Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2015

Retired Air Force colonel and former POW speaks on the power of a positive attitude
December 10, 2015 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Few military members have ever experienced what retired Air Force Col. Edward Hubbard has gone through in life. Of those who have, it is likely even fewer carry his outlook on life...

Guard set to activate additional cyber units
December 9, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. (12/9/15) – As part of ongoing growth of cyber forces throughout the Department of Defense, the National Guard announced plans to activate 13 additional cyber units spread throughout 23...

GuardNet celebrates 15 years of providing Soldiers with networking, Internet access
December 9, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Many Army National Guard Soldiers may not know what GuardNet is, even though they may make use of it nearly every day. And for those who run it, that's perfectly fine. "For the...

Bolstered Air Guard team to continue momentum of enlisted force development
December 9, 2015 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. —The Air National Guard's Senior Enlisted Leadership Management Office recently added two new team members to further advance the SELMO mission by continuing the deliberate...

Jersey Airman sleuths out WWII Belgian crash site of great-uncle
December 8, 2015 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - The date is Dec. 24, 1944, in the midst of World War II, and while most Americans are at home preparing for a Christmas with their families, 1st Lt. Cuno...

New York National Guard honors President Martin Van Buren, who gave the world 'OK'
December 8, 2015 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y.—The man who gave the English language the term "OK" was honored by the New York National Guard on the 233rd anniversary of his birthday, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in this small Hudson...

National Guard leaders announce Health of the Force campaign; call-to-action
December 8, 2015 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard's top officer recently called upon leadership throughout the Guard, asking that Soldiers and Airmen, leaders and peers, check in with one another during a Health of...

Niagara Airman meets man he saved with CPR; receives medals
December 7, 2015 — NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Tech. Sgt. Jason N. Oehlbeck, a member of the 107th Airlift Wing, was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal and the New York State Medal for Meritorious Service at a ceremony...

Tennessean appointed first White House social aide from the Air National Guard
December 7, 2015 — (Editor’s note: Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Frank O. Hood contacted the National Guard Bureau to report that he was the first Air National Guard social aide in the White House. “I was selected...

South Carolina National Guard engineer unit dedicates memorial to fallen comrades
December 7, 2015 — GRANITEVILLE, S.C. - The air was crisp but the sun shone brightly on the hundreds of Soldiers, family, friends and veterans who listened to stories of three fallen heroes being honored at the...

Researchers: Reserve component Soldiers in theater should fill in-theater vacancies
December 4, 2015 — ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – With a few hundred positions still needing to be filled in the Middle East, the solution to satisfying the needs of the active-duty Army with a potential labor pool of...

South Dakota National Guard reinforces partnership at National Day in Suriname
December 3, 2015 — Senior leaders from the South Dakota National Guard visited the Republic of Suriname, South Dakota's State Partnership Program nation on Nov. 25 to reinforce the partnership between the SDNG and Suriname military...

New York National Guard troops lend a hand in loading Trees for Troops
December 3, 2015 — Twenty volunteers of the New York Army and Air National Guard turned out for work at Ellms Christmas Tree Farm on Nov. 30 to help load Christmas trees bound for troops and military families around the world...

Soldiers can mix camo patterns for cold-weather gear
December 1, 2015 — WASHINGTON -- As winter weather approaches and temperatures drop, Soldiers turn to their cold-weather gear to keep warm outdoors while conducting training or operations.Many Soldiers now wear their...

Colombian Army Engineers view South Carolina flood response
December 1, 2015 — Colombian Army Engineers visited with South Carolina Army National Guard Engineers to learn more about the Guard’s recent flood response efforts during a Subject Matter Expert Exchange, Nov. 15-21...

Active duty, National Guard units foster partnership, prep for future
December 1, 2015 — FORT HOOD, Texas – A lot goes into sending a brigade to a month-long exercise at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, the Army’s most realistic environment for commanders and their...

Gen. Grass concludes three-nation visit in Romania
November 30, 2015 — BUCHAREST, Romania – The chief of the National Guard Bureau completed a seven-day, three-nation troop visit and operational assessment with a visit to this South East European nation on Nov. 27...

Mississippi Guard aviation maintainers complete Kuwait mission
November 30, 2015 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – It took much collaboration and many different moving parts that had to fall into place, but as the Gulfport, Mississippi-based 1108th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group (TASMG) begins to wrap up its deployment, it will be able to add one more accolade...

National Guard Bureau leaders visit troops in Kosovo
November 27, 2015 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo - U.S. Service members supporting NATO's peacekeeping mission in Kosovo represent the military force that America needs today, said the chief of the National Guard Bureau during...

Gen. Grass, Chief Brush visit Afghanistan on Thanksgiving Day
November 27, 2015 — KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The chief of the National Guard Bureau and his senior enlisted advisor agreed there was nowhere they would rather be on Thanksgiving Day than here, serving turkey and fixings...

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response

Connecticut Guard Strengthens Engineering Skills in Alaska

Montana Guard Chinook Crew Returns From Washington Wildfire Mission

Air Guard Medics Train for Drone Threats at Northern Strike