Guard News - The National Guard

Two from 69th Infantry are New York Army Guard Best Warriors
May 2, 2018 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y.—Two New York City members of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, are the Best Warriors in the New York Army National Guard for 2018. Spc. Ilya Titov, an... MORE

Best-warrior winners in N.Y. National Guard

Ore. Guard troops work with Canadians to enhance readiness
May 2, 2018 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Soldiers from the U.S. and the 39th Canadian Brigade Group (CBG) took part in a multi-day exercise, allowing a unique opportunity to integrate support and skills... MORE

Oregon National Guard Staff Sgt. Jon Paul Hanson, a sniper with the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, enters the 'Leschi Town' training area during an early morning advancement during Exercise Cougar Rage, April 28, 2018, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. U.S. and Canadian soldiers took part in four-days of joint training to enhance operational readiness, April 26-29.

Guardsmen from New England train in handling disasters
April 30, 2018 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. - Vehicles laid overturned in the road, fires burned high, downed power lines draped low across the wreckage and people, trapped under debris, cried out for rescue... MORE

Senior Airman Jesse D. Hyam and Staff Sgt. Alexander J. Barnhart, medical search and extraction team members assigned to the 157th Medical Group, N.H. Air National Guard, work to lift debris during a simulated exercise on April 11, 2018 at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass. Hyam and Barnhart participated in a weeklong regional deployment readiness exercise as members of the N.H. CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package team.

Lengyel: Guard mirrors National Defense Strategy priorities
April 30, 2018 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Readiness, people and innovation are priorities for the National Guard, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel told Guard supporters Sunday. They are the National Guard's priorities... MORE

Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau testifies at a hearing to review the 2019 Budget Request for the National Guard and Reserve before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Defense, in Washington, D.C., Apr. 17, 2018. Lengyel spoke over the weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Freedom Award finalists named for 2018
April 24, 2018 — WASHINGTON - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve has announced the 30 finalists for the 2018 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award. The finalists represent large and small... MORE

Air Guard, Reserve wings kick off annual MAFFS training
April 24, 2018 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As temperatures heated up this week in northern California, aerial firefighters from four C-130 airlift wings operating the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service's... MORE

National Guard takes top honors in DoD environmental awards
April 23, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard was recognized for environment stewardship, bringing home awards in multiple categories in the 2018 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards. The Hawaii Army... MORE

Ga. Air Guard unit spearheads Puerto Rico hurricane recovery
April 23, 2018 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Georgia Air National Guard's 202d Engineering Installation Squadron deployed here Sunday to spearhead hurricane recovery efforts for 156th Airlift Wing base communications... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Buchanan, right, superintendent, Staff Sgt. Charles Chalk, center, cable and antenna technician, and Staff Sgt. Wilson Gardner, airfield systems technician, from the 202d Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS), Georgia Air National Guard (ANG), review technical drawings at Muñiz ANG Base in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 19, 2018. The 202d EIS deployed to the Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 156th Airlift Wing as part of the Hurricane Irma and Maria recovery efforts to spearhead a large-scale project relocating communications systems cabling and equipment to a new hardened facility.

Army multi-component worst-case exercise tests the force
April 23, 2018 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – Fields of debris, demolished vehicles and bodies of mannequins and live role players laid across an entire town center; words on bed sheets, asking for... MORE

Exercise officials for Guardian Response 18 tour Muscatatuck Urban Training Center ahead of Guardian Response 18 exercise, April 11, 2018. More than 4,500 Soldiers from across the country participated in GR18, a multi-component training exercise to validate U.S. Army units’ ability to support the Defense Support of Civil Authorities in the event of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear catastrophe.

Air National Guard unit trains for combat in Arkansas
April 19, 2018 — FORT CHAFFEE MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Ark. – The crunch of gravel is swiftly drowned out by the sounds of rapid gunfire as a small, six-man team finds cover in a tree line and targets enemy forces... MORE

A Tactical Air Control Party specialist listens to his team on his radio while participating in a field training exercise, or FTX, at Fort Chaffee Maneuver Training Center in Arkansas, April 14, 2018.

Okla. National Guard assisting firefighters on wildfires
April 18, 2018 — MOORELAND, Okla. – Oklahoma's historic wildfire conditions led to fires spreading fast and firefighters scrambling to extinguish the blazes and mitigate the damage. As the high winds and dry... MORE

An Oklahoma National Guard Black Hawk helicopter was dispatched to help with firefighting efforts Thursday.

Gen. Lengyel details Guard's contributions in Senate hearing
April 18, 2018 — WASHINGTON - In support of the National Defense Strategy, the National Guard's focus remains on the war fight, defending and securing the homeland and building enduring partnerships, the chief of the... MORE

Tim Stampley, a Department of the Army Civilian observer controller trainer, and his crew, speaks to Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and gives him a tour of the training during Guardian Response 18 at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., April 14, 2018.

South Carolina Guard certified on disaster response
April 17, 2018 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. - Crumpled cars nestled atop each other. Shredded clothing and debris littered the landscape in front of buildings with blown-out windows. Tired, hungry, thirsty, and injured... MORE

South Carolina National Guard Sgt. Paul Reid and other medics from the 251st Area Support Medical Company, in-process simulated casualties, April 12, 2018, during a drill at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Indiana, as part of Exercise Vibrant Response.

Idaho Guard unit conducts first major Abrams drill since '04
April 16, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho - The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team's 2-116th Combined Arms Battalion (AR) completed gunnery training March 16 to 23 at the Orchard Combat Training Center. The training marked the... MORE

NGB Chief Lengyel observes joint disaster response training
April 16, 2018 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. – Gray skies greeted the 28th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, and other distinguished visitors, including commanding... MORE

NGB Chief Lengyel observes disaster training

CONG participates in natural disaster response exercise
April 13, 2018 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard partnered with more than a dozen federal, tribal, state and local agencies to hone their response capabilities and assist civil authorities and... MORE

Army National Guard members perform hoist training with Alpine Search and Rescue members during Alpine Guard 2018.

Okla. Guard members splash down with special-rescue team
April 12, 2018 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Members of the Oklahoma Army National Guard participated in water rescue training last week over the waters of the Oklahoma River as part of a newly formed rescue task force. Oklahoma... MORE

Okla. Guard trains with special-rescue team

South Florida Guard units prepare ahead of hurricane season
April 12, 2018 — ORLANDO, Fla. - It's not hurricane season yet, but Soldiers with the Florida National Guard's 50th Regional Support Group (RSG) out of Homestead are already preparing to support civilian authorities... MORE

South Florida Guard units prepare for hurricane season

NGB Chief Lengyel meets with Pa. Guard Soldiers and Airmen
April 11, 2018 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the 28th chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, recently made a visit to several Pennsylvania National... MORE

Idaho Army National Guard trains with Boise firefighters
April 9, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho - The Boise Fire Department conducted hoist training with the Idaho Army National Guard's state aviation group April 2-6 at Gowen Field to facilitate future readiness for domestic... MORE

Maine Army Guard Engineers Build Communities, Readiness

Iowa Army Guard Soldiers Train at Tigerland

Idaho Guard Engineers Aid Redwood Park Restoration

Oregon Army Guard Helps Design Future Medevac Technology

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Five Distressed Boaters