Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2018

Pennsylvania Guard activates in response to July floods
August 3, 2018 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.– Approximately 70 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard were placed on state active duty to support 11 Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency directed missions in...

Washington National Guard musters for wildfire support
August 3, 2018 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Nearly 150 Washington National Guard members have been activated to support wildland firefighting efforts in Eastern Washington. Two hand crews from the 176th Engineer Company,...

N.C. National Guard conducts cyber exercise with Moldova
August 3, 2018 — RALEIGH, N.C. - Two members of North Carolina National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters travelled to Chisinau, Moldova, from July 15 - 20, to work side-by-side with their Moldovan Army counterparts in...

Wash. Air Guard member is second generation serving Airmen
August 2, 2018 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - After high school, Staff Sgt. Psalmbrea Noel Doss wanted to move away from Washington State in search of new experiences and a college education. After a year in North Carolina,...

Exercise Keris Strike 2018 builds friendships in Malaysia
August 2, 2018 — CAMP SENAWANG, Malaysia - Four Soldiers in gas masks run their patient in on a stretcher. They are dressed head to toe in protective Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear. This gear is designed to...

W.Va.'s 156th MP Company maintaining order in Afghanistan
August 1, 2018 — BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - The West Virginia Army National Guard's 156th Military Police Law and Order Detachment has maintained a strong, professional force in Afghanistan by providing 24-hour...

Calif. Army Guard Soldier-professor serves in Afghanistan
August 1, 2018 — KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - To the Soldiers assigned to Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, Army Maj. Nathan Wall, with the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division, is simply...

California's quick-responding 270th MPs aiding in Carr Fire
July 31, 2018 — REDDING, Calif. —This is an old, too-familiar scene for the California Army National Guard's 270th Military Police Company. The Sacramento-based unit is back on the state battlefield helping enforce...

Army National Guard finds its Best Warriors at competition
July 31, 2018 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – After a grueling three-day competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Spc. Bailey Ruff and Army Sgt. Jordy Brewer emerged as the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer...

Ky. bridge company plays crucial role in large exercise
July 30, 2018 — FORT SMITH, Ark.– "We bridge the gap, that's what we do," said Spc. Timmy Barnes of the 2061st Multi-Role Bridge Company. "We're just one small piece of the puzzle, but we're here to do our job."...

Calif. Guard provides critical intelligence for Carr Fire
July 30, 2018 — ANDERSON, Calif. — A critical aspect of fighting a raging wild fire, such as the Carr Fire in Northern California, comes from the skies and onto a sheet of paper. This is where the California National...

Training preps Ky. Air Guard team to recover fallen comrades
July 30, 2018 — FALLS OF ROUGH, Ky. - Members of the Kentucky Air National Guard set up a training site here July 16 to simulate the recovery and repatriation of fallen service members. The 123rd Airlift Wing's...

New York Guard Soldiers will assist home build in Puerto Rico
July 27, 2018 — BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The New York Army National Guard will deploy 45 Soldiers to Puerto Rico on Saturday who will assist in the construction of housing near San Juan. The Soldiers are members of the...

New Jersey's SWEAT program gets Soldiers back in shape
July 27, 2018 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Welcome to SWEAT. It's a two-week New Jersey Army National Guard program that stands for Soldier Wellness Education and Training and it was created to help...

Guard Soldiers train with German army reserve soldiers
July 27, 2018 — HOHENFELS, Germany - Observer coach/trainers assigned to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, along with members of the Nebraska and North Dakota Army National Guard, helped train German...

Wis. Air Guard squadron gets new command, control platform
July 26, 2018 — VOLK FIELD, Wis. — A Wisconsin Air National Guard unit has received new tactical equipment, enhancing mission capabilities and readiness. The Volk Field-based 128th Air Control Squadron recently...

Nevada Air Guard helps round up Canada geese to curb mishaps
July 26, 2018 — RENO, Nev. - Members of the 152nd Airlift Wing of the Nevada Air National Guard participated in the 33rd annual Canada goose round-up June 4-7 with the Nevada Department of Wildlife and the United...

Sgt. Maj. of the Army leads Indiana National Guard town hall
July 26, 2018 — INDIANAPOLIS — More than 100 Soldiers attended a town hall at the Indiana National Guard headquarters on Wednesday to ask questions and voice their opinions about the force. Sgt. Maj. of the Army...

Mounted WWI artillery re-enactors thrill Wyoming audiences
July 25, 2018 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – As the nation and Wyoming commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I, it's fitting that a group of Soldiers and horses celebrating the history of U.S. Army field artillery – a...

Soldiers spend the day playing with kids at Kuwait hospitals
July 25, 2018 — KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait – U.S. Soldiers in Kuwait, some from the Indiana National Guard, had an opportunity to visit and spend time playing with children coping with critical illnesses in two Kuwait...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26