Guard News - The National Guard

Oregon National Guard wraps up State Partnership Program workshop with Vietnamese delegation
April 25, 2013 — PORTLAND, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard concluded a State Partnership Program workshop this week in Portland, Ore., with its new state partner, Vietnam.The Vietnam delegation visited several...

Alabama National Guard readies for hurricane season
April 24, 2013 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama National Guard has responded to many hurricanes in its history. In order to respond quickly and effectively, the Alabama Guard still rehearses hurricane response...

National Guard chaplains provide spiritual support to Boston Marathon terror responders
April 24, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Members of the Massachusetts National Guard played a variety of roles in support of local authorities during the running of the Boston Marathon and in the wake of the explosions at...

Downed aircraft radio communication training translates to life or death
April 24, 2013 — NORTH FORT HOOD, Texas - What do you do when your helicopter crashes, and armed civilians are rapidly approaching and firing small arms in your direction?Your ability to make speedy decisions, as well...

Guam Army National Guard medical detachment treats nearly 13,000 in Philippines
April 24, 2013 — LAGUNA, Philippines - The norm was long, hot and humid days and thousands of patients flocking through makeshift treatment rooms in school buildings.But the personal reward of being able to help those...

National Guard troops battling rising waters in Missouri and North Dakota
April 23, 2013 — CLARKSVILLE, Mo. - About 100 Missouri National Guardsmen from units in St. Louis, Hannibal and Cape Girardeau joined community volunteers to work in support of flood relief operations in affected...

ESGR names semifinalists for 2013 SecDef Employer Support Freedom Award
April 23, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense operational committee, announced that 138 employers have been selected as semifinalists for the 2013...

U.S. and Afghan engineers build road through 'Taliban center of mass'
April 23, 2013 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHOJA, Afghanistan - Soldiers of Combined Task Force 4-2 (4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division), 229th Engineer Company of the Wisconsin Army National Guard,...

Vigilant Guard tests Homeland Response Force mission
April 22, 2013 — CAMP GRUBER, Okla. - In the world of consequence management, preparing for a disaster is just as crucial as responding. For civilian and military responders, preparedness was the focus of effort as...

Missouri Guard units providing flood response along Mississippi River
April 22, 2013 — CAMP GRUBER, Okla. - In the world of consequence management, preparing for a disaster is just as crucial as responding. For civilian and military responders, preparedness was the focus of effort as...

Massachusetts bomb suspect captured; Guard had supported search
April 19, 2013 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard assisted local and state authorities following the shootout and explosions that occurred early Friday morning.Just before 9 p.m. EST,...

Georgia-Wisconsin Soldier team a top finisher in 2013 Best Ranger Competition
April 19, 2013 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - Two Army National Guard soldiers, including one from Wisconsin, finished in the top 10 in the 30th Annual David E. Grange, Jr. Best Ranger Competition.1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar, a...

Illinois National Guard participates in regional domestic response exercise
April 19, 2013 — RANTOUL, Ill. - Illinois National Guard (ILNG) Soldiers and Airmen searched a collapsed building, extracted victims and decontaminated mass casualties during the three-day Prairie North 2013 exercise...

Grass: For optimum active duty/Reserve force mix, reconsider historic assumptions
April 19, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Traditional assumptions about force structure deserve reconsideration in the current fiscal environment, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said Wednesday.During his testimony on...

Requirements to change for transfer of GI Bill benefits
April 18, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Beginning Aug. 1, every Soldier who elects to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to a family member or dependent will incur an additional four year service obligation, without regard...

National Guard's civil support teams respond to crises nationwide
April 18, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Texas and Massachusetts National Guard members are continuing to provide support to civil and local authorities in the wake of the West, Texas, and Boston Marathon explosions, and...

Massachusetts National Guard combat medic aids Boston train passenger
April 18, 2013 — BOSTON - Massachusetts National Guard members were on duty Wednesday helping safeguard the city after the Boston Marathon bombings when one of them assisted a woman who fainted at a train station.The...

Commentary: Keep running for America
April 17, 2013 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Do you believe that running marathons can help the Air Force defeat terrorism?Across the board, the Air Force has the richest concentration of runners...

Army Guard Soldiers take advantage of new professional development program
April 17, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - For Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk Conley, the sergeant major of the Army National Guard, the Army’s new noncommissioned officer professional development program speaks to him not only as a...

National Guard Soldiers scaling back support operations in Boston
April 17, 2013 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard continues to assist local and state authorities following the Boston Marathon bombings that left three dead and more than 140 people...

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