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Virginia Air Guard members assist accident victim
December 19, 2016 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -Two members of the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Medical Group, put their skills and training to use at a Nov. 19 traffic crash. After wrapping up their...

New Jersey Airmen and fourth graders bring holidays to veterans
December 15, 2016 — VINELAND, N.J. -This time of the year, the residents at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial home in Vineland get a special visit. No, not from Santa Claus. Every year, for the last 16 years, Airmen from...

Service becomes a family affair for these Ohio Air Guard members
December 15, 2016 — MANSFIELD, Ohio - Many people in the Air National Guard refer to their coworkers as their 'Guard family.' In some cases, like the Burtons, they really are family. Cooper Burton stood next to his...

New York's oldest and youngest National Guard members mark Guard birthday with cake cutting
December 14, 2016 — LATHAM, N.Y.- After 40 years in the Army – 27 in the New York Army National Guard—Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Wold figured he'd earned the right to cut the cake during the New York National Guard...

Utah Air National Guard medical unit conducts joint search, rescue training
December 9, 2016 — SALT LAKE CITY - November kicked off two major training events for the 151st Medical Detachment-1, the medical portion of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force...

Army Materiel Command integrates Guard, Reserve in sustainment mission
December 9, 2016 — REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Completing the worldwide Army Materiel Command mission of providing readiness to the Army through sustainment takes a total-force effort. Delivering materiel, logistics and...

National Guard sibling Soldiers start tradition of serving
December 8, 2016 — FORT LEE, Va. — The tradition of family military service can stretch back several generations. Or it can suddenly sprout out of nowhere. The latter is a fair description of what happened to the Mei...

South Carolina National Guard preserving state history, environment
December 7, 2016 — EASTOVER SOUTH CAROLINA - Hidden in the woods of the South Carolina Army National Guard McCrady Training Center (MTC), among the trails used for tank and paladin maneuvers and land navigation courses,...

Air National Guard 'cable guys' are saving U.S. Strategic Command millions on project
December 6, 2016 — OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Select personnel from 15 Air National Guard Engineering and Installation (E&I) organizations are either in place or will soon arrive at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska,...

Air National Guard volunteers help load Trees for Troops
December 2, 2016 — BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. -- Many argue that the holiday season officially begins Black Friday, the shopping frenzy immediately after Thanksgiving. But for more than two dozen volunteers of the New York Air...

Commentary: Texas Guard looks out for one of its own - a young honorary member
November 30, 2016 — AUSTIN, Texas - One of our Warrior Ethos is "Never Leave a Fallen Soldier." Over the last few months, I have seen my fellow Texas Guardsmen stand up to this challenge in a way that both humbles me and...

Dreams of flying, serving others inspire South Dakota Soldiers to become pilots
November 30, 2016 — RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Damon Lappe knew from an early age that he wanted to be a pilot. Growing up, he dreamed of attending the Air Force Academy...

South Carolina Guard member finds meaning of Thanksgiving amid wildfire crews
November 29, 2016 — PICKENS, S.C. - Over a decade ago, I chose America as my new and only country. Pure luck—I prefer to call it fate—brought me to Greenville, South Carolina, in 2001. That first encounter with upstate...

Illinois Air Guard band member uses musical skills to honor dying vets
November 25, 2016 — PEORIA, Ill. - In Afghanistan during a 2012 deployment, Tech. Sgt. Carrie Gatz saw her civilian and military careers overlap at Bagram Airfield's hospital.The Air National Guard Band of the Midwest...

Youth Challenge participants offered 'day of service' to mark anniversary
November 22, 2016 — LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - For 24 years, Youth ChalleNGe cadets have made their mark across the nation with their Service to Community component during the residential phase of the program. This year,...

California Guard MPs entertain and inform young visitors
November 21, 2016 — SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. — They were training for a riot. Hundreds of California Army National Guard military police, with dozens of tactical vehicles, were mobilizing for a mock civil disturbance during...

Operation Santa Claus begins in tiny Alaska villages
November 18, 2016 — TOGIAK, Alaska - In a rare daytime appearance, Santa and about 50 of his elves - including Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and First Lady Donna Walker - came early this year to visit Christmas cheer upon the...

Counseling, family bond help Airman cope with post-traumatic stress
November 15, 2016 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - A 30-year career, multiple deployments and two months of intense training could not prepare recently retired Senior Master Sgt. Bob Weber for what he would experience...

West Virginia Airman beats cancer; completes 22nd marathon
November 7, 2016 — MARTINSBURG, W. Va. – Senior Master Sgt. Todd Kirkwood, avionics superintendent for the 167th Airlift Wing, was diagnosed with cancer the day after Thanksgiving last year. The diagnosis came as a...

Alaska maintenance Airman quietly excels at finding and fixing fuel leaks
November 4, 2016 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Saving hundreds of thousands of dollars is something that not many people claim, and not talking about it is something even more unique, but not for Staff Sgt. Julia...

Puerto Rico Guard Distributes One Million Gallons of Water in Drought Response

Guardsmen Boost Domestic Response Capabilities in Patriot 26

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities