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Indiana National Guard fills many roles during exercise
May 23, 2016 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — Going above and beyond the call of duty is routine for one Indiana National Guard Soldier participating in U.S. Army North’s Vibrant Response 16 exercise held here April 28...

Long before smartphones, National Guard responded to nationwide muster in Operation Minuteman
April 28, 2016 — ATLANTA - In April, 1955, the National Guard's 400,000-strong force responded within two hours to an unprecedented activation exercise. Operation Minuteman, conceived by Maj. Gen. Edgar Erickson,...

South Carolina twin Soldiers recall Guard's response to last year's massive floods
April 21, 2016 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - Six months after flooding devastated parts of South Carolina, many residents are taking time to reflect on the events of those days in early October 2015, while others are still...

Texas Air National Guard readies for cyber-protection mission expansion
April 20, 2016 — WASHINGTON – Senior leaders from the Texas Air National Guard were invited to provide U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, Texas, an update on the 273rd Information Operations Squadron while visiting Washington on...

California National Guard Soldier parlays martial arts love into military service
April 13, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – The sun is setting over the horizon as Sgt. Cassandra Peel practices one of her final kicks of the day. Precision. Power. Passion. These words come to mind as she delivers one...

Guard Your Health’s #WarriorReady Challenge launches April 1
April 1, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Army Physical Fitness Test season is upon us, which means now is the perfect time to amp up your training. Guard Your Health, a health and medical readiness campaign for Guard...

Friends who deploy together stay together
March 30, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Soldiers who deploy overseas have a unique opportunity to meet and work side-by-side with fellow service members from all over the United States. The California National...

New York Army National Guard Cooks compete for Army cooking honors at Camp Smith
March 28, 2016 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. - For 200 New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 369th Sustainment Brigade their meal of roast pork, black-eyed peas, salad, mashed potatoes and...

Iowa National Guard Soldier competes under guidance of Soldier-father
March 24, 2016 — CAMP DODGE, Iowa - The 2016 Iowa Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa March 18-20 presented a unique opportunity for one Soldier. Spc. Ethan Estabrooks, a crew chief and...

Environmental stewardship, sustainability top focus throughout the Guard
March 21, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. — From making use of wind and solar power to incorporating geo-thermal heating and using energy efficient lightbulbs, the National Guard continues to be a leader in conservation and...

Virgin Island Air Guard engineers build plant beds to support kids' project
March 21, 2016 — U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Members of the Virgin Islands Air National Guard 285th Civil Engineering Squadron did their part in giving back to the community by building plant beds in support of the Helping...

Texas Guard member and his daughter personally supported Flint relief mission
March 18, 2016 — ROUND ROCK, Texas - As the Flint Water Crisis enters its third month, one Texas Army National Guard member decided to step up and directly help the people most affected. So he took a road trip to...

109th Airmen call South Pole home as they package old equipment for shipment north
March 17, 2016 — AMUNDSEN-SCOTT STATION, Antarctica – Three members of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing called the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station home base...

102-year-old veteran recalls duty with Michigan National Guard
March 17, 2016 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - "My experience in the Guard? The people I met, the people I knew. It was a wonderful thing," the old Soldier recalled, sitting in his living room on a recent...

Lawyers land at Saratoga Battlefield for history lesson
March 15, 2016 — SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, STILLWATER, N.Y. – A detachment of Army lawyers, and the Soldiers who support them, air-landed at the site of a Revolutionary War battle here on March 12, ready for...

New York Army National Guard Soldier saves life while on the job as a police officer
March 10, 2016 — EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Protecting and treating people is all part of Arnold Reyes' life of public service, whether he's serving as a Suffolk County Police Officer, or as command sergeant major in the...

Centennial of the Pancho Villa raid on New Mexican town
March 9, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - On March 9, 1916, the pounding of hooves broke the early-morning silence as mounted riders descended on Columbus, New Mexico. Under the command of the rebel Gen. Francisco "Pancho"...

Mountain training is rigorous drill for Vermont National Guard troops
March 8, 2016 — JEFFERSONVILLE, Vt. - Panting and heaving from the exertion of hauling their gear up the mountain for more than a mile, Soldiers commenced setting up tents between two immense, snow-covered...

Jax the therapy dog touches Airmen's hearts at California's 163rd Attack Wing
March 3, 2016 — RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A therapy dog touches the hearts of Airmen as he makes his rounds through the squadron work centers. It is not the typical scene you find at work on military bases although it is a...

Puerto Rico ChalleNGe program leader receives national honor
March 2, 2016 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Matilde Almodovar, the director of the ChalleNGe program in Puerto Rico, was selected as the Director of the Year for the National Guard National Guard Bureau Youth Foundation...

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