Guard News - The National Guard

West Virginia Guard works with civilian partners to attain federal flood-rescue status
October 26, 2017 — CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Members of the newly formed West Virginia Swift Water Rescue Team, comprised of West Virginia National Guard members and Clendenin and Glasgow volunteer firefighters, recently... MORE

West Virginia National Guard certified for flood rescue with civilian agencies

Pennsylvania National Guard sends medical personnel and equipment to the U.S. Virgin Islands
October 25, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard sent 20 Soldiers to assist the U.S. Virgin Islands in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on Oct. 12. The anticipated mission for the Guard... MORE

Pa. sends Guard members for hurricane relief

Volunteering to help in Puerto Rico, these Ohio Guard members take time off from college
October 25, 2017 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - When a Soldier receives the order that they are being deployed, they often have months to prepare. When a National Guard Soldier is called up to help with recovery efforts for... MORE

Ohio Guard members put studies on hold to help

New York's Hancock Field partners with active-duty Air Force
October 25, 2017 — HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing is about to get a little bit bigger through a partnership with the Air Force. Hancock Field will see... MORE

New York Air Guard discusses plans to house MQ-9 aircraft

Kansas Guard helps build connection between U.S. Army and Kuwaiti forces
October 24, 2017 — CAMP BEUHRING, Kuwait – Officers of the Fires and Effects Coordination Cell for the 75th Field Artillery Brigade and commanding officers of 23rd Multi-launch Rocket System Field Artillery Battalion,... MORE

Amid ruins left by wildfire, California Guard Soldiers nurture a little tree of hope
October 24, 2017 — SANTA ROSA, Calif. – It seems appropriate that in the historical home of Luther Burbank, a luminary in California's agriculture and horticulture history, this story should center around a tree and... MORE

California Guard Soldiers nurture a tree amid fire ruins

Guatemalan forces benefit from 225th Air Defense Squadron expertise
October 23, 2017 — GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - Thee members of the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron were in Guatemala to provide air defense expertise to the Guatemalan Air Force. The Arkansas Air... MORE

California Guard translators assisting FEMA and residents impacted by fires
October 23, 2017 — NAPA, Calif. - The California Army National Guard continues stretching its reach toward helping recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Northern California wildfires. Members of the 1040th... MORE

193rd Special Operations Wing provides non-stop hurricane relief support
October 23, 2017 — MIDDLETOWN, Pa. - "We never have to worry about finding a great parking space. We're usually the first ones here in the morning and the last ones to leave at night." That's how Lt. Col. Keith... MORE

193rd Special Operations Wing works around the clock on hurricane relief

New York National Guard engineers arrive in Puerto Rico
October 20, 2017 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. — About 125 Soldiers of the 152nd Engineer Support Company, New York Army National Guard, deployed Thursday from here to Puerto Rico. The engineers are... MORE

NY Air Guard sends engineers to Puerto Rico

Colorado Air National Guard kitchen helping in Puerto Rico
October 20, 2017 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado National Guard members deployed Oct. 15 from Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, to Puerto Rico, with a mobile kitchen to help civil authorities save lives and relieve... MORE

Utah National Guard pilots rescue injured hiker in treacherous night mission
October 19, 2017 — WEST JORDAN, Utah – The 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion of the Utah National Guard hoisted a seriously injured 20-year-old man off the face of the Uintah Mountains late Wednesday.The highly... MORE

California Guard members receive outpouring of support during their fire mission
October 19, 2017 — NAPA, Calif. - Something should be said about the outpouring of support given to the California Army National Guard during their response to the Northern California wildfires. From the point of view... MORE

Private businesses join volunteers and other organizations in providing meals to California Army National Guardsmen who are activated for the 2017 Northern California wildfires.

Alaska Army National Guard deploys to U.S. Virgin Islands in humanitarian aid mission
October 19, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska –Alaska Army National Guard members are deploying to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to provide operational and sustainment support in the aftermath of... MORE

Alaska Guard deploys to assist U.S. Virgin Islands

163rd Attack Wing converts Reapers into hunter-killers of wildfire
October 18, 2017 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. - A lightning-fast response to California's lethal wildfires has scorched launch precedent and incinerated red tape between the California Air National Guard's 163d... MORE

Iris helps lift spirits in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
October 18, 2017 — MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico - A little girl named Iris is helping an Air Force master sergeant stay on task during the recovery effort for Hurricane Maria. “She keeps me going. I look... MORE

A drawing from a young girl named Iris that was included in a care package is taped to the dashboard of an Air Force pickup truck at Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico, Oct. 16, 2017.

Puerto Rican engineers depart theater early to support families following hurricane
October 18, 2017 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – Soldiers of the 215th Engineer Company (Vertical), Puerto Rico National Guard, are on their way home after a transfer of authority ceremony conducted Monday with the Army... MORE

North Carolina Guard historians documenting hurricane response
October 18, 2017 — ST CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – Museum historians normally research, document and catalog artifacts for its historical archives. However, the job includes much more for a pair of Citizen-Soldiers from... MORE

Historians document military response to storms

New York's 109th Airlift Wing takes off for 30th season supporting Antarctic mission
October 18, 2017 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The hum of an LC-130 Skibird taking off on a crisp upstate New York morning marked the 109th Airlift Wing's annual migration south on Tuesday. Two LC-130... MORE

An LC-130 Skibird takes off from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, N.Y., to begin the journey to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on Oct. 17, 2017.

California Guard Airmen provide critical communication support to wildfire evacuees
October 17, 2017 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. — Airmen from the California National Guard continue to provide cellphone and internet support to people who fled their homes last week as wildfires raged through... MORE

A Mobile Emergency Operations Center (MEOC) from the California Air National Guard's 163d Attack Wing at March Air Reserve Base, is set up at Napa Valley College in Napa, California, to provide communications support to victims of the Northern California fires Oct. 11, 2017.

Pennsylvania Guard Medical Unit Gains Vital Experience During Field Exercise

California Air National Guard Hosts Reaper Smoke 2025

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season