Guard News - The National Guard

Air Guard Deploys for Toxic Swell Joint Training Exercise
August 28, 2024 — OAHU, Hawaii - The Air National Guard, the U.S. Marine Corps and international partners enhanced chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense capabilities during the two-week Toxic Swell... MORE

Participants in the Toxic Swell exercise train for CBRN warfare Aug. 5, 2024, in Oahu, Hawaii. Toxic Swell 2024 brought together military personnel from across the forces to prepare for any threat in the Indo-Pacific region.

Guard Soldier Featured in Army ‘Be All You Can Be’ Campaign
March 15, 2023 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Many military members consider their service life-changing, but for 1st Sgt. John Melson, it was lifesaving — literally. After doctors at Melson’s military entrance screening... MORE

First Sgt. John Melson, then a Sgt. 1st Class and member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, was presented the Bronze Star Medal with "V" device for valor at Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 23, 2013, for his actions in 2009 while fighting off a Taliban ambush in Gerani, Afghanistan. Melson, now a member of the Georgia National Guard, is featured in the new U.S. Army recruiting campaign commercials.

Vermont Guard reflects on Marine Corps' 246th birthday
November 10, 2021 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Each year on Nov. 10, the U.S. Marine Corps celebrates the day in 1775 when the Second Continental Congress passed a resolution establishing two battalions of Marines as a landing... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers of the Vermont National Guard who served with the 2nd Marine Division in Iraq's Al Anbar Province between 2005-2006 were authorized to display the 2nd Marine Division unit insignia on their uniforms. Nov. 10, 2021, marks the Marine Corps' 246th birthday.

142nd Civil Engineers get valuable training in Hawaii
June 2, 2021 — OAHU, Hawaii – The 142nd Civil Engineer Squadron's firefighters and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians completed two weeks of annual training on the island of Oahu in May.Many of the Oregon... MORE

Firefighters from the Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Wing conduct a live-fire exercise with Marine Corps firefighters at Marine Corps Base, Hawaii, May 14, 2021. This burn is part of a larger scale joint exercise that includes aircraft familiarization, egress training, and co-training and mentoring less experienced firefighters.

Soldier serves state and nation as judge and Guardsman
August 14, 2020 — WAUKESHA, Wis. – Waukesha County’s newest circuit court judge has a long history of public service as a Citizen-Soldier in the Wisconsin National Guard. Maj. Jack Melvin, senior defense counsel with... MORE

Family, friends and colleagues watch as Maj. Jack Melvin, senior defense counsel with the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 505th Trial Defense Team, is sworn in as the newest judge in Waukesha County Circuit Court Aug. 7, 2020.

Senior Leaders Discuss Army’s Future with War College Students

Ohio Guard’s 178th Wing Showcases Agile Combat Employment

Florida Air Guard Firefighters Train for Emergency Response

New York Guard Airmen Modernize C-17 Fleet with Microvanes

Maryland Guard Soldiers Return Home From Border Mission