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Colorado Air National Guard kitchen helping in Puerto Rico
October 20, 2017 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado National Guard members deployed Oct. 15 from Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, to Puerto Rico, with a mobile kitchen to help civil authorities save lives and relieve... MORE

Alaska Army National Guard deploys to U.S. Virgin Islands in humanitarian aid mission
October 19, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska –Alaska Army National Guard members are deploying to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to provide operational and sustainment support in the aftermath of... MORE

Alaska Guard deploys to assist U.S. Virgin Islands

Iris helps lift spirits in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
October 18, 2017 — MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - A little girl named Iris is helping an Air Force master sergeant stay on task during the recovery effort for Hurricane Maria. “She keeps me going. I look... MORE

A drawing from a young girl named Iris that was included in a care package is taped to the dashboard of an Air Force pickup truck at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2017.

Puerto Rican engineers depart theater early to support families following hurricane
October 18, 2017 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Soldiers of the 215th Engineer Company (Vertical), Puerto Rico National Guard, are on their way home after a transfer of authority ceremony conducted Monday with the Army... MORE

North Carolina Guard historians documenting hurricane response
October 18, 2017 — ST CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Museum historians normally research, document and catalog artifacts for its historical archives. However, the job includes much more for a pair of Citizen-Soldiers from... MORE

Historians document military response to storms

Post-hurricane, agencies work to preserve a rare Puerto Rican parrot
October 16, 2017 — EL YUNQUE NATIONAL RAINFOREST, Puerto Rico - As Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, the island was not prepared for what it would bring. The structural damage alone caused many people to lose homes... MORE

Kentucky Air Guard moves 7.2 million pounds of relief supplies at cargo hub in Puerto Rico
October 16, 2017 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — More than three dozen members of the Kentucky Air National Guard have processed 7.2 million pounds of humanitarian aid through a cargo hub they established here Sept. 23,... MORE

Ohio National Guard sends troops with medical and communications gear to Puerto Rico
October 11, 2017 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Over the last three days, the Ohio National Guard has sent communications and medical equipment to Puerto Rico to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane Maria. On Thursday, about... MORE

South Dakota National Guard Soldiers head to Puerto Rico for water assistance
October 10, 2017 — PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard has activated four members of the South Dakota Army National Guard's Company A, 139th Brigade Support Battalion, at the request of Puerto Rico government... MORE

National Guard Soldiers supporting recovery on St. John in U.S. Virgin Islands
October 10, 2017 — ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands - National Guard Soldiers from throughout the U.S. are assisting with hurricane recovery efforts on the island of St. John, as part of the Virgin Islands National Guard... MORE

Virgin Islands Soldiers assisting after hurricanes

West Virginia National Guard provides critical support for Hurricane Maria relief operations
October 6, 2017 — SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico -- The West Virginia National Guard has once again answered the nation’s call for help this week by providing C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft and crews, as well... MORE

Families prepare to load onto a C-130 Hercules Oct. 5, 2017, to evacuate from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Georgia Air National Guard fuels the response and recovery effort
October 6, 2017 — SAVANNAH, Ga.- Air National Guard C-130 and C-17 cargo aircraft have airlifted hundreds of Guard members and hundreds of thousands of pounds of cargo from Savannah to Puerto Rico and the island... MORE

Fuels Distribution System Technicians, Staff Sgt. Justin Bradford, a volunteer from the 134th Air Refueling Wing, McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base (left) and Staff Sgt. Jared Dabney, 165th POL, operate a truck offloading header valve to take fuel during a fuel delivery to the Savannah Air National Guard Base, Oct. 4, 2017.

Air National Guard Intelligence analysts aid Puerto Rico
October 5, 2017 — EBBING AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ark. – Air National Guard Intelligence Analysts of the 188th Wing are supporting hurricane disaster relief in Puerto Rico by providing situation reports and imagery of... MORE

Missouri Air Guard wing supports hurricane relief efforts
October 5, 2017 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – For nearly a month, the Missouri National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing has been proving its value as part of the operational reserve by performing more than 100 sorties in support... MORE

Missouri air wing provides aid to U.S. Virgin Islands

Wisconsin Air National Guard sends mobile kitchen to Puerto Rico
October 4, 2017 — MADISON, Wis. - A mobile kitchen and 16 Airmen from the Wisconsin Air National Guard are on their way to Puerto Rico to lend support in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which impacted the U.S... MORE

Wisconsin Air Guard will help feed thousands

New York National Guard deploys more Soldiers to Puerto Rico
October 3, 2017 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Military Police Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 442nd Military Police Company deployed from Camp Smith Training Site, north of Peekskill, to Puerto Rico on Sunday and... MORE

North Dakota's 119th Wing sends equipment for hurricane relief
October 3, 2017 — FARGO, N.D. — The North Dakota Air National Guard worked through the weekend to load and send approximately 80 tons of equipment to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support hurricane relief efforts. Twenty... MORE

North Dakota sending gear to U.S. Virgin Islands

Puerto Rican Airmen back on duty after surviving Hurricane Maria
October 3, 2017 — MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico – Tech. Sgt. Radames "Mickey" Mercado pushes away from the table in the aircrew life support shop at the 156th Airlift Wing in Puerto Rico. "I don't think I... MORE

Puerto Rico Air Guard member back at work after hurricane

Air National Guard restores FAA capabilities for Puerto Rico
October 2, 2017 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A week and a half post hurricane Maria, it is hard to tell the Federal Aviation Administration was at "ground zero" and in the dark with no power or communications... MORE

Puerto Rico Air National Guard returns key radar to service
October 2, 2017 — PUNTA SALINAS RADAR STATION, Puerto Rico -- The Puerto Rico Air National Guard’s 140th Air Defense Support Squadron is helping to provide critical radar coverage over the skies of the Caribbean basin... MORE

The U.S. and Puerto Rico flags flap in a stiff breeze in front of the radar tower operated by 140th Air Defense Support Squadron in Aguadilla,

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise

Air Guard Units Join Forces for Aerial Wildfire Suppression Training

Forging Partnerships: The National Guard in the Indo-Pacific

Kentucky Guard MEDEVAC Prepares for Deployment to Europe