Guard News - The National Guard - Mar 2016

New York National Guard's 'Fighting 69th' leads world's largest St. Patrick's Day parade
March 16, 2016 — NEW YORK - The New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 69th Infantry—"The Fighting 69th"—will lead the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade for the 165th time on Thursday. The 69th Infantry,...

Facelift of Harlem Hell Fighters Home wins prestigious New York City Preservation Prize
March 16, 2016 — NEW YORK -- One piece of the $46 million modernization of the home of the New York Army National Guard's historic Harlem Hell Fighters is being honored with New York City's premier award for historic...

Lawyers land at Saratoga Battlefield for history lesson
March 15, 2016 — SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORIC PARK, STILLWATER, N.Y. – A detachment of Army lawyers, and the Soldiers who support them, air-landed at the site of a Revolutionary War battle here on March 12, ready for...

Missouri National Guard celebrates 20th anniversary of partnership with Republic of Panama
March 15, 2016 — PANAMA CITY, Republic of Panama – A delegation of Missouri government leaders and Missouri National Guard officials, led by Gov. Jay Nixon and Maj. Gen. Steve Danner, adjutant general of the Missouri...

Nevada National Guard Soldiers sharpen communication skills with Tongan military
March 15, 2016 — NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga – Last week, several members of the Nevada National Guard traveled across the globe to interact and exchange techniques for communicating with members of His Majesty's Armed Forces,...

Louisiana Guard members reinforce levee and rescue more residents from high water
March 15, 2016 — MONROE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard's battle against flooding continued as more than 15 Guard members from the 1022nd Engineer Company and the 844th Engineer Company out of West Monroe,...

Gen. Joseph Lengyel, vice chief of National Guard Bureau, visits Guantanamo troops
March 14, 2016 — GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited deployed National Guard troops March 5-6, at U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The...

Louisiana Guard expands flood fight to southern part of state
March 14, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard was continuing Monday to assist local agencies respond to significant flooding from north to south, working around the clock since March 9. The LANG, as...

Latvian Chief of Defense thanks Texas' 147th Reconnaissance Wing Airmen
March 11, 2016 — HOUSTON - About six months ago, the 147th Reconnaissance Wing made history with the Michigan National Guard and Latvia, flying the first MQ-1B Predator in the Baltic nation. To reinforce the...

New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing wraps up Antarctic support mission
March 11, 2016 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Scotia, N.Y.- The New York Air National Guard' 109th Airlift Wing transported 3,900 people and carried 4 million pounds of supplies and 1.2 million pounds of fuel to...

New York Army National Guard Soldier saves life while on the job as a police officer
March 10, 2016 — EAST PATCHOGUE, N.Y. — Protecting and treating people is all part of Arnold Reyes' life of public service, whether he's serving as a Suffolk County Police Officer, or as command sergeant major in the...

Air Guard leader in New York selected as state's new adjutant general
March 10, 2016 — ALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced his selection of Maj. Gen. Anthony German as the 53rd adjutant general of the New York National Guard. German is an Oneonta, New York, resident who...

Louisiana National Guard assists flood fight with high-water rescues
March 10, 2016 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, has deployed Soldiers and equipment to Bossier, Webster and Caddo Parishes to assist local agencies in response to...

Arizona Air Guard member raises her kids and mentors Airmen
March 9, 2016 — PHOENIX - Serving in the Air National Guard means something different to everyone. For some, it adds meaning to life. To others, it is a source of honor. For one sheet metal fabrication mechanic...

Centennial of the Pancho Villa raid on New Mexican town
March 9, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - On March 9, 1916, the pounding of hooves broke the early-morning silence as mounted riders descended on Columbus, New Mexico. Under the command of the rebel Gen. Francisco "Pancho"...

For rooftop landings, it's all about balance, New York Soldiers learn
March 8, 2016 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Staff Sgt. Jeff Lentz did something new in his Army National Guard aviation career on Saturday— he helped land a CH-47F Chinook helicopter on a building. "It was pretty exciting,"...

Mountain training is rigorous drill for Vermont National Guard troops
March 8, 2016 — JEFFERSONVILLE, Vt. - Panting and heaving from the exertion of hauling their gear up the mountain for more than a mile, Soldiers commenced setting up tents between two immense, snow-covered...

Hawaii Guard members and Indonesian Soldiers share military tactics
March 7, 2016 — BANDUNG, Indonesia – Six members of the Hawaii Army National Guard visited the city of Bandung, Indonesia, to participate in Hawaii's State Partnership Program's seventh Noncommissioned Officer...

Alaska Air Guard members rescue injured snowmobiler near Seward
March 7, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued an injured snowmobiler about 12 miles north of Seward on Sunday...

Three National Guard members competing next week in Army Trials
March 3, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Three National Guard Soldiers are among the more than 100 wounded, ill and injured Soldiers and veterans at Fort Bliss in Texas to train and compete in a series of athletic events...

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