Guard News - The National Guard

Forest Service ends Air National Guard firefighting activation for now
September 5, 2013 — BOISE, Idaho - The U.S. Forest Service, through the National Interagency Fire Center here, has decided to end current military C-130 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System operations as of the end of...

Finances affect service members' readiness, official says
September 5, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Financial readiness in service members' lives has a direct effect on mission readiness, the director of the Defense Department's office of family policy, children and youth said in a...

Illinois and Wisconsin Soldiers volunteer to dig for infant's remains
September 4, 2013 — ZION, Ill. - The Army values were on display Aug. 25 when Citizen-Soldiers from the Wisconsin and Illinois National Guard volunteered their time to search for the remains of a murdered five-month-old...

Hawaii National Guard air defense experts share with Philippine air force partners
September 4, 2013 — MANILA, Philippines - Air defense experts from the Hawaii Air National Guard recently traveled to Col. Jesus Villamor Air Base, Pasay City, Philippines, to conduct an Air Defense, Command and Control...

Delaware National Guard senior leaders visit Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
September 4, 2013 — PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - Senior leaders from the Delaware National Guard visited the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Delaware’s state partner. The visit was a goodwill mission, building and growing...

Hagel emphasizes department's resolve in suicide prevention
September 3, 2013 — WASHINGTON - As the nation observes Suicide Prevention Month, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel issued a message to the men and women of the Defense Department today, emphasizing the department's...

Hurricane Katrina, eight years later: Former Guard chief reflects on the Guard's "finest hour"
August 29, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Aug. 29 marks the eight-year anniversary of what has been described by the former chief of the National Guard Bureau who oversaw the Guard's response to the disaster as the "finest...

Pa. Guard begins planning for exercise Vigilant Guard, Lithuanian counterparts scheduled to participate
August 29, 2013 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - The Pennsylvania National Guard has been preparing to take part in Vigilant Guard, a training exercise that sees Guard members working alongside state, local and federal...

Last aircraft departs as N.D. Air National Guard ends flying mission, transitions to intelligence mission
August 28, 2013 — FARGO, N.D. - The North Dakota Air National Guard's last C-21A Learjet aircraft has left the base. The last of eight C-21s flown by the 119th Wing-better known as the Happy Hooligans- took off just...

DC National Guard provides support during 50th anniversary of 'March on Washington'
August 27, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Thousands of marchers from throughout the country descended on the National Mall to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the famous Civil Rights March on Washington, where Dr. Martin...

Calif. National Guard members battle Northern California wildfires
August 27, 2013 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nearly a dozen aircraft and crews from the California Air and Army National Guard are battling wildfires across Northern California.California Army Guard helicopter crews and...

Texas Army National Guard doctor closes file on his last Operation Lone Star mission
August 27, 2013 — LAREDO, Texas - He sat behind a teacher's desk with chairs and tables stacked on the right side of the classroom like an incomplete level on a game of "Tetris." "I go by Skip," he said with a fast...

Texas Air Guard engineers train with Norwegian Military Academy cadets
August 27, 2013 — RYGGE AIR STATION, Norway - About 50 U.S. airmen assigned to the 149th Civil Engineering Squadron, a subordinate unit of the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base...

Kentucky Guard members polish media roles while on duty at Guantanamo
August 23, 2013 — JOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMO, Cuba - Established in 1903, the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is now home to the world's most recognized detention facility on the planet-Joint Task Force...

Iowa National Guard member 'felt like treasure hunter' after finding box of World War II memories
August 23, 2013 — DES MOINES, Iowa - A priceless wooden box of war mementos has been returned to an Iowa family, thanks to a National Guard member and a Department of Natural Resources worker.The story began on April...

On 40th anniversary, Air National Guard MAFFS crews busy fighting wildfires
August 23, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guard crews from two states were dousing wildfires from the air in three Western states this week as the National Guard marked its 40-year anniversary flying aircraft...

Air National Guard civil engineers team up to move radar equipment
August 22, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Air National Guard civil engineers are teaming with their communication and network engineer counterparts to move radar equipment from Antigua Air Station, Antigua to H.E. Holt Naval...

Chiefs: National Guard, reserves should remain strong, operational
August 22, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard and reserves should remain strong operational forces, senior leaders of the seven reserve components said recently."We need to continue to engage in the operational...

Air Force announces PT test enhancements to start Oct. 1
August 21, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Air Force senior leadership announced enhancements to the Air Force's Physical Fitness Assessment program, to be implemented Oct. 1.In a letter to Airmen Aug. 20, Air Force Chief of Staff...

Michigan Air Guard sergeant combines love of music with military career
August 21, 2013 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - Meet Staff Sgt. Alissa Hannah. She loves tankers, the viola and her Marine Corps husband.Hannah is a command post operator with the 127th Wing at Selfridge...

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