Guard News - The National Guard

Washington National Guard expands State Partnership Program with Malaysia
May 31, 2017 — CAMP MURRAY, WA — The Washington National Guard has been selected as the U.S. partner for the country of Malaysia as part of the Department of Defense State Partnership Program (SPP)."The State...

Mother, daughter reflect on Arizona Air Guard service
May 31, 2017 — GOLDWATER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz — Although set on different paths for military service, Air Force Master Sgt. Peggy Schmidt and Staff Sgt. Nichole Jordan of the Arizona Air National Guard's...

Airmen take weather to new heights in Texas
May 31, 2017 — FORT WORTH, Texas — Among the most highly trained fleet of Airmen in the Texas Air National Guard are those from the Air Force Special Operations Weather Team. Far from the typical expectation of...

Ohio's 180th Fighter Wing enhances multinational partnerships at Exercise Load Diffuser 17
May 30, 2017 — KECSKEMET, Hungary — More than 200 Airmen assigned to the Ohio Air National Guard's 180th Fighter Wing and 179th Airlift Wing are participating in a Hungarian-led, multinational exercise at Kecskemet...

New York National Guard leaders visit troops serving in Kuwait
May 26, 2017 — CAMP ARIFIJAN, KUWAIT — Maj. Gen. Anthony German, the adjutant general of New York, got a firsthand look at the missions New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are conducting during a May 16-18...

National Guard Chief Lengyel highlights readiness and excellence to Congress
May 25, 2017 — WASHINGTON — The Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen of the National Guard stand ready to protect and defend the nation, thanks to the continued support from Congress, the chief of the National Guard Bureau...

Soldiers walk the walk during unique Strong Bonds event
May 25, 2017 — PHOENIX — It was a brisk early spring morning in the New Mexico desert as more than 7,200 participants anxiously gathered for the opening ceremonies of the 28th Bataan Memorial Death March at White...

Oklahoma training center hosts elite Army schools
May 24, 2017 — CAMP GRUBER, Okla. — Army and Air National Guard members from all over the nation tackle three elite Army schools throughout May, held at the Oklahoma National Guard's premier training area, Camp...

National Guard and Canadian medics train to a higher standard at Maple Resolve 17
May 24, 2017 — CAMP WAINWRIGHT, Canada — Four UH-60 Black Hawk medevac helicopters of the Maryland National Guard sit silently side by side on the ramp of airfield 21 at Camp Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. Their...

Mississippi Medical Detachment supports Soldiers training in California
May 24, 2017 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. — The Mississippi National Guard's largest unit, the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, comprised of about 3,800 Soldiers, is in California for combat training at the National...

National Guard contributes to USA's strategic partnership with Egypt
May 23, 2017 — SINAI PENINSULA, Egypt — The extraordinary has become routine.A Friday ceremony in which a Minnesota National Guard infantry battalion handed over responsibility for the Multinational Force and...

Having snowboarded on slopes of freedom, New Jersey Soldier glad to give back
May 23, 2017 — WAINWRIGHT, Canada — Puffy white clouds drifted upon a gentle, but constant, wind in an otherwise clear, blue sky. Sunlight shined upon an open, grassy field, flanked by a thick forest and seemingly...

South Dakota Army Guard firefighters train and prep for deployment
May 23, 2017 — RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakota Army National Guard firefighters trained on structural, vehicle and aircraft burns, vehicle extractions and confined space rescues in the Rapid City area from May...

Overcoming adversity, Airman finds home in Air Guard
May 22, 2017 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — He slowed the car to a stop and pulled into the parking lot. Shutting the engine down, he looked around the vehicle.Everything he owned was crammed into the small space...

Mississippi's 184th Sustainment Command leads Joint Task Force-Magnolia at Fort Irwin
May 22, 2017 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. — As more than 3,800 National Guard members arrive for their rotation at a sweltering desert location known as the National Training Center, the 184th Sustainment Command,...

From 'Lost Boy' to Citizen-Airman, Sudanese immigrant joins New York Air Guard
May 19, 2017 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. — Thirty years ago and 6,000 miles away, Airman 1st Class Francis Andrew was a 7-year-old "Lost Boy."Andrew was one of about 20,000 Sudanese children who lost...

Heavy and wet spring snow brings out the Colorado National Guard
May 19, 2017 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Following a storm that dumped loads of heavy, wet snow, the Colorado National Guard was working Friday to support local agencies.A verbal executive order from Gov. John...

New York's 109th Airlift Wing's Greenland mission is underway
May 18, 2017 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Scotia, N.Y. — The 109th Airlift Wing's annual support for National Science Foundation research in Greenland got underway in April and May as wing members delivered...

Medics from National Guard and Canadian forces share techniques and helicopters
May 18, 2017 — WAINWRIGHT, Canada — A foldout table sat crooked in a field tent, cluttered with playing cards and flanked by knocked over metal chairs. A single voice filled the empty tent, crackling over a lonely...

Colorado Air National Guard Airmen team up to save a life
May 18, 2017 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — For one young man, it may have been a lucky day when he got into a serious car accident May 9 just outside Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.Seven members of the...

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