Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2019

Massachusetts National Guard co-hosts robotics seminar
February 21, 2019 — BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Students in the Springfield Technical Community College STEM Starter Academy participated Wednesday in The Massachusetts National Guard S.T.E.M. Robotics...

West Virginia Army National Guard rescues stranded motorist
February 21, 2019 — ELLENBORO, W. Va. – Aircrew members of the West Virginia Army National Guard's Company C, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion (MEDEVAC), located in Williamstown, West Virginia, provided a...

Wash. National Guard makes wildfire preparedness a priority
February 20, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - It's quickly becoming a summer tradition for the Washington National Guard and not the right kind. Since 2014 more than 4,500 Guardsmen have been called from their homes and...

It’s not about your hair; it’s about your heart
February 20, 2019 — IRVINGTON, N.J. – At only 22, Spc. Imani Gayle balances college, serving in the National Guard, a fashion career and charitable work assisting girls with alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.A...

Her first, his last: father and daughter deploy together
February 19, 2019 — SOUTHWEST ASIA – It's very common to hear service members thank their families for emotional support while they are deployed.It's with this support service members have found it possible to make it...

National Guard units partner for joint aviation training
February 19, 2019 — U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY – Aviators with the Minnesota, Texas and Utah National Guards, led by the Kansas National Guard's 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment, practice landing and...

Michigan Biathlon team challenges Air and Army in native climate
February 19, 2019 — LANSING, Mich. – A skier plunges into cold weather intense enough to warp the metal on the weapon slung to their back. They and other competitors cut through kilometer after kilometer of the...

USARCENT hosts Operation Spartan Shield Community of Excellence
February 15, 2019 — SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – United States Army Central hosted an open forum Feb. 5-6, at Patton Hall, welcoming U.S. Army Reserve and National Guardsmen who have troops serving in Central Command's...

Colorado Guard Soldiers to hone mountain skills at Vail
February 14, 2019 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado Army National Guard Soldiers will conduct annual ski and winter training to enhance their mountain skills while honoring Colorado as the original home of the U.S. Army's...

Guard leaders participate in STEM event, mentor students
February 13, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Leaders from throughout the National Guard joined other Service members in mentoring more than 400 high school and college students during the annual Black Engineer of the Year...

Airman acquires business success through military motivation
February 13, 2019 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Early in his military career, Tech. Sgt. Brandon realized that he excelled physically where many struggled. A member of the 118th Wing since 2009, Brandon started his military...

Ohio high school teacher begins National Guard career at 35
February 13, 2019 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – When Ohio Army National Guard Spc. Adam Slabodnick reported for his first day of basic training last summer, he was nearly twice the age of most of the new recruits. "Going through...

4,839-mile journey leads to N.C. Air Guard recruiting role
February 12, 2019 — CHARLOTTE, N.C. – During a drizzly Jan. 13 Super Drill at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport, familiar taps echoed as U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Francis Strother rounded the corner into his...

Oklahoma Air National Guardsmen save life on lunch break
February 11, 2019 — WILL ROGERS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Okla. – A group of Airmen from the 137th Special Operations Wing, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, were eating lunch at a pizzeria when chaos...

Service is a family affair for Alaska Air Guard Airman
February 11, 2019 — EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – Before each regularly scheduled drill, or RSD, the commander or command chief of 168th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard, asks a unit member to share his or her personal...

Joint training with Jordan a ‘win-win,’ says Gen. Lengyel
February 11, 2019 — AMMAN, Jordan – Joint training and a longtime State Partnership Program relationship benefit both the National Guard and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel said during a...

Hawaii Guard Soldier awarded Medal of Valor for flood rescue
February 11, 2019 — WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii – "A series of very difficult decisions ... that would save the lives of a family of six, and one family pet." These are the words used by Hawaii Gov. David Ige just...

Guardsmen confront chemical attacks during Bay Area exercise
February 8, 2019 — SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The picturesque American landmarks of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and other San Francisco Bay Area attractions are vividly outlined through the morning fog, yet stand in...

Ore. Guard Soldiers learn arctic survival from Canadians
February 7, 2019 — MANNING PARK, B.C., Canada – Lights from headlamps in the distance dart across the blue snow horizon, mirroring the shooting stars above in the brilliant Canadian winter night sky. Through the...

From South Dakota to around the world
February 6, 2019 — SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The 114th Fighter Wing is a small unit, but their efforts span the globe. Airmen of the South Dakota Air National Guard traveled around the world accomplishing missions set before...

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