Guard News - The National Guard - May 2017

National Guard engineers make their own path in Romania
May 8, 2017 — CINCU, Romania — Rainy weather in early May is just another obstacle to overcome for the Soldiers of Resolute Castle 2017, an engineering exercise underway in Romania and Poland. When rain turned...

Missouri man serves childhood community when flooding strikes
May 8, 2017 — POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. — Standing on a busted levee with water levels rising by the minute, Kacey Proctor watched as water headed toward his childhood home, where his mother still lives. The young...

ANG to name building in honor of former NGB Chief Craig McKinley
May 5, 2017 — JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — The Air National Guard plans to dedicate a new classroom and dormitory facility at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center at McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base,...

Salvadoran partners engage in Best Warrior Competition with New Hampshire Soldiers
May 5, 2017 — NEW CASTLE, N.H. — Cpl. Rudy Santos and Staff Sgt. Jose Bolaños, instructors with an anti-terrorist unit of the Salvadoran army, were invited to compete in this year's Best Warrior Competition,...

ANZAC Day: Task Force Spartan senior leaders pay tribute to Allies’ fallen Soldiers
May 5, 2017 — KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Senior leaders of Task Force Spartan were in attendance as Australian and New Zealand Army members observed ANZAC Day here on April 25, 2017.Task Force Spartan Commander Maj...

National Guard's senior enlisted leaders join efforts to collaborate
May 4, 2017 — LOUISVILLE, Tenn. — The Army and Air National Guard's senior enlisted leaders met at the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center in East Tennessee this week in a Joint Enlisted Advisory Council...

Guard and Reserve Soldiers team up for cyber-defense exercise
May 4, 2017 — CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah — Technological advances are happening daily: New operating systems, programs or servers go up, creating new challenges in the cyber environment.In order to stay ahead of this...

Inspectors general found support network at recent workshop
May 4, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Guard Bureau Inspectors General Office recently held a Guard-wide workshop, bringing together IGs from across the 50 States, Territories and the District of Columbia to...

New York Army Guard NCO competes in Best Ranger contest
May 3, 2017 — NEW YORK — At an age when many infantrymen start to think about retirement, New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Sean Smith decided to tackle the Army's premier physical and mental challenge...

Relationships key to senior enlisted advisor legacy
May 3, 2017 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In a Colorado Regional Training Institute conference room, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mitchell Brush gathered with other senior enlisted leaders to discuss the way forward...

Guard wades in to help Arkansas flood victims
May 3, 2017 — POCAHONTAS, Ark. — Soldiers from the Arkansas National Guard's 87th Troop Command, headquartered on Robinson Maneuver Training Center in North Little Rock, are supporting five State Active Duty...

Georgia National Guard sets standard for parachute operations
May 2, 2017 — FORT STEWART, Ga. — Service members from airborne military units across the country participated in the Parachute Operations Mishap Preventative Orientation Course (POMPOC), April 24-28 at Fort...

Missouri National Guard on the job to manage flood aftermath
May 2, 2017 — ARLINGTON, Va. — About 580 Missouri National Guard personnel were assisting Tuesday with flood-relief efforts in the hard-hit state, where at least two people have died.Gov. Eric Greitens activated...

Citizen-Warrior of the month: Washington Soldier uses combat medic training as sheriff's deputy
May 1, 2017 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. — When Deputy Sergio Sanchez arrived at the scene of a drive-by shooting during a night patrol shift with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department in Spanaway, Washington, he found a...

Arizona National Guard members gain experience training in Alaska
May 1, 2017 — OLD HARBOR, Alaska — About 30 Arizona National Guard members from the 259th Engineer Platoon alongside service members from across the Department of Defense are participating in an Innovative...

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