Guard News - The National Guard

Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel confirmed as National Guard Bureau chief
June 30, 2016 — WASHINGTON - Air Force Lt. Gen. Joseph Lengyel was confirmed Wednesday as the 28th chief of the National Guard Bureau by the U.S. Senate. Lengyel, who also will be a member of the Joint Chiefs of...

Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award recipients named
June 30, 2016 — WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced today the 15 recipients of the 2016 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest honor the DOD gives to employers for support...

West Virginia Air National Guard: Picking up the pieces
June 29, 2016 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Members of the West Virginia Air National Guard are responding to local community clean-up after flooding devastated the area on June 23. The WVANG has extensive experience with...

PTSD Awareness Month: South Carolina Soldier sheds light
June 29, 2016 — IRMO, S.C. - The circle of men and women look up at the broad-shouldered speaker with understanding in their eyes as he recounts how his week went. One man shook his head earnestly when he described...

Air Force announces total force award
June 28, 2016 — WASHINGTON - Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced the annual General Mark A. Welsh III One Air Force Award during a retirement dinner held in honor of the award's namesake in Washington on...

Army Guard’s best-of-the-best tested in Army Guard Best Warrior Competition
June 28, 2016 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. — Among the windswept pine trees of Joint Base Cape Cod, 14 Soldiers battled it out in the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition to earn the title of Army Guard...

South Dakota National Guard celebrates 10 years of partnership with Suriname
June 27, 2016 — RAPID CITY, S.D. – Members of the South Dakota National Guard and Suriname Defense Force celebrated 10 years of partnership as they gathered together to attend an anniversary ceremony at Joint Force...

Virginia National Guard personnel to assist flood response operations in Alleghany and Botetourt counties
June 24, 2016 — SANDSTON, Va. - The Virginia National Guard has activated approximately 20 Soldiers with Humvees and light/medium tactical trucks to assist with flood response operations after the governor of...

North Carolina National Guard prepares for Hurricane Response: Operation Vigilant Seahawk
June 24, 2016 — WILMINGTON, N.C. – A category 3 hurricane, with winds over 120 mph, has ravaged the North Carolina coastline compromising the security of its ports at Wilmington, Morehead City and Military Ocean...

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue hiker near Ship Creek Valley
June 24, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a hiker in the vicinity of Ship Creek Valley early this morning.According...

2 simple steps for military members to vote from anywhere
June 23, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. -- On a ship? In a combat zone? On base? No matter where you are, you can vote. If you’re active duty and living away from your voting residence, you can have your absentee ballot sent...

West Virginia welcomes Peruvian MPs during State Partnership Program visit
June 23, 2016 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. - West Virginia’s Camp Dawson was home to five Peruvian officers June 15 to 19, continuing a 20-year partnership between Peru’s Army and the West Virginia Army National Guard. The...

Chief of the National Guard Bureau visits Texas National Guard
June 22, 2016 — AUSTIN, Texas – The Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Frank J. Grass, visited the Texas National Guard headquarters at Camp Mabry, Austin, Texas, June 17, 2016, along with his senior enlisted...

National Guard conducts security assistance exercise at Old Hickory Dam
June 22, 2016 — HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee National Guard soldiers set up road blocks and patrolled nearby the Old Hickory Dam Powerhouse this morning to protect the facility during a security assistance...

New York Airmen dive into competition for German military proficiency badge
June 21, 2016 — GLENVILLE, N.Y.- Airmen with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing dove right into the swim portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition at the Glenville YMCA on...

New Mexico Airmen and Soldiers assisting at Dog Head Fire
June 21, 2016 — TIJERES, N.M. - The New Mexico National Guard was activated June 15 to respond to the Dog Head Fire burning south of Tijeres in Bernalillo and Torrance Counties. Airmen and Soldiers arrived on site to...

North Carolina Soldier sees teamwork in action at her first annual training
June 20, 2016 — SUNNY POINT, N.C. - Another year of annual training begins for the 514th Military Police Company, but this year's annual training is not like any other. This year, the Soldiers participate in an...

Milestone centennial marks the transformation of the National Guard
June 17, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. – This June marks the hundredth anniversary of one of the most important months in the history of the National Guard. On June 3, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the National...

New York Army, Air Guard members hone disaster and terrorist attack response skills
June 17, 2016 — ORISKANY, N.Y. - More than 700 New York National Guard Airmen and Soldiers tested their ability to respond to a major terrorist attack or disaster during an intense five-day exercise here June 12-18...

Right place, right time - fighter wing firefighters save woman's life on jet
June 17, 2016 — MADISON, Wis. - They were more than 10 hours into their shift when the call came in. None of them knew the impact they were about to make, or that the events of May 24 would be burned into their...

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