Guard News - The National Guard

69th Infantry marks deployment and honors fallen comrades in 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
March 11, 2015 — NEW YORK - The Soldiers of the New York National Guard’s 1st Battalion 69th Infantry will mark the tenth anniversary of the battalion’s mobilization for combat in Iraq, and salute the unit’s fallen...

Wisconsin Air Guard leaders visit deployed Airmen in Japan
March 11, 2015 — Wisconsin National Guard senior leaders visited deployed members of the 115th Fighter Wing March 4 to learn how they are helping complete the mission here...

Army National Guard piloting teen resiliency programs
March 10, 2015 — A pilot program designed to bolster the resiliency of Army National Guard teens and build positive methods of coping with stress is underway in 19 states...

Colorado's 140th Civil Engineer Squadron receives top honors
March 10, 2015 — AURORA, Colo. – When it comes to being the best, the 140th Civil Engineer Squadron, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, located at Buckley Air Force Base, knows nothing less.Members of the unit...

Gen. Frank Grass visits Vigilant Guard disaster exercise in South Carolina
March 10, 2015 — GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. – The National Guard’s chief got a firsthand look at training taking place at Vigilant Guard this week.Gen. Frank J. Grass visited multiple venues in Georgetown County during...

South African general visits the New York Air National Guard
March 9, 2015 — One of the South African Air Force’s top commanders got a close up look at how two of the New York Air National Guard’s five wings do business during a four-day visit, March 1-4...

New command chief warrant officer talks about his top priorities
March 9, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – During his career, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Peter Panos, the command chief warrant officer for the Army National Guard, has seen the Army Guard and the warrant officer corps transition...

New York's 107th Airlift Wing hosts class to train the trainers to teach satellite courses
March 6, 2015 — NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. - The 107th Airlift Wing hosted an Instructor Certification Program (ICP) here this past week with 16 New York Air National Guard members...

National Guard units in several states assist residents and motorists in latest snowfall
March 6, 2015 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – National Guard units in several states from the south and Midwest, to the northeast, along a 1,500-mile icy swath of this latest winter storm, were called to action helping clear...

Florida Guard Soldiers and Seminole Tribe members commemorate battle
March 5, 2015 — OKEECHOBEE, Fla. – Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard’s “Seminole Battalion” recently helped commemorate a historic battle in South Florida, standing side-by-side with representatives from...

Virginia National Guard again activated for snow duty
March 5, 2015 — SANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard today had about 70 Soldiers staged and ready at facilities in Northern Virginia, Southwest Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley for possible response...

Florida's 125th Fighter Wing places an emphasis on developing leaders
March 4, 2015 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - “Leadership is a people thing. If your Airmen are your greatest resource, then you need to take care of them, give them opportunities to inspire and lead. You need to take them...

Wisconsin Air Guard pilot reaches 3,000 flight hours while in Japan
March 3, 2015 — KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — A Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot deployed to Kadena has just completed a milestone in his career, joining an elite group of just 250.Lt. Col. Matthew C. McCunn — of the...

Senior leaders: Guard, reservists well-suited for security cooperation efforts in Middle East
March 3, 2015 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – After a 90-minute senior-level discussion that surveyed the current dynamic geopolitical and military landscape in the Middle East and the need to build more partnerships...

New Jersey Guard Airmen participate in Read Across America
March 2, 2015 — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The sounds of chattering children, musical instruments and teachers instructing students echoed through the halls of Atlantic City’s Brighton Avenue School. With the creak of the...

Virginia National Guard returns to routine operations after snow assistance
March 2, 2015 — SANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard transitioned to routine operations Sunday after mobilizing more than 125 Soldiers to assist with snow recovery operations starting Feb. 22 at locations...

Guard members in Kentucky, Arkansas and Virginia respond to winter weather
March 2, 2015 — HARLAN, Ky. - More than 100 Soldiers with the Kentucky Army National Guard were activated this week to assist local communities following winter storms that dropped snow and ice throughout the...

Defense Department salutes Guard, Reserve Family Readiness Programs
March 2, 2015 — WASHINGTON – The war on terrorism that began with the 9/11 attacks has meant that unprecedented numbers of reserve troops have been called to active duty.On Feb. 27, the Department of Defense, as it...

Pennsylvania Army Guard named tops in Guard facilities management
February 26, 2015 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Army National Guard's Construction and Facilities Management Office won the National Guard's Fred Aron Award for Excellence in Facilities Programs for being...

109th Airlift Wing wraps up 27th year of Antarctic science support
February 26, 2015 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Airmen with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing flew 241 missions, delivering more than 3,100 passengers and 4.5 million pounds of cargo and...

Ohio Guard Boosts Medical Skills While Providing No-Cost Care

Idaho Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Canada

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