Guard News - The National Guard - Aug 2016

Louisiana Air National Guard provides security, aid and comfort
August 17, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Air National Guard mobilized more than 100 Airmen to maintain order and provide assistance at the Celtic Media Centre movie studio facility shelter in Baton Rouge in...

Units work together to have a blast at Northern Strike 16
August 17, 2016 — CAMP GRAYLING JOINT MANEUVER TRAINING CENTER, Mich., - Whether it is the newest Soldier or a seasoned non-commissioned officer, field artillery Soldiers enjoy going to Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver...

Texas Guard member donates kidney to stranger
August 16, 2016 — SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Every day holds the possibility for a miracle, but Arthur Corenblith, 56, husband and father of two, was quickly losing hope and questioned how many days he had left to...

Timing and training came together to save a life
August 16, 2016 — Charleston, W.Va. – How many times have you sat through additional training on a drill weekend and thought, ‘When am I ever going to use this training?’ Or passed by the Automated External...

Louisiana National Guard focuses on response, recovery simultaneously
August 16, 2016 — BATON ROUGE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard began providing shelter support to the Baton Rouge River Center last night, as directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, following search and rescue operations...

California Air National Guard completes life-saving mission on Pacific Ocean
August 15, 2016 — Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif. - California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing completed an overwater rescue mission on the Pacific Ocean, saving the life of a seriously ill...

Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major visits deployed troops
August 15, 2016 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the senior enlisted leader of the Army National Guard, was the keynote speaker at the Basic Leader Course graduation August 12 at Camp...

Texas National Guard patch ceremony to initiate Army of one
August 15, 2016 — AUSTIN, Texas - After months of planning, the first step in the process was underway. Once the “change patch” order was given, the Associated Units Pilot Program accomplished its first task.Soldiers...

Louisiana Guard continues flood fight
August 15, 2016 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard has rescued nearly 3,400 people and 400 pets during search and rescue operations due to heavy flash flooding in 12 parishes since operations began, Aug...

Soldiers, Airmen helping northwest Wisconsin recover from July storms
August 12, 2016 — MADISON, Wis. - Recovery and repair efforts continue in northwest Wisconsin with the assistance of more than 70 members of the Wisconsin National Guard who have been called to state active duty to...

New Jersey mother and daughter serve together in Guard
August 12, 2016 — LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – Staff Sgt. Janet Medina punched her daughter in the chest. It's not as bad as it sounds. The military has a time-honored tradition to punch on a person's rank when promoted. In...

New Jersey's 177th Civil Engineers provide humanitarian and civic assistance in Albania
August 12, 2016 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. - New Jersey Air National Guard civil engineers and Army Reserve civil affairs Soldiers teamed up with their Albanian army counterparts, to renovate a...

Colorado Air Guard members flew in Hungary with Operation Atlantic Resolve
August 11, 2016 — PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary - From July 15-Aug. 5, eight F-16s and approximately 200 Airmen from the 140th Wing and the 120th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Colorado Air National Guard, were deployed to...

Air Guard units provide critical communications link for Northern Strike exercise
August 11, 2016 — GRAYLING, Mich. - Squadrons of Airmen from Illinois and Utah are providing the communications backbone for Northern Strike 2016. The 264th Combat Communications Squadron from Peoria, Illinois, is...

Leapfest 2016 features parachutists from around the globe
August 10, 2016 — CRANSTON, R.I. - Leapfest, the largest, longest-running, international static line parachute training event and competition in the world took place on Aug. 6 on the University of Rhode Island's...

Alaska Air Guard members rescue four plane crash survivors
August 10, 2016 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued four individuals Monday after their float-plane crashed during...

Texas Guard engineers poised to make history on Middle East deployment
August 10, 2016 — GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – A group of 135 Texas Army National Soldiers of the 176th Engineer Brigade headquarters boarded a flight in late July and set off on a historic mission to the Middle East to...

Oregon National Guard medic heals hearts and minds
August 9, 2016 — CINCU, Romania, Aug. 8, 2016 — Army combat medics live by a creed of trust. Those who have proven their skills under fire and put their lives before others receive the nickname "Doc." From the time...

Delaware National Guard visiting partners in Trinidad and Tobago
August 9, 2016 — PIARCO, Trinidad and Tobago - Approximately 40 Soldiers and Airmen from the Delaware National Guard are in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago the week of August 7 – 13 to work with the Trinidad and...

Army National Guard Director Timothy Kadavy sees his vision come to life
August 9, 2016 — CINCU, Romania - As Exercise Saber Guardian kicked off at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center in Cincu, Romania, on July 27, eyes from around the world turned their attention towhat the...

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