Guard News - The National Guard

New York Army Guard Aviators Complete Kuwait Mission
May 9, 2023 — CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait - The New York Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, ended its Middle East mission with a transition of authority ceremony at Camp Beuhring on May 6.A...

Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Endure Danish Military Challenge
January 30, 2023 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Thirteen Soldiers with the 252nd Composite Supply Company, a Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit deployed to the Middle East, completed the grueling Danish Contingent March...

Aviation Maintenance Team Builds Cohesion Overseas
December 23, 2022 — AL ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq – The 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, “Task Force Mustang,” 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard, assigned maintenance Soldiers from different units to develop...

Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers end Middle East Mission
October 12, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 250 Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 1067th Composite Truck Company, 228th Transportation Battalion, 213th Regional Support Group, have returned...

Iraqi-American returns to home country as US Army Soldier
January 3, 2022 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — When U.S. Army Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed arrived in Iraq with Soldiers of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, he stayed focused on his mission despite this being his first return to the...

Year in Review: National Guard delivered at home and abroad
December 22, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When a series of tornadoes slashed across parts of eight Midwest states late in the evening of Dec. 10, Spc. Zach Neisz sprang into action. He grabbed an ax, flashlight and medical...

Updated electronic warfare course resumes at Camp Buehring
July 26, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were a deadly threat during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, causing most casualties in both conflicts. IEDs remain a...

Task Force Phoenix rises again in the Middle East
May 19, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – After more than two years of preparation and training, the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, as Task Force Phoenix, formally assumed its overseas mission.For the next nine months,...

28th ECAB officially released, completes Mideast mission
May 17, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – The 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade formally transferred authority of its mission in the Middle East to the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade.The ceremony included the...

Soldiers shave their heads to support battle buddy's sister
May 11, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – An overseas deployment to an austere location where the heat, workload and OPTEMPO are high can be challenging. Knowing that a loved one back home has cancer can make a...

Pennsylvania-California military ties date back to Civil War
May 11, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – As Soldiers of California’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade trade places with their counterparts of Pennsylvania’s 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, troops will be...

Deployed Soldier dominates ACFT but finishes humbled
April 9, 2021 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Spc. Angelo Brunetti is considered by many to be one of the fittest Soldiers in the Army.He recently scored 599 on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, missing a perfect score of...

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