Guard News - The National Guard - Jun 2017

New York Army Guard aviators and artillerymen team up for joint training at Fort Drum
June 19, 2017 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. – It was hard to tell which was louder: the boom from the cannons or the roar of the downdraft from helicopter rotors, as New York Army National Guard artillery and aviation Soldiers...

Louisiana Youth Challenge Program graduates more than 200 cadets
June 19, 2017 — PINEVILLE, La. – Family and friends filled the sanctuary at the Pentecostals of Alexandria Church in Alexandria, Louisiana, to watch 205 cadets graduate from the Louisiana National Guard's Youth...

National Guard partnerships support EUCOM theater objectives
June 19, 2017 — RIGA, Latvia - The friendship struck between then U.S. Army Maj. Greg Vadnais and Latvian Army Capt. Raymonds Graube in 1993 strained conventional logic.Almost one-quarter century later, the impact of...

Kepner named senior enlisted advisor to chief of National Guard Bureau
June 19, 2017 — WASHINGTON – Army Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner was named the new senior enlisted advisor to the chief of the National Guard Bureau on Monday. "He embodies all the qualities we want to...

Righting a war record and remembering young Soldier's sacrifice during World War II
June 16, 2017 — ALBANY, N.Y. - For 69 years the gravestone of Army Pfc. Silvio Campanella, killed in France while serving in the 42nd Infantry Division during World War II, had the wrong death date. Veterans and...

Air drop resupplies troops during Exercise Saber Strike 17
June 16, 2017 — PABRADE, Lithuania –With the sun about to set behind the dense Lithuanian wood line, the silhouettes of two Soldiers outlined by the glowing sunset could be seen swatting at the swarms of mosquitos,...

South Carolina Guard father increases bonds with son over shared service
June 16, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – A father and son have enhanced their bonds with shared service in the National Guard. "Service to others is what makes this country great," said U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt...

Pennsylvania and Lithuania State Partnership Program provides mutual training benefits
June 15, 2017 — PABRADE, Lithuania - Approximately 300 Lithuanian soldiers joined 41 U.S. Soldiers from the Pennsylvania National Guard for joint training in urban warfare operations on Wednesday near Pabrade,...

Army National Guard Soldiers enjoy their role-play in Combined Resolve VIII
June 15, 2017 — HOHENFELS, Germany - Readiness is a core value and a constant goal of the Army. That's why Soldiers go through so many realistic training scenarios in order to be fully prepared for any challenge or...

Soldiers and Airmen learn air-mobile operations during Air Assault course
June 14, 2017 — WARRENTON, Ore. - "Line one on rappel," is the call of Soldiers and Airmen as they prepare to lower themselves down a wall. "Line one on belay," is the response from below, acknowledging readiness...

Minnesota Soldiers welcome Army Guard director to Saber Strike 17
June 14, 2017 — PABRADE, Lithuania - Lt .Gen. Timothy J. Kadavy, director of the Army National Guard, with Maj. Gen. Timothy P. McGuire, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Europe, met with Minnesota Army National...

Gen. Lengyel visits National Guard troops in Latvia during Exercise Saber Strike
June 13, 2017 — ADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia — U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited National Guard members at Adazi on June 10...

Colorado and Jordan bonds strengthen in the air
June 12, 2017 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Though half a world separates homes and cultures, Soldiers and Airmen find common ground in the air.Tools, equipment and processes can form a common language, but it's...

Army National Guard provides critical link in disaster communication tool suite
June 12, 2017 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When disaster strikes the U.S. homeland, a new network communications tool suite will enable Army National Guard (ARNG) Soldiers to provide first responders with interoperable...

National Guard, sister services engage community during Tradewinds exercise
June 9, 2017 — PARAGON BASE, Barbados — Most people envision the Caribbean as a vacation spot with sparkling waters and white sand beaches. For Soldiers, the Caribbean serves as the location for the annual...

Combat Engineer trains on new digging equipment
June 9, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — The rumble of tank treads and a diesel engine broke the still air deep in the training area of Fort Indiantown Gap as Sgt. Ricardo Lindsay, a horizontal construction...

Flooding by the numbers: New York troops fill more than 400,000 sandbags
June 9, 2017 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Over 390 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, and members of the New York Naval Militia, and New York Guard filled more than 405,460 sandbags between May 3 and June 4 as the...

Guard members take rescue drug, prevention efforts to rural Alaska
June 9, 2017 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska National Guard members from the Counterdrug Support Program traveled May 31 to Galena, Alaska, to disseminate Narcan kits and other drug and alcohol...

Lithuanian official visits Pennsylvania National Guard and governor to discuss expanded cooperation
June 8, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf welcomed Lithuanian Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis on Monday at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg to discuss Pennsylvania's partnership with...

Maryland Guard visit gives OSD analysts greater understanding of Guard mission
June 8, 2017 — WARFIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Md. — Analysts from the Office of the Secretary of Defense recently spent time with members of the Maryland National Guard as a way to gain greater perspective and...

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