Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2019

W.Va. Guard Soldier makes impact in flood recovery program
June 20, 2019 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) Pvt. 1st Class James Jarrell, an interior electrician (12R), has been making a positive impact for flood recovery efforts in the state...

Czech firefighters train with 155th Air Refueling Wing
June 20, 2019 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Members of the 155th Air Refueling Wing’s fire department collaborated in training with their counterparts from the Czech Republic air forces June 4-6, at the Nebraska National Guard...

Pathfinder Exercise integrates military, civilian responders
June 20, 2019 — WARRENTON, Ore. – Members of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing Medical Group, along with civilian medical first responders from Oregon Disaster Medical Team (OMDT) and other military...

N.Y. 109th Airlift Wing sends 'Skibird' to Paris Air Show
June 20, 2019 — PARIS – One LC-130 "Skibird" and 12 Airmen from New York's Capital Region's 109th Airlift Wing are taking part in the International Paris Air Show which began June 17 and ends on June 23. The 109th,...

Gunnery simulators augment Army Guard training
June 19, 2019 — SUFFOLK, Va. – Spc. Erik Murphy, a cavalry scout with the Virginia Army National Guard’s Troop B, 2nd Squadron, 183rd Cavalry Regiment, stood in the turret of a Humvee, prepared to engage targets with...

Michigan cyber units try to ruin the day during training
June 19, 2019 — GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – There's a good chance you've never heard of a Cyber Protection Team, but if you've encountered one in a training exercise, there's an even better chance that they ruined your...

Alaska Guard Airmen rescue hurt hiker from Flattop Mountain
June 19, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued an injured hiker June 15 at Flattop Mountain. According to Alaska Air...

Missile Defense Soldiers get back to basics during training
June 19, 2019 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – To effectively shoot, move and communicate are among the core fundamentals of soldiering. 100th Missile Defense Brigade (Ground-based Midcourse Defense) Soldiers flexed their...

New York Guard troops continue Lake Ontario flood response
June 18, 2019 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. – As water levels in Lake Ontario reached more than 2 feet higher than normal on June 16, the New York National Guard and New York’s state military forces had 453 personnel focused on...

W.Va. Guard engineers support Resolute Castle in Romania
June 18, 2019 — CINCU, Romania – More than 100 Soldiers of the West Virginia Army National Guard’s (WVARNG) 1092nd Engineer Battalion, 601st Engineer Support Company (ESC) and 115th Vertical Construction Company...

Changes in GI Bill transfer benefits coming July 12
June 18, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Provisions allowing Guard members to transfer some or all of their Post- 9/11 GI Bill benefits to their spouse or children are set to change in less than 30 days, limiting the...

Idaho Guard works with SWAT team to boost marksmanship
June 17, 2019 — MELBA, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard marksmanship team participated for the first time in the urban and rural sniper training held in Melba by the Treasure Valley's SWAT sniper element. The...

Multinational exercise expands Ohio-Serbia State Partnership
June 17, 2019 — SOUTH BASE, Serbia — Up and down the green valley and rolling hills of Preševo in Southern Serbia, 10 countries' soldiers endured the summer heat and patrolled for peace under one banner: Platinum...

Power outage doesn't dim community health clinic in Illinois
June 17, 2019 — CAIRO, Ill. — Cairo Junior/Senior High School lost power Sunday morning during an Innovative Readiness Training mission that provides a no-cost health clinic to the surrounding community in Cairo...

Freedom Award 2019 recipients named
June 14, 2019 — WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense announced the 15 recipients of the 2019 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the highest U.S. government honor to employers for support of...

Under pressure: Providing critical care when it matters most
June 14, 2019 — SWANTON, Ohio – While other children watched "Sesame Street" or "Lamb Chop's Play-Along," Kaitlyn Newkirk watched shows about trauma surgeons. Even as young as three years old, her dad would find her...

Vermont Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Senegal for exercise
June 14, 2019 — TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal – U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Vermont National Guard traveled to Senegal to participate in military medical readiness exercise, MEDREX 19-2, held from April 7-19. This...

National Guard Bureau chief to Army: Happy birthday!
June 14, 2019 — On behalf of the entire National Guard, I extend best wishes and congratulations to our fellow warfighters of the United States Army on the occasion of their 244th birthday! Since its founding on June...

Djiboutian and Kentucky officer candidates train together
June 14, 2019 — GREENVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky State Officer Candidate School (OCS) hosted four officer cadets and two English language instructors from Kentucky’s State Partnership Program nation of Djibouti, during...

Firefighters practice water rescue at Global Dragon
June 13, 2019 — PERRY, Ga. – Firefighter Airmen from across the country participated in water rescue training, during Exercise Global Dragon 2019, held at the Guardian Centers of Georgia.During Domestic Operations...

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Four From Plane Crash

Modular Airborne System Delivers One Million Gallons of Fire Retardant