Guard News - The National Guard

N.Y. cavalry members brave wintry woods for recon training
March 13, 2018 — JAVA CENTER, N.Y. — More than 40 Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard endured harsh winter weather to conduct reconnaissance training with... MORE

Soldiers assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Battalion, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, move toward their objectives through more than 20 inches of snow after being inserted by a New York National Guard helicopter.

Lone female competitor battles for title of 'Best Warrior'
March 13, 2018 — BASTROP, Texas, —Of the more than 3,200 Airmen serving in the Texas Air National Guard, only eight were selected to compete at Camp Swift as part of the 2018 Texas Military Department Best Warrior... MORE

Alaska Guardsmen conduct operations in frozen Beaufort Sea
March 12, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - More than 50 Alaska National Guard members are supporting the U.S. Navy's Ice Exercise several hundred miles north of the Alaskan coastline. The training is... MORE

Alaska National Guard Soldiers with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment prepare to embark from the Bryant Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, in their UH-60 helicopters in support of a training mission several miles north of the Alaskan coastline Mar. 4, 2018.

Boy struck by car recuperates after Air Guard member's aid
March 12, 2018 — SWANTON, Ohio – "9-1-1; what's your emergency?""I'm here at Laskey and Oakridge," a woman replied, her words spilling out in a panic. "A little boy ran across the street and I didn't see him and I hit... MORE

Pa. National Guard assisting state agencies in latest storm
March 8, 2018 — HARRISBURG, Pa. – More than 500 members of the Pennsylvania National Guard were placed on state active duty to assist the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and other state agencies in... MORE

WWI trenches tested New York's 'Fighting 69th' in 1918
March 8, 2018 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The first weeks of WWI combat service for the New York National Guard's 69th Infantry Regiment provided cause for both celebration and sorrow for the regiment's Irish heritage... MORE

N.Y. Army Guard aircrew teams with Army Reserve for training
March 7, 2018 — COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation teamed up with Soldiers from the U.S. Army Reserve for air assault training on a snowy morning here on... MORE

NY Guard unit drills with Arny Reserve unit

Wisconsin Guard medics train alongside first responders
March 7, 2018 — WAUKESHA, Wis. — A company of Wisconsin Army National Guard medical specialists worked alongside their civilian first responder counterparts Sunday to build valuable relationships and enhance their... MORE

First responders and Guard medics exchange best practices

Alaska drill had extreme cold-weather training opportunities
March 7, 2018 — FORT GREELY, Alaska — Approximately 600 Guard members from the United States and Canada participated in training at the Donnelly Training Area as part of Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018, from Feb. 25 to... MORE

Troops get cold-weather experience in Alaska

Utah Guard members enhance urban fighting skills
March 6, 2018 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait - Utah National Guard's Delta Battery, 1st Battalion, 145th Field Artillery Regiment had an opportunity to get out from behind their cannons and prove themselves on other... MORE

Utah Guardsmen enhance urban combat skills

138th Field Artillery Brigade mission cites communication
March 5, 2018 — GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany - Mark McNeilly wrote the book "Sun Tzu and the Art of Modern Warfare." The book was his reflection and application of Sun Tzu's "The Art of War." McNeilly arranged... MORE

138th Field Artillery learns communications

Whodunit? 137th MPs learn how to crack the case
March 5, 2018 — LAS VEGAS — A kicked-in door. A room with missing jewelry. A handprint on the window. It's only a scenario, but the people piecing these clues together aren't visiting Las Vegas' newest "escape... MORE

200 New York Guard members on duty following nor'easter
March 5, 2018 — CAMP SMITH, N.Y-Two hundred members of the New York Army and Air National Guard, and New York's state defense forces, were on duty Monday after New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo declared a state of... MORE

Ohio Airmen team up with state troopers in flood missions
March 2, 2018 — SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY AIR GUARD STATION, Ohio - Soggy fields of farmland stretched for miles in the flood-ravished region of southern Ohio. Staff Sgt. John, an analyst with the 178th Wing Incident... MORE

Virgin Islands, Michigan National Guards begin partnership
March 1, 2018 — LANSING, Mich. - Following devastation from back-to-back hurricanes, the Virgin Islands National Guard and the Michigan National Guard have developed a partnership to support recovery of the Virgin... MORE

V.I. National Guard partners with Mich. Guard

Army Guard member mixes military service with love of history
March 1, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The office of Miranda Summers Lowe is non-descript in its functional ubiquity. It mirrors many other offices along the same narrow, behind-the-scenes corridors of the Smithsonian... MORE

Miranda Summers Lowe, the curator of modern military history at the Smithsonian Institution, sits in front of a section of the World Trade Center on display in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Exercise Arctic Eagle tests radiological response in Valdez
March 1, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —More than 200 Air and Army National Guard members travelled by ferry, plane and vehicle to the outlying community of Valdez, Alaska, to participate in a... MORE

Operation Arctic Eagle concludes in Alaska

Fla. senior leader summit highlights disaster cooperation
February 28, 2018 — TALLAHASSEE, Florida – The Florida National Guard hosted its annual Senior Leader Summit on Monday, drawing participation not only from leadership within the state but from top brass in the active... MORE

Fla. Guard leaders discuss disaster responses

S.C. Guard partners with first responders to combat opioids
February 28, 2018 — WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from the 43rd Civil Support Team conducted a multi-agency micro lab training Feb. 20-22. First responders from the South... MORE

SC Guard conducts training with partners on opiods

Colorado National Guard troops take biathlon training
February 27, 2018 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. —Every state has a National Guard and it's not surprising that a state such as Colorado - known for snowy mountaintops and a thriving ski industry - would have a biathlon team. When... MORE

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise