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New York City said goodbye to National Guard with massive parade in August 1917
August 22, 2017 — NEW YORK - Before they walked down the gangplank onto French soil in April 1918; 25,000 New York National Guard Soldiers walked down Fifth Avenue in August 1917 so New York City could say goodbye. On...

Army Guard vocalist makes the rounds in National Capital Region
August 16, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Maj. Edgar I. Quinones-Marin, a program analyst at the National Guard Bureau, never expected to be the go-to Soldier to sing patriotic songs at events and ceremonies in the...

Son of fallen Virginia National Guard officer enlists on parents' 20th anniversary
August 15, 2017 — RICHMOND, Va. – Twenty years after his parents got married and 10 years after losing his father in an Iraq helicopter shoot down, Pvt. Paul David Kelly, 19, raised his right hand and enlisted into the...

Identical twins serve together in Air National Guard
August 11, 2017 — MANSFIELD, Ohio - Raven Hull, a personnel specialist at the 179th Airlift Wing here, and Lakota Hull, a medical administrator also at the 179th, are identical twins serving in the Air National Guard...

100 years ago: Entire National Guard drafted for World War I
August 3, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - On this date 100 years ago, August 5, 1917, the entire National Guard was drafted into U.S. Army service for World War I. This represented the culmination of several steps declared by...

Civil War-era cannonballs demolished at National Guard's Fort Indiantown Gap
August 3, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.- Civilian authorities called upon the U.S. Army and the Pennsylvania National Guard this month to assist with the demolition here of hundreds of Civil War-era cannonballs...

Guard Soldiers from around country trade old jobs for rocket launchers in Wyoming
August 2, 2017 — CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. – The Wyoming Army National Guard's heritage is steeped in field artillery excellence, and if a Guard member wants to learn how to be a "Red Leg," the Cowboy...

Citizen-Warrior: Indiana Army Guard member blends firefighting, military into life of service
August 1, 2017 — INDIANAPOLIS — At the Indianapolis Fire Department's Station 15, located in the southeast part of the city, is a man who has dedicated his life to serving his community and country for almost 30...

Airmen, Soldiers train in Patriot North 2017 Exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis.
July 26, 2017 — FORT McCOY, Wis. - During the second half of July, Fort McCoy's Young Air Assault Strip on South Post and other post training areas were in use for the Patriot North 2017 Exercise — a joint agency...

North Carolina Soldier bridges the language gap in Romania
July 25, 2017 — CINCU, Romania - Exercise Saber Guardian 17 was a U.S. European Command training event that took place in July, in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria and involved more than 25,000 service members from...

Scoutmaster planned military support for the 2017 Scout Jamboree
July 24, 2017 — GLEN JEAN, W.Va. - Described by his peers as an "easy to work with, West Virginia kinda guy," Lt. Col. Larry Boggs goes above and beyond to contribute to his community, state and the U.S. Army. Boggs...

South Carolina Chaplain Corps ready to assist Soldiers and their families
July 24, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - For more than 240 years, the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps has attended to the faith and spiritual needs of American Soldiers and their families. Chaplains fulfill a multitude of duties -...

Firefighter on TDY helps at emergency response, earns 'Captain America' nickname
July 19, 2017 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - A temporary duty (TDY) is very common for Airmen. From TDYs due to training, conference attendance, unit inspections or backfilling for other service members or units, TDY is one...

Soldier saluting funeral procession in the rain identified as Tennessee Guard colonel
July 14, 2017 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. –The viral photo of a Soldier saluting a funeral procession while standing in the rain has been identified. Col. Jack L. Usrey is the senior Army advisor to the adjutant general at...

Kentucky Signal Soldiers complete shot heard across the Bluegrass
July 13, 2017 — FORT KNOX, Ky. — From a field training area of Fort Knox, Maj. Gen. Stephen Hogan spoke into the hand mic of a military radio. A few moments later, he heard through the radio's loudspeaker Sgt. James...

For cyber specialists, the battlefield has evolved
July 12, 2017 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Throughout history, defeating a military adversary was primarily accomplished on a battlefield. We sketch a picture in our mind of military members adorned with muskets and rifles,...

New York Soldiers use backyard dry firing, private ranges to prep for National Guard shooting match
July 12, 2017 — BUFFALO, N.Y.--As he gets ready for the National Guard's annual rifle and pistol competition, New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Kapela is spending a lot of time in his Buffalo backyard...

New York National Guard reported for World War I duty 100 years ago
July 11, 2017 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.- On July 15, 1917, 24,000 members of the New York National Guard began reporting for duty in what was then known as the World War. On July 12, President Woodrow Wilson had...

Army Guard members train for taekwondo competitions
June 30, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — The deafening yells of Soldiers echoed prominently throughout the gymnasium as they swiftly kicked an opponent's body shield. The striking blows almost drowned out the...

Citizen-Warrior: Airman with Ohio Air Guard uses engineering background in repair-shop innovation
June 30, 2017 — SWANTON, Ohio - Tech. Sgt. Tom Burden, with the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing, had a problem. As a weapons mechanic on the F-16 Fighting Falcon, it wasn't a problem specific to him...

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