Guard News - The National Guard

Silver Star awarded to vet's family after 44 years
November 2, 2012 — TAMPA, Fla. - On the ink-black night of June 13, 1968, the highlands around Dak Pek in western Vietnam erupted in artillery and rocket fire.The U.S. Army Special Forces camp, just a few miles from the... MORE

Florida National Guard Assistant Adjutant General for Army Maj. Gen. James Tyre presents a posthumous Silver Star award for Sgt. Matthew Carter to Carter's wife Lorine and son Quinton during an Oct. 27 ceremony.

FEMA uses West Virginia Air Guard Base for storm relief
November 2, 2012 — MARTINSBURG, W. Va. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency is using the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing base here as a staging area to push out much-needed storm relief... MORE

Military airlifts, aid flowing to New York, New Jersey
November 2, 2012 — WASHINGTON - Another airlift, this time from Phoenix, will bring more power restoration trucks and equipment to New York and New Jersey, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little told reporters today.As... MORE

Staff Sgt. Joshua Wishmyer signals to his brother Staff Sgt. John Wishmyer as he moves a pallet of boxed meals at the West Virginia Air National Guard's 167th Airlift Wing based in Martinsburg W.Va., Nov. 1, 2012.

Virginia Guard winding down most hurricane recovery operations
November 1, 2012 — SANDSTON, Va. - Most Virginia National Guard personnel in support of Hurricane Sandy support operations have moved into the recovery phase as of late Wednesday afternoon, and the only personnel still... MORE

Virginia National Guard members rescued a child and several other flood victims Wednesday.

Hurricane Sandy: National Guard saves lives, protects communities, supports recovery
November 1, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As more than 9,100 Citizen-Soldiers and –Airmen had boots on the ground across 12 states in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, dual status commanders were appointed to oversee and... MORE

Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard check on residents Wednesday in Hoboken, N.J.

Freedom Award nomination period opens
November 1, 2012 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense agency, is now accepting nominations for the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award.The... MORE

Pennsylvania Guard Aviation Partners with Coast Guard

Arizona National Guard’s Task Force SAFE Strengthens Border Security

Idaho Guard Airmen Push Limits in Joint Field Training

Pennsylvania Guard Competes in Governor’s Twenty Marksmanship Competition

N.Y. National Guard Aircrews Train with Forest Rangers to Prep for Wildfires