Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2018

Idaho Army Guard Soldier coaches school to football title
November 30, 2018 — SUGAR CITY, Idaho - When Sugar-Salem High School won its first football state title Nov. 17, the win solidified five years's worth of work Idaho Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Richins put into...

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue plane crash survivors
November 29, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot and a passenger of a Cessna 172 that crashed Nov. 27 on...

National Guard service strengthens West Virginia family
November 29, 2018 — WILLIAMSTOWN, W. Va. - The goodbyes for now. The long, mournful last hugs and kisses before watching your husband or wife, son or daughter, mom or dad leave for deployment, training or other call to...

Washington Youth Academy Celebrates 10 years
November 28, 2018 — BREMERTON, Wash. - The Washington Youth Academy celebrated its 10-year anniversary Nov. 18 with a ceremony in Bremerton, Washington. Former and current academy cadets came together to reflect on the...

Hawaii life saver takes ‘fast track’ in career progression
November 28, 2018 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Life-threatening scenarios seem to occur at the most random of times and places; and when they do, it's usually not a pretty scene. While most people go about...

Citizen-Soldier helps contain California’s deadliest fire
November 27, 2018 — MATHER, Calif. – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Vincent Sherrill left his desk job Nov. 10 and headed for the airfield. He swapped his business suit for a flight suit and took one of the Army's newest helicopters...

Pa. National Guard father and son become co-pilots
November 27, 2018 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. - Serving alongside their child in the Army is a thought many Soldiers find inconceivable. For Col. Howard Lloyd, commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th...

Kansas Army Guard Soldiers aid motorists trapped by snow
November 26, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. — In response to a fierce winter storm Sunday, Kansas Army National Guard Soldiers mobilized Stranded Motorists Assistance Response Teams in nine locations. The SMART teams, which...

Lengyel: Every service member has role in building readiness
November 26, 2018 — ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, Kuwait — The men and women of Det. 2, 385th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, found new perspective on their contribution to national security here recently. Unit...

Mich. Guard Soldiers help Latvia celebrate 100th anniversary
November 23, 2018 — RIGA, Latvia – On a crisp autumn afternoon, rays of sunlight pierced the overcast, hitting shades of red, white, and blue with stunning vibrancy as they passed the reviewing stand. The scene was the...

Retired Ky. Guard Airman honors vets with homemade wreaths
November 23, 2018 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Christmas season can be a joyous time of family and community, but it's also tinged with sadness for many whose loved ones have passed away. One retired Kentucky Air Guard member...

Information and cyber ops modeled by Md. Army Guard unit
November 23, 2018 — ANNAPOLIS, Md. – As the unit celebrates its upcoming 10th anniversary, the 110th Information Operations Battalion showcased its unique capabilities commonly integrated into today's operational...

Lengyel shares Thanksgiving breakfast with deployed troops
November 23, 2018 — CAMP BUERHING, Kuwait – Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Kepner, the senior enlisted advisor to Lengyel,...

Calif. Guard MPs help Paradise pets, volunteers in shelter
November 21, 2018 — CHICO, Calif. - A couple with a cat carrier presses themselves against a hallway wall at the Chico Municipal Airport trying to stay out of the way of busy volunteers. They smile anxiously at each...

Md. Army Guard member reflects on support his unit gave him
November 20, 2018 — ANNAPOLIS, Md. – On the day Sgt. 1st Class Quintin C. Steele was promoted to his current rank, he took time to speak on the overwhelming support his unit provided him at a time when it was needed...

Tenn. National Guard joins in historic Anakonda-18 exercise
November 20, 2018 — BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland – On Nov. 9, NATO's joint training exercise Anakonda-18 (AN-18) kicked off with an opening ceremony, making it the seventh iteration of this key training event. The 10-day...

History: At end of WWI, N.Y. Guard helped occupy Germany
November 19, 2018 — SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – In just 24 hours, the warm welcome for New York National Guard Soldiers serving in the Allied Army of Occupation shifted 180 degrees. New York Doughboys marching into Germany...

195th ISRG provides intel support for Camp, Woolsey Fires
November 19, 2018 — BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Air National Guard members from the 195th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group have been providing aerial imagery support to agencies battling fires in...

Michigan-Latvia partnership continues with response exercise
November 19, 2018 — LIELVĀRDE, Latvia – In the 25-year cooperation between the Michigan National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Latvia, one of the strongest recent areas of focus has been the development of...

Guam National Guard plays role in moving supplies to Saipan
November 19, 2018 — BARRIGADA, Guam - Amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) worked with 254th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE), from the Guam Air National...

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