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Illinois Guard Helps Make Sick Child’s Wish a Reality
December 19, 2022 — AUBURN, Ill. – The temperature was 23 degrees, but it was a warm June Day on Dec. 17 as the Illinois National Guard joined hundreds of first responders, schools and community groups to give 3-year-old...

Soldier Earns Ranger Tab, Airborne Wings, Air Assault Badge
December 19, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – Pfc. Cooper Hayes has only served in the Idaho Army National Guard for 14 months, but he has already compiled a career’s worth of accomplishments. Over the past 11 months, the...

Rainbow Division Vet Passes on War Stories to Today's Soldiers
December 8, 2022 — ALBANY, N.Y. – A World War II veteran of the 42nd Infantry Division shared his combat stories with 300 New York Army National Guard Soldiers serving in the division's headquarters for the unit's...

New York Air Guard Honors Former President Martin Van Buren
December 6, 2022 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard marked the 240th birthday of President Martin Van Buren, the first president not born a British subject, in his rural hometown Dec. 5.Air Force Brig...

Indiana Air Guardsmen Help Car Accident Victims
December 5, 2022 — TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Two Indiana National Guard Airmen from the 181st Intelligence Wing provided critical care following a rollover vehicle incident that resulted in two people being trapped...

New York Guardsman Responds to In-flight Medical Emergency
December 2, 2022 — ALBANY, N.Y. – An ordinary Thanksgiving Day flight turned into an effort to save a life for New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Daniel Conley, a medical technician assigned to the 105th Airlift...

New York National Guard Soldiers Share Holiday Spirit
December 2, 2022 — BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. – Two dozen New York National Guard Soldiers helped spread the holiday spirit by volunteering to load donated Christmas trees bound for service members and their families across the...

NY Air Guard Leaders Salute World War II Vet on his 100th
November 29, 2022 — LATHAM, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard leaders gathered at the Shaker Place Nursing Home to honor a World War II veteran on his 100th birthday Nov. 28.William H. Meyer served in the Army Air...

Iowa National Guard Soldier Gives Back to Homeless
November 29, 2022 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – Shortly after the first snow of the season, Iowa National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Michael Sullivan pulled out his “Lil Red Wagon” for the third year in a row to collect donations for the...

Alaska Guardsmen Bring Holiday Cheer to Scammon Bay
November 29, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter filled with volunteers and holiday gifts for children in the northwest community of Scammon Bay touched down on the south bank...

MTC Range Ops Staff Keeps Fort Pickett Humming
November 16, 2022 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – If you were to ask any of the more than 60 personnel assigned to Range Operations at Maneuver Training Center Fort Pickett, Virginia, what their No. 1 priority is, you would...

Vietnam Veterans Receive Overdue Welcome Home
November 10, 2022 — SAN DIEGO – The first weekend of any given month for a National Guard Soldier usually means reporting to your armory and spending the next 48 hours on duty. For U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Arroyo, with the...

NH Airman Honored for Deployment Duties, Aiding Crash Victim
November 9, 2022 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. – Just days before deploying, an Airman flew into action after witnessing a three-car collision on his way home from work.Staff Sgt. Reese Bassett, an air...

Medal of Honor Recipient Touts Learning, Adaptability
November 9, 2022 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee, a Medal of Honor recipient, returned to his home state to share his story with fellow Oklahomans.“Oklahoma is where I’m from; it’s where I grew up,” Plumlee...

Family Serves Missouri National Guard Since the ’50s
November 8, 2022 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Bigham family has served with the 139th Airlift Wing since 1953, when Jim Bigham joined the unit with his twin brother, Mort. Jim’s son would eventually join the unit and attain...

Washington Guard Member Helps Guide ChalleNGe Academy Cadets
November 4, 2022 — BREMERTON, Wash. – Staff Sgt. Michelle Padilla is passionate about the Washington Youth ChalleNGe Academy, and she has been since she first stepped on campus in 2013.“Before I came to the Academy, I...

Kansas National Guard a Family Affair for Atkins Brothers
November 3, 2022 — TOPEKA, Kan. – There comes a time when one must decide, “What am I going to do with my life?”Morland, Kansas, native Shawn Atkins asked himself that question in 1996 and decided to join the...

Tennessee National Guard Honors Former President Polk
November 3, 2022 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee National Guard celebrated the life of former President James K. Polk in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tennessee State Capitol Nov. 2 in honor of Polk’s 227th...

National Guard Enables Twins to Support Family, Start Career
October 31, 2022 — FORT LEE, Va. – Separation can wait, at least for now.Team Gregory – 18-year-old identical twins Jaiden P. and Teagen N. Gregory – braced themselves to part ways as they headed into the Army National...

Junior Washington Guard Medic Earns Expert Field Medic Badge
October 24, 2022 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – Spc. Raymond Alonso, a combat medic specialist with Charlie Company, 181st Brigade Support Battalion, is the first member of his unit to earn the Expert Field Medical...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26