Guard News - The National Guard

National Guard Soldiers scaling back support operations in Boston
April 17, 2013 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard continues to assist local and state authorities following the Boston Marathon bombings that left three dead and more than 140 people... MORE

Massachusetts National Guard members continue to assist local and state authorities following the bombing of the Boston Marathon.

Air Forces Northern commander selects new command chief
April 16, 2013 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander has chosen the command chief master sergeant from... MORE

Chief Master Sergeant Ronald Anderson Jr.

Marathon terror: Massachusetts National Guard supports Boston police
April 16, 2013 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard continued Tuesday to bolster local and state authorities following the Monday explosions at the Boston Marathon.Three people, including... MORE

Soldiers and Airmen of the Massachusetts National Guard muster on the Boston Common to receive orders for a coordinated response in support of civilian authorities in the wake of the marathon bombings, April 15 2013.

Colorado Guard leaders remember fallen helicopter crew in ceremony at Arlington Cemetery
April 15, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Senior members of the Colorado National Guard recently visited Arlington National Cemetery as a way to pay their respects, and remember, two Soldiers with the Colorado Army National... MORE

Air Force Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, left, the adjutant general of the Colorado National Guard, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rob Lawrence, the senior enlisted leader to the adjutant general, pay their final respects at the headstone of crewmembers of Extortion 17 during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Wednesday, April 10, 2013.

Medal of Honor awarded to Korean War chaplain who died in captivity
April 11, 2013 — WASHINGTON - At a Thursday ceremony at the White House, an Army chaplain, Capt. Emil J. Kapaun, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic and selfless actions during the Korean... MORE

Capt. Emil Kapaun (right), former chaplain with Headquarters Company, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, helps another soldier carry an exhausted Soldier off the battlefield early in the Korean War.

National Guard Bureau unveils newest heritage painting
April 11, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The painting ‘Glorieta Pass - Action at Apache Canyon’ is the newest to join the more than 80 official paintings that illustrate key moments or missions of the Army and Air National... MORE

Members of the Colorado National Guard examine the newest National Guard Heritage painting at the Army National Guard Readiness Center in Arlington, Va., April 10, 2013. The painting depicts the actions of the Colorado Army Guard during the Civil War.

After 30 years, a Vermont mountain infantry Soldier is reluctant to leave
April 10, 2013 — JERICHO, Vt. - His smile widens as he recollects his most fond memory; one that journeys all the way to the top of the Italian Alps. The official destination of his first flight and first time out of... MORE

Staff Sgt. David T. Rondeau from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) received the Meritorious Service Medal at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site, April 6, 2013 for his 30 years of service with the company.

Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts
April 10, 2013 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Air Force officials Tuesday began standing down active-duty combat units to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness... MORE

Beginning Tuesday, the Air Force cut the number of flying hours for some units.

Nebraska National Guard member’s career winds down as son begins his service
April 8, 2013 — SONSONATE, El Salvador - As one career ends and another begins, a father and son from the Nebraska National Guard are appreciating the opportunity to share a last, and a first with each other.With the... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Mitchell Patzel and Pvt. Mitchell Patzel, Jr. work on a Movement Tracking System in a truck in El Salvador April 5, 2013. The father-son duo are there for training.

Alaska National Guardsmen rescue snow researcher after 80-foot fall into crevasse
April 8, 2013 — CAMP DENALI, Alaska - Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a snowmobiler who fell 80 feet into a glacier crevasse April 4.According to the... MORE

A flight crew with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th Rescue Squadron conducts training with an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter near Bryant Air Field on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Jan. 29, 2013.

Citizen-Soldiers find employment through occupational assistance programs
April 5, 2013 — FORT BLISS, Texas - As the mission in Afghanistan draws down, and more Reserve and National Guard Soldiers return to their civilian lives, many Soldiers face challenges on the home front.Veterans face... MORE

Soldiers from the 182nd Engineer Battalion attend the Veteran's Opportunity to Work/Transition Assistance Program training during the demobilization process at the Soldier Readiness Processing site at Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan. 23, 2013.

