Guard News - The National Guard - Apr 2013

Massachusetts bomb suspect captured; Guard had supported search
April 19, 2013 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard assisted local and state authorities following the shootout and explosions that occurred early Friday morning.Just before 9 p.m. EST,...

Georgia-Wisconsin Soldier team a top finisher in 2013 Best Ranger Competition
April 19, 2013 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - Two Army National Guard soldiers, including one from Wisconsin, finished in the top 10 in the 30th Annual David E. Grange, Jr. Best Ranger Competition.1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar, a...

Illinois National Guard participates in regional domestic response exercise
April 19, 2013 — RANTOUL, Ill. - Illinois National Guard (ILNG) Soldiers and Airmen searched a collapsed building, extracted victims and decontaminated mass casualties during the three-day Prairie North 2013 exercise...

Grass: For optimum active duty/Reserve force mix, reconsider historic assumptions
April 19, 2013 — WASHINGTON - Traditional assumptions about force structure deserve reconsideration in the current fiscal environment, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said Wednesday.During his testimony on...

Requirements to change for transfer of GI Bill benefits
April 18, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Beginning Aug. 1, every Soldier who elects to transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to a family member or dependent will incur an additional four year service obligation, without regard...

National Guard's civil support teams respond to crises nationwide
April 18, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Texas and Massachusetts National Guard members are continuing to provide support to civil and local authorities in the wake of the West, Texas, and Boston Marathon explosions, and...

Massachusetts National Guard combat medic aids Boston train passenger
April 18, 2013 — BOSTON - Massachusetts National Guard members were on duty Wednesday helping safeguard the city after the Boston Marathon bombings when one of them assisted a woman who fainted at a train station.The...

Commentary: Keep running for America
April 17, 2013 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. - Do you believe that running marathons can help the Air Force defeat terrorism?Across the board, the Air Force has the richest concentration of runners...

Army Guard Soldiers take advantage of new professional development program
April 17, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - For Command Sgt. Maj. Brunk Conley, the sergeant major of the Army National Guard, the Army’s new noncommissioned officer professional development program speaks to him not only as a...

National Guard Soldiers scaling back support operations in Boston
April 17, 2013 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard continues to assist local and state authorities following the Boston Marathon bombings that left three dead and more than 140 people...

Air Forces Northern commander selects new command chief
April 16, 2013 — TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) commander has chosen the command chief master sergeant from...

Marathon terror: Massachusetts National Guard supports Boston police
April 16, 2013 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - The Massachusetts National Guard continued Tuesday to bolster local and state authorities following the Monday explosions at the Boston Marathon.Three people, including...

Colorado Guard leaders remember fallen helicopter crew in ceremony at Arlington Cemetery
April 15, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Senior members of the Colorado National Guard recently visited Arlington National Cemetery as a way to pay their respects, and remember, two Soldiers with the Colorado Army National...

Advising Afghan National Army goes beyond traditional combat role for South Dakota Guard members
April 15, 2013 — PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - While many of the stories that make headlines today concerning the conflict in Afghanistan focus on the Afghan National Security Forces taking the lead in the fight...

Kentucky Guard members provide supplies for better tomorrow in Afghanistan
April 15, 2013 — FORWARD OPERATING BASE PASAB, Afghanistan - What happens when you have a team of educators who deploy to a country that only has a 17 percent literacy rate? Those educators set out to change those...

Medal of Honor awarded to Korean War chaplain who died in captivity
April 11, 2013 — WASHINGTON - At a Thursday ceremony at the White House, an Army chaplain, Capt. Emil J. Kapaun, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic and selfless actions during the Korean...

National Guard Bureau unveils newest heritage painting
April 11, 2013 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The painting ‘Glorieta Pass - Action at Apache Canyon’ is the newest to join the more than 80 official paintings that illustrate key moments or missions of the Army and Air National...

After 30 years, a Vermont mountain infantry Soldier is reluctant to leave
April 10, 2013 — JERICHO, Vt. - His smile widens as he recollects his most fond memory; one that journeys all the way to the top of the Italian Alps. The official destination of his first flight and first time out of...

Colombian Air Force commander visits McEntire Joint National Guard Base
April 10, 2013 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gen. Tito Saul Pinilla Pinilla, the commander of the Colombian Air Force, toured McEntire Joint National Guard Base (JNGB) in Eastover on Monday as part of a weeklong visit to the...

Air Combat Command stands down units due to budget cuts
April 10, 2013 — LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - Air Force officials Tuesday began standing down active-duty combat units to ensure the remaining units supporting worldwide operations can maintain sufficient readiness...

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell