Guard News - The National Guard

Alaska National Guard assists recovery of personnel from 1952 plane crash on glacier
June 25, 2015 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Aboard an Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk, the team breaks through the clouds and acquires the first glimpse of the beauty Alaskan glaciers offer. For...

More than 100 South Carolina Guard members drill in Poland
June 24, 2015 — ŁASK AIR BASE, Poland – The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing sent more than 100 Airmen and a contingent of F-16s to Łask Air Base to train with the Polish air force’s 32nd...

Minnesota Guard member serving in Croatia was inspired by uncles
June 23, 2015 — NASICE, Croatia - To be inspired to serve in the American military is sometimes driven by movies, friends or family. For Minnesota National Guard Spc. Robert Matz it didn’t come from his immediate...

Combat lifesaver training's just a scream for stressed New York Army National Guard Soldiers
June 23, 2015 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - The medic was yelling. "What are you waiting for?" Sgt. Michael Madison bellowed. "This Soldier is bleeding out! What's taking so long?" Madison, a medic with the 42nd Infantry...

New York Air National Guard promotes new major generals and changes command
June 23, 2015 — LATHAM, N.Y. - The nation’s largest Air National Guard promoted two brigadier generals to major general and changed its commander on Monday in a ceremony at New York State Division of Military and...

Romania welcomes Soldiers from Alabama National Guard for Operation Resolute Castle
June 22, 2015 — CINCU, Romania – Members of the Romanian Army's 136th Engineers welcomed Soldiers of the Alabama National Guard to Cincu Training Center for Operation Resolute Castle on June 15, 2015, in Cincu,...

Army Guard overhauls sports marketing and advertising program
June 19, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard's sports marketing program, which previously included NASCAR and other sponsorships, is undergoing a top-down overhaul in order to better meet recruiting and...

Alaska Army Guard Black Hawk crews help fight Alaska wildfires
June 19, 2015 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Aircrews from the Alaska Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment have been flying two UH-6- Black Hawk helicopters to conduct water...

Into the breach: Calif. Army Guard trains on breaching and assault operations in live fire exercise
June 19, 2015 — It was William Shakespeare, in the play "Henry V", who is credited with coining the phrase 'band of brothers.' While it's unlikely he knew the significance the term would take when he wrote it...

New York Guard Soldiers and civilian rescuers test their response abilities
June 18, 2015 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. - Dozens of Camp Smith Training Site personnel and local emergency medical and fire units tested evacuation procedures Monday.The rehearsal required emergency responders...

New Mexico Guard sergeant epitomizes courage and resilience after gunshot
June 18, 2015 — KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. - It was just a regular day on the job for Bernalillo County Sheriff's Deputy Robin Hopkins until the radio squawked.For some, the next sequence of events might destroy...

Alaska Guard members in Mongolia for peacekeeping training
June 18, 2015 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Approximately 80 service members from the Alaska National Guard and U.S. Army Alaska's 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, departed Monday aboard two...

Alaska Army National Guard helping fight massive Sockeye Fire
June 18, 2015 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Two Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and aircrews from the 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment have helped fight the Sockeye Fire...

California National Guard Soldiers rehearse what to do for a scouting party's worst nightmare
June 17, 2015 — CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. - You've been lying in a hole for days. It's your turn to get 30 minutes sleep, so you roll over, using every last inch of space. Within moments, you get an elbow in the back -- a...

Oklahoma Guard combines old tactics with laser technology in combat drill
June 17, 2015 — FORT SILL, Okla. - Spc. Nate Meyer, a lanky infantryman from Fairview, Oklahoma, began firing his M4 rifle from his position on the ground outside his foxhole."I've got a good vantage point of that...

DoD sends blended military retirement proposal to Congress
June 16, 2015 — WASHINGTON - A Defense Department proposal submitted to Congress on June 10 would create what Pentagon officials called a "blended defined benefit and defined contribution" military retirement...

New York Guard Airmen play in multi-service softball tournament sponsored by New York Mets
June 15, 2015 — NEW YORK - Few people can say they're married to a major league ball player. But now a few New York Air National Guard spouses can say their Airman was a "New York Met for a day.""There's nothing like...

Arizona Guard Civil Support Team provides support to first responders
June 12, 2015 — PHOENIX- Scanners beep and radios squelch at a scene where personnel in hazardous material suits collect samples of a white powdery substance from a suspicious package.As bystanders look on with...

National Guard focuses on sex-assault prevention initiatives
June 11, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As the observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month become a memory, the National Guard has shifted its focus toward encouraging prevention initiatives throughout the...

National Guard accessible, operational, contributor to Total Force, general says after overseas visits
June 11, 2015 — WASHINGTON - Army Gen. Frank Grass watched the young Air National Guardsman cross the tarmac, toolkit in hand, and set to work on the A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft.The chief of the National Guard Bureau...

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