Guard News - The National Guard - May 2016

South Dakota Soldier named Army National Guard Logistician of the Year
May 11, 2016 — RAPID CITY, S.D. – The South Dakota Army National Guard's Staff Sgt. Anson Juelfs has been named the Army National Guard's Logistician of the Year for 2015. Juelfs, a middle school wrestling coach who...

Value of dual-status commanders seen for complex events
May 10, 2016 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.– More than 50 members of both the Pennsylvania Air and Army National Guard supported an emergency preparedness training event alongside active duty military members and...

Florida National Guard member selected as Inspector General Soldier of the Year
May 9, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va.—Sgt. 1st Class William Hughes, assigned to the Joint Force Headquarters, Florida National Guard, recently earned the title of 2016 National Guard Bureau Inspector General Soldier of the...

Army Guard tank crew wins Sullivan Cup
May 6, 2016 — FORT BENNING, Ga. — A tank crew with the North Carolina Army National Guard was named the Army’s best tank crew, taking first place in the biennial Sullivan Cup Precision Gunnery Competition at Fort...

As wildfire season approaches, Air teams practice with MAFFS units
May 6, 2016 — CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. – More than 400 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Airmen from across the country gathered this week to be certified on the military's Modular...

Today celebrates and honors military spouses
May 6, 2016 — WASHINGTON — Noting that military spouses "demonstrate a strength reflective of the spirit of our nation," President Barack Obama signed a proclamation declaring today as Military Spouse Appreciation...

New York Army National Guard cooks take their shot at winning Army-wide cooking challenge
May 3, 2016 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. - Preparation paid off as eight cooks from the New York Army National Guard's 642nd Aviation Support Battalion took their shot at winning the annual Army-wide cooking...

Collaboration the catchphrase during chief of the National Guard Bureau’s visit to New Mexico
May 3, 2016 — SANTA FE, N.M. – Gen. Frank J. Grass, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited New Mexico National Guard Airmen and Soldiers April 29-30. He toured much of the state via Army and Air Force aircraft...

‘Friendly Islands’ hospitality on display during weapons tactics, techniques exchange
May 2, 2016 — NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga – The Kingdom of Tonga proved once again recently why it is known as the "Friendly Islands" after hosting another State Partnership Program exchange with members of the Nevada...

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