Guard News - The National Guard

Kentucky National Guard recognized for best emergency management program
February 5, 2014 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky Army National Guard has been recognized for the top Army emergency management operation in the nation, according to a report from the Army National Guard headquarters in...

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue injured snowmachiner
February 5, 2014 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons medevaced a 25-year-old man from Stoney River Lodge, 35 miles northwest...

Virginia National Guard schoolhouse named one of Army’s best in the nation
February 4, 2014 — SANDSTON, Va. - The Virginia National Guard's Fort Pickett-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute has been declared an "Institute of Excellence" following an accreditation process conducted...

Guard members from four states learn strategic planning
February 4, 2014 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - As the adage goes, "you cannot teach an old dog new tricks," but that is exactly what the Army Communities of Excellence Strategic Execution Course is...

Soldier takes the long way from life in Nigeria to California National Guard
February 4, 2014 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. embassy in Nigeria is more island than institution. Centered in the most exclusive section of Lagos, a booming city in Africa's most populous nation, America's embassy...

Small world: Air Guard father controls airdrop released by his son
February 3, 2014 — GRAYLING, Mich. - As U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nick Barth, a loadmaster with the 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill., prepares a standard airdrop training bundle on a C-130 Hercules during...

South Carolina National Guard bridging unit brings back memories for WWII veteran
February 3, 2014 — MURRELLS INLET, S.C. - He was once a young private in the U.S. Army, building pontoons to construct bridges to cross the Rhine River while returning enemy fire during World War II with the U.S. Army...

Virginia Guard personnel return home from West Virginia water sampling mission
January 31, 2014 — FORT PICKETT, Va. - Sixteen members of the Virginia National Guard's Fort Pickett-based 34th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team returned home Thursday, after assisting with water sampling...

Annual Military Saves campaign encourages saving money and paying down debt
January 31, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Department of Defense's annual Military Saves campaign kicked off at the Army National Guard Readiness Center here and featured speakers, informational booths and other visitors...

National Guard among military units helping secure Super Bowl
January 31, 2014 — WASHINGTON - The Defense Department will provide security and entertainment for the Super Bowl at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Feb. 2, Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said...

National Guard members 'vital' to storm response, South Carolina trooper says
January 30, 2014 — HARLEYVILLE, S.C. - As Winter Storm Leon was gearing up to blast the southeastern portion of the United States with snow and ice, members of the South Carolina National Guard at the Joint Operations...

Kentucky Air Guard member always a defender, on duty and off
January 30, 2014 — SOUTHWEST ASIA - Staff Sgt. Kenneth Soto, a Kentucky Air National Guard member who is deployed here as a security response force leader for the 387th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, was...

In Olympic quest, perseverance pays off for New York Guard member
January 30, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - For Army Sgt. Matthew Mortensen, from the New York Army National Guard's 1156th Engineer Company, years of training have finally paid off.Mortensen, 28, will be competing in the...

National Guard troops in Deep South help in wake of fierce winter storm Leon
January 29, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Several states in the Deep South remained in the grip of icy, snowy winter storm Leon Wednesday, with National Guard Soldiers and Airmen providing relief.A Wednesday tally reflected...

Guard Your Health helps Soldiers achieve New Year’s resolutions
January 29, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Guard Your Health, a health promotion campaign sponsored by the Army National Guard Office of the Chief Surgeon, provides an online platform for Guard Soldiers and their families to...

National Guard, active-duty units partner with 38th Combat Aviation Brigade for training
January 27, 2014 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Headquarters Company of the 38th Combat Aviation Brigade completed four days of training and development at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., on Jan. 24 in...

Florida National Guard uses money seized from drug trade to help fund drug detox center
January 24, 2014 — ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - A recent donation from the Florida National Guard may help those struggling with addiction in St. Johns County. Appropriately, the funds used for the donation were seized from...

Blue Angels visit Kentucky Air Guard for Thunder planning session
January 24, 2014 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A U.S. Navy Blue Angels fighter jet streaked across the skies of Louisville on Thursday before landing at Louisville International Airport, giving local residents a taste of things...

Four New York Army National Guard Soldiers head for Winter Games in Sochi
January 23, 2014 — LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Four New York Army National Guard Soldiers will be part of the United States Olympic team at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in February. Sergeants Nicholas Cunningham and...

Delaware and District of Columbia National Guard units provide support during winter storm
January 22, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Delaware and Soldiers in the nation’s capital assisted during the winter storm that dumped several inches of snow Tuesday in East Coast...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26