Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2019

Signing ceremony formalizes New York and Brazil partnership
March 15, 2019 — NEW YORK – The New York National Guard embarked on a new State Partnership Program with the country of Brazil with the Thursday signing of a Partnership Declaration between Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the...

Arkansas Guard unit refines earthquake plan with partners
March 15, 2019 — WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – The 61st Civil Support Team (CST), 87th Troop Command, simulated its first on-the-ground earthquake response on Wednesday, as part of the Arkansas National Guard’s ongoing “New...

Massachusetts fighter wing mechanic excels in her career
March 14, 2019 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – Airman 1st Class Rachel Kingsley, 104th Maintenance Group aircraft engine mechanic, always knew that she wanted to be in the military, and is using the experiences that the 104th...

Colo. Guard rescues scores of motorists during winter storm
March 14, 2019 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen rescued more than 90 people Thursday and took them to shelters established for winter storm Ulmer, which was blasting the central U.S...

Alaska National Guard continues search for missing aircraft
March 13, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Soldiers and Airmen with the Alaska National Guard continue the search today for a missing Cessna 172 and pilot after his hunting partner reported the pilot...

Resilience makes for stronger Guard, increases readiness
March 12, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Building resiliency in Guard members is critical to increasing readiness, said an Army National Guard official."Resilient Soldiers do better at [physical training] tests. They do...

Wyo. infantry practices proposed Army marksmanship standards
March 12, 2019 — CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING RANGE, Wyo. – While it hasn’t received as much attention as the new Army physical fitness evaluation, the 40 targets on the rifle marksmanship range are also about to be...

N.Y. National Guard honors Irish-American Civil War vets
March 12, 2019 — MENANDS, N.Y. – A dozen veterans of the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry spent a snowy March 10 morning honoring Irish-American Civil War veterans buried at two Albany-area...

Washington Guard joins Malaysian Armed Forces on exercise
March 11, 2019 — KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Washington Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Jeremy Horn and the Malaysian Armed Forces Joint Force Headquarters Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Dato’ Haji Mohd Yusof Bin Aziz, presided...

From flight line to cockpit: Maintainers earn pilot slots
March 11, 2019 — DANNELLY FIELD, Ala. – “If you had told me three or four years ago that I would have this opportunity, I would have said you were crazy,” said Staff Sgt. Patrick Holmes during a short break in flying...

Puerto Rico National Guard ferrying supplies to islands
March 11, 2019 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – Gov. Ricardo Rossello mobilized the Puerto Rico National Guard on March 5 in support of the Maritime Transportation Authority to bring much-needed supplies to the Island...

194th Security Forces build relationships during Cobra Gold 19
March 8, 2019 — KORAT ROYAL THAI AIR BASE, Thailand – An F-16 is one of the most prolific fighter jets in the world. It’s also super expensive.And while pilots may get all the attention, the teams on the ground that...

Army Guard simulators keep aviators in the air
March 7, 2019 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – A UH-60 Black Hawk unsteadily hovers over the landing deck of a swaying ship in rough seas. Buffeted by the wind, the Black Hawk slowly descends to its target. Though the...

Recruit Sustainment Program builds strong Soldiers
March 7, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Basic training. It’s a challenging, often life-changing experience that for some newly enlisted Army National Guard members may also feel like a daunting, larger-than-life task...

Tradition: N.Y. Army National Guard Soldiers become citizens
March 7, 2019 — ALBANY, N.Y. – When New York National Guard Pfc. Tiffany Joseph, originally from Grenada, and Spc. Ibrahim Bakayoko, who comes from Ivory Coast, became American citizens on Feb. 15, they became just...

Washington Guard aviators receive fire-season training
March 6, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – With wildfires becoming a more common summer occurrence, aviators with the Washington National Guard are already starting their annual water bucket and wildland fire training –...

Tenn. Guardsmen visit Ukrainian special-needs orphanage
March 6, 2019 — KRAKOVETS, Ukraine – U.S. troops, along with Lithuanian soldiers, visited an orphanage for children with special needs Monday as part of an ongoing humanitarian support project and celebrated...

National Guard kicks off PATRIOT South 19 exercise
March 5, 2019 — AIR DOMINANCE CENTER, Ga. — The National Guard Bureau is holding a Domestic Operations (DOMOPS) exercise, based out of the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, providing training to Armed Forces...

Keeping Airmen safe in the most inhospitable place on Earth
March 5, 2019 — SWANTON, Ohio – In 1914, when the unfortunate crew of the ship Endurance attempted the first land crossing of Antarctica, Sir Ernest Shackleton wrote, “We were helpless intruders in a strange world,...

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue injured skier at Hatcher Pass
March 4, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued an injured skier March 1 at Hatcher Pass. According to Alaska Air...

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