Guard News - The National Guard - Dec 2016

Army Materiel Command integrates Guard, Reserve in sustainment mission
December 9, 2016 — REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - Completing the worldwide Army Materiel Command mission of providing readiness to the Army through sustainment takes a total-force effort. Delivering materiel, logistics and...

New York Airman honored for lifesaving action in diner
December 8, 2016 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Lunch turned into lifesaving for New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Christina Watson on April 21, 2016, when she stepped in to save the life of a woman suffering from a drug...

National Guard sibling Soldiers start tradition of serving
December 8, 2016 — FORT LEE, Va. — The tradition of family military service can stretch back several generations. Or it can suddenly sprout out of nowhere. The latter is a fair description of what happened to the Mei...

New York Guard marks President Van Buren’s 234th birthday in his hometown
December 7, 2016 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y. - Two dozen New York Army National Guard Soldiers honored the nation's eighth president, Martin Van Buren, during a cold and blustery winter morning in his Hudson Valley hometown, on...

South Carolina National Guard preserving state history, environment
December 7, 2016 — EASTOVER SOUTH CAROLINA - Hidden in the woods of the South Carolina Army National Guard McCrady Training Center (MTC), among the trails used for tank and paladin maneuvers and land navigation courses,...

Air National Guard 'cable guys' are saving U.S. Strategic Command millions on project
December 6, 2016 — OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - Select personnel from 15 Air National Guard Engineering and Installation (E&I) organizations are either in place or will soon arrive at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska,...

As Pearl Harbor ships smoldered, National Guard began fighting World War II
December 6, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - We recognize Dec. 7 as the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, and the beginning, for the United States, of a long and hard military struggle against...

Illinois Guard members honored for saving car wreck victim's life
December 6, 2016 — FORT MEADE, Md. - For rescuing a driver trapped in a burning vehicle, Staff Sgt. Jeremy Adkins and officer candidate Tony Genovese, both of Chicago, were awarded the Soldier's Medal during the Chicago...

South Dakota Guard members train for duty at Presidential Inauguration
December 5, 2016 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Security Soldiers and Airmen from the South Dakota National Guard are preparing for joint support of the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20. They will join...

Overseas, Lengyel finds National Guard vital contributor to Joint Force
December 2, 2016 — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – During Thanksgiving visits with troops serving in four countries, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel saw how fully National Guard members are integrated in the Joint Force as part of...

New York Air Guard flies Buzz Aldrin from Antarctica after medical issue
December 2, 2016 — CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand – When beloved former astronaut Buzz Aldrin needed a medical evacuation from Antarctica, New York Air National Guard pilots were at the ready.Aldrin, 86, touched down here...

Air National Guard volunteers help load Trees for Troops
December 2, 2016 — BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. -- Many argue that the holiday season officially begins Black Friday, the shopping frenzy immediately after Thanksgiving. But for more than two dozen volunteers of the New York Air...

Ohio National Guard member among vets who protected building during Ohio State rampage
December 2, 2016 — WASHINGTON - Former and current military members, including an Ohio National Guard member, stood guard outside of at least one Ohio State University classroom Monday to protect fellow students after...

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