Guard News - The National Guard

Pennsylvania National Guard sends medical personnel and equipment to the U.S. Virgin Islands
October 25, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard sent 20 Soldiers to assist the U.S. Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Oct. 12. The anticipated mission for the Guard... MORE

Pa. sends Guard members for hurricane relief

Volunteering to help in Puerto Rico, these Ohio Guard members take time off from college
October 25, 2017 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - When a Soldier receives the order that they are being deployed, they often have months to prepare. When a National Guard Soldier is called up to help with recovery efforts for... MORE

Ohio Guard members put studies on hold to help

New York's Hancock Field partners with active-duty Air Force
October 25, 2017 — HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing is about to get a little bit bigger through a partnership with the Air Force. Hancock Field will see... MORE

New York Air Guard discusses plans to house MQ-9 aircraft

California Guard translators assisting FEMA and residents impacted by fires
October 23, 2017 — NAPA, Calif. - The California Army National Guard continues stretching its reach toward helping recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Northern California wildfires. Members of the 1040th... MORE

193rd Special Operations Wing provides non-stop hurricane relief support
October 23, 2017 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - "We never have to worry about finding a great parking space. We're usually the first ones here in the morning and the last ones to leave at night." That's how Lt. Col. Keith... MORE

193rd Special Operations Wing works around the clock on hurricane relief

New York National Guard engineers arrive in Puerto Rico
October 20, 2017 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. — About 125 Soldiers of the 152nd Engineer Support Company, New York Army National Guard, deployed Thursday from here to Puerto Rico. The engineers are... MORE

NY Air Guard sends engineers to Puerto Rico

Utah National Guard pilots rescue injured hiker in treacherous night mission
October 19, 2017 — WEST JORDAN, Utah – The 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion of the Utah National Guard hoisted a seriously injured 20-year-old man off the face of the Uintah Mountains late Wednesday.The highly... MORE

California Guard members receive outpouring of support during their fire mission
October 19, 2017 — NAPA, Calif. - Something should be said about the outpouring of support given to the California Army National Guard during their response to the Northern California wildfires. From the point of view... MORE

Private businesses join volunteers and other organizations in providing meals to California Army National Guardsmen who are activated for the 2017 Northern California wildfires.

Alaska Army National Guard deploys to U.S. Virgin Islands in humanitarian aid mission
October 19, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska –Alaska Army National Guard members are deploying to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to provide operational and sustainment support in the aftermath of... MORE

Alaska Guard deploys to assist U.S. Virgin Islands

163rd Attack Wing converts Reapers into hunter-killers of wildfire
October 18, 2017 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. - A lightning-fast response to California's lethal wildfires has scorched launch precedent and incinerated red tape between the California Air National Guard's 163d... MORE

New York's 109th Airlift Wing takes off for 30th season supporting Antarctic mission
October 18, 2017 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The hum of an LC-130 Skibird taking off on a crisp upstate New York morning marked the 109th Airlift Wing's annual migration south on Tuesday. Two LC-130... MORE

An LC-130 Skibird takes off from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, N.Y., to begin the journey to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on Oct. 17, 2017.

California Guard Airmen provide critical communication support to wildfire evacuees
October 17, 2017 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — Airmen from the California National Guard continue to provide cellphone and internet support to people who fled their homes last week as wildfires raged through... MORE

A Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) from the California Air National Guard's 163d Attack Wing at March Air Reserve Base, is set up at Napa Valley College in Napa, California, to provide communications support to victims of the Northern California fires Oct. 11, 2017.

Mississippi Guard members take to the air to locate elderly missing woman
October 17, 2017 — TUPELO, Miss. - It was just a normal weekend at drill for two Mississippi National Guard members - report in on time, jump into the day's training - then help save a life. Capt. Drew Headings and... MORE

Miss. Guardsmen locate missing elderly woman

Post-hurricane, agencies work to preserve a rare Puerto Rican parrot
October 16, 2017 — EL YUNQUE NATIONAL RAINFOREST, Puerto Rico - As Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, the island was not prepared for what it would bring. The structural damage alone caused many people to lose homes... MORE

Kentucky Air Guard moves 7.2 million pounds of relief supplies at cargo hub in Puerto Rico
October 16, 2017 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than three dozen members of the Kentucky Air National Guard have processed 7.2 million pounds of humanitarian aid through a cargo hub they established here Sept. 23,... MORE

163d Attack Wing activates for California fire support
October 16, 2017 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — Airmen of the California Air National Guard's 163d Attack Wing entered into their fifth day in support of civil authorities battling deadly wildfires across... MORE

163rd Attach Wing supports wildland firefighting in California

California Guard members make a difference at fire evacuation center
October 13, 2017 — PETALUMA, Calif. - The presence alone of the California Army National Guard was enough for Deborah L. Dalton to put things into perspective. As thousands of people flee the Northern California fires —... MORE

Guard helps at Calif. fire evacuation center

Colorado cyber games strengthen ties and technical skills
October 13, 2017 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - A cyber-attack is invisible, can be undeterred by boundaries and is extremely dangerous. The possibilities for damage are endless. Attacks can range from small annoyances to... MORE

Ohio National Guard sends troops with medical and communications gear to Puerto Rico
October 11, 2017 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Over the last three days, the Ohio National Guard has sent communications and medical equipment to Puerto Rico to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria. On Thursday, about... MORE

South Dakota National Guard Soldiers head to Puerto Rico for water assistance
October 10, 2017 — PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard has activated four members of the South Dakota Army National Guard's Company A, 139th Brigade Support Battalion, at the request of Puerto Rico government... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard Medical Unit Gains Vital Experience During Field Exercise

California Air National Guard Hosts Reaper Smoke 2025

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