Guard News - The National Guard

Top National Guard employers receive Freedom Award
September 6, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The nation's top National Guard employers were among the 15 recipients of the annual Secretary of Defense ESGR Freedom Award, and hailed by Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick... MORE

Singapore Air Force supports hurricane relief in Texas
September 6, 2017 — CAMP MABRY, Texas—Thirty-four members of the Republic of Singapore Air Force in CH-47 Chinook helicopters coordinated with the Texas National Guard's 372nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion to... MORE

Singapore air force helps Harvey relief troops

National Guard troops prep for action as Hurricane Irma slams Caribbean
September 6, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Hurricane Irma, a monster storm packing winds up to 185 mph, was hovering Wednesday over Caribbean islands as Florida National Guard members began preparing for a possible hit and... MORE

National Guard personnel heading toward Hurricane Irma as relief efforts continue in Texas
September 5, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As Hurricane Irma bears down Tuesday on the Caribbean, National Guard units are sending personnel to aid their civilian counterparts in the path of the storm. Irma has been classified... MORE

Illinois Air National Guard conduct a pre-flight brief

Handicapped man rescued from Harvey flooding with water, ground and air assets
September 2, 2017 — ORANGE, Texas – A team of National Guard and Coast Guard members, swift-water rescue technicians and volunteers worked together to rescue and airlift a patient needing special medical attention, from... MORE

Kentucky and Oregon Air Guard Special Tactics Airmen save lives in Texas
September 1, 2017 — ELLINGTON FIELD JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas -- To assist in rescue efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, 38 Special Tactics Airmen from the Kentucky and Oregon Air National Guard have been... MORE

Kentucky and Mississippi Airmen establish air hub for Texas storm response
September 1, 2017 — HOUSTON —Airmen from the Kentucky and Mississippi Air National Guard established an aeromedical evacuation and air cargo hub here Wednesday, attaining mission-capable status within hours of their... MORE

Kentucky and Miss. Airmen set up air hub in Houston

102nd Intelligence Wing Airmen provide remote support for Texas aid
September 1, 2017 — CAPE COD, Mass. - Air National Guard Imagery Analysts from the 101st Intelligence Squadron are supporting Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts by providing processing, analysis and dissemination of... MORE

NGB chief Lengyel lauds Guard's capabilities at conference
August 31, 2017 — RENO, Nev. - During his hour-long address, Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, encapsulated the theme of the 46th annual Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United... MORE

Louisiana National Guard helps nursing home rescue; more state aid pours in
August 31, 2017 — BATON ROUGE, La. –The Louisiana National Guard joined in Texas rescue efforts Wednesday, including helping evacuate a nursing home in Orange.As the disaster brought by Hurricane Harvey's landfall last... MORE

Guard members continue Harvey response; 30,000 additional Guard troops ready to respond
August 30, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Guard response to Hurricane Harvey will be a long term, sustained effort, said a senior National Guard official, adding that up 30,000 Guard members stand ready to assist... MORE

Texas National Guard, partners and neighbors rescue at least 2,400 from floods
August 30, 2017 — CYPRESS CREEK, Texas – While about 2,400 rescues have been achieved in the massive floods resulting from Tropical Storm Harvey, here's a closer look at the teamwork.Texas National Guard members from... MORE

Louisiana National Guard members assisting with rescues
August 30, 2017 — BATON ROUGE, La. – Soldiers with the Louisiana National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, rescued more than 100 people Monday in central Lake Charles... MORE

National Guard prepares more troops for possible deployment to Harvey response
August 29, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - At a Pentagon news briefing Tuesday, an official announced the National Guard Bureau is working on plans that would provide an additional 20,000 to 30,000 Soldiers and Airmen in... MORE

National Guard members sit in a C-17 Globemaster aircraft waiting for take off

Other states sending personnel and vehicles to assist Texas response to Harvey
August 29, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - One day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called up the entire 12,000-member Texas National Guard to assist civilian authorities with the epic flooding resulting from Hurricane Harvey,... MORE

Texas governor activates all 12,000 state Guard members for hurricane relief
August 28, 2017 — AUSTIN, Texas – Gov. Greg Abbott today announced he has activated the entire Texas National Guard in response to Hurricane Harvey, bringing the total number of deployed Guard members to roughly... MORE

UH-60 pilots conduct deck-landing practice in Kuwait
August 28, 2017 — ARABIAN GULF, Kuwait - Wisconsin, Michigan and Texas Army National Guard Soldiers with the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted deck-landing qualifications with two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters... MORE

Another 1,000 Texas Guard members deployed to assist Tropical Storm Harvey response
August 28, 2017 — WASHINGTON — Weather forecasters are saying the remnants of Hurricane Harvey are causing "catastrophic flooding" in Southeastern Texas, as about 3,000 Texas National Guard and Texas State Guard... MORE

Kentucky Air Guard sends members to Texas

Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas; Guard members mobilized to assist
August 25, 2017 — AUSTIN, Texas —Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Corpus Christi late Friday, bringing fierce winds and heavy rain. About 1,200 members of the Texas Army National Guard were battling the storm Saturday... MORE

Texas Guard fights Hurricane Harvey effects

Emergency services exercise builds partnership between Guard unit and Fort Lee
August 24, 2017 — FORT LEE, Va. - The 34th Civil Support Team and Fort Lee Fire and Emergency Services personnel conducted a joint exercise Tuesday to rehearse their response plans to hazardous material situations. The... 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