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Wisconsin National Guard Medic Aids Injured Motorcyclist
July 14, 2022 — WAUKESHA, Wis. - A Wisconsin National Guard medic on his way home from drill sprang into action to assist a motorist injured in a traffic accident. After drill in Racine July 10, newly promoted Spc...

Arctic Guardian is National Guard's top Military Firefighter
July 14, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The National Guard Bureau recognized a 176th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter as the 2021 National Guard military firefighter of the year. Master Sgt...

177th Fighter Wing Holds Maintainer for a Day Program
July 13, 2022 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – Staff Sgt. Tatiana Rivera, customer support noncommissioned officer in charge with the 177th Force Support Squadron, spent a day learning about aircraft...

National Guard Captain Speaks at Naturalization Ceremony
June 29, 2022 — FORT SMITH, Ark. - Fifty immigrants from 22 countries raised their right hands to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Courtroom in anationalization ceremony June 24...

A Refugee’s Journey to the Tennessee Air National Guard
June 24, 2022 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Airman John Gebremariam, a services specialist with the 118th Force Support Squadron, is living a life he couldn’t imagine as a young man: going to school to become an...

Iowa Guard Engineers Renovate old Schoolhouse
June 23, 2022 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – A school teacher named Lena Mosier once wrote a farewell tribute to the Herrold School House, which still stands, vacant, in Camp Dodge. It began like this:“Early in September of 1912...

Army Guardsman Youngest Ever to Achieve Sapper Distinction
June 23, 2022 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia National Guard Pfc. William Farkas, 17, attached to the 119th Engineer Company, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, is the youngest to ever receive the distinguished sapper...

Post Office to be Named After Fallen Illinois National Guardsman
June 21, 2022 — MAROA, Ill. – The Maroa post office will bear the name of an Illinois National Guard member killed in action while serving in Iraq in 2004.Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Ridlen of Paris,...

Alabama Soldier to Represent America in 2022 World Games
June 15, 2022 — COLUMBIANA, Ala. – When Alabama National Guard Pfc. Elioenai Campos enters the coliseum in July, it will be the culmination of 26 years of literal blood, sweat and tears. Campos, an infantryman...

Project ChalleNGe Grad to be Air Force Chief Master Sergeant
June 14, 2022 — RENO, Nev. – Thanks in large part to the National Guard’s Project ChalleNGe program, a sputtering start to Jeanie Beck’s early education won’t deter her from attaining the highest enlisted rank in the...

Kentucky Army Guard Veteran Awarded Bronze Star with Valor
June 13, 2022 — OWENSBORO, Ky. - A Kentucky Army National Guard veteran was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor in June 10 for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in 2002. Sgt. John Burlew received the...

Pilot Deployed with Vermont Guard Reaches 1,000-hour Milestone a 3rd Time
June 8, 2022 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Christopher J. White, the 315th Fighter Squadron commander assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, reached his 1,000th flight...

New York National Guard Honors Korean War MIA
May 27, 2022 — ELMIRA, N.Y. – Nine New York Army National Guard members ensured that a Korean War Soldier who went unidentified for 70 years was laid to rest with full military honors May 27. An Army National Guard...

Indiana CSM Gives his Legion of Merit to Doctor
May 24, 2022 — INDIANAPOLIS – Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Brown, senior enlisted adviser of the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, was awarded the Legion of Merit in a ceremony at the Indiana University Health Cancer...

Four Lao brothers serve in same Tennessee Air Guard wing
May 24, 2022 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The record for the number of siblings serving at the same time at the same wing is difficult to determine, but the Tennessee Air National Guard’s 118th Wing is probably getting...

Korean War MIA Soldier identified, laid to rest in Idaho
May 23, 2022 — TWIN FALLS, Idaho – After 72 years, Korean War veteran Pfc. Kenneth LeRoy Bridger was finally laid to rest during a graveside ceremony with full military honors May 21. Bridger was reported missing in...

A matter of life or death: seeking help for mental health
May 19, 2022 — SWANTON, Ohio – “I was highly suicidal and I told my husband that if he didn’t take me to the hospital, I wasn’t going to continue to live.”For Tech. Sgt. Jilayne Michelsen, assigned to the Ohio...

Deployed Guard unit honors Tuskegee Airman on 100th birthday
May 18, 2022 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – Sgt. Victor Butler, one of the last known surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, celebrates his 100th birthday May 21. His only request was for birthday cards, and the...

Ukrainian emigrant serves in Michigan Army National Guard
May 17, 2022 — AUGUSTA, Mich. – People join the military for various reasons, ranging from educational benefits to a desire to travel. One Michigan Army National Guard Soldier, who emigrated from Ukraine, joined to...

A family affair: Mother, children reunite on deployment
May 12, 2022 — ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait - While it is common for parents to work with their children or extended family in family businesses, it is less common in an institution such as the military.When the...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future