Guard News - The National Guard - Aug 2016

Marine enlists into Illinois Army National Guard
August 8, 2016 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Sgt. Joshua Isom, of Chicago, was sworn into the Illinois Army National Guard Aug. 3 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield to become the first Marine to Guard Program enlistment. The...

Vermont and Massachusetts National Guards conduct live-fire exercise of Picatinny howitzers
August 5, 2016 — Picatinny Arsenal Public Affairs...

Oregon National Guard dedicates solar array in Pendleton
August 5, 2016 — PENDLETON, Oregon - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden and Oregon Sen. Bill Hansell joined the Oregon Military Department in dedicating the new 150-kilowatt solar panel array at the Oregon Army National Guard's Army...

Indiana National Guard sponsors environmental event to track bat sounds
August 4, 2016 — EDINBURGH, Ind.- The Indiana National Guard's Environmental Management Branch staff coordinated, hosted and participated in an acoustic techniques and analysis training delivered by some of the...

Gen. Joseph Lengyel becomes 28th chief of National Guard Bureau
August 3, 2016 — WASHINGTON —Citizen-warriors and the entire National Guard family are vital to the security of the United States, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said at the National Guard Bureau...

New York Guard team catches unusual ride to work for Vigilant Guard exercise
August 3, 2016 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - A 5 a.m. commute in a 50,000 pound Army helicopter isn't a normal morning commute for most people, but for the National Guard members of the 2nd Civil Support...

Aerial and ground Guard forces mobilize to fight Western blazes
August 3, 2016 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – At the request of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the California National Guard has mobilized about 390 Soldiers to train as ground...

Outstanding Airman of Year is driven to support her Air National Guard teammates
August 2, 2016 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - Supporting her Air National Guard team is what drives Staff Sgt. Jennifer D. Masters, the Air National Guard's Outstanding Airman of the Year. Staff Sgt. Masters, assigned...

New Jersey air group brings more than 1,300 years of experience to Air Force exercise
August 1, 2016 — NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. - Members of the 177th Fighter Wing deployed on temporary duty to this air base to take part in Red Flag 16-3, the U.S. Air Force's premier air to air combat exercise,...

Missouri Guard unit completes National Training Center rotation
August 1, 2016 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Soldiers assigned to the 548th Transportation Company, 311th Brigade Support Battalion, Missouri National Guard, headquartered in Trenton, Missouri, recently spent two weeks at...

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