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104th Fighter Wing firefighters answer the calls for help
April 23, 2019 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – The responsibility of being a dispatcher at the 104th Fighter Wing fire department is an important one, as the dispatcher working in the alarm room is involved with emergency...

N.C. Soldier reflects on her 2004 deployment to Iraq
April 19, 2019 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Fifteen years. Could it have been that long? I was traveling to a long-overdue reunion. It took one of our own dying to bring up the idea of getting together. My first deployment...

Oldest units in the military muster together after 382 years
April 18, 2019 — SALEM Mass. - Every April, in a coastal city north of Boston, the Salem Muster is commemorated. For the ceremony this year, the mild overcast day was welcomed, as in the past, the unpredictable New...

109th Airlift Wing hosts youth leadership conference
April 17, 2019 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y.— More than 100 teenagers from five Schenectady County high schools learned how to avoid destructive behavior during a day-long youth leadership conference...

Army Guard missile brigade executes unique mission
April 12, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The mission of the Colorado Army National Guard’s 100th Missile Defense Brigade is unique, but, for some brigade Soldiers, also fairly straightforward. “To me, it’s very simple,” said...

Kentucky Guard member lets strength, courage define her
April 11, 2019 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – In late March of 2018, Natalie Wamsley was finishing up warrant officer candidate school (WOCS), maxing her last Army Physical Fitness Test and taking another successful step in her...

Ohio Airmen brothers have each others' backs
April 10, 2019 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – It's National Siblings Day and an appropriate time to take a look at the story of the Crum brothers in Ohio.Senior Master Sgt. Justin Crum, the 178th Wing plans branch...

Airmen encouraged to reach out to new performance team
April 5, 2019 — HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. –When it comes to resilience, it is very important to the 181st Intelligence Wing that all Airmen are mission ready. That is why the Human Performance...

Citizen-Warrior: Illinois Soldier embraces deployment challenges
April 3, 2019 — CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Army Sgt. Gabrielle Calderon wasn’t supposed to deploy, but when a last-minute opportunity to support the mission in Iraq was offered, the Illinois Army Guard Soldier didn’t...

Survivors and Ohio Guard members remember deadly tornado
April 2, 2019 — XENIA, Ohio – In a matter of minutes on the afternoon of April 3, 1974, the relative quiet on a spring day in the small southwestern Ohio town of Xenia was shattered. A powerful F-5 tornado tore a...

'Sleeping with the fishes' gives Guard kids a chance to bond
April 1, 2019 — KURE BEACH, N.C. – Children of National Guard services members have a unique experience. They are not entirely Army or Air Force brats as children of active duty service members call themselves, but...

Bolt the therapy dog breaks the ice at Alaska's 176th Wing
March 29, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – When Bolt, a honey-colored golden retriever, saunters into a 176th Wing office suite, the Airmen greet him like a star quarterback or a celebrity. Because...

Oregon Soldiers push themselves toward medical careers
March 26, 2019 — SALEM, Oregon – Citius, Altius, Fortius is the motto for the Olympic games. Translated from Latin, it means, “Faster, Higher, Stronger,” encompassing the gains in human accomplishment and one’s...

World War I: Enormous parade honored New York Guard Soldiers
March 25, 2019 — NEW YORK – On March 25, 1919, 20,000 men of the New York National Guard’s 27th Division owned the streets of Manhattan. Two million people turned out to see the division march five miles up Fifth...

Service in New York's 'Fighting 69th' is a family tradition
March 21, 2019 — NEW YORK — For New York Army National Guard Capt. Richard Reilly, family traditions and regimental history go hand in hand at the 69th Infantry Regiment. Reilly, commander of Delta Company, 1st...

Brazilian-American Guard NCO translated Partnership ceremony
March 20, 2019 — NEW YORK—When the New York National Guard signed a State Partnership Program agreement with Brazil on March 14, Staff Sgt. Norma Saderi was front and center, alongside two four-star officers and a...

Mass. Air Guard maintainer views sheet metal work as art
March 20, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Airman 1st Class Jose Lozada Jr. believes aircraft structural maintenance is more than just repairing physical damage. “I’d describe it as art,” said Lozada, a sheet metal technician...

Wyoming combat medics maintain skills and share techniques
March 19, 2019 — CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. – Sometimes they are the Soldiers hanging around the ambulance during annual training—dispensing Motrin and advice to drink water and change socks. Other...

Army Guard helicopter maintainers tout realism in training
March 18, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – For Sgt. 1st Class Kyle Moyer's maintenance students at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site, making mistakes is unofficially part of the training...

Massachusetts fighter wing mechanic excels in her career
March 14, 2019 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – Airman 1st Class Rachel Kingsley, 104th Maintenance Group aircraft engine mechanic, always knew that she wanted to be in the military, and is using the experiences that the 104th...

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