Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2018

Pa. Guard supports statewide response to winter storm
March 22, 2018 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – More than 400 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard were placed on state active duty to assist the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), the Pennsylvania...

La. Guard helps combat coastal erosion in New Orleans
March 22, 2018 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment and Forward Support Company, 205th Engineer Battalion, supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

W.Va. Guard diversifies labor force with cyber initiatives
March 22, 2018 — CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The West Virginia National Guard is pressing forward with out-of-the-box strategies to develop and build a cyber-trained work force able to be utilized by both the National Guard...

Oklahoma Guard Soldiers prepare for new weapons system
March 22, 2018 — FORT SILL, Okla. — Artillerymen from the Oklahoma Army National Guard had the opportunity to fire their current weapon system one last time before they transition to a new system later this year...

Tenn. Guard Soldier selected for Future Vertical Lift study
March 21, 2018 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Tennessee National Guard Soldier was one of only four Soldiers selected nationwide to participate in the Future Vertical Lift Program study in San Jose, California, this month...

Calif. Guard Soldiers share experiences with Afghan leaders
March 21, 2018 — KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – With Afghanistan's situation of low precipitation, drought has been a major concern for many of the leaders and civilians of the country, according to media outlets. With...

New York and Hawaii Airmen practice astronaut recovery
March 21, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Members of the New York and Hawaii Air National Guard pushed their search and rescue capabilities to new heights March 4 off the coast of Oahu, during a...

Virgin Islands, Illinois Guards partner to engage V.I. youth
March 20, 2018 — ST. CROIX, Virgin Islands—Youth on St. Croix got a chance to experience military life for a little while this weekend with recruiters from Illinois, and the Virgin Islands National Guard at the Estate...

Vermont National Guard medical personnel work in Senegal
March 20, 2018 — ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal – Vermont National Guard members mobilized to Senegal Feb. 4-23 to work with Senegalese medical personnel to obtain experience providing services as part of a medical readiness...

Selfless service propels Kentucky Soldiers to flood rescue
March 20, 2018 — OWENSBORO, Ky. – A pair of Kentucky Guard members are being hailed as heroes after saving the life of an elderly man Feb. 27 in Owensboro, Kentucky. Spcs. Casey Brandle and Justin Stinnett, both with...

Fort Indiantown Gap facilitates large land conservation plan
March 20, 2018 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.- Officials with the installation, Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation, The Nature Conservancy and Capitol Region Water approved conserving more than 4,000 acres at the DeHart...

Michigan and Latvian forces partner in active-shooter drill
March 19, 2018 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - The room is silent as an Airmen, dressed in padding – a simulated active shooter – lurks. Suddenly, at the end of the room the door bursts open. Two Latvian soldiers burst in...

Four N.Y. Air National Guard Airmen killed in Iraq crash
March 19, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Four New York Air National Guard members assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, stationed at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, died in Iraq on March 15, the...

S.C. and Md. Guard units test incident response readiness
March 19, 2018 — CLARKS HILL, S.C. – South Carolina National Guard Soldiers from the 251st Area Support Medical Company conducted a joint training exercise with Maryland National Guard Soldiers from the 231st Chemical...

Pa. Guard member uses training to revive man at airport
March 19, 2018 — PHILADELPHIA - On March 15, Spc. Trevor Tompkins arrived at Philadelphia International Airport to pick up his mother. She was flying in to be with her father after his major heart attack the day...

Married Oregon couple pins 'chief' on at same ceremony
March 19, 2018 — KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The 173rd Fighter Wing hosted a unique moment for its members when two married Airmen were promoted to chief master sergeant at the same Feb. 11 ceremony. Joedy and Tina Wilson...

'Calling:' From immigrant to Soldier, journey was worth it
March 15, 2018 — FORT BLISS, Texas - Army National Guard Sgt. Manthan Patel has heard all the jokes and does not want to be a cliché. "When I was younger I was in biomedical engineering pre-med and realized that I did...

Michigan HAZMAT training grows compatibility between nations
March 15, 2018 — ALPENA, Mich. – From March 8 -17, a multinational training and exercise event for Mine Safety Appliance, Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) maintenance and hazardous materials (HAZMAT) handling...

'Fighting 69th' leads St. Patrick's parade for 167th time
March 14, 2018 — NEW YORK – More than 800 New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, will lead the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade for the 167th time on Saturday. The...

N.Y. Guard senior leaders visit their Soldiers in Ukraine
March 13, 2018 — YAVORIV, Ukraine - New York Army National Guard Soldiers helping to train the Ukrainian Army played host to Maj. Gen. Anthony P. German, the adjutant general of New York, during a March 8 visit to...

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