Guard News - The National Guard

National Guard helicopters supporting U.S.-Mexico border mission
January 27, 2015 — LAREDO, Texas - Army National Guard members have served along the U.S.-Mexico border in south Texas since 2012 providing aviation support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, with plans to continue...

Arizona National Guard joins with other units to protect Super Bowl crowds
January 27, 2015 — PHOENIX - As millions gather in Arizona this Sunday for Super Bowl XLIX and related events, the state's National Guard is behind the scenes at work with several agencies to help ensure the safety and...

New York begins drawing down blizzard Airmen and Soldiers
January 27, 2015 — NEW YORK - With less snowfall than expected from the three-day snow event dubbed Winter Storm Juno by the Weather Channel, the New York National Guard began releasing some of the approximately 400...

Guard Soldiers and Airmen responding to Northeast snow storm
January 26, 2015 — LATHAM, N.Y. - As blizzard warnings were being issued for the Northeast this morning, the New York National Guard put 260 Soldiers and Airmen on duty to assist in New York's response to the storm at...

Utah's 151st Air Refueling Wing offers support for training in Germany
January 26, 2015 — SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Nearly 30 Airmen from the Utah Air National Guard's 151st Air Refueling Wing spent two weeks at Geilenkirchen Air Base, Germany, Jan. 4-16 to provide air refueling support...

North Carolina National Guard's academy supports at-risk youth
January 23, 2015 — RALEIGH, N.C. - On an obstacle course in the North Carolina woods at Camp Butner, young men, between the ages of 16-18, work hard to climb walls, pull themselves across ropes and low-crawl under...

ANG safety adopts airlines' best practices
January 23, 2015 — FORT WORTH, Texas - Air National Guard safety officials recently visited the American Airlines flight training center to get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most effective air safety programs...

Idaho National Guard hosts advanced medical training for trauma junkies
January 22, 2015 — GOWEN FIELD, Idaho - Four Army medics swooped on a medical dummy. The scenario: Treat a casualty with two gunshot wounds to the chest.The medics moved quickly, passing medical supplies, inspecting the...

New York artillerymen brave frigid conditions during exercises
January 22, 2015 — FORT DIX, N.J. - Scathing winds that cut across open, frozen fields turned temperatures in the mid-teens into something that felt closer to zero degrees as 303 Soldiers of the New York Army National...

West Virginia Guard member awarded Soldier's Medal for assisting deputy
January 16, 2015 — CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. - Staff Sgt. Shawn Riley, a W.Va. Army National Guard Soldier, was awarded the Soldier's Medal - the Army's highest award for valor in a non-combat situation involving personal...

'Visionary' Airmen who died in '82 D.C. crash recognized in Florida
January 16, 2015 — TAMPA, Fla. - Thirty-three years after a tragic airplane crash in Washington, D.C., took the lives of 78 people, the Florida Air National Guard recognized three of the victims for helping create a...

Special Forces provide powerful punch in a small package
January 16, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – At any given moment there are small teams of elite Soldiers deployed around the world who are conducting operations that many may never hear of. The Soldiers, often referred to as...

Wyoming firefighting crew honored for safely landing disabled C-130H3
January 15, 2015 — CHEYENNE, Wyo.- A Guard, reserve and active-duty aircrew aboard a Wyoming Air National Guard C-130H3 recently received the Air Mobility Command Chief of Safety Aircrew of Distinction Award for its...

In Wyoming, wounded veterans get spiritual lift by skiing
January 15, 2015 — CASPER, Wyo. - Army veteran Bryan Price glides gracefully across the snow on Casper Mountain.His ski poles dig into the deep powder and then, using nothing but his upper body strength, he quickly...

Michigan Air Guard firefighters respond to 193-vehicle crash
January 14, 2015 — LANSING, Mich. - The Air National Guard is always on mission, which is represented by the Air Guard's ability to respond to homeland operations, security cooperation through partnerships nationwide...

New York and Louisiana Guard members honor fallen comrades 10 years later
January 13, 2015 — NEW ORLEANS - The red, white, and blue flag stands tall in a room filled with current and former National Guard members and family members.Posted under the words "Never Forget," the photos of eight...

Virginia Guard veteran, 92, decorated by French as Knight to Legion of Honor
January 13, 2015 — NORFOLK, Va. - In front of family, friends, fellow veterans and current Virginia National Guard Soldiers, a World War II veteran who landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944, with the...

North Carolina National Guard Soldiers deploy for Kuwait
January 12, 2015 — GRANITE FALLS, N.C. - North Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen deploy, any time, anywhere for state and nation. That is their mission and duty. Any veteran will tell you that the family...

Indiana's 181st Intelligence Wing Airmen conduct no-notice disaster exercise
January 8, 2015 — HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. - Arctic weather and drifting snow blanket the Wabash Valley making outside activities and driving treacherous. Despite the bone-chilling weather conditions,...

New York National Guard unit marks death of 8 Louisiana Soldiers
January 8, 2015 — NEW YORK - The commander of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment will honor eight Louisiana Army National Guard members who were killed in action while serving with...

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