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Vermont Guardsmen reflect on Operation Allies Refuge
March 10, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – When Vermont National Guard Spcs. Ryan Moon and Riley Benoit deployed to Southwest Asia with Task Force Avalanche, the mortarmen did not anticipate a 12-day mission in Afghanistan,...

New York Guard ‘Fighting 69th’ to lead St. Patrick’s parade
March 10, 2022 — NEW YORK - After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, will once again lead the world’s largest St. Patrick’s Day parade down Fifth...

Afghan evacuee joins Indiana National Guard
March 4, 2022 — INDIANAPOLIS - An Afghan evacuee who supported U.S. troops overseas enlisted into the Indiana National Guard during a ceremony at the Indianapolis Military Entry Processing Station in Lawrence March...

Maryland National Guard Soldiers help revive man
March 4, 2022 — LANHAM, Md. – Maryland National Guard service members have been serving their community in many ways during the COVID-19 pandemic, from providing food to administering vaccines. On Feb. 18, Spcs...

Alaska Guardsmen win Chief of the National Guard Biathlon
March 4, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Four Alaska National Guard biathletes took first place in the women’s overall category at the Annual Chief of the National Guard Biathlon Championships.More...

Twin sisters retire from Ohio Air Guard together
March 1, 2022 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Identical twin sisters retired from the Ohio Air National Guard together after more than 20 years of service at the 178th Wing.Senior Master Sgt. Tammy J. Mundy, administration...

Missouri Airman joins rare group, flying 1,500 hours in B-2
February 25, 2022 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – Successfully completing 1,500 flight hours is an accomplishment few achieve and one to be remembered. Doing so in a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is rarer still.Lt. Col...

Sheriff’s deputies deploy with Tennessee National Guard
February 24, 2022 — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – When the Tennessee National Guard’s 268th Military Police Company left for a yearlong deployment to the Horn of Africa last month, the 80-member company included experienced local...

New Hampshire Guardsman helps rescue woman from burning home
February 17, 2022 — STRATFORD, N.H. – On the afternoon of Feb. 7, Pfc. Liam MacVittie had to make an unscheduled trip to his home in Dover.  He had just finished his shift at the Coös County Nursing Hospital in West...

Virginia Guard officer leads U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team
February 14, 2022 — RICHMOND, Va. – A Virginia Army National Guard officer is leading the U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, China, serving as head coach of the team.Capt. Michael...

Arctic Warriors compete in biathlon championship
February 14, 2022 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – “You got this, Ang.”That’s what went through Master Sgt. Angela Horn’s head when the cowbell rang as she took off from the start line of the Sprint Race at the Chief, National...

New Hampshire National Guard Airman leads by example
February 11, 2022 — SEABROOK, N.H. – On a dreary day outside the Seabrook Emergency Room, the roads are slick with slush and hail and the temperatures fluctuate in and out of single digits. Luckily, the waiting room is...

Daughter commissions into Idaho Guard as her father retires
February 3, 2022 — BOISE, Idaho – 2nd Lt. Marah Sharpe’s father has served in the Idaho Army National Guard for longer than she’s been alive. But despite commissioning into the organization Jan. 28, she will only have...

48th Infantry Brigade Soldier earns Ranger tab with honor
February 2, 2022 — MACON, Ga. – U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jared Pate graduated from the U.S. Army’s Ranger School at Fort Benning Jan. 28. On his way to attaining the coveted Ranger tab, Pate earned the title of distinguished...

New Mexico Guardsman assists woman suffering seizures
January 21, 2022 — KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – New Mexico National Guard Capt. Adrian Mateos was having lunch in Kearny, New Jersey, Oct. 14 when he noticed a woman faint and fall to the ground because of a...

Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy grad going to West Point
January 20, 2022 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A West Virginia National Guard Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy graduate has made history by becoming the first cadet to receive an appointment to the U.S. Army’s military service...

Kentucky Guardsman survives tornado, helps others
January 19, 2022 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – As the tornadoes that hit western Kentucky bore down on the small farms and towns, residents ducked into their bathrooms, closets or any other place they could find to ride out the...

Off-duty Missouri Guard firefighter helps save a life
January 10, 2022 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – A routine trip to the gas station for off-duty firefighter Kimberly Rauch turned into a lifesaving rescue.Rauch has been a firefighter for the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th...

Challenge Academy prepares at-risk teens for new challenges
January 6, 2022 — FORT McCOY, Wis. – “I now see myself successful, instead of a failure.”That is how Cadet Chloe Halbrooks of Walworth described the impact the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy has made on her...

Canadian RAF captain watches over sky with Alaska Air Guard
January 5, 2022 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Besides her distinctively mottled Canadian Disruptive Pattern uniform and a habit of pronouncing lieutenant as “left-tenant,” there is nothing differentiating...

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