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Maryland Guard Soldier Recognized for Off-duty Water Rescue
August 24, 2023 — PHOENIX, Ariz. – A Maryland Army National Guardsman was honored for rescuing a boy who fell into the Salt River while the Soldier was attending training at the Western Army Aviation Training Site... MORE

Maryland National Guard Staff Sgt. Charles Brauning, assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment of the 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, is awarded an Army Achievement Medal in Phoenix, Arizona., July 30, 2023, for rescuing a 10-year-old boy at risk of drowning. Brauning was attending training at the Western Army Aviation Training Site in Red Rock, Arizona, and on an off-duty river tubing trip when he saw the boy fall into the river July 17.

Washington Guard Aircrew Honored for Actions in Afghanistan
July 15, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – On the night of Nov. 20, 2020, high above the southern desert of Afghanistan, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ryan Schwend and his CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew found themselves in a... MORE

Five Washington National Guard crew members pose in front of their CH-47 Chinook helicopter, damaged in Afghanistan Nov. 20, 2020. All five were awarded the U.S. Army Aviation Broken Wing Award in a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility #1 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord June 18, 2022.

National Guard Mobilizes Again to Provide Hurricane Relief

Tennessee Guardsmen Support Hurricane Recovery

Oklahoma Guard Supports Hurricane Relief in South Carolina

Ohio Guard Aircrews Assist with Hurricane Response Ops

California Airmen Receive Purple Heart Following Jordan Attack