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N.Y. Soldier gets surprise final flight after 33-year career
May 31, 2019 — LATHAM, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Joseph Marino, a federal technician specializing in helicopter maintenance for 33 years, expected the usual retirement lunch and jokes when he...

Chaplain from troubled home now helps strengthen families
May 29, 2019 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Military service is thought to change people. It is described as immersive, prolonged and tightly regimented. Many young people join for structure and to straighten into adulthood...

N.Y. National Guard Soldiers hone nuclear response skills
May 28, 2019 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Indiana – One hundred and sixty New York Army National Guard Soldiers spent May 8-16 honing their emergency response skills during exercise Guardian Response 2019 at Camp Atterbury,...

Brothers serve together in the Ohio Air National Guard
May 28, 2019 — MANSFIELD, Ohio – For members of the National Guard, from the moment you raise your right hand and take the Oath of Enlistment, you gain a family. Brothers and sisters who have your back day and...

Psychological coordinator works to normalize mental health
May 24, 2019 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – Michelle Pennington, director of psychological health at the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing, has been involved in social work since she was a child. Her...

Against the odds: Ohio Airman battling extremely rare cancer
May 21, 2019 — DAYTON, Ohio – She has endured level-10 pain virtually head to toe. She has experienced partial paralysis, and she has endured her spinal cord stripped down to seemingly bare wire. Now, however,...

Tennessee Guard Airmen train Soldiers on heavy equipment
May 17, 2019 — CATOOSA SPRINGS, Ga. – A crowd of Army National Guard Soldiers gather around a giant piece of heavy equipment as an Airman in a hard hat explains the purpose and function of the various knobs and...

Air Guard member gets Utah Cross for rescuing motorist
May 16, 2019 — SALT LAKE CITY – Tech. Sgt. Sean Price, a boom operator assigned to the 151st Air Refueling Wing at Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base, Salt Lake City, was awarded the Utah Cross by Utah Gov...

103rd uses first virtual-reality loadmaster training system
May 10, 2019 — BRADLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Conn. – Loadmasters at the 103rd Airlift Wing helped develop the first Virtual Loadmaster Training System (VLTS), that recently became fully operational at Bradley Air...

Ohio Air Guard nurse cares for Airmen and cancer patients
May 9, 2019 — SWANTON, Ohio – A cancer diagnosis can leave patients reeling, frightened and uncertain of the future, especially when it is an aggressive form of cancer or one that doesn’t respond to traditional...

Va. National Guard Soldiers join multi-state Cyber Shield
May 8, 2019 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — Virginia National Guard cyber warriors joined more than 800 National Guard personnel from 40 states and territories for Cyber Shield 2019 to test their skills in response to...

North Carolina officer candidates learn battlefield lessons
May 7, 2019 — FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The tradition of the staff ride dates back to the early 1900s when Maj. Eben Swift, the assistant commandant of the General Service and Staff School Fort Leavenworth, Kansas took...

Firefighter of 27 years focuses on safety; mentors Airmen
May 3, 2019 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – Thomas Zuffelato, 104th Civil Engineering Squadron fire lieutenant, began his firefighting career in 1992 when he switched from the active duty Air Force to the Nebraska Air...

Louisiana Guard members aim for excellence
May 1, 2019 — NEW ORLEANS – Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cotten and Sgt. Allen Smith, both Shreveport residents with the Louisiana National Guard’s 2nd Squadron, 108th Cavalry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,...

Citizen-Warrior: Ohio Guard Soldier follows competitive life
May 1, 2019 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – After her first year of college, Valerie Stearns came to the conclusion she wanted to do more with her life. “I realized that I had greater potential,” she said. “That is when I...

Trio of Washington Guard members earn doctorate degrees
May 1, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – A trio of bandmates in the Washington Army National Guard’s 133rd Army Band can add “doctor” to their repertoire. “The band has historically been one of the most educated career...

Brothers carry on family service in the Guard
April 30, 2019 — SCHENECTADY, New York – For brothers Jack and Joshua Seeberger this truly is a family affair. Their father, Scott Seeberger retired as a master sergeant from the 109th Airlift Wing in 2012 serving...

P-51 Mustang returns to Kentucky Air Guard after 63 years
April 29, 2019 — LOUISVILLE – A P-51 Mustang arrived back on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base on April 12, more than six decades after departing. The Mustang, serial number of 44-74202, was once...

Oklahoma Guard kids spend the night aboard a WWII submarine
April 24, 2019 — MUSKOGEE, Okla. – With a faint scent of rusted steel throughout the echoing halls, Oklahoma National Guard (OKNG) children and volunteers had a unique opportunity Friday to spend the night in the...

N.J. Airman adopts and brings home a dog from Kuwait
April 23, 2019 — LUMBERTON, N.J. – The month leading up to Staff Sgt. Dannielle Garcia’s deployment was a somber one. First, her dog Pepper was diagnosed with a brain tumor, then she made the tough decision to...

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