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Creating experts at Warrant Officer Candidate School
October 17, 2019 — INDIANAPOLIS – Army warrant officers, drawn from the ranks of noncommissioned officers and enlisted Soldiers, become experts in diverse fields at Warrant Officer Candidate School. For National Guard...

Citizen-Warrior: Airman powers through challenges
October 9, 2019 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – For Tech Sgt. Danielle R. Todman, assigned to the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, being an athlete and an Airman go hand-in-hand. So...

Ohio Airman helps combat opioid epidemic
October 8, 2019 — MANSFIELD, Ohio – Staff Sgt. Carolyn Kinzel, a C-130H Hercules loadmaster assigned to the 179th Airlift Wing, is helping combat the opioid epidemic in Ohio. Kinzel joined the 179th Airlift Wing in...

New York National Guard honors former President Arthur
October 7, 2019 — MENANDS, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard leaders marked the 190th birthday of President Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, during a graveside ceremony Saturday at historic...

103rd Medics build teamwork at Medic Rodeo
October 7, 2019 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – Airmen from the 103rd Medical Group joined 18 other Air Force medical teams from around the world for the 12th annual Medic Rodeo at Cannon Air Force Base and Melrose Air Force...

Georgia Army National Guard topples Fort Benning structures
October 7, 2019 — FORT BENNING, Ga. – As Spc. Earnest Poss pressed the excavator’s shovel into Building 1369 on Main Post, Spc. Randy Warner shot water at the tumbling structure to keep dust from rising. Buildings 1367...

Michigan ANG provides venue for multinational K-9 training
October 3, 2019 — ALPENA, Mich. – “Good boy, Ryker, good boy.”Jed Avery, a deputy with the Osceola County Sherriff’s Department, Reed City, Michigan, tussles the Dutch shepherd’s neck, offering a bite at his favorite...

NY Air Guard members recall Vietnam battles at reunion
October 3, 2019 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. — More than 40 New York Air National Guardsmen who fought in the Vietnam War as members of the 107th Tactical Fighter Group held their first reunion Sept...

Ace lends a paw to Soldiers in need
October 2, 2019 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The New Jersey National Guard’s Psychological Health Program recently received its fifth team member, though instead of wearing combat boots, he has four paws...

Red Arrow Soldier laid to rest 75 years after death in WWII
October 1, 2019 — MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin National Guard Soldier was buried in his final resting place Sept. 29 in Monona more than 75 years after his death in New Guinea during World War II. Army Tech 5th Grade...

Guard hosts Gold Star families of fallen service members
October 1, 2019 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) hosted the annual Gold Star Families Retreat at Camp Dawson Sept. 27-29 for supporters and families of 59 fallen service members.The Gold Star...

Washington National Guard conducts tactical medicine course
September 25, 2019 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – In a medical emergency, the first few minutes of care can be the difference between life and death. The Washington National Guard’s Counter Drug Program gave local...

Flying Yankees welcome honorary 'Pilot for a Day'
September 24, 2019 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – Sporting a youth-sized flight suit complete with a custom embroidered name patch, 10-year-old Jadiel Aponte became the newest honorary pilot in the 103rd Airlift Wing's annual...

POW MIA Recognition Day - One MANG Soldier's Story
September 20, 2019 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – In 2003, Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Biggins was deploying with the 1058th Transportation Company in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. She knew from family stories that...

1st Lt. Vivian Roberts: Only Georgia National Guard WWI POW
September 20, 2019 — MACON, Ga. – One hundred years ago, the only Georgia Guardsman held as a POW during World War I began his long journey home to Macon from a prison hospital in Germany. 1st Lt. Vivian Roberts was...

'Pilot for a Day' at the 179th Airlift Wing
September 19, 2019 — MANSFIELD, Ohio – The 164th Airlift Squadron collaborated to make 6-year-old Ayden Houston honorary "Pilot for a Day" at the 179th Airlift Wing Sept. 15. Ayden, who has been battling a variety of...

Michigan Guardsman decorated posthumously for organ donation
September 17, 2019 — CAMP GRAYLING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard posthumously recognized Staff Sgt. Justin Skaggs' legacy of selflessness by presenting his family with the Michigan National Guard Lifesaving Medal...

Army Guard EOD Soldier disarms life’s challenges
September 16, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Father. Husband. Community volunteer. Yale Student. Army National Guard member. Army Staff Sgt. William Eisenhart, the explosive ordnance disposal operations noncommissioned officer...

NY National Guard cavalry troopers earn their spurs
September 13, 2019 — YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. – Twenty New York Army National Guard Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, had their mental and physical toughness put to the test in a grueling squadron spur ride at...

JROTC cadets become Flying Yankees for the day
September 11, 2019 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – Christine Libbey had seen C-130H Hercules aircraft flying over Connecticut and was familiar with the thunderous roar of the plane’s Rolls Royce T-56 engines. She had even been...

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