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California National Guard Soldier saves 42 people from burning bus
November 5, 2015 — LOS ANGELES - Pfc. Jesse Hernandez doesn't think of himself as a hero, but just about everyone else does, especially 42 people who escaped from a burning charter bus after Hernandez forced open the...

Utah Army Guard Soldier takes the lead to build a better Army
November 3, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Earlier this year, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Dan Dailey introduced the Not in my Squad initiative, a program designed to combat sexual harassment and assault while highlighting the role...

November designated as Month of the Military Family
November 3, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Since 1993, the month of November has been recognized as Month of the Military Family across the Department of Defense as a way to thank all family members who have supported the...

New Mexico National Guard airlifts baby and adult dinosaur fossils
November 2, 2015 — FARMINGTON, N.M. - Aviators, infantrymen and transportation Soldiers of the New Mexico Army National Guard assisted the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) with extracting...

Louisiana National Guard captain honored with Soldier's Medal for heroic rescue
November 2, 2015 — BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana National Guard Capt. Andrew Gremillion received the Soldier's Medal, the military's highest award for non-combat heroism, during an Oct. 30 ceremony at the Armed Forces...

From fires to floods, Texas National Guard helicopter crews are always ready to serve
October 30, 2015 — AUSTIN, Texas - After six days of fighting wildfires, Texas Army National Guard member Sgt. Steven Nesbitt thought he was going home. Then the call came in – they were needed for floods. “There’s...

Air National Guard Director visits base to hear from Airmen
October 30, 2015 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director, Air National Guard, visited with Airmen of the 158th Fighter Wing at an all-call on Oct. 17, 2015, at the Vermont Air National Guard...

Defense Department recognizes efforts to prevent sexual assault
October 29, 2015 — WASHINGTON — The Defense Department today honored groups and individuals from each military component who contributed an innovative idea or approach to positively affect sexual assault prevention...

New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing goes solar for lighting
October 29, 2015 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. -Even after the sun sets, it continues to brighten the night at the 106th Rescue Wing, here, with newly installed solar-powered lights in and around F.S. Gabreski National...

Pennsylvania National Guard takes top honors in environmental awards
October 29, 2015 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.– The Pennsylvania National Guard's environmental office here took top honors in the 2015 Army National Guard Environmental Security Award contest. The office teams placed...

Longest-serving adjutant general of Colorado and famed Minute Men pilot interred with full military honors
October 28, 2015 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Retired Maj. Gen. John L. France, the longest-serving adjutant general of Colorado, was interred with full military honors Oct. 26 at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. France...

Parade tragedy spurs Oklahoma Guard members into action
October 27, 2015 — STILLWATER, Okla. – Oklahoma Army National Guard members have time and time again answered their state's call for help in times of disaster, and when a car crashed through the crowd watching the...

New York Air National Guard firefighters conduct joint search and rescue training
October 27, 2015 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Firefighters from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, 106th Rescue Wing, and 105th Airlift Wing, from Scotia, Long Island, and Newburgh...

Profession of Arms Center of Excellence training makes its debut
October 26, 2015 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.—Recently promoted chief master sergeants in the Air National Guard experienced the first Profession of Arms Center of Excellence training in the Chiefs Executive Course, at the...

Texas Guard engineers ready to respond for flood rescues
October 26, 2015 — HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Members of the Texas National Guard stand ready to respond today for any rescue needs caused by the rainstorms resulting from Hurricane Patricia. "Everybody here, myself included,...

Michigan National Guard continues mentor mission to Liberian armed forces
October 26, 2015 — LANSING, Mich. - Eight Michigan National Guard Soldiers were to deploy this month to Monrovia, Liberia, for one year in a mission dubbed Operation Onward Liberty-16. The Soldiers are the sixth team...

Historic New York National Guard Armory is now in the Sandstone Hall of Fame
October 23, 2015 — BUFFALO, N.Y. - The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs Connecticut Street Armory is now in the Hall of Fame: the Sandstone Hall of Fame, to be specific. The massive 116-year-old...

South Carolina National Guard bridge company helping rebuild Columbia
October 23, 2015 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - As South Carolina recovers from the recent floods, Soldiers with the South Carolina National Guards 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC) have helped in many ways. Since coming on...

Vietnam opens new school and shelter built with Oregon National Guard
October 23, 2015 — Brig. Gen. Michael E. Stencel, the adjutant general of Oregon, participated as the senior U.S. representative during an Oct. 21 ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of an intermediate school in Phu Tinh Village in the Quang Nam Province of Vietnam.The school was built in cooperation between the U.S. and Vietnam and has a secondary-use as a shelter during natural disasters...

Texas Guard members fight fires in Bell County; save 200 homes
October 22, 2015 — BELTON, Texas – Texas National Guard members helped save close to 200 homes, while supporting firefighting operations in Bell County, Oct. 20, 2015. After almost a week of battling the Hidden Pines...

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