Guard News - The National Guard

Arizona National Guard’s Kazakh State Partnership visit enhances military police capabilities
February 28, 2017 — PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Arizona National Guard hosted a delegation of Kazakhstan military officers and enlisted personnel during a State Partnership Program-sponsored visit to the Papago Park Military...

North Carolina National Guard firefighters train for rescue operations
February 28, 2017 — NEW LONDON, N.C. – Instructors from the North Carolina Air National Guard, 145th Civil Engineer Squadron, trained Airmen from across the country in high rope rescue techniques and confined space...

Pennsylvania militiaman's righteous legacy honored by Guard members' altruism
February 27, 2017 — PHILADELPHIA – On Election Day 1871, a bullet punctured Pennsylvania Militia 5th Brigade Maj. Octavius V. Catto's heart, killing him within steps of his Philadelphia home. A black Civil War-era...

Colorado National Guard partners with Jordan on public affairs support
February 26, 2017 — AMMAN, JORDAN – Public affairs specialists from the Colorado National Guard and Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army Directorate of Moral Guidance partnered during a National Guard State Partnership Program...

New York Air National Guard Airmen to test new space capsule recovery systems in Hawaii
February 24, 2017 — GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Westhampton Beach, N.Y.-- Forty-five members of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing are heading to Hawaii on Monday, Feb. 27 to participate in a joint...

Iowa's 185th Air Refueling Wing at work in Germany with NATO
February 24, 2017 — GELIENKIRCHEN AIR BASE, Germany -The Mission of the Air National Guard takes its members all over the world. This month, members of the Iowa Air National Guard's 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux...

Army Guard headquarters renamed in honor of former National Guard Bureau chief
February 23, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In a ceremony Wednesday, the Army National Guard renamed its headquarters building in honor of retired Army Lt. Gen. Herbert R. Temple Jr., a former chief of the National Guard...

South Carolina State Partnership Program military spouses share commonality of personal strength
February 23, 2017 — GASTON, S.C. - There's a common bond of empathy and understanding between spouses who have experienced the deployment of a loved one to combat. While service members are trained to use their skills in...

Colorado partners with Jordanian forces for chemical threat exercise
February 23, 2017 — AMMAN, JORDAN - Colorado National Guard Soldiers and the Jordan Armed Forces Royal Engineer Corps conducted an exercise at the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Training Center of...

U.S. Army expands the Call to Active Duty Program for Guard and Reserve members
February 22, 2017 — FORT KNOX, Ky. - The most recent Regular Army Call to Active Duty program is expanded for commissioned officers and warrant officers this year. The program allows Army Reserve and National Guard...

Louisiana Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force aids in $2 million drug bust
February 16, 2017 — PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard's Counterdrug Task Force assisted several law enforcement agencies in removing nearly $2 million worth of drugs from the streets of Alexandria last month...

North Carolina Guard member in right place to rescue pilot from flaming plane wreckage
February 15, 2017 — MORGANTON, N.C. – Within minutes of a single-engine plane crash here, North Carolina Army National Sgt. Charles Roper was pulling the pilot from the burning cockpit. Roper was on his way to pick his...

Missouri Air Guard maintainers remove craft tail for first time
February 15, 2017 — ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - Master Sgt. Brian Gregory was performing a routine maintenance check on a C-130 Hercules aircraft recently when he noticed a small crack underneath the vertical stabilizer. The crack...

Wyoming National Guard assisting state officials in flood battle near Worland
February 15, 2017 — WORLAND, Wyo. – Wyoming National Guard soldiers responded to a request from the governor and Wyoming Homeland Security to mitigate flooding in Worland and surrounding areas. As of Wednesday morning,...

California National Guard mobilizes with other assets in dam emergency
February 14, 2017 — WASHINGTON — The California National Guard had about 1,880 Soldiers and Airmen on duty Tuesday to assist in operations surrounding the failing Oroville dam in the northern part of the state,...

Alaska Army Guard aviators locate and assist stranded snowmobilers
February 13, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with three crewmembers and one paramedic responded to a request for assistance from the Alaska...

Airmen Hone their skills during combat flight training exercise
February 13, 2017 — SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 9, 2017 — Approximately 140 Airmen and eight F-15C Eagles from the 142nd Fighter Wing, Oregon Air National Guard, participated in the Sentry Savannah 17-2 exercise during January...

Mississippi Guard members assist tornado victims in their state
February 10, 2017 — HATTIESBURG, Miss. - It was unexpected. It was loud. It was terrifying. Those were the words spoken and the emotions felt by residents of Hattiesburg who were caught in the destructive path of a...

Louisiana National Guard still supporting tornado recovery in New Orleans
February 10, 2017 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard continues to provide 24-hour security operations in New Orleans East following the historic EF3 tornado, Feb. 7. The LANG has approximately 100 Guard...

Kentucky Guard members train in historic sanatorium
February 10, 2017 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — To become experts in their fields, Soldiers train in all types of conditions and places. Even if those places are haunted. For members of the 41st Civil Support Team, a recent...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response