Guard News - The National Guard

N.C. Aviation Soldiers arrive in Lakota U-72 for career day
February 2, 2018 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Wednesday was a regular school day for the kids and teachers at Rogers Lane Elementary School - until their guests arrived in a helicopter. Soldiers with the North Carolina National... MORE

NC Soldiers at school career day in helicopter

Pa. special operations wing conducts combat-aid training
February 1, 2018 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The 193rd Special Operations Wing completed its first Tactical Combat Casualty Care course, certifying 12 Airmen on Jan. 12 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. In addition to... MORE

193rd Special Operations Wing in Pa. complete combat-medical training

New York Air Guard trains officers for Joint Air Component
January 31, 2018 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Six instructors from the New York Air National Guard’s 152nd Air Operations Group qualified 24 Air National Guard officers from across the United States to serve as members... MORE

DoD studying issue of fitness devices giving too much info
January 30, 2018 — WASHINGTON —Defense Department officials are studying security issues raised by physical conditioning trackers that also can be used to pinpoint service members’ whereabouts, a Pentagon spokesman said... MORE

Officials studying fitness devices over security issue

Digital eyepiece increases capabilities of F-16 pilots
January 29, 2018 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. - The 114th Fighter Wing sent more than 90 Airmen and nine F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft for Lobo Summit 2018 training deployment to March Air Reserve Base in Riverside,... MORE

114th FW pilots trying digital eye pieces

La. Guard delivers water to senior care center in Tallulah
January 26, 2018 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard's 199th Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, delivered 4,000 gallons of water to the Olive Branch Senior Care Center in Tallulah... MORE

S.C. National Guard recognizes value of trained transporters
January 26, 2018 — EASTOVER, S.C. - They are among the first mobilized during disaster response or in combat, and leaders who plan logistics know without their support, missions abruptly come to halt. These are the... MORE

N.Y. Guard Soldiers and Airmen on flood duty - just in case
January 23, 2018 — MALONE, N.Y.—Nearly 130 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are on active duty in case rains and warmer weather cause ice jams and flooding on rivers in upstate and northern New York. The New... MORE

Shutdown affects quality of life and readiness programs
January 22, 2018 — WASHINGTON —The government shutdown that began at midnight Jan. 20 will affect the operating status of quality of life and family readiness programs offered by the Defense Department to service... MORE

S.C. National Guard recovery teams haul motorists in storm
January 18, 2018 — ROCK HILL, S.C. - When South Carolina is hit by ice, rain or snow, some of the most deployed assets for the South Carolina National Guard are vehicle recovery teams (VRT). During the recent ice storm... MORE

S.C. National Guard helps police in ice storm

Free tax filing software available to military members
January 18, 2018 — WASHINGTON —With the new year bringing a new tax season, Military OneSource has launched its free tax software to support military members and their families in the annual task of filing. The MilTax... MORE

Cold weather is no obstacle for N.J. Guard mechanics
January 18, 2018 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Complex flying machines require constant maintenance, no matter what the temperatures are, as 108th Wing Airmen know. Numb fingers and the occasional bruised... MORE

N.J. Airmen keep up maintenance during cold temps

S.C. Guard leads the way with new missile training program
January 16, 2018 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard held a graduation ceremony for its Patriot missile system training program, a first of its kind for the National Guard. The program provides... MORE

U.S. Soldiers from the 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command and 678th Air Defense Brigade, South Carolina National Guard, graduate the Patriot missile training program at a ceremony held in Columbia, South Carolina, Jan. 6, 2018. The eight month-long training was conducted by the South Carolina Army National Guard in order for air defense Soldiers to have a better understanding of the Patriot missile weapons system and enhance their capabilities to manage this asset.

W.V. Guard provides support to Big Sandy River oil spill
January 12, 2018 — KENOVA, W.V. - The West Virginia National Guard’s 35th Civil Support Team is providing support to local responding agencies working an oil spill from a sunken towboat along the Big Sandy River. The... MORE

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shay Rich and Sgt. Nick Thongdara of the West Virginia National Guard's 35th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction) collect water samples from the Big Sandy River just south of Kenova in Wayne County, W.Va. Jan. 11, 2018.

Air National Guard supports SoCal mudslide rescue efforts
January 11, 2018 — MOFFETT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. – California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing are providing search and rescue support in Southern California for those impacted by the recent... MORE

A California Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter with air crews and two elite Guardian Angel pararescuemen from the 129th Rescue Wing Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif, provide search and rescue operations in Southern California, impacted by a mudslides, Jan. 10, 2018.

Luge athlete overcomes obstacles for 2018 Olympics
January 10, 2018 — LAKE PLACID, New York -- Whether she'd posted a personal-best time, or suffered a collision on the track, Emily Sweeney would flash her trademark smile to fans, media, or anyone who watched her... MORE

Sgt. Emily Sweeney waves to the crowd at the Lake Placid Olympic Center Dec. 16.

Illinois Guard supported over 4,500 funeral honors in 2017
January 9, 2018 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Whenever a Soldier dies, military funeral honors have traditionally been provided, and today that tradition is law if the family requests it. Providing those honors is a solemn... MORE

Ill. National Guard provides more than 4500 funeral honors

Senior planner urges Guard leaders to prepare for next war
January 8, 2018 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Army's senior logistician told National Guard leaders to ensure their units are ready for the next war, because wherever and whenever it is, it will take the total force to... MORE

Logistician says to prepare for next war

N.Y. Guardsman died saving residents from huge Bronx fire
January 3, 2018 — NEW YORK - A New York Army National Guard Soldier who died in a massive apartment house fire in the Bronx on Dec. 28, is being credited with saving four lives, rescuing people three times before he... MORE

Nevada National Guard keeps watch over New Year’s Eve celebrations
December 31, 2017 — LAS VEGAS, Nev. - With New Year’s Eve only hours away, Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen made their final preparations for the largest domestic mobilization operation in Nevada Guard history... MORE

Two Nevada National Guard Soldiers conduct a foot patrol through the McCarran International Airport baggage claim in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Alaska Guard Engineers Rebuild Observation Posts During Annual Training

Nevada National Guard Aerial Firefighters Mark Busy August

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialists from Kentucky Air Guard Recognized for Excellence

Maryland Army Guard Cyber Soldiers Lead Certification Exercise

Georgia Army Guard Soldiers Return from Central Europe Deployment