Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2016

Delaware National Guard helps repair a school in Trinidad and Tobago
August 22, 2016 — BLANCHISSEUSE, Trinidad and Tobago − Looking out over a cliff, the leaves of palm trees sway in the wind, and coconuts lie on the ground ready to seed the next generation of trees. Further back from...

Louisiana National Guard reflect on efforts during flood response
August 22, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. – Since being activated one week ago on Aug. 12, the Soldiers and Airmen of the Louisiana National Guard have been working taround the clock conducting several missions including...

U.S. marks National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week
August 22, 2016 — WASHINGTON — By presidential proclamation, this week is National Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Week. The proclamation signed Aug. 19 by President Barack Obama calls on all Americans to...

South Dakota National Guard and Suriname Armed Forces partner to renovate school
August 19, 2016 — PARAMARIBO, Suriname, - Soldiers from the South Dakota National Guard and members of Suriname's Armed Forces partnered together to renovate some of the infrastructure at the O.S. 1 Santo Dorp School...

Texas National Guard hosts Chilean undersecretary
August 18, 2016 — AUSTIN, Texas - Key leaders from the Texas Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and State Guard met with Paulina Vodanovic, Chilean undersecretary of the Armed Forces, and other leaders during a...

Louisiana Guard continues response, postures for future missions
August 18, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard continues to conduct response efforts, recovery missions, and preposition vehicles and assets in potentially affected areas, as directed by Gov. John...

146th Airlift Wing joins California Guard wildfire fight
August 18, 2016 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing has activated two C-130J Hercules aircraft joining state and local authorities supporting firefighting efforts across the...

Texas Guardsmen get back to basics with base defense
August 17, 2016 — Ft. Hood, Texas – Members of the 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, like all Soldiers in the Texas Army National Guard, have two primary missions: domestic support and overseas warfighting. During...

Louisiana Air National Guard provides security, aid and comfort
August 17, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Air National Guard mobilized more than 100 Airmen to maintain order and provide assistance at the Celtic Media Centre movie studio facility shelter in Baton Rouge in...

Units work together to have a blast at Northern Strike 16
August 17, 2016 — CAMP GRAYLING JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Mich., - Whether it is the newest Soldier or a seasoned non-commissioned officer, field artillery Soldiers enjoy going to Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver...

Texas Guard member donates kidney to stranger
August 16, 2016 — SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Every day holds the possibility for a miracle, but Arthur Corenblith, 56, husband and father of two, was quickly losing hope and questioned how many days he had left to...

Timing and training came together to save a life
August 16, 2016 — Charleston, W.Va. – How many times have you sat through additional training on a drill weekend and thought, ‘When am I ever going to use this training?’ Or passed by the Automated External...

Louisiana National Guard focuses on response, recovery simultaneously
August 16, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard began providing shelter support to the Baton Rouge River Center last night, as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, following search and rescue operations...

California Air National Guard completes life-saving mission on Pacific Ocean
August 15, 2016 — Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. - California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing completed an overwater rescue mission on the Pacific Ocean, saving the life of a seriously ill...

Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major visits deployed troops
August 15, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the senior enlisted leader of the Army National Guard, was the keynote speaker at the Basic Leader Course graduation August 12 at Camp...

Texas National Guard patch ceremony to initiate Army of one
August 15, 2016 — AUSTIN, Texas - After months of planning, the first step in the process was underway. Once the “change patch” order was given, the Associated Units Pilot Program accomplished its first task.Soldiers...

Louisiana Guard continues flood fight
August 15, 2016 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard has rescued nearly 3,400 people and 400 pets during search and rescue operations due to heavy flash flooding in 12 parishes since operations began, Aug...

Soldiers, Airmen helping northwest Wisconsin recover from July storms
August 12, 2016 — MADISON, Wis. - Recovery and repair efforts continue in northwest Wisconsin with the assistance of more than 70 members of the Wisconsin National Guard who have been called to state active duty to...

New Jersey mother and daughter serve together in Guard
August 12, 2016 — LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Staff Sgt. Janet Medina punched her daughter in the chest. It's not as bad as it sounds. The military has a time-honored tradition to punch on a person's rank when promoted. In...

New Jersey's 177th Civil Engineers provide humanitarian and civic assistance in Albania
August 12, 2016 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - New Jersey Air National Guard civil engineers and Army Reserve civil affairs Soldiers teamed up with their Albanian army counterparts, to renovate a...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future