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California National Guard helped hold the line at Super Bowl
March 2, 2016 — SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The California National Guard trains tirelessly for every type of emergency. Its Soldiers' and Airmen's skills are finely honed and wide-ranging, but the best-case scenario is...

Air Guard leads with a competitive spirit
February 25, 2016 — PHOENIX, Az. -- Teamwork and a competitive spirit are the driving forces of a world-class organization at the top of its game. For the Arizona National Guard, the drive of its members to be the best...

California National Guard member rescues woman from sinking car
February 24, 2016 — YUBA CITY, Calif. - We’ve all seen it before in the movies: A car flies over an embankment, soars through the air and splashes down, leaving the driver only moments to find a way out before sinking to...

Retired Army nurse praised for stellar military service
February 23, 2016 — WASHINGTON — After nearly three decades of medical military service in the District of Columbia Army National Guard (DCNG), Lt. Col. Monika R. Graham closed the chapter on a long, storied career of...

Father and son deploy with West Virginia aviation regiment
February 16, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Some Soldiers join the Army National Guard as a way to better their lives. Others join to learn a trade. Still others join to continue a family tradition of military service...

Promotion brings Guard member full circle in 101st Airborne Division
February 12, 2016 — FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – An officer with the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the division's headquarters Feb. 11, bringing the Soldier full circle...

Vermont Soldiers conduct biathlon exercise during mountain skills training
February 11, 2016 — JERICHO, Vt. - Gliding quickly across the snow, a skier pushes off with his poles, tossing snow behind him. The skier is followed by another and then another; all of them wear Army uniforms. The...

New video series will help Soldiers get and stay in shape
February 9, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Guard Your Health recently launched its #WarriorReady Workout video series to help Soldiers amp up their PT routine and stay mission ready. The 15-second videos show Soldiers how to...

Experience in Liberia and Afghanistan makes New York Army National Guard doctor a better hometown physician
February 9, 2016 — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Ebola and malaria aren't diseases doctors working in the hometown of the Baseball Hall of Fame expect to deal with. But Dr. William LeCates, a kidney specialist and medical...

New York National Guard works with state officials to monitor wild turkey populations at training site
February 8, 2016 — CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. - There's nothing new about setting up an ambush at Camp Smith Training Site, the New York National Guards training facility here. Troops have been conducting tactical training...

Senior aviator in Utah takes final AH-64 Apache helicopter flight
February 2, 2016 — DRAPER, Utah - The final AH-64 Apache helicopter flight for a Utah National Guard Army aviator who is recognized as the senior Apache aviator in the world to achieve more than 10,000 flying hours in...

New York Air National Guardsman donates kidney to fellow 105th Airlift Wing member
January 20, 2016 — A New York Air National Guard member has literally given something of himself to help a suffering fellow unit member. Master Sgt. Henry Windels donated one of his kidneys to Staff Sgt. Daniel Cola in October, saving Cola from a difficult, limited life with continual kidney-dialysis treatments...

Washington Guard Soldier dances through deployment, step by step
January 15, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Spc. Megan O'Malley, a small-framed woman with an unobtrusive demeanor, might not immediately stand out from a crowd. Once she warms up to a new person, it does not take long...

Rehearsal key to dignified transfer in Delaware after weather diversion
January 15, 2016 — DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. - Six Airmen were honored in a dignified transfer at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware, Dec. 23, 2015, when the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations dignified...

Judge advocate at Pennsylvania Air National Guard brings empathy to position
January 14, 2016 — HORSHAM, Pa. — In August 2014, Air Force 1st Lt. Hilary Styer, a member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, began a whirlwind tour through the Judge Advocate General's Corps that - by blending...

Vermont's Catamounts return to their mountainous roots
January 11, 2016 — JERICHO, Vt. - The Catamounts (A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry) are returning to the mountain in Jericho, Vermont. The unit is called the Catamounts for the tavern where the Green Mountain...

Oregon Airman balances cycling With Air Guard mission
January 7, 2016 — PORTLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ore.—With endurance cycling, nearly every part of the sport is tough - from the demands of distance and the quality of the competitors to the changing natural...

Citizen-Soldier supports New Mexico Guard in his civilian capacity
January 4, 2016 — CARLSBAD, N.M. — While many of his fellow National Guard soldiers were called to state active duty in response to recent blizzards here, Army Pfc. David Mathews went to work in his civilian job --...

Buffalo Army National Guard Unit honored for unit video by New York's adjutant general
December 29, 2015 — LATHAM, N.Y. - A video produced by Buffalo's 152nd Engineer Company has been named winner of the New York National Guard's first unit video contest.The 10-minute video was produced by New York Army...

Louisiana engineer company and families have their best Christmas ever
December 28, 2015 — PINEVILLE, La. – Christmas came a day early for the Louisiana National Guard’s 1023rd Engineer Company, as they arrived home to eager friends and family at a welcome-home event at the Monroe Regional...

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