Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2018

Elk herd tagged for study at Camp Guernsey, Wyoming
February 27, 2018 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Military Department's environmental department has partnered with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to study the elk population at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center...

Readiness enhanced with Army National Guard 4.0
February 26, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The Army National Guard has undergone a shift in its training approach and many Army Guard Soldiers in certain critical units have seen an increase in yearly training days and...

New York Airmen finish their Antarctica support mission
February 26, 2018 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - Airmen and aircraft with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing have started their journey back home to Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York, from McMurdo...

Soldiering fitness is key to mission and career success
February 26, 2018 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – As the Santa Fe division winds down its effort at forging the trail for future divisions to assume command and control of Task Force Spartan, several key enlisted 35th leaders...

In his third Olympics, New York Soldier embraces new role
February 26, 2018 — FORT MEADE, Md. - Justin Olsen had reached a crossroads in his bobsled career following the 2014 World Cup season. After winning a gold medal in the four-man event in the 2010 Olympics, an injury...

Ohio and W.Va. Guard units work on flood preparations
February 26, 2018 — PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - For the second time last week, the Ohio National Guard has activated Soldiers from the 1191st Engineering Company to support Portsmouth, Ohio, by raising additional floodgates as...

Alaska and Wash. National Guard respond to Valdez oil spill
February 23, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska— While in Valdez, taking part in Exercise Arctic Eagle 2018, Guard members from the 103rd Civil Support Team, Alaska National Guard, and Washington National...

Ohio engineer company raises floodgates for its hometown
February 23, 2018 — PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - The Ohio River was rising, it had crested at 53 feet and rain was in the forecast for days to come, putting the city of Portsmouth in jeopardy. On the afternoon of Feb. 19, over...

105th Airlift Wing Airmen hone aeromedical evacuation skills
February 22, 2018 — GULFPORT, Miss.– Airmen assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing participated in PATRIOT South 2018, based out of the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi, from Feb. 12 to 15. The PATRIOT...

W. Va. Guard leaders meet with Peruvian counterparts
February 22, 2018 — LIMA, Peru - West Virginia National Guard senior leaders and members of the State Partnership Program met with Peruvian military leadership in Lima, Peru recently to develop a path forward for future...

Oregon's 173rd Fighter Wing gets 50-year lease extension
February 21, 2018 — KINGSLEY FIELD, Ore. - The City of Klamath Falls demonstrated an unprecedented level of community support for the 173rd Fighter Wing by extending the lease on the airfield property until 2095—the...

Military chaplains serve nonreligious service members
February 21, 2018 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – During basic training, every Airman and Soldier of the Massachusetts National Guard is issued two oblong stainless steel tags on a beaded chain. Imprinted into these...

South Carolina National Guard Soldiers earn Pathfinder wings
February 21, 2018 — EASTOVER, S.C. – South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers from across the state came to McCrady Training Center Feb. 2 with one goal in mind; become an Army Pathfinder. This is the first year that...

New York Soldier's heroics recognized with posthumous medal
February 20, 2018 — NEW YORK – Army National Guard leaders came together to honor a New York Soldier who died in a massive fire in the Bronx on Dec. 28, 2017, with the Army's highest award for bravery outside of a combat...

Hot and cold flight training warms up Soldiers in Kuwait
February 16, 2018 — CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait – The blades of a UH-60 Black Hawk start to swirl as Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 244th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division...

Nev. adjutant general, SPP officials weather Tonga cyclone
February 16, 2018 — CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Nevada National Guard's adjutant general, Brig. Gen. William Burks, was in the Nevada Guard's State Partnership Program delegation in Tonga during Tropical Cyclone Gita on...

New Hampshire troops train in the cold with Canadian forces
February 15, 2018 — NORTH CONWAY, N.H – A company of mountain infantrymen from the New Hampshire Army National Guard and a platoon of reservists from the Canadian Armed Forces convened here and at Fort Devens,...

Deploying couple celebrates Valentine's Day together
February 14, 2018 — CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - Every year, thousands of married Soldiers are deployed around the world, away from their spouses and families. Though some may marry other service members, it is rare for a dual...

Texas Army Guard Soldiers earn Expert Infantryman Badge
February 14, 2018 — CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - After five days of testing, 50 U.S. Army Soldiers – part of the Texas Army National Guard assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) - completed the...

S.C. National Guard air-defense unit validated for missions
February 14, 2018 — FORT BLISS, Texas - The South Carolina Army National Guard’s 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command has routinely deployed Soldiers to defend the skies over the homeland and overseas. For these...

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