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Iris helps lift spirits in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
October 18, 2017 — MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - A little girl named Iris is helping an Air Force master sergeant stay on task during the recovery effort for Hurricane Maria. “She keeps me going. I look...

North Carolina Guard historians documenting hurricane response
October 18, 2017 — ST CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Museum historians normally research, document and catalog artifacts for its historical archives. However, the job includes much more for a pair of Citizen-Soldiers from...

Tennessee National Guard fulfills wish for boy with cancer
October 12, 2017 — JACKSON, Tenn. - Members of the Tennessee Army National Guard's 1/230th Assault Helicopter Battalion, out of Jackson, conducted an orientation flight on Tuesday for Wesley McCall, a teen who is...

Joint air disaster training encourages Airmen to 'train as you fight'
October 11, 2017 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On a corner of the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, 25 agencies and more than 100 volunteers gathered to participate in the Triennial National Disaster Medical Systems...

Guard history showcased in Pentagon corridor
October 4, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – A ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by more than 100 spectators and senior military leaders was held Friday at the Pentagon, unveiling a new exhibit honoring the National Guard and...

Puerto Rican Airmen back on duty after surviving Hurricane Maria
October 3, 2017 — MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico – Tech. Sgt. Radames "Mickey" Mercado pushes away from the table in the aircrew life support shop at the 156th Airlift Wing in Puerto Rico. "I don't think I...

Military dentists in high demand during joint-service health care initiative in Missouri
October 3, 2017 — CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - Dental care was in high demand recently at the Operation Healthy Delta Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) exercise in southeastern Missouri. Known as the Bootheel, the region is...

Citizen-Warrior: Air Guard member dances his way to success in civilian, military careers
October 2, 2017 — WICHITA, Kansas – Roughly 20 years ago, Senior Airman Steven Bohling, a cyber systems operations specialist with the Kansas Air National Guard"s 184th Intelligence Squadron, fell from a three-story building and broke his back. ...

Guard Your Health app helps Soldiers prepare for physical fitness test
September 28, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - It's time for Soldiers to get the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) scores they're capable of achieving. Guard Your Health, a comprehensive health and wellness campaign exclusively...

Colorado Soldier takes 'service before self' to utmost; donates bone marrow
September 27, 2017 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. - Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "The only gift is a portion of thyself." Colorado Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Atosha McGregor, training non-commissioned officer for Headquarters...

Ohio National Guard Soldier uses school project to combat suicide
September 27, 2017 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — During his career with the Ohio National Guard, Capt. Michael Barnes has had many opportunities to lead fellow Soldiers through a deployment as well as numerous training exercises...

Developing chaplain leaders gain inside knowledge at conference
September 22, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Chaplains are known for their care and understanding of the Guard members they are entrusted with, but who takes care of them? The answers emerged at a recent conference held in...

National Guard chief observes troops amid hurricane damage and wildfires
September 21, 2017 — WASHINGTON — As Army and Air National Guard troops worked in the hardest-hit areas of Florida, so too did Guard members work amid a raging fire in Oregon, as observed by a National Guard Bureau team...

Oregon Army National Guard aviators douse fires across the state
September 20, 2017 — SALEM, Ore. - Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, answered the call to help their state following Governor Kate Brown's emergency declaration...

South Carolina Citizen-Soldier answers the call for third year
September 12, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina was very fortunate to be spared a direct strike from Hurricane Irma, but as the storm continued a path northward after inundating Florida, the state experienced high...

Gen. Lengyel addresses Suicide Prevention Month with Army and Air National Guard members
September 12, 2017 — This is a letter from General Joseph L. Lengyel to the troops, in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Thank you for everything you do in support of our communities, States,...

Airmen wed during Hurricane Irma prior to rescue operations
September 10, 2017 — ORLANDO, Fla.– Hurricane Irma’s storm-force winds couldn’t prevent two people from pledging their love for each other. Surrounded by Soldiers and Airmen from the Florida National Guard’s Chemical...

Citizen-Warrior: Tennessee Army Guard member hones analyst skills in military, civilian careers
September 1, 2017 — CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Staff Sgt. Krystle Parks, an intelligence analyst with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 230th Sustainment Brigade, recently supported exercise Saber Guardian, a large-scale,...

Operation Potomac gives North Carolina Guard members a view of U.S. government
August 23, 2017 — WASHINGTON - The military, including the North Carolina National Guard (NCNG), is one of many smaller pieces that make up the government of the United States of America. Recently, a group of 17 NCNG...

3 pilots are teammates in the Guard but opponents in the sky
August 22, 2017 — OKLAHOMA CITY – It's common for Guard members to grow up in a unit and stay there for most of their career. This uniqueness brings a plethora of opportunities for connections to be made on 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