Guard News - The National Guard

Knowledge, not just lessons, shared at Air Force Public Affairs course
July 17, 2013 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Seven years ago, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley directed the merger of multimedia and public affairs Airmen.It has taken those years to...

Illinois National Guard marks 20-year partnership with Poland
July 15, 2013 — GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan - It looks like any average day in Afghanistan as troops from multiple nations stand around a table planning operations with the Afghan National Security Forces to create...

Kentucky Agribusiness team going to the dogs - in a good way
July 15, 2013 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE PASAB, Afghanistan - The afternoon sun was beating down as Soldiers from Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team 5 gathered for training conducted by Military Working Dog Teams...

Army secretary: Sequestration will hinder Guard readiness
July 15, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Army John McHugh again warned that sequestration continues to threaten military readiness. "The furlough will have a degrading effect on the readiness of the Guard...

Oregon Guard supports state's first responders
July 14, 2013 — SALEM, Ore., - The Department of Defense announced Oregon will be amongst several states to establish a National Guard Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives Enhanced...

Wisconsin National Guard names first Buddhist chaplain
July 12, 2013 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. - The Wisconsin Army National Guard welcomed its first Buddhist chaplain at a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday at Fort McCoy. The new chaplain became one of only a handful of Buddhist...

Montana father and son serving side by side in Afghanistan
July 12, 2013 — KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - When it comes to deployments, the hardest part for many soldiers is saying goodbye to their loved ones, especially to their children. For 1st Sgt. Glenn Myers, with...

Experts restore military personnel records 40 years after blaze
July 12, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Forty years ago today, an enormous fire erupted at the National Personnel Records Center in suburban St. Louis. Burning uncontrollably for almost 24 hours, it destroyed some 16 million to...

Alaska Army National Guardsman on track to West Point
July 11, 2013 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - As a high school dropout, Spc. David Huff has accomplished more than he ever expected in the past three and a half years.Upon completing the Alaska Military Youth Academy,...

Chaplain duties hit home for Colorado National Guard clergyman
July 11, 2013 — PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. - First Lt. Justin Cowan, chaplain, said he knew the day he walked out his door in early June to see huge plumes of smoke - the beginnings of the West Fork Complex fire - there...

Kentucky National Guard bids farewell to its erstwhile Sherpas
July 10, 2013 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - Current and retired Kentucky National Guard members gathered today to say farewell to one of the Guard's long-standing aircraft at Capital City Airport here." The C-23 Sherpa has been...

Maryland Guard celebrates partnerships with Estonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
July 9, 2013 — BALTIMORE - A recent multi-national exercise pairing the Baltic states with NATO forces joined the Maryland National Guard with its partner nation Estonia in regional interoperability and command and...

Pennsylvania National Guard traces Gettysburg lineage for 150th anniversary
July 9, 2013 — GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Recognized as one of the pivotal battles during the Civil War, Gettysburg is the site of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and a bloody battle that lasted for three days. Nine...

New York Army National Guard helps Mohawk Valley rebuild and recover from floods
July 9, 2013 — GERMAN FLATTS, N.Y. - Hands on and treads on, New York Army National Guard troops of Task Force Engineer battled Mohawk Valley flood damage for several days in early July. Using bulldozers, excavators...

Defense Department will muscle through furlough period
July 9, 2013 — WASHINGTON - As the Department of Defense enters the furlough period, the department will concentrate on the core mission of defending the United States and its interests, Pentagon press secretary...

Air National Guard director visits Joint STARS in Georgia
July 5, 2013 — ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Lt. Gen. Stanley E. "Sid" Clarke III made his first visit to the 116th Air Control Wing Wednesday since becoming the director of the Air National Guard.Clarke got a...

Alaska National Guardsmen rescue two plane crash victims near Talkeetna
July 3, 2013 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued two people involved in a plane crash in the vicinity of Iron Creek, east of Talkeetna,...

250 New York National Guard members assisting after flooding in Mohawk Valley
July 3, 2013 — ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo deployed 250 National Guard members Tuesday to help residents and businesses impacted by the recent heavy rains and devastating flood damage in the Mohawk Valley...

National Guard Bureau launches broad campaign against sexual assault
July 3, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - A comprehensive campaign aimed at helping National Guard units combat sexual assault has been launched by the National Guard Bureau in an effort to protect victims and eradicate the...

Minnesota National Guard commemorates 150th anniversary of Gettysburg
July 3, 2013 — ST. PAUL, Minn. - One hundred fifty years after the historic Battle of Gettysburg, the Minnesota National Guard honored the Soldiers who fought during that pivotal time of the American Civil War.On...

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