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Mother, daughter reflect on Arizona Air Guard service
May 31, 2017 — GOLDWATER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz — Although set on different paths for military service, Air Force Master Sgt. Peggy Schmidt and Staff Sgt. Nichole Jordan of the Arizona Air National Guard's...

Soldiers walk the walk during unique Strong Bonds event
May 25, 2017 — PHOENIX — It was a brisk early spring morning in the New Mexico desert as more than 7,200 participants anxiously gathered for the opening ceremonies of the 28th Bataan Memorial Death March at White...

National Guard and Canadian medics train to a higher standard at Maple Resolve 17
May 24, 2017 — CAMP WAINWRIGHT, Canada — Four UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopters of the Maryland National Guard sit silently side by side on the ramp of airfield 21 at Camp Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. Their...

Mississippi Medical Detachment supports Soldiers training in California
May 24, 2017 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The Mississippi National Guard's largest unit, the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, comprised of about 3,800 Soldiers, is in California for combat training at the National...

Having snowboarded on slopes of freedom, New Jersey Soldier glad to give back
May 23, 2017 — WAINWRIGHT, Canada — Puffy white clouds drifted upon a gentle, but constant, wind in an otherwise clear, blue sky. Sunlight shined upon an open, grassy field, flanked by a thick forest and seemingly...

Overcoming adversity, Airman finds home in Air Guard
May 22, 2017 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — He slowed the car to a stop and pulled into the parking lot. Shutting the engine down, he looked around the vehicle.Everything he owned was crammed into the small space...

From 'Lost Boy' to Citizen-Airman, Sudanese immigrant joins New York Air Guard
May 19, 2017 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. — Thirty years ago and 6,000 miles away, Airman 1st Class Francis Andrew was a 7-year-old "Lost Boy."Andrew was one of about 20,000 Sudanese children who lost...

Army Guard funeral honor guard members hone advanced skills during two-week training
May 16, 2017 — CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. — Some of the rifles fired at Camp Smith Training Site weren't loaded with rounds, but their impact could still stop you.The ceremonial rifles, along with a folded American flag,...

Unique challenges spurred great training for New York Army National Guard snipers
May 12, 2017 — FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. — Being a sniper, according to New York Army National Guard Sgt. David Peters, is the ultimate challenge for an infantryman."You have to know so much information. You have to...

Ohio's 180th Fighter Wing Airmen participate in water survival training
May 10, 2017 — SWANTON, Ohio — Ejecting from an F-16 Fighting Falcon, descending toward the ocean, plunging hard under the water and coming up to find a parachute pushing them back below the water, battling the...

Firefighting missions boost Wyoming Air Guard pilot's passion for flying
May 8, 2017 — CHEYENNE, Wyo., — Whether he is barrel-rolling 1,000 feet above the horizon or slowly cruising at 120 knots 150 feet above a pine forest, Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan Scofield knows there is no place he...

Missouri man serves childhood community when flooding strikes
May 8, 2017 — POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Standing on a busted levee with water levels rising by the minute, Kacey Proctor watched as water headed toward his childhood home, where his mother still lives. The young...

New York Army Guard NCO competes in Best Ranger contest
May 3, 2017 — NEW YORK — At an age when many infantrymen start to think about retirement, New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Sean Smith decided to tackle the Army's premier physical and mental challenge...

Citizen-Warrior of the month: Washington Soldier uses combat medic training as sheriff's deputy
May 1, 2017 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — When Deputy Sergio Sanchez arrived at the scene of a drive-by shooting during a night patrol shift with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Spanaway, Washington, he found a...

Wyoming recruiters turn to innovation to seek out new enlistees
April 28, 2017 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. — When you think of recruiters, a few images come to mind. Top on the list is an image of a staff sergeant or technical sergeant visiting a school during lunch or an assembly and...

Colorado National Guard mentors future cyber-warriors
April 28, 2017 — DENVER — Colorado Army National Guard information technology Soldiers mentored a student Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cyber team for the U.S. Air Force Association 2017 CyberPatriot National...

Service members unite to provide assistance to isolated village in Alaska
April 27, 2017 — OLD HARBOR, Alaska — Alaska National Guard members from the 207th Engineer Utility Detachment teamed up with service members from across the Department of Defense to participate in an Innovative...

Indiana National Guard's Charlie Med team readies for any health situation
April 25, 2017 — EDINBURGH, Ind. — C Company, 113th Brigade Sustainment Battalion, 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from the Indiana Army National Guard, otherwise known as "Charlie Med", was able to treat almost...

New York Guard was born in World War I as the National Guard went to war
April 24, 2017 — NEW YORK — In the summer of 1917, as the New York National Guard mobilized to head "over there" to France to fight World War I, New York Gov. Charles S. Whiteman was looking for armed men to fight on...

Ted, the therapy dog, helping support Wisconsin's military kids
April 24, 2017 — MADISON, Wis. — When Cindy Brosig first started using her G.I. Bill to earn her master's degree in nursing, she thought animal therapy was just a way for people to bring dogs to the hospital for...

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