Guard News - The National Guard

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...

Independence Day message to the men and women of the National Guard
July 3, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Chief, National Guard Bureau, Gen. Frank Grass, and the National Guard Senior Enlisted Advisor, Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell O. Brush, send the following Independence Day message to...

Ceremony honors North Carolina Guard members killed in firefighting air crash
July 2, 2013 — EDGEMONT, S.D. - A memorial ceremony was held Monday to dedicate an interpretive site that honors the airmen of the North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 aircraft that crashed one year ago Monday...

Forest Service repositions firefighting aircraft to Arizona
July 2, 2013 — BOISE - The U.S. Forest Service, through the National Interagency Fire Center here, has directed the repositioning of military Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System aircraft from Colorado Springs,...

Colorado National Guard continues mission at West Fork Complex fire
July 1, 2013 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - As the East Peak fire reaches near-full containment, the Colorado National Guard has completed its mission in Huerfano County, Colo.Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are...

Hagel notes 40th anniversary of all-volunteer force
July 1, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today issued a message to the men and women of the Defense Department to mark the 40th anniversary of the nation’s all-volunteer force.Here is the text of...

U.S. Soldiers work with Serbian Armed Forces
June 28, 2013 — VRAPCE, Serbia - Soldiers with the Joint Implementation Commission and members of the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, or EULEX, met June 21 with their Serbian Armed Forces and Ministry of...

Colorado National Guard continues supporting firefighting relief efforts
June 28, 2013 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Approximately 170 Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are continuing support to Colorado civil authorities at the West Fork Complex fire and the East Peak fire.In addition...

North Carolina National Guard forward observer reaps satisfaction as 'king of battle'
June 27, 2013 — FORT BRAGG, N.C. - After a long day and an exhausting patrol in the vicinity of west Baghdad, a platoon got a radio call that no one wants to hear after spending more than 12 hours patrolling Iraqi...

New Army National Guard website features tailored health information
June 27, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard today announced the launch of Guard Your Health (guardyourhealth.com), a website developed to be a central place for Army National Guard Soldiers and family...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness