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Guard Soldiers achieve marksmanship overmatch in Utah
July 17, 2020 — LEHI, Utah – At 800 meters from the target, the Soldiers started running. The sun beat down on their shoulders as their boots pounded along the winding dirt road, kicking up dust. Each Soldier carried...

One man’s journey to the Air National Guard
July 8, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Tech. Sgt. Clayton Smith’s accent has a lilting island inflection indicating he’s probably from a certain area of the Caribbean.“I was born in Trinidad and Tobago,” he said, adding...

Idaho Guard members earn Red Card to fight wildland fires
June 29, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – About 40 Idaho Citizen-Soldiers attended the Idaho National Guard's first wildland firefighting training course at Gowen Field June 15-19 and June 22-26. Although Gowen Field and the...

Former Alaska National Guard TAG is NGB inspector general
June 25, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – “There really weren’t a lot of jobs that would’ve made me put down my gardening tools and go back to work full time,” said the National Guard Bureau’s new inspector general. “But this...

National Guard ready for hurricane season
June 24, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In 1992, Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Nordhaus was a first lieutenant stationed at Homestead Air Force Base in South Florida when Hurricane Andrew struck, destroying his house and...

National Guard faces pivotal time, CNGB nominee Hokanson says
June 19, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Today is an important and pivotal time in the history of the National Guard, the nominee to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau told the Senate Armed Services Committee...

Texas Guard team wins first NGB innovation competition
June 17, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – A Texas National Guard team emerged the winner in the inaugural National Guard Innovation Competition, besting three other finalists.“I’m humbled, to be honest,” said Air Force Maj...

Ohio Army Guard assists during unrest in Cleveland, Columbus
June 3, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Members of the Ohio National Guard were activated by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to assist local authorities after three days of civil unrest in major Ohio cities, including Columbus and...

National Guard force surpasses Hurricane Katrina response
June 2, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Almost 84,000 National Guard members were on duty Friday performing domestic response missions in support of their governors. The number surpasses the more than 51,000 Guard members...

Massachusetts Air Guard SARC receives SARC of the Year Award
May 28, 2020 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. – The Defense Department has recognized Jacquelyn E. Tellier, Massachusetts Air National Guard, as the 2020 Liz Blanc Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator of the...

Guard assists state health officials in COVID-19 mapping
May 27, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members are helping state and local health agencies conduct voluntary COVID-19 mapping to track and reduce the spread of the virus.“We are not focused on tracking the...

NGB chief promotes first Guard director of space operations
May 20, 2020 — AURORA, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), promoted the first NGB director of space operations, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory T. White, to...

Va. Army Guard members set up mobile food distribution site
May 14, 2020 — HANOVER, Va. – The line of cars snaked past the building, lazily looping around the adjacent parking lot as a warm breeze fluttered past. A group of Soldiers was set up behind the building,...

Guard's COVID-19 response is largest since Hurricane Katrina
May 12, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Almost 47,000 Soldiers and Airmen from the National Guard are activated to help fight COVID-19 in the Guard’s largest domestic response effort since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. More...

Virginia Army Guard members distribute food, positivity
May 8, 2020 — FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Army Staff Sgt. Scott Andrews, a squad leader with the Virginia Army National Guard’s B Company, 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, approached a group of Soldiers from his unit as...

Hokanson nominated as next National Guard Bureau chief
May 6, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson was nominated to serve as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau by President Donald J. Trump May 4. If confirmed by the Senate, Hokanson would...

Guard helps ensure seniors stay healthy in COVID-19 pandemic
May 1, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard has been an integral part of ensuring many older Americans remain healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guard’s top general said during a White House event...

National Guard chief: More Guard members to be called up
April 10, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 28,000 National Guard members are on duty as part of COVID-19 response efforts, and that number is expected to grow, the Guard’s top general says. “Over the past few weeks,...

Dual-status commanders appointed
March 26, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Dual-status commanders have been appointed in eight states, with 10 more awaiting approval, as the National Guard continues to support COVID-19 response efforts throughout the...

Guard helps medical professionals combat COVID-19
March 24, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – From staffing informational phone banks to administering tests for COVID-19, many of the more than 9,000 National Guard members on duty in response to COVID-19 are assisting state and...

Massachusetts Guard Welcomes Fifth‑Generation Fighter

Alabama Guard Helps De-Escalate Metro Station Confrontation

Alaska Guard Rescues Pilots From Two Plane Crashes

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness