Guard News - The National Guard

Soldier's Medal presented to Massachusetts Guard member for Boston Marathon heroism
July 10, 2015 — BOSTON - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker awarded the Soldier's Medal to Staff Sgt. Mark Welch, Massachusetts Army National Guard, on Wednesday at the State House.Baker presented the award to Welch...

Arizona Army Guard helicopter helps rescue father and daughter from mountain
July 10, 2015 — PHOEINX - An Arizona Army National Guard helicopter crew from Papago Park Military Reservation assisted local first responders Thursday in rescuing two stranded hikers here.Members of Detachment 1, C...

Oklahoma's 137th Air Refueling Wing closes one chapter before moving to next mission
July 10, 2015 — WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla.- The 137th Air Refueling Wing closed a chapter in its history by performing the last KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling mission prior to joining Air Force...

Slovenia awards medal to Colorado Guardsman for two decades of cooperation
July 9, 2015 — WASHINGTON - Slovenian Defense Attache Col. Ivan Mikuz awarded Command Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Lawrence a medal for his many contributions to the state partnership between Slovenia and Colorado at the...

North Carolina National Guard battalion assumes command of multinational force in Kosovo
July 9, 2015 — CAMP MARECHAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY, Kosovo - First Combined Arms Battalion, 252nd Armor Regiment Alpha Company, assumed responsibility for the Multinational Battle Group-East, or MNBG-E, Forward...

North Carolina Airman earns hallowed patch from Air Force weapons school
July 8, 2015 — NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - Tech. Sgt. David Maddeford, Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) with the 118th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), New London, North Carolina, made history as one...

D.C. Soldiers hit the right note during Jamaica partnership visit
July 8, 2015 — KINGSTON, Jamaica - Eight musicians from the 257th Army Band spent a jam-packed two days in Jamaica sharing information and performing with one of that island nation's premier military bands July 1...

Georgia security Airmen ramp up domestic preparedness
July 7, 2015 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - JSTARS cops from the Georgia Air National Guard's 116th Air Control Wing were guests at Joint Base Savannah, completing 15 days of law enforcement and flightline security training...

Wyoming Vietnam veterans reunion welcomes home hundreds
July 7, 2015 — CASPER, Wyo. - Tears flowed freely as the words echoed in the vastness that was the Casper Events Center.Welcome home.Seven hundred veterans sat, listening, taking the words in, letting them settle in...

National Guard troops help America celebrate Independence Day
July 6, 2015 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - While buckets of pouring rain and cloudy skies may have put a damper on this year's Fourth of July festivities, the Capital Guardians showed up strong as its 257th Army Band lead...

Member of New York's 106th Rescue Wing rescues fellow veteran
July 2, 2015 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - A routine Friday drive to work turned into the opportunity to save a life for Tech. Sgt. Matthew Davidson, a member of the 106th Rescue Wing.It was just after 5:45 a.m. on...

Planning for Army Guard Best Warrior Competition challenging, rewarding
July 2, 2015 — CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - This year's Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition saw competitors tough it out over the rugged landscape of Camp Williams, Utah, all vying to be named the Army Guard's...

Dixie Wanderer 2015 tests tactical skills of air support operations Airmen
July 2, 2015 — FORT A.P. HILL, Va. - Conducting tactical convoy operations during the day and operating under blackout conditions with night vision after dark, plotting points on a map and hiking equipment through...

New York Army National Guard teams sharpen bomb-disposal skills at Raven's Challenge Exercise
July 1, 2015 — ORISKANY, N.Y. - Donning 70 pound protective suits in scorching heat, New York Army National Guard Soldiers engaged explosive devices left in banks and restaurants, utilized state-of-the-art robotics...

Army Guard Best Warrior Competition tests Army Guard’s top Soldiers and NCOs
June 30, 2015 — CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - In the shadow of Utah's Wasatch Mountains, 14 competitors from throughout the Army National Guard battled it out in the 2015 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition to be...

New York Army Guard Soldiers hone mission command skills during Fort Drum exercise
June 30, 2015 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Kevin Ferreira maneuvered his computer-generated UH-60 helicopter above the pixelated terrain below.Ferreira, a member of the 42nd Combat...

South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team saves ill hiker from remote area
June 29, 2015 — EASTOVER, S.C. - The South Carolina Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team saved a hiker with a life-threatening emergency from a remote area in Oconee County, South Carolina, on June 25.The SC-HART team was...

Missouri engineers train in virtual environment to prepare for real missions
June 29, 2015 — FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 35th Engineer Brigade, participated in virtual foot patrol training using the Dismounted Soldier Training System...

Officials Announce 2015 Employer Support Freedom Award Winners
June 26, 2015 — WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials announced Thursday the 15 recipients of the 2015 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the department gives to employers for support of...

Brainstorming New York Guard Soldiers solve communication problem
June 25, 2015 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - The Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division Signal Company had a problem.Their job was keeping the 42nd Infantry Division and the Vermont Army National...

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