Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2019

Pa. Guard Soldier in Army Best Warrior Competition
October 7, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier is competing this week in the 2019 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., and the Pentagon. Staff Sgt...

Michigan ANG provides venue for multinational K-9 training
October 3, 2019 — ALPENA, Mich. – “Good boy, Ryker, good boy.”Jed Avery, a deputy with the Osceola County Sherriff’s Department, Reed City, Michigan, tussles the Dutch shepherd’s neck, offering a bite at his favorite...

For injured hikers, Army aircrews a welcome sight from above
October 3, 2019 — GYPSUM, Colo. – Early the morning of July 16, an Army UH-60 Black Hawk rescue crew was alerted to a severely injured hiker who had fallen 500 feet down one of Colorado's tallest peaks.The hiker, a...

NY Air Guard members recall Vietnam battles at reunion
October 3, 2019 — NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. — More than 40 New York Air National Guardsmen who fought in the Vietnam War as members of the 107th Tactical Fighter Group held their first reunion Sept...

179th AW increases interoperability at Silver Arrow 2019
October 3, 2019 — RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – The Ohio Air National Guard's 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, completed numerous multinational missions Sept. 13-28 during Silver Arrow 2019, increasing capabilities,...

NY Air Guard, Brazil partner on Antarctic flying
October 2, 2019 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. — Six Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing traveled to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil Sept. 14-21 as part of the New York National Guard's new state partnership with the...

Rule change lets more Airmen become officers
October 2, 2019 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – More enlisted Airmen now have a chance to become officers in the Air National Guard. The regulation that set the maximum age for non-rated officers' commissioning...

174th Cyber Protection Team fights online battle
October 2, 2019 — DRAPER, Utah – It was a hot Saturday afternoon in July 2005. U.S. forces quickly surrounded an internet café on the outskirts of Baghdad and captured an al-Qaida courier outside. An email was...

Ace lends a paw to Soldiers in need
October 2, 2019 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The New Jersey National Guard’s Psychological Health Program recently received its fifth team member, though instead of wearing combat boots, he has four paws...

National Guard mechanics host Ecuadorians in SPP
October 1, 2019 — RICHMOND, Ky. – Mechanics from around the state shared their knowledge and expertise with a small group of Ecuadorian mechanics as part of the State Partnership Program (SPP) Sept 16-20.The visit is...

Red Arrow Soldier laid to rest 75 years after death in WWII
October 1, 2019 — MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin National Guard Soldier was buried in his final resting place Sept. 29 in Monona more than 75 years after his death in New Guinea during World War II. Army Tech 5th Grade...

Guard hosts Gold Star families of fallen service members
October 1, 2019 — KINGWOOD, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) hosted the annual Gold Star Families Retreat at Camp Dawson Sept. 27-29 for supporters and families of 59 fallen service members.The Gold Star...

MO ANG leads airlift for Saber Junction 2019
October 1, 2019 — RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – Approximately 115 Airmen assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing's Maintenance Group and Operations Group, Missouri Air National Guard, supported Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19)...

30th Armored Brigade Combat Team Sappers lead the way
September 30, 2019 — FORT BLISS, Texas – Although their name originated centuries ago with the French translation for “trench digger,” today’s combat engineers, called Sappers, have specialized skills that far exceed the...

Army helo school tests aircrews high on jagged mountains
September 27, 2019 — Coming from the relatively flat state of New Jersey, Capt. Matthew Munoz recently learned how to land a UH-60 Black Hawk above 12,000 feet...

Guard joins 23rd US-Adriatic regional security conference
September 27, 2019 — DURRES, Albania – The senior military leaders from southeast European countries gathered for the 23rd U.S.-Adriatic (A-5) Charter Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) conference Sept. 25 to discuss regional...

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue pilot, passenger near river
September 27, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued a pilot and passenger of a crashed Stinson 108 single-engine...

National Guard initiatives to address suicide
September 26, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Department of Defense’s 2018 Annual Suicide Report released Thursday indicates the National Guard has the highest suicide rate of all military components, underscoring the...

Midnight Sun Guardians train in Mongolia for Gobi Wolf 2019
September 26, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – On Nov. 30, 2018, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake jolted southcentral Alaska. In the temblor's crosshairs was Alaska Air National Guard Senior Airman Liana...

NC, Alabama Guard complete Fire Shield 2019 in Moldova
September 26, 2019 — BULBOACA TRAINING AREA, Moldova - Soldiers from the North Carolina (NCNG) and Alabama National Guard (ALNG) completed Operation Fire Shield 2019, a training exercise hosted by Moldova as part of the...

Washington Guard Strengthens Fiscal Readiness

Kentucky Guard Prepares Incoming Command Teams for Leadership

New PSYWAR Course Strengthens Guard Capabilities

Idaho Guard Strengthens Wildland Firefighting Capabilities

West Virginia Air Guard Trains for Complex Trauma Response