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New York National Guard's Rainbow Division helped end WWI
October 9, 2018 — "Nobody wants to talk very much about the recent battle," New York National Guard Chaplain Father Francis Duffy wrote in his diary entry in October 1918."It was a nightmare that one does not care to...

Citizen-Warrior: Puerto Rico Air Guard doctor serves community
October 2, 2018 — Innovative Readiness Training events allow National Guard members hands-on training that builds readiness while providing local communities with services that may not be available otherwise – such as...

Struck by lightning, Idaho Soldier lives life to the fullest
October 2, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho - The National Weather Service estimates the odds of being struck by lightning in the United States are one out of 14,600. Despite those odds, Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards...

S.C. Soldier’s childhood dream becomes reality
October 1, 2018 — GEORGETOWN, S.C. - His journey began in middle school. There was a television show called "Inside Combat Rescue" that he watched nonstop. He dedicated his life to it. To this day, he still has every...

N.Y. Guard Soldiers 'broke' Hindenburg Line 100 years ago
September 28, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - On Sept. 29, 1918, the New York National Guard Soldiers of the Army's 27th Infantry division fought their way into the defensive works known as the Hindenburg Line. The attack did not...

Idaho Guard provides casualty support to bereaved families
September 24, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho - When tragedy hits and a Soldier dies, their family does not have to go through the bereavement process alone. The Idaho Army National Guard has 120 certified casualty notification and...

N.Y. Army Guard Soldiers honor Harlem Hellfighters in France
September 19, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Five New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 369th Sustainment Brigade will travel to France to take part in World War I centennial commemorative events today through Sept. 26...

Emergency means it's time to serve for this S.C. Guard MP
September 18, 2018 — FLORENCE, S.C. - Service during times of crisis is nothing new to Staff Sgt. Marvin Miller, a military policeman with the South Carolina National Guard's 133rd Military Police Company. Miller has...

North Carolina Guard family joins the recovery effort
September 16, 2018 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As chaos strikes the Carolinas via massive amounts of rain and debris from Tropical Storm Florence, a team of North Carolina Air National Guard members is huddled Saturday around...

Ahoy! N.Y. Guard CST trains to deploy by landing craft
September 11, 2018 — WATERFORD, N.Y.—The New York National Guard's 2nd Civil Support Team tested their ability to deploy a biological, chemical and radiological survey team 12 miles by boat to a shoreline during a joint...

27th Division Soldiers on Guard in closing days of WW I
September 11, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - The days from Aug. 8 to Nov. 11, 1918, have gone down in World War I military history as "The 100 days". This period was marked by a series of attacks launched by the French, British...

Citizen-Warriors: Third of police force serves in Idaho Army Guard
September 10, 2018 — MIDDLETON, Idaho – Army Capt. Haily Barley, a signal officer with the Idaho Army National Guard's 116th Brigade Support Battalion, sees a lot of similarities between her job as a police officer with...

In Kuwait, a father and son reflect on their service
September 10, 2018 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – One of the greatest assets available to the U.S. Army are families with a strong legacy of service in the military. U.S. Army Capt. Joshua Paille, commander of Headquarters and...

Ga. Guard participated in 1958 Labor Day road safety blitz
August 31, 2018 — MARIETTA, Ga. - For more than 120 years, Georgia National Guard Citizen-Soldiers, operating out of armories across the state, have partnered with state and local responders in times of emergency. But...

For two Kentucky Guardsmen, service is the family business
August 31, 2018 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Soldiers in the National Guard and Army Reserve bring unique capabilities from their civilian occupations when they deploy. At Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, a couple brothers with the...

Flu outbreak killed 45,000 U.S. Soldiers during World War I
August 30, 2018 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - In September 1918 there were two killers in the world. World War I, which would claim 20 million lives by its end, and the flu pandemic known as the Spanish Flu, is estimated...

Iowa Airman is direct descendant of Davy Crockett
August 28, 2018 — DES MOINES, Iowa - At the 132d Wing here, Master Sgt. David "Davy" Crockett, the 132d Medical Group lab non-commissioned officer in charge (NCOIC), tends to the medical needs of Iowa Guard members...

New York's 27th Division fought first battle in August 1918
August 28, 2018 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - On Aug. 31, 1918, the New York National Guardsmen of the 27th Division entered their first big fight. From Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 1918, Guardsmen fought the Battle of Vierstaat...

National Guard aviators converge at Northern Strike 18
August 28, 2018 — ALPENA, Mich. – Soldiers from the Colorado National Guard joined other Guard, Reserve, and active-duty military units from across the U.S. and multiple allied countries at the Alpena Combat Readiness...

Florida Air Guard nurse practitioner aids feathered patient
August 27, 2018 — KIHEI,Hawaii — Air Force Capt. Mike Yarbrough, a nurse practitioner in the Florida Air National Guard's 125th Fighter Wing, had an unexpected patient this week at Saint Theresa's Church here. He was...

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