News Features - The National Guard - Year 2017

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Colorado National Guard mentors future cyber-warriors
April 28, 2017 — DENVER — Colorado Army National Guard information technology Soldiers mentored a student Junior...

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...

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...

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...

Idaho Guardsman Realizes Dream of Completing Boston Marathon

Illinois Guard Medics Aid Injured Motorcyclist During Northern Strike

Washington Guardsman Supports Wildfire Recovery at Home

Arkansas Guard Airman Graduates With Perfect Score From Technical School

New York Guard Showcases Polar Airlift Mission