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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 Air National Guard will help NORAD track Santa on Christmas Eve
December 21, 2015 — ROME, N. Y. - New York Air National Guard members and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS) will play a key role Christmas Eve as the North American...

50 years ago, Air National Guard brought Christmas to troops in Vietnam
December 18, 2015 — MARIETTA, Ga. - In November and December, 1965, air crews of the Georgia Air National Guard and Citizen-Airmen from other states volunteered for a special mission to Vietnam. Nearly 80 Air National...

NORAD continues the 60-year tradition of tracking Santa
December 14, 2015 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - In 1955, the Cold War was eight years old. Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union were high. Josef Stalin was dead, Nikita Khrushchev had...

Pa. flight medic departs for fifth deployment
December 14, 2015 — ANNVILLE, Pa. - Nearly 100 years ago, young American men were leaving farms across America, joining every branch of the military to fight in World War I. One-third of Americans lived on a farm during...

Meals, ready-to-savor: Student chefs show cooking chops with Army chow
December 10, 2015 — GOSHEN, N.Y. - Hudson Valley high school student chefs met New York Army National Guard culinary challenges Dec. 2 and 4, cooking MREs into dishes that sated and delighted troops' taste buds. "I was...

Retired Air Force colonel and former POW speaks on the power of a positive attitude
December 10, 2015 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Few military members have ever experienced what retired Air Force Col. Edward Hubbard has gone through in life. Of those who have, it is likely even fewer carry his outlook on life...

Jersey Airman sleuths out WWII Belgian crash site of great-uncle
December 8, 2015 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - The date is Dec. 24, 1944, in the midst of World War II, and while most Americans are at home preparing for a Christmas with their families, 1st Lt. Cuno...

New York National Guard honors President Martin Van Buren, who gave the world 'OK'
December 8, 2015 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y.—The man who gave the English language the term "OK" was honored by the New York National Guard on the 233rd anniversary of his birthday, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in this small Hudson...

New York National Guard troops lend a hand in loading Trees for Troops
December 3, 2015 — Twenty volunteers of the New York Army and Air National Guard turned out for work at Ellms Christmas Tree Farm on Nov. 30 to help load Christmas trees bound for troops and military families around the world...

Honing spiritual fitness, Texas Air National Guard chaplain grows chaplain's program
November 25, 2015 — NAVAL AIR STATION JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas – Chaplain Brig. Gen. Steve Chisolm, Air National Guard assistant to the U.S. Air Force Chief of Chaplains, led a packed room of Texas Guard...

Gen. Grass issues Thanksgiving message to civilians and uniformed personnel
November 24, 2015 — Whether you are in uniform or a civilian, deployed or home, it is your service and commitment that allows us to enjoy the spirit of Thanksgiving. For that, we all are thankful!...

New York State Military Museum's new exhibit tells story of the state's Air National Guard
November 23, 2015 — The 100-year-old history of the Air National Guard in New York is the subject of a new exhibit at the New York State Military Museum here. The exhibit — "Ever Upward: The History of the New York Air National Guard" — uses photographs and artifacts to tell the story of the 5,600–member New York Air National Guard...

This Airman Brown shows she's 'unstoppable'
November 18, 2015 — Airman 1st Class Tanya Brown was a full-time everything three years ago - beautician, livestock farmer, college student, wife, and mother to four children. Then, not being one to shy away from a challenge, the 35-year-old decided to join the Air National Guard...

Guard Your Health launches #ClassIRecipes
November 13, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Guard Your Health, a health and wellness campaign for Army National Guard Soldiers and families, is committed to helping Soldiers keep their diets in check. The campaign recently...

South Carolina National Guard Cyber Team attends Congressional event
November 5, 2015 — WASHINGTON, D.C.— Members and representatives of the South Carolina National Guard's Computer Network Defense Team (CNDT) recently attended a State Cyber Day event sponsored by the National Guard and...

New Mexico National Guard airlifts baby and adult dinosaur fossils
November 2, 2015 — FARMINGTON, N.M. - Aviators, infantrymen and transportation Soldiers of the New Mexico Army National Guard assisted the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (NMMNHS) with extracting...

Air National Guard Director visits base to hear from Airmen
October 30, 2015 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director, Air National Guard, visited with Airmen of the 158th Fighter Wing at an all-call on Oct. 17, 2015, at the Vermont Air National Guard...

New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing goes solar for lighting
October 29, 2015 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. -Even after the sun sets, it continues to brighten the night at the 106th Rescue Wing, here, with newly installed solar-powered lights in and around F.S. Gabreski National...

Profession of Arms Center of Excellence training makes its debut
October 26, 2015 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.—Recently promoted chief master sergeants in the Air National Guard experienced the first Profession of Arms Center of Excellence training in the Chiefs Executive Course, at the...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response