Guard News - The National Guard

Armenian troops visit PATRIOT exercise under State Partnership Program
July 27, 2015 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - Four medical officers from the Armenian Ministry of Defense observed medical units working in field conditions during PATRIOT 2015, an annual domestic operations disaster-response...

Soldiers test leadership skills to become future Army officers
July 24, 2015 — FORT MEADE, S.D. - Nearly 80 Soldiers from 21 states developed their leadership skills in a fast-paced, eight-week program to commission as second lieutenants in the Army National Guard at Fort Meade...

South Dakota Guard, Suriname Armed Forces exchange strategic planning processes
July 24, 2015 — PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Members of the South Dakota National Guard, the Suriname Armed Forces and the Suriname Ministry of Defense participated in a subject matter expert exchange on strategic planning...

Mass casualty drill tests New York Guard Soldiers' medical skills
July 23, 2015 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - The dining facility, better known as the DFAC, went up in an explosion. Injured Soldiers, suffering from cuts, burns, chest wounds and broken limbs were everywhere.The Medics of the...

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visits 119th Wing in Fargo
July 23, 2015 — FARGO, N.D. - Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited members of the 119th Wing on Tuesday at the North Dakota Air National Guard base here. James' visit included meetings with Guard...

Washington state Airmen practice earthquake communications
July 23, 2015 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Early in the afternoon on June 18, a C-17 Globemaster landed at Gray Army Airfield here, delivering information technology equipment and military communications...

New York Army National Guard aviators sharpen hoist skills with civilian agencies
July 22, 2015 — CICERO, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Stephen Tschiderer spent Saturday just hanging around.Of course, Tschiderer (Pronounced shid-er-er), a flight medic in Company F, 1st Battalion,...

New York National Guard Soldiers master sling-load skills
July 22, 2015 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - It's like standing under a hurricane hanging just above your head.But that didn't stop the Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's Company A, 427 Brigade Support Battalion,...

Team from Texas National Guard continues renovations in Maine
July 21, 2015 — RAYMOND, Maine - A team from the 136th Civil Engineer Squadron, Texas Air National Guard, continued renovations at Camp William Hinds, Raymond, Maine, for its annual training, July 5-19.The squadron...

Minnesota Guard member helping a Croatian community in need
July 21, 2015 — RACINOVCI, Croatia - The Minnesota National Guard's State Partnership Program with Croatia has been going on for decades. In conjunction with European Command, Minnesota units or teams take on...

New York Air National Guard continues support for Greenland science missions
July 21, 2015 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, SCOTIA, N.Y. - The 109th Airlift Wing's support for National Science Foundation research in Greenland, which kicked off in March, continued through July, with the...

Live-fire drill helps sharpen infantry skills of New York National Guard members
July 21, 2015 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - The Soldiers moved into position and opened fire on the enemy. Meanwhile, other members of Company B 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, maneuver forward, closer to the...

New Jersey Air National Guard trains with Bulgarian air force at Thracian Star 2015
July 20, 2015 — GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR BASE, Bulgaria - Approximately 150 Airmen and eight F-16s from the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard traveled overseas to participate in Thracian Star 2015, a...

Professional Education Center hosts first class of international students
July 20, 2015 — CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. - The first International Military Students (IMS) to ever attend classes at PEC arrived just after the Independence Day weekend for a class that's still underway. Four students...

PATRIOT 2015, involving military and civilian responders, kicks off in Wisconsin
July 20, 2015 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. - The small town of New Richmond, Wisconsin, was devastated June 12, 1899.A category F5 tornado ripped through the hamlet on the same day as the Gollmar Brothers Circus visited. The...

Professional Education Center offers Cyber Common Technical Core training
July 17, 2015 — CAMP ROBINSON, Ark. - Cyber threats are in the news almost every day.The recent cybersecurity incidents at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management are only the latest events.The Army National Guard is...

Combat engineers playing key role in New York Army National Guard Brigade's tactical training
July 16, 2015 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Soldiers assigned to Company A, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion (BSTB) from Lockport, New York, are hard at work supporting the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's tactical...

Solar energy powering Utah's Camp Williams
July 14, 2015 — CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - More than 3,900 solar panels nestled on the hillside south of Camp Williams were the backdrop for the Utah National Guard’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for its largest solar array...

Washington's Armored Brigade Combat Team to convert to Stryker Brigade
July 10, 2015 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - The Department of Defense on Thursday announced its plan to convert the Washington National Guard's 81st Armored Brigade Combat Team, which currently operates M1A1 Abrams Tanks...

Army National Guard announces data breach; establishes call center
July 10, 2015 — Update: ARNG Personally Identifiable Information Breach IncidentARLINGTON, Va. - Former and current members of the Army National Guard could be affected by a breach of personal information, Guard...

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