Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2019

Training in Ukraine earns troopers their coveted spurs
April 9, 2019 — YAVORIV, Ukraine – Over four grueling days, multinational Soldiers and civilians from the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Lithuania and Ukraine participated in the time-honored “Spur Ride.” The “Order...

Colorado National Guard helicopters help battle wildfire
April 8, 2019 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard supported Bent County fire suppression efforts near Las Animas, Colorado, at the request of local authorities. Two Colorado Army National Guard UH-60...

Alaska Air National Guard participates in Polar Force 19
April 8, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The 176th Wing, one of the nation’s largest and busiest Air National Guard wings, kicked off its participation in Polar Force 19, a base-wide exercise...

National Guard at the forefront in missile defense
April 5, 2019 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Two ground-based interceptors launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, March 25, in an anti-ballistic missile test that made history. The two multistage, solid...

Washington National Guard preparing for fire season
April 5, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Springtime in Washington means the end of the long gray days, no more snow and potentially less rain in the forecast. It is also when the Washington National Guard and Washington...

25th State Partnership Program workshop conducted in Tenn.
April 5, 2019 — McGHEE TYSON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Tenn. – About 100 Soldiers and Airmen from the National Guard Bureau and the 54 states and territories spent this week in East Tennessee at the Air National...

Airmen encouraged to reach out to new performance team
April 5, 2019 — HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. –When it comes to resilience, it is very important to the 181st Intelligence Wing that all Airmen are mission ready. That is why the Human Performance...

Virginia Guard Soldiers recognized for saving comrade's life
April 4, 2019 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – Last summer, on one of the final days of annual training for the 1710th Transportation Company, Sgt. 1st Class Anthony Johnson collapsed on the drill floor of the readiness center...

S.C. bioenvironmental team leads the way in chemical testing
April 4, 2019 — McENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Medical Group Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight has a reputation for being number one. Besides being awarded...

148th Fighter Wing participates in NATO's Frisian Flag drill
April 4, 2019 — LEEUWARDEN, Netherlands – Nearly 180 Air National Guard Airmen from the Minnesota-based 148th Fighter Wing are participating in a 12-day NATO partnership exercise at Leeuwarden Air Base,...

Citizen-Warrior: Illinois Soldier embraces deployment challenges
April 3, 2019 — CAMP TAJI, Iraq — Army Sgt. Gabrielle Calderon wasn’t supposed to deploy, but when a last-minute opportunity to support the mission in Iraq was offered, the Illinois Army Guard Soldier didn’t...

W. Va. senior enlisted leaders meet with Peruvian army NCOs
April 3, 2019 — LIMA, Peru – Senior enlisted leaders from the West Virginia Army National Guard (WVARNG) spent five days assisting in the training and development of the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) corps for the...

Survivors and Ohio Guard members remember deadly tornado
April 2, 2019 — XENIA, Ohio – In a matter of minutes on the afternoon of April 3, 1974, the relative quiet on a spring day in the small southwestern Ohio town of Xenia was shattered. A powerful F-5 tornado tore a...

Calif. Guard's firefighting task force completes training
April 1, 2019 — CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. — The Cal Guard’s Task Force Rattlesnake completed wildland firefighting training with CAL FIRE at Camp Roberts on Sunday and has headed out to protect California’s communities...

La. Guard aviators fight erosion with late Christmas gifts
April 1, 2019 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard’s A Company, 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 244th Aviation Regiment supported the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service during the annual Christmas Tree Drop in...

'Sleeping with the fishes' gives Guard kids a chance to bond
April 1, 2019 — KURE BEACH, N.C. – Children of National Guard services members have a unique experience. They are not entirely Army or Air Force brats as children of active duty service members call themselves, but...

Bolt the therapy dog breaks the ice at Alaska's 176th Wing
March 29, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – When Bolt, a honey-colored golden retriever, saunters into a 176th Wing office suite, the Airmen greet him like a star quarterback or a celebrity. Because...

Lengyel: National Guard at highest state of readiness ever
March 28, 2019 — WASHINGTON – Readiness is the National Guard’s No. 1 priority, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told lawmakers Tuesday.The Guard’s focus on readiness supports the National Defense Strategy, Air...

Guardsmen honored for support to Washington first responders
March 28, 2019 — OLYMPIA, Wash. – Members of the Washington National Guard were honored by Eastside Fire & Rescue for their work during the massive snowstorm that buried East King County and many other areas of the...

S.D. National Guard completes water mission for Pine Ridge
March 28, 2019 — PINE RIDGE, S.D. – Thirteen members of the South Dakota Army National Guard helped distribute drinkable water to communities on the Pine Ridge Reservation this past weekend after recent flooding...

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