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Bound by blood, brothers serve in military by choice
December 28, 2018 — FORT BLISS, Texas – Eight years since last seeing each other, two brothers from Central Valley, California, cross paths at a remote West Texas location, nestled between mountain ranges and riddled...

Maine Air Wing has been big on family ties since its beginning
December 26, 2018 — BANGOR AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Maine – The Maine Air National Guard was established in 1947, prior to the birth of the Air Force. Since then the wing finds itself deep-rooted in tradition and family...

Glens Falls' Christmas Eve Road March continues for 15th year
December 26, 2018 — GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – Volunteers from across the New York National Guard joined more than 1,000 military family members, community supporters and Gold Star Families for the 15th annual Christmas Eve...

Santa tracking all began as a newspaper ad error
December 20, 2018 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kids across the U.S. have grown accustomed to keeping track of the big guy's journey through the North American Aerospace Defense Command Santa Tracker. They can track his flight...

New York National Guard artillery troops honor WWII veteran
December 20, 2018 — NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. – Members of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion 258th Field Artillery honored one of their own from World War II during the annual St. Barbara's Ball on Dec. 7. Former...

New York Air Guard members help NORAD track Santa
December 18, 2018 — ROME, N.Y. – As North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Tracks Santa ramps up this year, the New York Air National Guard members and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of the Eastern Air...

National Guard Bureau chief pens holiday message
December 12, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. – As we enter the holiday season, let's all take a moment to reflect on our accomplishments and achievements over the past year. This year, National Guard units supported emergency...

How is the National Guard 140 years older than the U.S.?
December 12, 2018 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – When the National Guard celebrates its 382nd birthday Thursday, skeptics might ask the obvious question: "How can the National Guard be 140 years older than the nation, and exist...

Six N.Y. Guard Soldiers will be part of National Army Museum
December 10, 2018 — BROOKLYN, N.Y. – When the National Museum of the United States Army opens to the public outside Washington, D.C., in 2020, six New York Army National Guard Soldiers will be a permanent part of it...

Unmanned aircraft enhances Army Guard response capabilities
December 6, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. - In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and during recent Northern California wildfires, Army National Guard members deployed two types of unmanned aircraft systems that allowed for...

Citizen-Warrior: Ohio Air Guard member fights drug suppliers
December 6, 2018 — CINCINNATI, Ohio - Two men in an unmarked black sports utility vehicle sat idle, engine off, in a parking garage. They had been there long enough that their coffee had cooled from near boiling to room...

New York National Guard marks birthday of eighth president
December 6, 2018 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y. —As the United States mourned the death of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president on Wednesday, the New York National Guard commemorated the country’s eighth president, Martin Van...

N.Y. Guard Warrant Officer reinvented career to keep serving
December 3, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Throughout a military career that began in 1981, New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Al Thiem has been reinventing himself. He was an enlisted Soldier who became an...

Three generations show commitment to service in W. Va.
November 30, 2018 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. - When people speak of the 130th Airlift Wing, a small Air National Guard unit in Charleston, West Virginia, one common theme comes up. Family. Now, it usually isn't literal, it is...

Alabama Guard member helps save girl in mall shooting
November 30, 2018 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Pfc. Rashad Billingsly was shopping Black Friday at the Riverchase Galleria mall in Hoover, Alabama, when he heard two distinct gunshots over the sound of the crowd. A few seconds...

Idaho Army Guard Soldier coaches school to football title
November 30, 2018 — SUGAR CITY, Idaho - When Sugar-Salem High School won its first football state title Nov. 17, the win solidified five years's worth of work Idaho Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Richins put into...

National Guard service strengthens West Virginia family
November 29, 2018 — WILLIAMSTOWN, W. Va. - The goodbyes for now. The long, mournful last hugs and kisses before watching your husband or wife, son or daughter, mom or dad leave for deployment, training or other call to...

Hawaii life saver takes ‘fast track’ in career progression
November 28, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Life-threatening scenarios seem to occur at the most random of times and places; and when they do, it's usually not a pretty scene. While most people go about...

Citizen-Soldier helps contain California’s deadliest fire
November 27, 2018 — MATHER, Calif. – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Vincent Sherrill left his desk job Nov. 10 and headed for the airfield. He swapped his business suit for a flight suit and took one of the Army's newest helicopters...

Pa. National Guard father and son become co-pilots
November 27, 2018 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Serving alongside their child in the Army is a thought many Soldiers find inconceivable. For Col. Howard Lloyd, commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th...

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