Guard News - The National Guard

California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing battling raging wildfires
May 6, 2013 — PORT HUENEME, Calif. - Following a request for support from California emergency agencies, Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. directed the adjutant general of the California National Guard, Maj. Gen. David S...

Kentucky National Guard helps secure a cold and rainy Derby
May 6, 2013 — LOUISVILLE - The Kentucky Derby has been run 139 times, most recently on Saturday, when cold, rainy conditions failed to dampen enthusiasm among the Guard members helping keep the event safe.According...

Pennsylvania Guard members outpace field in Lincoln National Guard Marathon
May 6, 2013 — LINCOLN, Neb. - Gray skies, light winds and unseasonably cold temperatures greeted nearly 10,000 marathoners Sunday as they descended upon Lincoln for the 36th annual Lincoln National Guard...

Wyoming's 84th Civil Support Team among nation's best
May 3, 2013 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Wyoming National Guard's 84th Civil Support Team, which responds to calls of potential weapons of mass destruction, was identified as being in the top one percent of the nation's...

North Dakota unit receives long-awaited Meritorious Award
May 3, 2013 — GRAND FORKS, N.D. - More than six years after its return from a mission to Afghanistan, Company A of the 1st Battalion, 188th Air Defense Artillery Regiment finally received tangible proof of one of...

South Dakota Soldiers collaborate with Suriname special forces
May 3, 2013 — REPUBLIC OF SURINAME - Three South Dakota National Guard Soldiers traveled to the Republic of Suriname April 16 - 18 to provide instruction on the Harris radio system to Surinamese Special Forces...

National Guard members continue to train, respond to natural and other disasters
May 2, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Members of the National Guard continue to stand ready and prepare for response to possible natural disasters and other events as the summer months, and the potential for hurricanes...

North Dakota Guard unit dominates Army engineer awards
May 2, 2013 — BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota National Guard's 188th Engineer Company (Vertical), of Wahpeton and Oakes, recently dominated the annual Army Engineer Regiment and Society of American Military...

Kentucky Air Guard's Contingency Response Group earns top honor
May 1, 2013 — LOUISVILLE - The Kentucky Air National Guard's 123rd Contingency Response Group has been named the Air National Guard Contingency Response Unit of the Year for 2012.The group was chosen for the honor...

Army secretary favors 'third-party approach' to engage Congress
May 1, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Army leaders may not make the best advocates when it comes to convincing Congress and the American people which systems soldiers really need, Army Secretary John M. McHugh said here...

Specialized Airmen have two jobs but they’re not moonlighting
April 30, 2013 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - Khaki or denim pants, a plaid button-up shirt, rolled-up sleeves and dark brown work boots are not what one would expect to see an Airman wearing during the duty...

Whirlwind career transports Kentucky National Guard member to Nepal
April 30, 2013 — FRANKFORT, Ky. - When Capt. Andrea Hahn enlisted into the Kentucky National Guard, serving outside the Commonwealth was a small thought in her mind.A chemistry major at Eastern Kentucky University,...

Alaska National Guardsmen rescue plane crash victims in Patton Bay
April 30, 2013 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot and his passenger involved in a plane crash overnight in Patton Bay at...

Flood duty remains steady for North Dakota Guard members
April 29, 2013 — FARGO, N.D. - As the North Dakota National Guard begins its second week supporting flood efforts, the number of Soldiers and Airmen on duty increased briefly today as missions shifted from traffic...

Family service members group life insurance benefit changes
April 29, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Service members married to other service members are no longer automatically enrolled in the Family Servicemembers Group Life Insurance program, Pentagon officials said.The change,...

National summit melds citizen-Soldier needs with civilian support
April 29, 2013 — ANN ARBOR, Mich. - The National Research Summit on Reserve Component Military Families was held Thursday and Friday, April 25-26, 2013, on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor.Sgt. Maj. of...

Compatible Use Buffer program proves powerful tool for Army installations
April 26, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Fighting raged in Afghanistan in December 2002, and potential operations in Iraq loomed on the horizon, making it doubtful environmental worries about rare butterflies and sumac...

Custom skatepark mural celebrates Kentucky National Guard
April 26, 2013 — LOUISVILLE Ky. - A skate park may be the last place you would expect to see uniformed members of the military, but the Kentucky National Guard has other ideas.As skateboards rolled by on the slope and...

Air Force Secretary Michael Donley says he will step down
April 26, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced his plan today to step down June 21 as the Air Force's top civilian after serving for nearly five years."It's been an honor and a...

National Guard Soldiers recall heroic actions at Boston Marathon
April 26, 2013 — FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - If you saw news video from the Boston Marathon bombing, you likely witnessed how Massachusetts Army National Guard Soldiers reacted to the attack by running directly toward the...

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