Guard News - The National Guard

Oklahoma Guard Soldiers prepare for new weapons system
March 22, 2018 — FORT SILL, Okla. — Artillerymen from the Oklahoma Army National Guard had the opportunity to fire their current weapon system one last time before they transition to a new system later this year... MORE

Okla. Guard prepares for new weapons system

New York and Hawaii Airmen practice astronaut recovery
March 21, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Members of the New York and Hawaii Air National Guard pushed their search and rescue capabilities to new heights March 4 off the coast of Oahu, during a... MORE

Air Guard rescuers practice astronaut recovery

Selfless service propels Kentucky Soldiers to flood rescue
March 20, 2018 — OWENSBORO, Ky. – A pair of Kentucky Guard members are being hailed as heroes after saving the life of an elderly man Feb. 27 in Owensboro, Kentucky. Spcs. Casey Brandle and Justin Stinnett, both with... MORE

Ky. Guardsmen save elderly man from flood waters

Fort Indiantown Gap facilitates large land conservation plan
March 20, 2018 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.- Officials with the installation, Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, The Nature Conservancy and Capitol Region Water approved conserving more than 4,000 acres at the DeHart... MORE

More land conservation at Fort Indiantown Gap, PA

Four N.Y. Air National Guard Airmen killed in Iraq crash
March 19, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Four New York Air National Guard members assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, stationed at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, died in Iraq on March 15, the... MORE

S.C. and Md. Guard units test incident response readiness
March 19, 2018 — CLARKS HILL, S.C. – South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 251st Area Support Medical Company conducted a joint training exercise with Maryland National Guard Soldiers from the 231st Chemical... MORE

Pa. Guard member uses training to revive man at airport
March 19, 2018 — PHILADELPHIA - On March 15, Spc. Trevor Tompkins arrived at Philadelphia International Airport to pick up his mother. She was flying in to be with her father after his major heart attack the day... MORE

Pa. Guardsman saves life of cardiac arrest victim

'Fighting 69th' leads St. Patrick's parade for 167th time
March 14, 2018 — NEW YORK – More than 800 New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, will lead the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade for the 167th time on Saturday. The... MORE

Irish Brigade will lead St. Pat's parade again

N.Y. cavalry members brave wintry woods for recon training
March 13, 2018 — JAVA CENTER, N.Y. — More than 40 Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard endured harsh winter weather to conduct reconnaissance training with... MORE

Soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, move toward their objectives through more than 20 inches of snow after being inserted by a New York National Guard helicopter.

Alaska Guardsmen conduct operations in frozen Beaufort Sea
March 12, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - More than 50 Alaska National Guard members are supporting the U.S. Navy's Ice Exercise several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline. The training is... MORE

Alaska National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment prepare to embark from the Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in their UH-60 helicopters in support of a training mission several miles north of the Alaskan coastline Mar. 4, 2018.

Pa. National Guard assisting state agencies in latest storm
March 8, 2018 — HARRISBURG, Pa. – More than 500 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard were placed on state active duty to assist the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and other state agencies in... MORE

N.Y. Army Guard aircrew teams with Army Reserve for training
March 7, 2018 — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation teamed up with Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve for air assault training on a snowy morning here on... MORE

NY Guard unit drills with Arny Reserve unit

Wisconsin Guard medics train alongside first responders
March 7, 2018 — WAUKESHA, Wis. — A company of Wisconsin Army National Guard medical specialists worked alongside their civilian first responder counterparts Sunday to build valuable relationships and enhance their... MORE

First responders and Guard medics exchange best practices

Alaska drill had extreme cold-weather training opportunities
March 7, 2018 — FORT GREELY, Alaska — Approximately 600 Guard members from the United States and Canada participated in training at the Donnelly Training Area as part of Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018, from Feb. 25 to... MORE

Troops get cold-weather experience in Alaska

200 New York Guard members on duty following nor'easter
March 5, 2018 — CAMP SMITH, N.Y-Two hundred members of the New York Army and Air National Guard, and New York's state defense forces, were on duty Monday after New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of... MORE

Ohio Airmen team up with state troopers in flood missions
March 2, 2018 — SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY AIR GUARD STATION, Ohio - Soggy fields of farmland stretched for miles in the flood-ravished region of southern Ohio. Staff Sgt. John, an analyst with the 178th Wing Incident... MORE

Virgin Islands, Michigan National Guards begin partnership
March 1, 2018 — LANSING, Mich. - Following devastation from back-to-back hurricanes, the Virgin Islands National Guard and the Michigan National Guard have developed a partnership to support recovery of the Virgin... MORE

V.I. National Guard partners with Mich. Guard

Exercise Arctic Eagle tests radiological response in Valdez
March 1, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —More than 200 Air and Army National Guard members travelled by ferry, plane and vehicle to the outlying community of Valdez, Alaska, to participate in a... MORE

Operation Arctic Eagle concludes in Alaska

Fla. senior leader summit highlights disaster cooperation
February 28, 2018 — TALLAHASSEE, Florida – The Florida National Guard hosted its annual Senior Leader Summit on Monday, drawing participation not only from leadership within the state but from top brass in the active... MORE

Fla. Guard leaders discuss disaster responses

S.C. Guard partners with first responders to combat opioids
February 28, 2018 — WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from the 43rd Civil Support Team conducted a multi-agency micro lab training Feb. 20-22. First responders from the South... MORE

SC Guard conducts training with partners on opiods

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise