Guard News - The National Guard

Guard Airmen, Soldiers continue western wildfire battle
July 25, 2014 — WASHINGTON - As fires rage in two states in the Pacific Northwest, Defense Department fire-suppression efforts are underway with two Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-capable C-130s from U.S...

Army National Guard activates its first brigade engineer battalion
July 25, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The California Army National Guard recently stood up the 578th Brigade Engineer Battalion, the first unit of its kind in the Army National Guard and part of a larger Army-wide change...

Air National Guard director Clarke makes Wyoming re-enlistment ceremony memorable
July 24, 2014 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - When Master Sgt. Mark Withers first decided to re-enlist for the Wyoming Air National Guard, he did not expect it to be anything out of the ordinary.With 30 years of service under his...

Michigan Army Guard kicks off XCTC training exercise, active component and Army Guard Soldiers train together
July 23, 2014 — LANSING, Mich. - Approximately 5,000 Soldiers from five states have converged on Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center, Michigan, to participate in an eXportable Combat Training Capability...

New Jersey Army Guard hosting unique officer candidate school for Albanians
July 23, 2014 — WASHINGTON - Twenty-four Albanian Soldiers are training in New Jersey at a first-of-its-kind officer candidate school conducted by the Army National Guard.It's the first time Albanian non-commissioned...

Eight Nevada Guard Airmen support humanitarian mission in Tonga
July 23, 2014 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - Eight Airmen from the Nevada Air National Guard joined 160 people from seven nations Monday to provide humanitarian assistance to the citizens of Tonga as part of Operation Pacific...

Cyber security exercise, heavy on National Guard, completed
July 22, 2014 — FORT MEADE, Md. - Partners from across government, academia, industry and the international coalition recently completed Cyber Guard 14-1, a two-week exercise designed to test operational and...

New York Army Guard Soldier makes use of program for Guard members to attend West Point
July 22, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Army Pfc. Mitchell Valenza, a member of the New York Army National Guard, is now Cadet Valenza and was among the approximately 1,200 cadet candidates who reported to the United States...

Georgia medevac training: 'Very little room for error'
July 22, 2014 — MARIETTA, Ga. - When a patient is your mission, training is never conducted to just "check a block." Soldiers of the Georgia Army National Guard's aero medical evacuation unit train to be always...

Guard members helping fight blazes in Utah, Oregon and Washington
July 21, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Aircrews from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing, who fly C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, are among the latest...

Illinois Soldiers and Polish officials honor 21 years of state partnership
July 21, 2014 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Illinois National Guard Soldiers with the 108th Sustainment Brigade and officials with the embassy of the Republic of Poland in Kuwait came together to honor the 21-year...

Georgia Army National Guard coaches Honduran military
July 21, 2014 — CUCUYAGUA, Honduras – Guard members with 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, returned to homes all across Georgia after deploying to Honduras for a few months to help the Honduran military build...

South Dakota Guard shares knowledge with Suriname military on reserve force operations
July 21, 2014 — RAPID CITY, S.D. - The South Dakota National Guard hosted three key leaders from the Suriname Armed Forces July 10-14 to share information on the structure and operational processes of the National...

Alaska Air Guard members rescue five hikers stranded on cliff near Valdez
July 21, 2014 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued five hikers Thursday near Valdez.The group of hikers had become...

Va. Guard aviators fly nearly 300 hours over Guatemalan skies
July 18, 2014 — SANDSTON, Va. – From April to June, approximately 110 Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers, comprised of flight crews and support personnel, rotated through Guatemala in two-week cycles in support of...

Air National Guard units collaborate to provide power of space to Earth-bound users
July 17, 2014 — SAN DIEGO - What is the result when Air National Guard members from Hawaii, South Carolina, California and Alabama collaborate routinely? You get the power of space delivered to fellow Guard members,...

Puerto Rico National Guard divers take training to new depths
July 17, 2014 — CAMP SANTIAGO MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Puerto Rico - Divers assigned to the 232nd Engineer Dive Detachment, 92nd Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), Puerto Rico National Guard, are in the midst of...

Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition kicks off
July 16, 2014 — Update: Arkansas National Guard Spc. Ryan L. Montgomery earned the title Wednesday of the Army National Guard's "Soldier of the Year," after a three-day competition held at Camp Robinson. The win...

Texas Airman answers the nation's call four times - in different service branches
July 16, 2014 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesus Yanez is the only member of his family to pursue the profession of arms. That's not unusual.But Yanez, deployed here from the Texas Air...

Air National Guard Airman will serve on Veterans Affairs advisory group
July 16, 2014 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - An Air Force chief master sergeant assigned to the Air National Guard Readiness Center here has been selected to serve on the Defense Detail Team to the Department of...

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