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Ohio Guard participates in joint medical training in Angola
December 8, 2017 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — About 30 members of the Ohio National Guard are participating alongside the Angolan... MORE

Calif. Guard provides aircraft, personnel to fight wildfires
December 8, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Nearly 1,350 California National Guard personnel have joined in the battle against... MORE

W. Va. Guard shows domestic response capability to Peruvians
December 7, 2017 — CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The West Virginia National Guard showcased its domestic response and homeland... MORE

W. Va. Guard units share domestic response capabilities with Peruvian partners

Guard troops were training when Japanese struck Pearl Harbor
December 6, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - We recognize Dec. 7 as the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in... MORE

A Hawaii National Guard soldier from the 298th Infantry, Cpl. David M. Akui, captured the first Japanese prisoner of war by American military forces during World War II on Dec. 8, 1941. While on beach patrol that morning, Akui apprehended Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki, a commander of one of the “midget submarines” intended as part of the invasion. Sakamaki went on to become president of Toyota in Brazil.

N.M. National Guard bolstering communications in Puerto Rico
December 5, 2017 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Soldiers from the New Mexico National Guard set up a VSAT, a very small... MORE

N.M. Guard bolsters communications in Puerto Rico

Gen. Lengyel pens letter for Guard's 381st anniversary
December 1, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - On December 13, 2017, we celebrate the 381st Birthday of the National Guard. The... MORE

National Guard wraps up busy hurricane season
December 1, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Three back-to-back hurricanes that brought large-scale destruction to the Gulf... MORE

Over 300 N.Y. Guard Airmen responded to Caribbean hurricanes
November 30, 2017 — GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE - More than 300 New York Air National Guard Airmen were kept busy... MORE

NY Air Guard evacuated hundreds of U.S. citizens

Pa. National Guard members hoist injured hunter to safety
November 30, 2017 — TYRONE, Pa.- Members of the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (PA-HART) saved a hunter... MORE

Pa. National Guard members rescue injured hunter

N.Y. Guard played role in hurricane response from far away
November 29, 2017 — ROME, N.Y.--They may have been 1,500 miles away, but the New York Air National Guardsmen at the... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard, Côte d’Ivoire Formalize State Partnership

Tennessee Guard, Bulgaria Partners Train in Falcon Defender 26

Washington Guard, Thailand Partners Complete Stryker Leader Course

Hawaii Guard, Indonesia Mark 20 Years of State Partnership

Washington Guard, Malaysia Strengthen Partnership at Security Summit