Guard News - The National Guard - Jan 2016

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 --...

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...

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