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Kansas Soldier Makes Marathon Team Pushing Friend to Finish
May 10, 2023 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Nicholas Lahr and Samuel Butalla share a unique connection when it comes to racing in the annual Lincoln Marathon in Nebraska.The Nebraska natives have each completed the annual...

National Guard Marksmanship Training Center increases lethality, a round at a time
December 10, 2021 — FORT CHAFFEE, Ark. – A rifle is fired, sending a round downrange at more than twice the speed of sound. Smoke from the muzzle hangs in the air for a moment, long after the round has reached its target...

130th Field Artillery Brigade improves air threat tracking
July 7, 2021 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – The 130th Field Artillery Brigade, deployed to the Central Command (CENTCOM) region, has improved commanders' ability to detect enemy air activity over the past several months.A...

Kansas National Guard medics team up for advanced training
June 22, 2021 — FORT CARSON, Colo. – Soldiers with the 1077th Medical Company – Ground Ambulance, Kansas Army National Guard, participated in Medic Sustainment 24-Hour training, an advanced course testing them on a...

Kansas Guard partnership helps Soldiers earn degrees
June 7, 2021 — SALINA, Kan. – Active-Duy, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers who take military occupational specialty conversion courses at the Kansas Army National Guard Regional Training Site for Maintenance now...

Re-missioned Kansas Guard unit thrives despite COVID curve
February 17, 2021 — EL PASO, Texas – They had trained for months. They had prepared. They were ready. In July, the 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 69th Troop Command, Kansas Army National Guard, was days away...

'First Kansas' legacy lives on through redesignation
October 21, 2020 — FORT RILEY, Kan. – The Kansas Army National Guard’s 2nd Combined Arms Battalion, 137th Infantry Regiment, “First Kansas,” redesignated as the 1st Battalion, 635th Armor Regiment during a virtual...

Kansas Guard trains the trainers, takes on fitness culture
August 13, 2020 — SALINA, Kan. - Sixteen Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 161st Field Artillery Regiment, 130th Field Artillery Brigade, trained to become the Kansas Army National Guard’s newest validated graders for the...

226th engineers use annual training as opportunity to build
July 29, 2020 — TOPEKA, Kan. – Soldiers with 2nd Platoon, Detachment 1, 226th Engineer Company out of Pittsburg used their skills during annual training to complete several construction projects at Forbes Field Air...

Kansas National Guard Soldiers stop to help distressed girl
June 10, 2020 — LAWRENCE, Kan. – Driving through rainstorms from Leawood toward Lawrence on Kansas Highway 10, Kansas Army National Guard Spc. Darin McQueen noticed a young girl sitting on a bridge with her feet...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26