Guard News - The National Guard

Clear Air Force Station opens its doors for Alaskan Natives
July 31, 2017 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines neighbors as one living or located near another, as in next-door neighbors or friends and neighbors, but does not define the...

Arizona, Kazakh State Partnership renewed for five more years
July 31, 2017 — PHOENIX – The Arizona National Guard hosted a delegation of military officer and enlisted personnel from the Kazakh Ministry of Defense during a State Partnership Program-sponsored visit Jul. 19 – 26...

South Carolina National Guard Soldier builds targets in Romania
July 31, 2017 — CINCU, Romania - For Spc. Alvin Stevens, building targets at a tank range in Romania is a far cry from his previous assignment to Kandahar, Afghanistan. "There's a lot more green, and the shepherds...

National Guard generals dedicate Craig R. McKinley Hall
July 28, 2017 — MCGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – Hundreds of people, including the National Guard's senior leadership, past and present, gathered here under the summer sun July 27 to dedicate a lasting...

New York Army National Guard Future Leaders Course hones junior Soldiers' skills
July 28, 2017 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. — Thirty-six New York Army National Guard Soldiers, picked by their commanders as potential leaders, spent two weeks honing their military skills and learning new ones...

Iowa Soldiers train side-by-side with Kosovo colleagues; building rapport and forging memories
July 28, 2017 — JOHNSTON, Iowa - Building on six years of partnership, Soldiers and Airmen of the Iowa National Guard together with members of the Medical Company (Medcoy) of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF)...

Joint exercise bolsters effectiveness for Kentucky infantry, engineer units
July 27, 2017 — CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. — Soldiers with the 1123rd Sapper Company joined forces with the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry to test how well they could work together during a combined arms exercise at Camp...

Nevada's High Rollers deploy for first MAFFS mission
July 27, 2017 — FRESNO, Calif. - More than a year after being named the newest military C-130 unit equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System, the 152nd Airlift Wing flew its first firefighting operation...

New York National Guard troops train with Australian counterparts in Talisman Sabre 17
July 26, 2017 — SHOALWATER BAY, Queensland, Australia—Eight hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers became part of an Australian Army Brigade during three weeks of training "down under" during a massive...

Airmen, Soldiers train in Patriot North 2017 Exercise at Fort McCoy, Wis.
July 26, 2017 — FORT McCOY, Wis. - During the second half of July, Fort McCoy's Young Air Assault Strip on South Post and other post training areas were in use for the Patriot North 2017 Exercise — a joint agency...

Alaska Air National Guard repairs Latvian children’s facility during annual training
July 26, 2017 — RIGA, Latvia - Thirty-six Alaska Air Guard members from the 176th Civil Engineer Squadron and support units are repairing a children's rehabilitation center here for the next two weeks as part of a...

North Carolina Soldier bridges the language gap in Romania
July 25, 2017 — CINCU, Romania - Exercise Saber Guardian 17 was a U.S. European Command training event that took place in July, in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria and involved more than 25,000 service members from...

Scoutmaster planned military support for the 2017 Scout Jamboree
July 24, 2017 — GLEN JEAN, W.Va. - Described by his peers as an "easy to work with, West Virginia kinda guy," Lt. Col. Larry Boggs goes above and beyond to contribute to his community, state and the U.S. Army. Boggs...

South Carolina Chaplain Corps ready to assist Soldiers and their families
July 24, 2017 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - For more than 240 years, the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps has attended to the faith and spiritual needs of American Soldiers and their families. Chaplains fulfill a multitude of duties -...

Fort Indiantown Gap hosts inaugural Air Assault Course
July 24, 2017 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 200 National Guard members participated in the first Air Assault Course offered at Fort Indiantown Gap and facilitated by members of the Pennsylvania National...

New York National Guard deploys 100 troops following tornadoes
July 21, 2017 — HAMBURG, New York – About 100 members of the New York National Guard deployed Thursday in the immediate aftermath of severe storm and tornado damage in the Western New York Town of Hamburg. New York...

Army Guard names top Soldier, NCO in 2017 Best Warrior Competition
July 21, 2017 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. — As heavy rains fell, 14 Soldiers battled it out at Camp Ripley in the 2017 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition to earn the title of Army Guard Soldier and...

Ohio National Guard’s 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team celebrates a century of service
July 21, 2017 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio National Guard's 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team celebrated 100 years of service to the state and nation on Tuesday. Called "Buckeye" since its birth, the 37th has had...

Oklahoma Guard members to the rescue in Ukraine fire
July 20, 2017 — LVIV, Ukraine – During a routine morale, welfare and recreation trip, deployed Citizen-Soldiers of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team found themselves in a dangerous situation that put their...

National Guard members busy fighting Western wildfires
July 20, 2017 — TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona's wildfire season has been a tough one this year with more than a dozen fires raging throughout the state. Firefighters from the Arizona Air National Guard's 162nd Wing...

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