Guard News - The National Guard

Illinois National Guard Soldier retires after 41 years
October 31, 2016 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Sgt. Maj. Diane S. Rogers, of Girard, Illinois, did not envision of serving for 41 years in the Illinois Army National Guard when she enlisted as a senior in high school. "I had no...

Colorado National Guard Soldiers, World War II veterans mark return of 10th Mountain Division to Colorado
October 28, 2016 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment (Mountain), Colorado Army National Guard, will become part of the historic 10th Mountain Division during a ceremony at Camp Hale,...

New York National Guard hosts U.S.-South African exercise planning session
October 27, 2016 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.— South African National Defense Force and Department of Defense officials locked down plans for joint U.S./ South African military training in 2017 during a three-day meeting...

Pennsylvania National Guard advances state partnership with Lithuania
October 27, 2016 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Continuing to foster a state-country partnership that began in 1993, Brig. Gen. Tony Carrelli, adjutant general, Pennsylvania National Guard, hosted a visit with Lithuania's...

Michigan National Guard wins 2016 International Sniper Competition
October 24, 2016 — FORT BENNING, Ga. - A team representing the Michigan National Guard was named the winner of the 16th annual International Sniper Competition at a ceremony Oct. 21. Sgt. Saykham Keophalychanh and Sgt...

Hawaii governor plants trees with help from National Guard Youth Challenge Academy
October 21, 2016 — Hawaii National Guard helps Governor of Hawaii, David Ige plant trees for heat abatement in Ewa Beach ...

National Guard general commands joint services response force
October 20, 2016 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. - A National Guard member on active-duty orders is now leading the nation's only standing Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear joint services response force...

National Guard uniquely positioned to contribute in cyber realm
October 19, 2016 — DETROIT – The civilian-acquired skills of its members enable the National Guard to make unique contributions in the cyber realm, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel said Oct. 17. Guard members work in the...

New York Airmen and ski-equipped planes begin annual migration to South Pole
October 19, 2016 — New York Air National Guard Airmen, aircraft begin annual migration to South Pole...

Alaska Air National Guard firefighters help fight Moose Creek Fire as fires burn in Nevada and Oklahoma
October 18, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Six Alaska Air National Guard firefighters from the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron are helping fight the Moose Creek Fire. The Alaska National Guard received...

Nevada National Guard turns out for wildfire suppression fight
October 17, 2016 — RENO, Nev. - Tim Daniels rushed to work after he heard about a wind-whipped fire early Friday morning that jumped around Nevada's Washoe Valley and eventually destroyed 22 homes. "As soon as I woke...

Indiana National Guard unit completes Slovak Shield 2016 with other NATO allies
October 14, 2016 — LEST MILITARY TRAINING AREA, SLOVAKIA – As the smoke cleared, tank treads stopped spewing up mud and helicopter rotor blades faded in the distance, 2nd Calvary Regiment Soldiers, Indiana National...

Ohio Citizen-Soldier helps fight wildfires in national forests across western U.S.
October 14, 2016 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Summer heat, lightning and wind can be the enemy when it comes to protecting forest land during fire season. Ohio Army National Guard 1st Lt. Nick Mossbarger knows firsthand how...

South Dakota Army Guard flight crews hone life-saving skills
October 13, 2016 — RAPID CITY, S.D. – Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, South Dakota Army National Guard, conducted a medical evacuation training exercise near Wasta, Oct. 1, to hone their...

Alaska National Guard teams up with Mongolian forces for Disaster Management Leadership Seminar
October 12, 2016 — ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia — A five-member team from the Alaska Air National Guard's 212th Rescue Squadron participated in a Disaster Management Leadership Seminar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Sept. 19-23...

Colorado Guard relives its history at Glorieta Pass, N.M., a Civil War battle site
October 12, 2016 — GLORIETA PASS. N.M. - The sounds of Colorado National Guard musket fire thundered across lonely Glorieta Pass. They quickly died. This time, there was no return fire.CONG staff traveled to Glorieta,...

North Carolina Guard Combat Engineers save nurse stranded by Hurricane Matthew
October 11, 2016 — WILSON, N.C. – Two Combat Engineers from the 151st Engineer Battalion, based in Laurinburg, rescued a nurse who had been stranded clinging to a tree for hours during severe flooding from Hurricane...

American, NATO allies unite at Slovak Shield 2016
October 11, 2016 — LEST MILITARY TRAINING AREA, SLOVAKIA - U.S. Army cavalry scouts and Indiana Guard members are fully engaged in joint-operations training alongside their NATO allies from the Czech Army, Polish Armed...

Citizen-Soldiers come to the rescue in Florida
October 11, 2016 — St. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – It was a neighbor who heard the old man’s horn honking and then saw him stuck in his car with it partially underwater, as Hurricane Matthew was about to make landfall. The...

Always ready, always there: South Carolina National Guard responds after Hurricane Matthew
October 10, 2016 — HILTON HEAD, S.C. - The South Carolina National Guard was ready to respond to missions along the coastal region Oct. 9, 2016, in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. National Guard assets were...

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