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D.C. National Guard partners with Metro Police to support Maria relief efforts
September 29, 2017 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 113th Wing's 201st Airlift Squadron transported 10 Metropolitan Police Department officers to San Juan, Puerto Rico, in support of hurricane Maria relief efforts. Their role is... MORE

D.C. Air Guard flies police and supplies to Puerto Rico

National Guard continues exodus of gear and personnel to Caribbean in Hurricane Maria's aftermath
September 29, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - While the United States eyes hurricane relief efforts in its Caribbean territories, the National Guard continues to respond with vital assets, resources and Guard members. As of... MORE

Savannah's Airmen keeping hurricane relief supplies flowing to the Caribbean
September 27, 2017 — SAVANNAH, Ga. - Air National Guard Airmen with the 165th Air Terminal Operations Center at Savannah Air National Guard Base were operating around the clock this week to send disaster relief to Puerto... MORE

Savannah Airmen moving relief supplies around the clock

Virginia National Guard sends troops to Virgin Islands
September 25, 2017 — BLACKSTONE, Va. — The first group of Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Staunton-based 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team departed Sunday for the U.S Virgin Islands from Blackstone Army... MORE

Va. Guard prepares for hurricane aid to VI

Missouri Army National Guard to support Virgin Islands relief effort
September 25, 2017 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Army National Guard has sent helicopters and crews to the Virgin Islands to assist with hurricane response efforts. Gov. Eric Greitens, the state's... MORE

Members of the Missouri Army National Guard board a C-17 Globemaster III prior to being transported from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., to the Virgin Islands, Sept. 24, 2017. Elements of the Missouri National Guard have been activated to support hurricane relief efforts.

Air National Guard team processes those affected by Hurricane Maria
September 25, 2017 — SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ga. — Waves of first responders and their families shuffled through a 165th Airlift Wing reception center here this weekend as part of Hurricane Maria relief... MORE

Georgia Air wing helps people evacuated from storm

Utah Airmen restore communications in Virgin Islands
September 23, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Six Airmen assigned to the Joint Incident Site Communications Capability team of the 151st Air Refueling Wing in Salt Lake City, Utah, deployed to the U.S. Virgin... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. Don Johnnson and Staff Sgt. Tony Baca, Joint Incident Site Communication Capability team members with the 151st Air Refueling Wing Communications Flight in Salt Lake City, Utah, set up a SWE-DISH CCT120 satellite dish outside the Leonard B. Francis Armory in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sept. 20, 2017. The Sept. 7 deployment of the Utah JISCC helped re-establish critical military and emergency civil service communications within areas of the U.S. Virgin Islands severely impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Paul Gorman)

Guard asset supports critical communications during recent natural disasters
September 22, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – After communication infrastructures in hurricane-affected areas of the Gulf Coast and American territories in the Caribbean were decimated, a decade-old National Guard asset that... MORE

Air communications unit enroute to hurricanes

Mississippi National Guard joins forces with state narcotics officials in huge pot bust
September 22, 2017 — JACKSON, Miss. - The Mississippi National Guard played a vital role in what has been called the largest marijuana bust in recent memory by Mississippi state law enforcement officers. In August, the... MORE

Miss. Guard helps in huge marijuana seizure

Kentucky Air Guardsmen deploy to Caribbean for Hurricane Maria relief operations
September 21, 2017 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Seven Special Tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard departed here Wednesday for the Caribbean, where they will open airfields so humanitarian aid can be delivered and... MORE

Kentucky Airmen prepare for Caribbean hurricane assistance

National Guard assets plan relief efforts as Hurricane Maria slams Puerto Rico
September 20, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Hurricane Maria made landfall Wednesday over Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm, with winds of 150 mph, weather officials said. With Maria following a similar path as Hurricane Irma,... MORE

With Hurricane Maria on the way, Virgin Islands Guard chaplain reinforces resilience
September 19, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - The U.S. Virgin Islands was devastated 13 days ago by Hurricane Irma, and while the community and the Virgin Islands National Guard brace themselves for the potential... MORE

Virgin Islands chaplain promotes resilience

91st Cyber Brigade activated as Army National Guard’s first cyber brigade
September 19, 2017 — FORT BELVOIR, Va. — The Virginia National Guard activated the Bowling Green-based 91st Cyber Brigade as the Army National Guard's first cyber brigade at a Sunday ceremony at Fort Belvoir. The new... MORE

Air National Guard members provide critical contingency response
September 18, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - Air National Guard units from three U.S. states combined assets, manpower and expertise to provide critical control of military airlift to the heavily battered island... MORE

Tennessee Air National Guard provides imagery analysis to support hurricane relief
September 18, 2017 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Several members of the 118th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group based at Joint Base Berry Field in Nashville, Tennessee, are providing support for relief efforts... MORE

Virgin Islands National Guard assists police with traffic patrol
September 16, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands National Guard and Virgin Islands Police Department worked side by side to help deal with traffic control on St. Thomas and St. John, after both islands... MORE

A Virgin Islands National Guard member stands by the window of a civilian vehicle with a member of the Virgin Islands Police Department.

Florida Guard members keep Hurricane Irma relief supplies flowing
September 15, 2017 — ORLANDO, Fla. - Guard members from around the state secure and manage the Auxiliary Staging Area for truckers rushing to deliver supplies for Hurricane Irma relief in Orlando, Sept. 13, 2017. An... MORE

Specialist Brandon Moorley, military police for the 715th Military Police Company, and Airman 1st Class Kara Fredrickson, services apprentice at the125th Force Support Squadron, inspect vehicles at the Exit Control Point for the State Logistics Response Center Axillary Staging Area in Orlando, Fla. Sept. 13, 2017.

El Paso to Orange: Soldiers travel 1000 miles in wake of Harvey
September 15, 2017 — ORANGE, Texas - On Aug. 28th, Gov. Greg Abbott mobilized approximately 12,000 members of the Texas Military Department after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas Coast with high winds and upwards to 50... MORE

Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 133rd Field Artillery Regiment based in El Paso, Texas with first responders, the Cajun Navy and civilian volunteers tirelessly work points of distribution as relief teams to provide Texans affected by Hurricane Harvey more than 18,000 cases of water daily and nearly 320,000 pounds of ice, and tens of thousands of pounds of donated necessities, such as toilet paper, baby food and diapers, tarps, hygiene items, clothing and cleaning supplies, Sept. 3 2017.

Troops behind the scenes help send Guard aid to Florida
September 15, 2017 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. — With the help of approximately 45 Wisconsin National Guard Airmen, three C-17 Globemaster and seven C-135 Stratolifter military aircraft, more than 600 members of the Wisconsin Army... MORE

Wisconsin Air National Guard member is palletizing luggage for a flight to Florida.

Florida Guard members run Hurricane Irma shelter like hospital
September 14, 2017 — PALM COAST, Fla. - When disaster strikes, first responders jump into action at a moment's notice. When Hurricane Irma sent hundreds into special-needs shelters, moments weren't long enough. "We had 15... MORE

Rymfire Elementary School special needs shelter medical team stand together in Palm Coast, Florida Sept. 12, 2017.

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