North Carolina civil support team practices hazardous-materials scenarios
April 5, 2013 — RALEIGH, N.C. - Civil Support Teams (CSTs) are relatively unknown assets to the residents of our state as they pertain to chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear incidents.Recently, members of... MORE

Two members of the North Carolina National Guard's 42nd Civil Support Team's survey section prepare for transport on a Polaris quad track vehicle to a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and of Explosive (CBRNE) incident site during the unit's evaluation March 28, 2013.

First B-2 stealth bomber surpasses 7,000 flight hours
April 5, 2013 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo - Since the B-2 "Spirit of Florida" first arrived at Whiteman Air Force Base in July 1996, its stealthiness and massive firepower have been used in missions around the... MORE

U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit crew chiefs stand ready to perform maintenance on the "Spirit of Florida" after completing a historic training mission in which it became the first B-2 to reach 7,000 flight hours, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 1, 2013.

Alaska K-9 Trooper gains, gives at Air Force NCO academy
April 4, 2013 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Tech. Sgt. Brian Zeisel of the Alaska Air National Guard is modest about the recognition he gets from leading his Alaska State Trooper K9, Argo, through... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Brian Zeisel of the 168th Security Forces Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, recently graduated from Noncommissioned Officer Academy.

Kentucky National Guard has high hopes for future Soldiers' technical proficiency
April 4, 2013 — LEXINGTON, Ky. - The Army National Guard can have way too many acronyms, some too confusing for even the most veteran of Soldiers. Try JNN (Joint Network Node) or WIN-T (Warrior Information Network -... MORE

Staff Sgt. Luis Berdecia of the 138th Fires Brigade supervises as children climb inside for a look during the 2013 Student Technology Leadership Program in Lexington, Ky., March 28, 2013.

Michigan Airman Charlie Peterson honored for combat leadership
April 3, 2013 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - A decade ago, he was a newly minted master sergeant, wondering if he had what it takes to truly be a leader. Today, one of the classrooms where the Air Force... MORE

Master Sgt. Charlie Peterson talks with students at the Noncommissioned Officers Academy at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., March 27, 2013. A classroom at the academy was named in his honor. Peterson is a member of the 127th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich.

'Brotherly competition' helps quadruplets who enlisted in Virginia Army National Guard
April 2, 2013 — FORT LEE, Va. - A foursome of high school juniors from the same family in Newport News enlisted last month in the Virginia Army National Guard.Kahlil, Karlyle, Karon, and Kameron Jones, 17, took the... MORE

Kahlil, Karon, Kameron and Karlyle Jones pose with family and friends after their enlistment March 7, 2013, at Fort Lee, Va. Sgt. Brian Merritt (far right) was their recruiter.

Command Sgt. Maj. Conley convenes book group to discuss Army National Guard history
April 1, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As a high school teacher, Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk Conley always valued and advocated for what learning can do for people; so much so that the Army National Guard’s senior enlisted... MORE

Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk Conley of the Army National Guard discusses the book 'I Am the Guard' at the first meeting of a book club he organized for professional development at Arlington Hall in Arlington, Va., March 29, 2013.

Kentucky National Guard trains for multiple threat emergencies
April 1, 2013 — MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - For today's Soldiers and Airmen, the more realistic their training, the better prepared in the event of an actual situation they'll be.For the Kentucky... MORE

Members of the Kentucky Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package decontamination element transport a mock victim for medical assessment during training at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., March 22, 2013.

DoD Releases Update to Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Policy
April 1, 2013 — WASHINGTON - The Department of Defense released updated policies and procedures aimed at combating sexual assaults in the military and improving care for victims.The release came March 28; President... MORE

Guard, Reserve and Navy Test Helicopter Countermeasures Over Water

Georgia Guard Trains to Bolster Domestic Response Capabilities

Nordhaus, Raines: National Guard Delivers Outsized Impact at Home, Abroad

Specialized Oregon Guard Unit Conducts Training at Camp Rilea

Caine: When you Mobilize the Guard, you Mobilize the Nation