Guard News - The National Guard

Soldiers form bonds in Pennsylvania with Lithuanian counterparts
July 15, 2014 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, is among the busiest National Guard training centers in the United States. A single infantry platoon conducting annual training would...

Commentary: One Soldier's struggle with PTSD
July 15, 2014 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - My first nightmare occurred right before I came home from Iraq for my mid-tour leave.As I slept, my dream sent me out on to the streets of Mosul, Iraq, a place I was very familiar...

Utah National Guard to flip the switch for huge energy savings
July 15, 2014 — DRAPER, Utah- The Utah National Guard Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jeff Burton and Gov. Gary Herbert will be switching the switch for solar-energy savings at a ceremony Wednesday at the Utah Guard's...

Alaska Air Guard member receives Silver Star for 'extraordinary heroism' in Afghanistan
July 14, 2014 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - A pararescueman with the Alaska Air National Guard's famed 212th Rescue Squadron pinned on the Silver Star - the nation's third-highest award for valor - in a...

Florida Army Guard Infantry training revs up at Camp Blanding with eXportable Combat Training
July 14, 2014 — STARKE, Fla. - The year's largest training event for the Florida Army National Guard is taking place in North-Central Florida, as Soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) converged...

Alaska Army Guard receives one of only three C-12J airframes in the U.S. Army
July 10, 2014 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Alaska Army National Guard took possession in June of one of only three C-12J Huron aircraft that belong to the U.S. Army after trading it for the C-12U...

Air National Guard security forces turn up the heat in Georgia
July 10, 2014 — TUNNEL HILL, Ga. - Heavy machine gun fire, rifle and pistol competitions, counter-insurgency operations and military operation urban training were the order of business for the Georgia Air National...

Michigan National Guard Soldiers familiarize Liberian soldiers with counterintelligence measures
July 9, 2014 — LANSING, Mich. - Two Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers recently returned from Liberia, where they participated in a State Partnership Program mission.Chief Warrant Officer 3 John Laliberte and...

'Much more comprehensive' service directory guides parents of special-needs children
July 9, 2014 — WASHINGTON - A permanent-change-of-station move prompts its own challenges, but family members with special-needs children face another complexity when looking for the right schools at their new home,...

Father and daughter from Maine Air Guard deploy together to Bagram
July 8, 2014 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The military becomes a tight-knit family for people who are away from home. Service members share many unique experiences and when the time comes to deploy, they need...

South Carolina National Guard demonstrates maintenance techniques for Colombian partners
July 8, 2014 — MELGAR, Colombia - As an expansion of the State Partnership Program, South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers joined members of the Colombian army to exchange knowledge on maintenance techniques...

MAFFS crews continue training to fly the fiery skies
July 8, 2014 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - It's not as simple as calling 911 when Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS)-equipped C-130s and crews assigned to the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing are...

Virginia Guard aviators join multiple agencies in large-scale disaster drill
July 7, 2014 — CHESTERFIELD, Va. - Virginia Army National Guard flight crews from the Chesterfield-based Detachment 2, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment provided medical evacuation support to a...

West Virginia National Guard members add new facet to relationship with Peru
July 7, 2014 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Members of the West Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package added another facet to the State...

New York Guard members conduct sling load operations in Afghanistan
July 7, 2014 — CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan - Soldiers assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company, a National Guard unit out of New Windsor, New York, conducted sling load operations training here June 30.With the...

Puerto Rico's Boss Lift event helps employers understand lives of Airmen and Soldiers
July 3, 2014 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico National Guard (PRNG) and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), along with employers from the public and private sectors, participated in the...

Minnesota partners for peace help renovate Croatian school
July 3, 2014 — OGULIN, Croatia - Air National Guard Airmen from the Minnesota 133rd and 148th Civil Engineering Squadrons and Montana 219th Red Horse Squadron teamed up with the Croatian Army to renovate bathrooms...

Airmen, aircraft continue Greenland mission
July 2, 2014 — KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland - Every year a group of Airmen and a few ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft head for the Arctic region to support the National Science Foundation and get some real-world training...

National Guard member stands out during leadership program
July 2, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. – To be a good leader, many Soldiers may say that you need to have an understanding of what your subordinates do on a day-to-day basis, and from the point of view of the individual.Army...

South Carolina National Guard hosts downed-aircraft exercise
July 1, 2014 — EASTOVER, S.C. — The South Carolina National Guard hosted a no-notice, multi-agency emergency response exercise at the McCrady Training Center (MTC) on Monday. The training scenario involved a downed...

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