Guard News - The National Guard

Tennessee Air National Guard provides imagery analysis to support hurricane relief
September 18, 2017 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Several members of the 118th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group based at Joint Base Berry Field in Nashville, Tennessee, are providing support for relief efforts... MORE

Virgin Islands National Guard assists police with traffic patrol
September 16, 2017 — ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands - The Virgin Islands National Guard and Virgin Islands Police Department worked side by side to help deal with traffic control on St. Thomas and St. John, after both islands... MORE

A Virgin Islands National Guard member stands by the window of a civilian vehicle with a member of the Virgin Islands Police Department.

Florida Guard members keep Hurricane Irma relief supplies flowing
September 15, 2017 — ORLANDO, Fla. - Guard members from around the state secure and manage the Auxiliary Staging Area for truckers rushing to deliver supplies for Hurricane Irma relief in Orlando, Sept. 13, 2017. An... MORE

Specialist Brandon Moorley, military police for the 715th Military Police Company, and Airman 1st Class Kara Fredrickson, services apprentice at the125th Force Support Squadron, inspect vehicles at the Exit Control Point for the State Logistics Response Center Axillary Staging Area in Orlando, Fla. Sept. 13, 2017.

Troops behind the scenes help send Guard aid to Florida
September 15, 2017 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. — With the help of approximately 45 Wisconsin National Guard Airmen, three C-17 Globemaster and seven C-135 Stratolifter military aircraft, more than 600 members of the Wisconsin Army... MORE

Wisconsin Air National Guard member is palletizing luggage for a flight to Florida.

Florida Guard members run Hurricane Irma shelter like hospital
September 14, 2017 — PALM COAST, Fla. - When disaster strikes, first responders jump into action at a moment's notice. When Hurricane Irma sent hundreds into special-needs shelters, moments weren't long enough. "We had 15... MORE

Rymfire Elementary School special needs shelter medical team stand together in Palm Coast, Florida Sept. 12, 2017.

South Carolina Army Guard brigade conducts numerous high-water rescues
September 13, 2017 — CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), South Carolina Army National Guard was the command and control cell of the Southern... MORE

Guard members rescue nurses in Charleston, SC

Pennsylvania Army Guard joins nearly 20,000 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen on Irma duty
September 13, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 40 Pennsylvania National Guard members and four CH-47 Chinook helicopters are currently assisting with the response to Hurricane Irma. The Pennsylvania contingent... MORE

Pennsylvania National Guard helps out in Florida

South Carolina Citizen-Soldier answers the call for third year
September 12, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina was very fortunate to be spared a direct strike from Hurricane Irma, but as the storm continued a path northward after inundating Florida, the state experienced high... MORE

S.C. Guard member answers the call for third year

Wisconsin National Guard among latest units to supplement Irma aid
September 12, 2017 — MADISON, Wis. - As the nation marked the 16th anniversary of the terror attacks in New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, more than 2,500 Wisconsin National Guard troops began... MORE

New York sends Guard helicopters to Florida for Irma tasks
September 11, 2017 — LATHAM, N.Y.- The National Guard response to Hurricane Irma continued Monday as 10 New York Army National Guard UH-60 helicopters and 55 Soldiers left for Jacksonville, Florida. The aircraft came from... MORE

Joint effort moves personnel, cargo to Virgin Island storm victims
September 11, 2017 — ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands - In a joint effort, Soldiers and Airmen – with the help of U.S. Navy helicopters and crew - moved personnel and tremendous amounts of cargo from St. Croix to St. Thomas and... MORE

Members of the 164th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Tennessee Air National Guard, and a US Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Aviation Warfare Specialist, load Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency rations onto a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter at an air terminal near St. Croix’s airport, Sept. 9.

Florida REDHORSE Airmen ready for post-hurricane action
September 11, 2017 — SEBRING, Fla. - Airmen from the 202nd REDHORSE have bedded down at the county fairgrounds here. The 202nd is a highly mobile,world-wide deployable response force that operates in battle and natural... MORE

Lt. Col. Elizabeth Evans, 53rd Brigade Engineer Battalion Commander, speaks to the 202nd REDHORSE team as they stand by for Hurricane Irma to pass, Sept. 10, 2017.

Airmen wed during Hurricane Irma prior to rescue operations
September 10, 2017 — ORLANDO, Fla.– Hurricane Irma’s storm-force winds couldn’t prevent two people from pledging their love for each other. Surrounded by Soldiers and Airmen from the Florida National Guard’s Chemical... MORE

Senior Airman Lauren Durham and Michael Davis exchanged vows at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando before heading out on search and recovery missions

Florida Air Guard staffing special-needs shelter; other Guard units pitching in elsewhere
September 10, 2017 — STARKE, Fla. - National Guard members in Florida, Georgia Puerto Rico, South Carolina and the Virgin Islands have opened more than 35 shelters and more than 11,000 Soldiers and Airmen are currently... MORE

Guard members at special-needs shelter in Florida

New York Air National Guard Rescue Wing assists with St. Maarten evacuations
September 10, 2017 — SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - Members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing assist in the evacuation of stranded American citizens from Princess Juliana International Airport in St... MORE

Members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing assist in the evacuation of stranded American citizens from Princess Juliana International Airport in St. Maarten.

Air Guard pararescuemen hunker down in Miami in preparation for rescue missions
September 10, 2017 — HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. - Taking a proactive approach to supporting the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the 129th Rescue Wing from Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif., combined with other search and... MORE

U.S. Air Force Guardian Angel pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, unload their equipment from an MC130P Combat Shadow aircraft assigned to the 129th Rescue Wing for support during Hurricane Irma.

Colorado National Guard sending special communications facility and crew to South
September 10, 2017 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – A special communications section of the Colorado Air National Guard will be staging in Mississippi to assist civilian authorities in areas battered by Hurricane Irma, which is... MORE

Communications specialists headed to Irma

Kentucky Air Guardsmen evacuate hundreds from St. Maarten following Hurricane Irma
September 9, 2017 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — For the second time in two weeks, special operators and aircrews from the Kentucky Air National Guard have deployed to support hurricane rescue operations, evacuating more than 170... MORE

Kentucky Air and New York Air National Guard depart St. Croix for St. Thomas for rescue operations in the wake of Hurricane Irma.

As Irma looms, some Guard members hopscotch from storm to storm
September 9, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. - National Guard members across the United States returned home earlier this week for a quick recovery and then redeployed in support of the Caribbean areas hammered by Hurricane Harvey... MORE

New York Air Guard wings depart for hurricanes

As Irma bears down on U.S., Guard members deploy throughout affected region
September 8, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – As the now-Category 4 Hurricane Irma bears down on Florida with an expected weekend landfall, the South Carolina National Guard is escalating efforts to respond to the effects from... MORE

Louisiana Guard Hosts All-Hazards Coordination Workshop

Arkansas Air Guard’s 188th Wing Readiness Validated

Puerto Rico Air Guard Wing Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise

Alaska Air Guardsmen Conduct Hoist Rescue at Hatcher Pass

Guard Marksmanship Center to Host Rifle, Pistol Championships