Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2018

Utah Guard special unit assists with ricin investigation
October 11, 2018 — LOGAN, Utah - In support of the FBI and U.S. Postal Service, the Utah National Guard's 85th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (CST) monitored Oct. 3 for hazardous materials at a home in...

National Guard, other DoD assets respond to Michael
October 11, 2018 — WASHINGTON, D.C. - Before Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle Wednesday, the Defense Department positioned active-duty and National Guard members to help civilians during and after the...

N. Y. Guard deploys Army, Air assets for Michael response
October 10, 2018 — GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL BASE, N.Y. - The New York National Guard was preparing to deploy 75 Airmen and 11 Soldiers to Hurricane Michael response missions as the storm came ashore in the Florida...

Oregon Guard Soldiers saw more training due to Army 4.0 program
October 10, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho – Thunderous booms echo across the high desert plains as Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers unleash rounds on their targets from M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams tanks and M2A3 Bradley Fighting...

Physician assistant helps to put New York Guard Soldiers first
October 10, 2018 — WATERVLIET ARSENAL, N.Y. – For New York Army National Guard Physician Assistant Maj. Stephen Carson, service to his community was part of his life before graduating high school. Now, 12 years after...

Indiana Guard members reflect on Pacific Pathways exercises
October 9, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 700 Soldiers with the Indiana Army National Guard's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took part in and operated as the task force leadership for Pacific Pathways – a series...

Guard members mobilize as Hurricane Michael strikes Fla.
October 9, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. - Governors in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and North Carolina have declared states of emergency prior to the landfall of Hurricane Michael, which hit Florida's Panhandle about 1:40 p.m...

New York National Guard's Rainbow Division helped end WWI
October 9, 2018 — "Nobody wants to talk very much about the recent battle," New York National Guard Chaplain Father Francis Duffy wrote in his diary entry in October 1918."It was a nightmare that one does not care to...

New York Guard honors 21st president Chester A. Arthur
October 5, 2018 — MENANDS, N.Y. - Chester A. Arthur, a New York militia officer who became president, provided steady leadership during a period of change and anxiety, growth and optimism in our nation, New York Air...

Airman heads south for Operation Deep Freeze
October 4, 2018 — MANSFIELD, Ohio - He eagerly looked out the window of the LC-130 "Skibird", one of seven in the world, which he had been on for over 10 hours, in awe of what surrounded him. Massive mountains, valleys...

Exercise allows Ohio Guard to integrate with state partners
October 4, 2018 — As the squads slowly moved forward into the village, the vicious chatter of machine gun fire erupted as they engaged enemy forces. Building by building, the teams painstakingly cleared each room; hand...

Va. crews train, build trust with W. Va. special operators
October 3, 2018 — BUFFALO, N.Y. - A crowd of spectators started to form as two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters appeared over the tree line and landed along the shore of Lake Erie. It was almost lunchtime on Sept. 5, 2018,...

Ky. engineers build foundation with Djiboutian counterparts
October 3, 2018 — As part of the State Partnership Program (SPP), engineers representing Kentucky National Guard's 201st and 206th Engineer Battalion visited with members of the Forces Armee Djibouti (FAD) to discuss...

Citizen-Warrior: Puerto Rico Air Guard doctor serves community
October 2, 2018 — Innovative Readiness Training events allow National Guard members hands-on training that builds readiness while providing local communities with services that may not be available otherwise – such as...

Struck by lightning, Idaho Soldier lives life to the fullest
October 2, 2018 — BOISE, Idaho - The National Weather Service estimates the odds of being struck by lightning in the United States are one out of 14,600. Despite those odds, Idaho Army National Guard Capt. A.J. Edwards...

W. Va. National Guard trains with multi-national forces
October 1, 2018 — HOHENFELS, Germany - National Guard service members from 119th Sapper Engineer Company, 1092nd Engineer Battalion, based in Moundsville, West Virginia, trained on war-fighting and combat engineer...

S.C. Soldier’s childhood dream becomes reality
October 1, 2018 — GEORGETOWN, S.C. - His journey began in middle school. There was a television show called "Inside Combat Rescue" that he watched nonstop. He dedicated his life to it. To this day, he still has every...

S.C. National Guard prepares for the worst on Sampit River
October 1, 2018 — GEORGETOWN, S.C. - More than 60 Soldiers with South Carolina's 125th Multi-Role Bridge Company, out of Abbeville, were mobilized Sept. 11, and continue to provide support to local communities in...

Opposing force is interoperable; ready for Saber Junction 18
September 28, 2018 — HOHENFELS, Germany – Eight partner nations joined active Army and National Guard Soldiers to serve as the opposing force (OPFOR) during exercise Saber Junction 18, Sept. 4 to-Oct. 1 at the 7th Army...

N.Y. Guard Soldiers 'broke' Hindenburg Line 100 years ago
September 28, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - On Sept. 29, 1918, the New York National Guard Soldiers of the Army's 27th Infantry division fought their way into the defensive works known as the Hindenburg Line. The attack did not...

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