Guard News - The National Guard

Vermont's Catamounts return to their mountainous roots
January 11, 2016 — JERICHO, Vt. - The Catamounts (A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry) are returning to the mountain in Jericho, Vermont. The unit is called the Catamounts for the tavern where the Green Mountain... MORE

Pvt. Patrick Morris, A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) works with Capt. Kevin Elmer, logistics officer, A Company, 3rd Battalion, 172nd Infantry Regiment (Mountain) on how to position his skis and hold his ski poles at Bolton Valley Ski Resort, Bolton, Vermont, Jan. 9, 2016.

Missouri National Guard completes flooding emergency response; shifts to recovery efforts
January 8, 2016 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri National Guard transitioned its state emergency duty as the floodwaters of the Mississippi and Meramec rivers receded and it began recovery efforts in the St. Louis... MORE

During a press conference Jan. 6, 2016, at Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Base, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon briefed the media and members of the Missouri National Guard on debris removal and recovery operations under way that the Guard will lead with federal, state and local partners in the coming weeks following historic flooding across the state.

Oregon Airman balances cycling With Air Guard mission
January 7, 2016 — PORTLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ore.—With endurance cycling, nearly every part of the sport is tough - from the demands of distance and the quality of the competitors to the changing natural... MORE

Oregon Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Farr, assigned to the 142nd Fighter Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses with one of his bicycles at the air base public affairs office, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon, April 7, 2013. Farr has been training and racing as an endurance cyclist during the past four years and was part of the Military World Games in Mungyeoung, Korea, Oct. 6, 2015.

Iowa Soldier helps police understand sex assault victims
January 6, 2016 — JOHNSON, Iowa - For more than 40 years, the Iowa National Guard and Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship within the boundaries of the Camp Dodge Joint Maneuver... MORE

Sgt. Maggie Passer, a victim advocate coordinator with the Iowa National Guard since 2013, is assisting the Camp Dodge-based Iowa Law Enforcement Academy with its training.

Air National Guard Director Stanley E. Clarke retires after more than 34 years of service
January 5, 2016 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.- Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke, director of the Air National Guard and a strong advocate of the Total Force Continuum as well as the State Partnership Program, retired... MORE

Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III listens while retired Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley reflects on Clarke’s career during the former’s retirement ceremony at the Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 18, 2015. Clarke is the 15th director of the Air National Guard.

Citizen-Soldier supports New Mexico Guard in his civilian capacity
January 4, 2016 — CARLSBAD, N.M. — While many of his fellow National Guard soldiers were called to state active duty in response to recent blizzards here, Army Pfc. David Mathews went to work in his civilian job --... MORE

Pfc. David Mathews, a Soldier with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 717th Brigade Support Battalion, poses next to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter used by the air medical evacuation (MEDEVAC) crews of Company C, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment. The MEDEVAC was staged at the airport in Carlsbad in order to provide timely response in case of an emergency warranting their launch. Mathews, an employee of Chandler Aviation, supported the Soldiers from his civilian capacity.

Missouri Guard members continue to battle historic flooding
January 1, 2016 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As river levels begin to crest across the eastern portion of the state, Missouri Guard members continued over the New Year weekend to battle historic flooding.The Soldiers and... MORE

Missouri National Guardsmen stage potable water tankers at High Ridge Elementary School on Dec. 31, 2015.

Civic Leaders Fly With Alaska Air Guard During Red Flag Alaska 25-2

Washington Army Guard Trains in Water Bucket Operations

Alaska Army Guard Rescues Family Stranded on River During Storm

lowa Airmen Take Training to New Heights

West Virginia Guard Continues Flood Cleanup Efforts