Guard News - The National Guard

Air Forces Northern commander selects new command chief
April 16, 2013 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander has chosen the command chief master sergeant from...

Marathon terror: Massachusetts National Guard supports Boston police
April 16, 2013 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard continued Tuesday to bolster local and state authorities following the Monday explosions at the Boston Marathon.Three people, including...

Colorado Guard leaders remember fallen helicopter crew in ceremony at Arlington Cemetery
April 15, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Senior members of the Colorado National Guard recently visited Arlington National Cemetery as a way to pay their respects, and remember, two Soldiers with the Colorado Army National...

Advising Afghan National Army goes beyond traditional combat role for South Dakota Guard members
April 15, 2013 — PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - While many of the stories that make headlines today concerning the conflict in Afghanistan focus on the Afghan National Security Forces taking the lead in the fight...

Kentucky Guard members provide supplies for better tomorrow in Afghanistan
April 15, 2013 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE PASAB, Afghanistan - What happens when you have a team of educators who deploy to a country that only has a 17 percent literacy rate? Those educators set out to change those...

Medal of Honor awarded to Korean War chaplain who died in captivity
April 11, 2013 — WASHINGTON - At a Thursday ceremony at the White House, an Army chaplain, Capt. Emil J. Kapaun, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic and selfless actions during the Korean...

National Guard Bureau unveils newest heritage painting
April 11, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The painting ‘Glorieta Pass - Action at Apache Canyon’ is the newest to join the more than 80 official paintings that illustrate key moments or missions of the Army and Air National...

After 30 years, a Vermont mountain infantry Soldier is reluctant to leave
April 10, 2013 — JERICHO, Vt. - His smile widens as he recollects his most fond memory; one that journeys all the way to the top of the Italian Alps. The official destination of his first flight and first time out of...

Colombian Air Force commander visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base
April 10, 2013 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gen. Tito Saul Pinilla Pinilla, the commander of the Colombian Air Force, toured McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB) in Eastover on Monday as part of a weeklong visit to the...

Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts
April 10, 2013 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Air Force officials Tuesday began standing down active-duty combat units to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness...

Jordan provides hospitality and brotherhood for all
April 9, 2013 — The Colorado National Guard and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have been partners in the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 2004.The State Partnership Program supports U.S...

At home or on the road, New Hampshire National Guard sergeant is a top chef
April 9, 2013 — SONSONATE, El Salvador - Sgt. 1st Class Edward Haggett loves to feed troops, whether in Iraq or New Hampshire.And he loves to feed them here, on the side of a mountain overlooking a city. Each...

Kentucky Soldiers make big impact on small Comoros islands
April 8, 2013 — MORONI, Comoros - The last place Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard ever thought they would be is on the Comoros Islands (officially called Union of the Comoros) off the coast of Eastern...

Nebraska National Guard member’s career winds down as son begins his service
April 8, 2013 — SONSONATE, El Salvador - As one career ends and another begins, a father and son from the Nebraska National Guard are appreciating the opportunity to share a last, and a first with each other.With the...

Alaska National Guardsmen rescue snow researcher after 80-foot fall into crevasse
April 8, 2013 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a snowmobiler who fell 80 feet into a glacier crevasse April 4.According to the...

Citizen-Soldiers find employment through occupational assistance programs
April 5, 2013 — FORT BLISS, Texas - As the mission in Afghanistan draws down, and more Reserve and National Guard Soldiers return to their civilian lives, many Soldiers face challenges on the home front.Veterans face...

North Carolina civil support team practices hazardous-materials scenarios
April 5, 2013 — RALEIGH, N.C. - Civil Support Teams (CSTs) are relatively unknown assets to the residents of our state as they pertain to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incidents.Recently, members of...

First B-2 stealth bomber surpasses 7,000 flight hours
April 5, 2013 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo - Since the B-2 "Spirit of Florida" first arrived at Whiteman Air Force Base in July 1996, its stealthiness and massive firepower have been used in missions around the...

Alaska K-9 Trooper gains, gives at Air Force NCO academy
April 4, 2013 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Zeisel of the Alaska Air National Guard is modest about the recognition he gets from leading his Alaska State Trooper K9, Argo, through...

Airman helps rescue squadron stay armed, ready to fight
April 4, 2013 — AFGHANISTAN - When 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawks "scramble" for a casualty evacuation mission, the environment they are flying into is unpredictable.Whether the environment is...

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