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S.C. employers learn about life as a Citizen-Soldier
August 7, 2019 — EASTOVER, S.C. – Those serving in the National Guard and Reserves are referred to as Citizen-Soldier, due to their ability to serve in diverse civilian roles during the week and join their military...

Beware these social media scams which target the military
August 5, 2019 — WASHINGTON – Nowadays, you have to be cautious of everything you do online. Scammers are always trying to get money, goods or services out of unsuspecting people – and military members are often...

New York National Guard cooks test their culinary skills
August 1, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Ten cooks from the New York Army National Guard’s 642nd Aviation Support Battalion put their culinary skills and ability to feed troops efficiently under the microscope of...

Citizen-Warrior: Maryland Airman finds 'personnel' success
August 1, 2019 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – For Staff Sgt. Lorena Royale, a personnel specialist with Maryland National Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters, working in the personnel field means actively seeking solutions to...

West Virginia Airmen practice lifesaving skills
August 1, 2019 — BOONE COUNTY, W. Va. – When an aircraft goes down in enemy territory, it requires a clear head and the belief that one will make it out alive. With this mindset, aircrew members of the 130th...

Airmen learn leadership lessons at Gettysburg battlefield
July 31, 2019 — GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Twenty-four 109th Airlift Wing Airmen took part in the wing’s annual professional development course at the Army’s Carlisle Barracks and the historic Gettysburg National Military...

IANG physician devotes career to serving Soldiers, veterans
July 30, 2019 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – At the end of a weathered gravel road stands a squadron aid station. Inside the tent covered in camo netting, field medics in body armor and combat helmets sit among neatly...

Army Guard program builds leader experience
July 30, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army National Guard Soldiers looking for additional professional development opportunities may be eligible for the Army Guard’s High Performing Leader Program, which provides hands-on...

Alaska Guard members in Master Fitness Trainer Course
July 26, 2019 — JOINT BASE RICHARDSON-ELMENDORF, Alaska – Twenty Alaska Army National Guard and active-duty U.S. Army Soldiers are participating in the Master Fitness Trainer Course that was offered here by...

Educators take flight to learn about Wash. National Guard
July 26, 2019 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – Given the amount of time educators spend with young adults, they often serve as the best recruiters for the Washington National Guard. That’s why it’s critical they...

Ky. Air Guard is home to DoD's only search-and-rescue dog
July 24, 2019 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In 2010, Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed to Port-au-Prince, the capital and most populous city of Haiti, in response to a magnitude 7 earthquake that impacted...

Night takeoffs during PATRIOT North 19 simulate disaster
July 23, 2019 — VOLK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Wis. – It’s pitch black. The sun has set and the lights are out on the flight line July 17 at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin. Only a few dim lights...

Counterdrug analyst finds purpose through tragedy
July 22, 2019 — CINCINNATI, Ohio – She's working through a loved one's loss — it's arduous and never stops. She pushes the pain aside, like rolling a boulder nearer the top of a hill only for it to roll back down...

Idaho Army National Guard Soldier plays Carnegie Hall
July 22, 2019 — BOISE, Idaho - There’s an old joke that a couple on a New York City street once asked legendary classical violinist Jascha Heifetz how to get to Carnegie Hall. Without missing a beat or looking up, he...

Puerto Rico's 'port dawgs' handle nitty-gritty on tarmac
July 17, 2019 — MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico – Despite the mission, task or the natural disaster/emergency, one constant remains on the concrete plateau of Muniz Air National Guard Base – the "Port...

Joint training helps the community and servicemembers
July 16, 2019 — NORWICH, N.Y. – As community members come to Norwich High School to receive no-cost health care during the Greater Chenango Cares Innovative Readiness Training July 11-20, the first faces they see are...

Idaho Army, Air Guard members earn air assault badges
July 15, 2019 — BOISE, Idaho – Two Idaho National Guard members graduated from the U.S. Army’s Air Assault School June 28 at Camp Rilea, Oregon. Idaho Army National Guard Soldier Cadet Porter Haux and Idaho Air...

Joint forces provide no-cost medical care in New York
July 12, 2019 — HOMER, N.Y. – More than 50 Wisconsin Air National Guard members assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing will be providing care to the citizens of New York July 11 - July 20 as part of an Innovative...

Air wing member delivers baby on Washington road shoulder
July 11, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — Delivering babies is not what Senior Airman Travis Cunningham does on a regular basis but on May 13th, Mother’s Day, that’s what he was called upon to do. While on duty as a...

Five Utah sisters take five different military paths
July 10, 2019 — SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Tiara Puro was 17 years old when her father handed her a recruiting brochure for the Utah Army National Guard. She remembered a feeling of excitement as she flipped through 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