Guard News - The National Guard

Florida Guard member tackles sport fishing on NBC Sports show
February 23, 2015 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A National Guard Soldier will be featured Wednesday and Thursday on a nationally televised sport-fishing show, representing Citizen-Soldiers everywhere as he reels in bass,...

Coast Guard and New York Air Guard Rescue crewmen meet
February 23, 2015 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - Coast Guardsmen and members of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing are looking at ways they can train together and learn from each other.Coast Guard aircrew...

Red Tail Angels: The story of the Tuskegee Airmen
February 23, 2015 — JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Prior to World War II, the situation for African-American aviators was even more grim than their counterparts in the other services.The Army Air Corps had...

South Carolina Air National Guard welcomes Colombian visitors
February 23, 2015 — McENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. - The South Carolina Air National Guard welcomed officers from the Colombian air force last week as part of a key leader engagement and subject matter expert...

Virginia National Guard Soldiers called up as more snow falls in the state
February 23, 2015 — SANDSTON, Va. — The Virginia National Guard had almost 20 Soldiers on state active duty in Wise and Highland counties Sunday to assist local emergency response officials after another round of heavy...

Virginia Army National Guard pilots fly supplies to iced-in island residents
February 20, 2015 — RICHMOND, Va. — As part of the Commonwealth’s continued support to local governments following consistently frigid temperatures, Gov. Terry McAuliffe authorized Virginia Army National Guard aviators...

404th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade brings power and technology to its command post
February 20, 2015 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. – It’s a moonless night. Icy wind rips its way across the cold, muddy gravel and slaps itself tirelessly against the sides of a large tan tent ringed by grumbling generators and...

All Airmen equally important, says Air Force chief of staff
February 20, 2015 — Get to know the Airmen around you - at a moment’s notice any of them could become the most important to the U.S. Air Force’s mission was the message relayed by Gen. Mark A. Welsh III.“Never forget how...

Sentry Savannah brings Minnesota brothers together
February 19, 2015 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - In the Guard, it is not unusual to have family members in the same unit. It is unusual, however, to have three brothers doing the same job for the same unit.Staff Sgt. Michael Sirois,...

Wisconsin Guard engineer unit takes on additional security mission in Afghanistan
February 19, 2015 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE OQAB, Afghanistan — More than 50 Soldiers of the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 950th Engineer Company have taken on a new assignment — providing security for Train, Advise,...

Pennsylvania engineer company, back 30 days, attends Yellow Ribbon event
February 18, 2015 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania National Guard’s 252nd Engineer Company, 213th Regional Support Group, completed a post-deployment Yellow Ribbon event here earlier this month.The unit,...

Texas-based Army aviation unit receives national award
February 17, 2015 — SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. – An Austin-based fixed wing unit from the Texas Army National Guard received special honors from the Joint Operational Support Airlift Center (JOSAC) during a ceremony last...

Troops in several states augment emergency agencies during weekend snowfall
February 17, 2015 — SANDSTON, Va. - More than 125 Virginia National Guard personnel were staged and ready for possible winter storm response operations at locations across the commonwealth Tuesday morning.After Gov...

Air National Guard command chief leads professional development day
February 13, 2015 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - The Command Chief Master Sergeant of the Air National Guard recently led a professional development day for enlisted Airmen in the National Capitol Region. Chief Master Sgt...

National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program transforms young lives
February 12, 2015 — WASHINGTON - Courage. That's what Trevon Dorsey-Mabry, 18, told Army Gen. Frank Grass, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, it took for him to embrace the second chance he found through the...

Calif. National Guard marksmen top active duty Soldiers for third straight national championship
February 12, 2015 — SACRAMENTO – Four infantrymen from the California National Guard (CNG) proved themselves the Army’s elite marksmen when they brought home top prize in the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship last...

Troops from Maine, Vermont join Massachusetts in snow removal
February 12, 2015 — AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Army National Guard is sending nearly 80 troops along with heavy equipment to assist Massachusetts in its snow removal from the historic dump of snow on coastal towns.Maine...

Guard members mobilized for Deepwater Horizon may be eligible for VA benefits
February 12, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Members of the National Guard who were mobilized in response to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be eligible for medical benefits through the Department...

New York home of historic 'Harlem Hell Fighters' getting a $42 million renovation
February 11, 2015 — NEW YORK - The New York National Guard’s Harlem Armory, which looks like a castle on the banks of the East River, is getting a $42 million upgrade over the next two years.Built to house the historic...

Massachusetts deploys about 500 Guard members to clear snow
February 10, 2015 — BOSTON - Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday that about 500 Massachusetts National Guard members were deployed to assist with snow removal and cleanup efforts for areas of the state most affected by heavy...

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