Guard News - The National Guard

Commission report provides opportunities to strengthen the Total Army
January 29, 2016 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Commission on the Future of the Army, chaired by retired Gen. Carter Ham, released its recommendations Thursday on how the Army should best organize and employ the...

Puerto Rico National Guard hosts visit from Honduran officials
January 29, 2016 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Puerto Rico National Guard welcomed a Honduran military and civilian delegation Jan.25-29 as part of the National Guard's State Partnership Program. "The week-long visit...

Michigan's Selfridge base is tops in Air National Guard
January 28, 2016 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. - The airfield operations management team at Selfridge Air National Guard Base has been named the Air National Guard's Airfield Operations Complex of the Year...

Alaska Air Guard's Terns fly south for the winter
January 28, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - The Arctic tern is a seabird native to both Arctic and subarctic regions. Of its many traits, the tern is known for its long-range migratory patterns. Here,...

National Guard offers new mobile marksmanship course to create small arms experts
January 27, 2016 — CAMP JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, Ark. – The average daily temperatures at Fort Greely, Alaska, in December span between 10 degrees for the high and dip down to 10 degrees below zero for the low. For the 49th...

Va. National Guard continues assistance after historic snowstorm
January 25, 2016 — STAUNTON, Va. - Virginia National Guard Soldiers on state active duty across the commonwealth have been using Humvees and medium tactical trucks to provide mobility support to help Virginia State...

National Guard personnel assisting civil authorities as blizzard pummels much of East Coast
January 23, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As much of the East Coast hunkered down Saturday from a ferocious winter storm, National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and –Airmen were poised to assist local and state emergency agencies...

Guard troops in several states responding to blizzard-related needs
January 21, 2016 — SANDSTON, Va. - The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 500 Soldiers, Airmen and members of the Virginia Defense Force on state active duty for assistance with the state's...

40th Combat Aviation Brigade takes charge of unmanned missions in the Middle East
January 20, 2016 — SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE EAST – Last month the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade took command of Army Central's aviation missions in the Middle East. One of these missions is armed aerial reconnaissance...

New York Air National Guardsman donates kidney to fellow 105th Airlift Wing member
January 20, 2016 — A New York Air National Guard member has literally given something of himself to help a suffering fellow unit member. Master Sgt. Henry Windels donated one of his kidneys to Staff Sgt. Daniel Cola in October, saving Cola from a difficult, limited life with continual kidney-dialysis treatments...

Michigan National Guard members assisting Flint residents in water crisis
January 19, 2016 — LANSING, Mich. - Members of the Michigan National Guard have been on duty in Flint, distributing water to city residents, since Gov. Rick Snyder activated them Jan. 13. Guard members are assigned to...

Washington Guard Soldier dances through deployment, step by step
January 15, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Spc. Megan O'Malley, a small-framed woman with an unobtrusive demeanor, might not immediately stand out from a crowd. Once she warms up to a new person, it does not take long...

Rehearsal key to dignified transfer in Delaware after weather diversion
January 15, 2016 — DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. - Six Airmen were honored in a dignified transfer at New Castle Air National Guard Base, Delaware, Dec. 23, 2015, when the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations dignified...

Army Guard Soldiers urged to make use of education benefits during Transfer of Education Benefits Awareness Month
January 14, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army National Guard Soldiers eligible for education benefits under the Post-9/11 GI Bill have had the option of transferring some or all of those benefits to their spouse or...

Louisiana Guard members continue building, monitoring flood barriers
January 14, 2016 — NEW ORLEANS - Approximately 300 Louisiana National Guard members continue working across the state to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees in support of...

Judge advocate at Pennsylvania Air National Guard brings empathy to position
January 14, 2016 — HORSHAM, Pa. — In August 2014, Air Force 1st Lt. Hilary Styer, a member of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, began a whirlwind tour through the Judge Advocate General's Corps that - by blending...

New York Guard Soldiers develop urban combat skills at police facility
January 13, 2016 — THE BRONX - "Safety kill, safety kill, all clear," New York Army National Guard Sgt. Henry Nieves shouted as his fire team stood down from another room-clearing drill on Jan. 9 at the New York Police...

National Guard troops prepare for winter storm duties
January 12, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As winter spreads across much of the country, National Guard units are rehearsing to ensure readiness for snow assistance. In Colorado over the past weekend, the state National Guard,...

Last of four MANG Soldiers receives Soldier's Medal for heroism during Boston bombings
January 12, 2016 — BOSTON - Gov. Charlie Baker awarded the Soldier's Medal to Staff Sgt. Geoffrey Curtis, Massachusetts Army National Guard, on Monday for his actions at the 2013 bombing of the Boston Marathon. After...

Louisiana Guard prepares for rising flood waters
January 11, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. – More than 270 Louisiana National Guard members are working across the state to build protective barriers against the approaching flood waters and to patrol levees in support of...

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