Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2014

Colorado National Guard celebrates 10-year partnership with Jordan
September 12, 2014 — DENVER, Colo. - Jordan is the only Middle East country to be part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program. Colorado and Jordan have been partnered for 10 years.The Colorado National Guard...

Arizona National Guard Soldier saves family from burning home
September 12, 2014 — PEORIA, Ariz. - An Arizona National Guard Soldier drew on his military training when he assisted a family from their burning home Aug. 26.Army Pfc. Samuel Pineda, an infantryman with the 158th...

A first: Missouri MP unit ventures into chemical defense training
September 11, 2014 — FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. - For the first time, a group of Missouri Guard military police underwent specialized chemical defense training this week at the chemical defense training facility headquartered...

Team of 140 Airmen from six ANG wings brings air power to Europe for Steadfast Javelin II
September 11, 2014 — RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - One hundred and forty Airmen from the Air National Guard traveled from various units throughout the U.S. to support the one week NATO-led exercise Steadfast Javelin II,...

Creative use of vehicles helps South Carolina National Guard boost sea creatures' habitats
September 10, 2014 — PORT ROYAL, S.C.- The South Carolina Army National Guard and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources formed a partnership 17 years ago to develop and improve sea life off the coast of South...

Evolution of the Army Guard Chaplaincy: Beyond the chapel
September 10, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va.- The role of chaplains in the Army National Guard has diversified since the founding of the Army's Chaplain Corps in 1775. Now, chaplains focus not only on spiritual matters but also on...

Deployed to Horn of Africa, Alaska Guard members stay busy training with allies
September 9, 2014 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - About 25 pararescue and support personnel with the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing are using their time while deployed to the Horn of Africa to sharpen...

Valorous Unit Award presented to Texas aviation regiment illustrates Guard 'warfight' mission
September 9, 2014 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Texas Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment is one of a number of Guard units to receive the Valorous Unit Award for service in Operation Iraqi...

Widow of fallen Soldier joins Florida Army National Guard
September 9, 2014 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Nearly eight years ago Alecia Calloway was given a neatly folded American Flag at a military funeral.Her husband, 23-year-old Cpl. Isaiah Calloway, had died after being wounded in...

Texas National Guard shares disaster lessons with Chileans
September 9, 2014 — ARICA, Chile - Natural disasters are a constant global threat, and response measures can vary wildly from nation to nation.The emergency preparedness communities of Chile and Texas are looking to...

Gen. Frank Grass meets the Airmen of Connecticut's 103rd Airlift Wing
September 8, 2014 — BRADLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Conn. - Gen. Frank Grass made his first visit to Connecticut on Sept. 6, visiting appreciative members of the 103rd Airlift Wing."It's a real honor and pleasure for me...

Army National Guard addressing year-end budget shortfall
September 5, 2014 — Arlington, Va. – Army National Guard officials at the National Guard Bureau have identified a $101 million shortfall of federal funds used to pay for personnel training that is delaying Army Guard...

Tennessee Army Guard Soldiers honored for heroism
September 4, 2014 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Four Tennessee Army National Guard Soldiers were recently awarded the Soldier's Medal by Army Maj. Gen. Max Haston, the adjutant general of the Tennessee National Guard, in a...

Virginia Army Guard Soldiers hone disaster response skills
September 4, 2014 — CAMP GRUBER, Okla. - Soldiers from the Virginia National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, High Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package, or CERFP, traveled to Camp Gruber,...

Hagel: Suicide Prevention Means Watching Out for Each Other
September 3, 2014 — WASHINGTON - Watching out for each other every day is a collective responsibility for the Defense Department’s military and civilian workforce, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said today in a message...

Virginia Guard engineers work with local officials, demolish abandoned structures while honing engineering expertise
September 2, 2014 — PETERSBURG, Va - Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen demolished abandoned, decrepit and drug-trade related houses recently in Petersburg, Virginia, as part of Operation Renew, a program that...

Latvian armed forces train with Illinois National Guard during training exercise Operation Northern Strike
September 2, 2014 — GRAYLING, Mich. - Tactical air control party specialists with the 169th Air Support Operations Squadron and the Latvian military joined forces to sharpen their special operations skills at the...

Colorado and Slovenian Soldiers 'putting your life in a friend's hands'
August 29, 2014 — POSTOJNA, Slovenia - Pfc. Hannah Quaney was not even born yet when her home state Colorado National Guard became a state partner with the nation of Slovenia. But now she is here serving with 38 other...

September is National Preparedness Month
August 29, 2014 — WASHINGTON – September is National Preparedness Month, a time when people across the country are encouraged to prepare for emergencies and disasters, Todd M. Rosenblum, acting assistant Secretary of...

Pilot of Massachusetts Guard jet killed in crash was 104th Fighter Wing's inspector general
August 29, 2014 — BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. - Massachusetts National Guard officials Friday identified the pilot of a jet that crashed in Virginia as Lt. Col. Morris "Moose" Fontenot Jr.“We all continue to...

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