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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

Readiness enhanced with Army National Guard 4.0
February 26, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard has undergone a shift in its training approach and many Army Guard Soldiers in certain critical units have seen an increase in yearly training days and... MORE

Soldiers with the Mississippi Army National Guard's 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team run for cover while engaging opposing forces during a rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, May 30, 2017.

New York Airmen finish their Antarctica support mission
February 26, 2018 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - Airmen and aircraft with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing have started their journey back home to Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York, from McMurdo... MORE

Ohio and W.Va. Guard units work on flood preparations
February 26, 2018 — PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - For the second time last week, the Ohio National Guard has activated Soldiers from the 1191st Engineering Company to support Portsmouth, Ohio, by raising additional floodgates as... MORE

Alaska and Wash. National Guard respond to Valdez oil spill
February 23, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska— While in Valdez, taking part in Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018, Guard members from the 103rd Civil Support Team, Alaska National Guard, and Washington National... MORE

Ohio engineer company raises floodgates for its hometown
February 23, 2018 — PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - The Ohio River was rising, it had crested at 53 feet and rain was in the forecast for days to come, putting the city of Portsmouth in jeopardy. On the afternoon of Feb. 19, over... MORE

105th Airlift Wing Airmen hone aeromedical evacuation skills
February 22, 2018 — GULFPORT, Miss.– Airmen assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing participated in PATRIOT South 2018, based out of the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, from Feb. 12 to 15. The PATRIOT... MORE

Practicing air evac at Patriot South exercise

Oregon's 173rd Fighter Wing gets 50-year lease extension
February 21, 2018 — KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The City of Klamath Falls demonstrated an unprecedented level of community support for the 173rd Fighter Wing by extending the lease on the airfield property until 2095—the... MORE

Ore. fighter wing gets 50-year lease extension

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers earn Pathfinder wings
February 21, 2018 — EASTOVER, S.C. – South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from across the state came to McCrady Training Center Feb. 2 with one goal in mind; become an Army Pathfinder. This is the first year that... MORE

New York Soldier's heroics recognized with posthumous medal
February 20, 2018 — NEW YORK – Army National Guard leaders came together to honor a New York Soldier who died in a massive fire in the Bronx on Dec. 28, 2017, with the Army's highest award for bravery outside of a combat... 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