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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

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... MORE

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... MORE

Soldiers with the Mississippi Army National Guard's 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team run for cover while engaging opposing forces during a rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, May 30, 2017.

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

Sgt. Justin Olsen, shown speaking to media at a press event in Baltimore last month, is competing in his third Olympic Games.

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

Practicing air evac at Patriot South exercise

Our Story: Being Black in the Air National Guard
February 22, 2018 — HORSHAM AIR GUARD STATION, Pa. – Earl had to run. Fast. The middle-schooler sprinted, rocks and snowballs hailing down on him, to the bus that provided sanctuary for the black students attending the... MORE

Observing African-American History Month

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... MORE

WVNG meets with Peruvian military leaders

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... MORE

Ore. fighter wing gets 50-year lease extension

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

Nev. delegation weathers cyclone in Tonga

Sierra Leone to Partner with Michigan National Guard, Liberia

New York Guard Says Farewell to 100-year-old Guard Veteran

New York Air Guard Transports Special Operations Forces

Kentucky Guard Airlifts Materials for Arctic Circle Housing

Pennsylvania Guard Prepares to Train Ukrainian Forces