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Camp Rosenbaum’s legacy endures through COVID-19 challenges
July 31, 2020 — SALEM, Ore. - Dating back five full decades, "Camp Rosenbaum" has been held at the Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center outside of Warrenton, Oregon, alongside the Pacific coastline. The youth...

Flexibility is key for California Guard medical strike team
July 30, 2020 — INDIO, Calif. – Capt. Patrick McGar, a drill status Guardsmen and 144th Medical Group Detachment clinical nurse, had to adapt repeatedly as mission requirements changed while he was serving as a...

A day in the life of a rescue helicopter pilot
July 27, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – Spend a day with Idaho farmer and Guardsman Chief Warrant Officer 4 Chad Queen, one of the Idaho Army National Guard's rescue helicopter pilots, and feel firsthand what it is like to...

Wisconsin Guard's 132nd Army Band serves communities, troops
July 16, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. — About 60 members of the Wisconsin National Guard make up one of the Guard’s more unique units – the 132nd Army Band.And while most might associate these Citizen-Soldiers with their...

Texas National Guard Soldier determined to succeed
July 16, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Moments after pinning on her new rank during a virtual commissioning ceremony in early June, 2nd Lt. Christina Meredith smiled and pumped her arms with excitement.As a new signals...

Liberian perseveres, becomes Oklahoma National Guard captain
July 15, 2020 — TULSA, Okla. – Capt. Robert S. Gaygay, 138th Medical Group preventative health assessment officer in charge, fled Liberia during a civil war and, through perseverance and determination, became an...

NY Army National Guard Soldier crams a career into one year
July 13, 2020 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – Within less than a year, Spc. Olivia Mannetti became a Soldier, helped New York State in the fight against COVID-19, and will now be deploying to the Middle East...

Hawaii National Guard Airman tops in crowded national field
July 13, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Managing an air operation can be challenging and complicated. But that’s what Command and Control Battle Management Operations [C2BMO] Airmen excel at doing...

Idaho National Guard leaders assist with rattlesnake study
July 9, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – Idaho National Guard leaders held rattlesnakes and helped the Idaho National Guard Environmental Management Office biologists tag, study and measure rattlesnakes July 8 at the Morley...

One man’s journey to the Air National Guard
July 8, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Tech. Sgt. Clayton Smith’s accent has a lilting island inflection indicating he’s probably from a certain area of the Caribbean.“I was born in Trinidad and Tobago,” he said, adding...

180FW Airman fixes courthouse clock
July 7, 2020 — BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The historic clock at the Wood County Courthouse can start ticking again after an Ohio National Guard Airman designed and built a gear to replace a broken part.The clock had been...

Cal Guard’s vocalist makes dreams a reality through service
July 6, 2020 — LOS ANGELES – The Soldier strides to the podium at the front of the crowd. Although she can’t be more than a few inches over 5 feet, there is a palpable sense of power and confidence radiating from...

NY National Guard Soldier's WWI story told in digital comic
July 2, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Sgt. Henry Johnson, the Albany resident whose World War I service in the New York National Guard’s 369th Infantry Regiment was recognized with the Medal of Honor almost a century later,...

Resilience is key for new psychological health director
June 30, 2020 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – During his deployment to Turkey, Rico Brown witnessed a mental health technician juggling multiple social service jobs for hundreds of Soldiers. “I saw the...

Guard Airman walks across Iowa for mental health awareness
June 29, 2020 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Tech. Sgt. Jeff Campbell is walking from the east side of Iowa to the west side of the state to raise awareness about mental health. The 20-day, 389-mile journey started in Clinton...

Journey to National Guard worth the wait for this specialist
June 26, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – In life, the direct path to achieving dreams is never the easiest. For Spc. Nicole Ridley, the journey to joining the National Guard was worth the 11-year wait.“There was a...

Soldier restores a piece of Wyoming Guard history
June 22, 2020 — CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. – Many people may not realize the Wyoming National Guard had a significant role in the Korean War. According to “Cowboy Cannoneers in the Korean War,” the Wyoming National Guard’s...

Guard member helps family friend, pregnant COVID-19 patient
June 22, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Pfc. Dal Sum, an infantryman with Company C, 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, answered the call when The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center needed a Burmese translator...

Fathers, brothers-in-law heading to Sergeants Major Academy
June 20, 2020 — MERIZO, Guam – The southernmost village on the island of Guam, Merizo, covers six square miles and contains about 1,800 people. But don't let the numbers fool you. Merizo has, pound for pound, one of...

Deployed officer sees newborn via smartphone
June 17, 2020 — ARIFJAN, Kuwait – New York Army National Guard Maj. Michael C. Costello, a Guilderland, N.Y., resident deployed to the Middle East with the 42nd Infantry Division, expected to miss the birth of his...

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