...

Kansas National Guard patrols assist motorists stranded by heavy snow
November 23, 2015 — TOPEKA, Kan. - A late-autumn blizzard that dropped nearly two feet of snow left motorists stranded across areas of northwest Kansas, prompting Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to issue a state declaration of...

Louisiana National Guard cyber team trains to defend the Web
November 20, 2015 — BATON ROUGE, La. – More than 40 Louisiana National Guard members with the Cyber Defense Incident Response Team (CDIRT) took part in a two-day training event at Louisiana State University's Stephenson...

Kadavy: Increased training is key to readiness
November 19, 2015 — WASHINGTON - Army National Guard troops go on active duty for at least 39 days a year for training and drill, but that may not be enough for the Guard, said its director, who is contemplating the...

Heavy snow in Colorado brings out National Guard crew
November 19, 2015 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado National Guard members were summoned early Wednesday to evacuate a motorist who was stranded on a state highway due to heavy snow. The Colorado Division of Homeland...

This Airman Brown shows she's 'unstoppable'
November 18, 2015 — Airman 1st Class Tanya Brown was a full-time everything three years ago - beautician, livestock farmer, college student, wife, and mother to four children. Then, not being one to shy away from a challenge, the 35-year-old decided to join the Air National Guard...

Air National Guard director receives Order of the Sword invitation
November 18, 2015 — NEW YORK — Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke III, director, Air National Guard, received the enlisted corps' top honor that can be bestowed upon an officer as he was presented an invitation to accept...

All Michigan, all the time, for this operation in Liberia
November 18, 2015 — Members of the Michigan Army National Guard's 1430th Engineer Company arrived in Monrovia, Liberia, last week to begin a cooperative project with Liberian Engineers. In a historic first, the engineers were transported by two KC-135s from the Michigan Air National Guard's Selfridge-based 127th Wing. "This is a perfect case of a "Pure Michigan" operation," said Maj. Gen. Gregory Vadnais, adjutant general for the Michigan National Guard...

Guard Your Health launches #ClassIRecipes
November 13, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Guard Your Health, a health and wellness campaign for Army National Guard Soldiers and families, is committed to helping Soldiers keep their diets in check. The campaign recently...

Arizona National Guard helps keep NATO flights aloft
November 13, 2015 — Arizona Airmen and tankers are flying with NATO E-3A Sentry aircraft and aircrews this month to fine tune the in-flight skills needed to pass fuel from KC-135 Stratotankers to the relatively large surveillance aircraft...

Performing service every day is part of this South Carolina Guard Soldier's life
November 12, 2015 — CHARLESTON, S.C. - South Carolina National Guard 1st Lt. Darrion Lemon, 1221st Clearance Company, was working recently with other Guard members from the 122nd and 178th Engineer Battalions to repair...

Veterans Day message to the force
November 11, 2015 — GEN Frank Grass, chief, National Guard Bureau, Veterans Day 2015 Message to the Force...

147th Reconnaissance Wing reaches 100K flight hours on MQ-1 Predator
November 10, 2015 — HOUSTON, Texas – Achieving 100,000 flying hours takes years to realize. But for the members of the 147th Reconnaissance Wing, Texas Air National Guard, conquering this incredible feat is just a...

Long-delayed Medal of Honor awarded to Harlem Hellfighters' Sgt. Henry Johnson displayed in New York Capitol
November 10, 2015 — ALBANY, N.Y. - The Medal of Honor awarded to a New York National Guard Soldier 97 years after his acts of heroism is now on display in the New York State Capitol. The display honoring Sgt. Henry...

Alaska National Guard saves two after plane crashes at snowy airstrip
November 9, 2015 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two people Saturday after their plane crashed at a remote airstrip...

Army Guard to see reductions, changes in personnel and force structure
November 6, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Army National Guard is slated to see changes to its personnel end strength and force structure over the next few years that will see a number of units inactivated and a reduction...

Gunfighter Fly-in competition kicks off; tests skills of Army Guard AH-64 Apache pilots
November 6, 2015 — MARANA, Ariz. – Pilots and crews from aviation units throughout the Army National Guard that fly the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter kicked off the first day of the inaugural Gunfighter Fly-in at...

Pennsylvania National Guard provides key support at international exercise
November 5, 2015 — About 20 Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers, assigned to the 213th Regional Support Group, or RSG, are taking part in Exercise Trident Juncture 15, working as a vital asset in the exercise's tactical operations center...

South Carolina National Guard Cyber Team attends Congressional event
November 5, 2015 — WASHINGTON, D.C.— Members and representatives of the South Carolina National Guard's Computer Network Defense Team (CNDT) recently attended a State Cyber Day event sponsored by the National Guard and...

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