Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2019

Washington Guard partners with Royal Thai Army for exchange
February 6, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – For more than 30 years, aviation safety has been a critical element of the Washington National Guard. Pilots and crews ensure that standards are met, maintenance is completed and...

Kansas Guard Airman innovates superior training method
February 6, 2019 — TOPEKA, Kansas - With a high deployment tempo and limited aircraft, finding the aircraft available for boom operators to practice tying down cargo to the floor of the jet was almost always a problem...

South Carolina's last elected adjutant general to retire
February 5, 2019 — COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina Military Department will change leadership on February 16, 2019, and close the chapter for the last popularly elected adjutant general in the nation, South...

Guard members to see expanded use of robots
February 5, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The use of robots continues to grow within the National Guard and Guard members are likely to soon see additional robots with expanded capabilities, said an Army National Guard...

Guard civil support teams tackled security at Super Bowl
February 4, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – As football fans geared up for Sunday's ultimate event of the football season, National Guard civil support team members were on site in Atlanta to ensure Super Bowl LIII went off...

State partnership links D.C National Guard and Burkina Faso
February 4, 2019 — OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The country of Burkina Faso has become the 76th nation to join the Defense Department's State Partnership Program, following a formal signing ceremony with the District of...

African-American New Jersey Airman motivated to serve
February 4, 2019 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – "I was motivated to join the military to serve my country," said Staff Sgt. Vince Stokes, a boom operator from the 141st Air Refueling Squadron. "I wanted to...

Army Guard director fetes Army National Guard top recruiters
February 1, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Lt. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, the director of the Army National Guard, recognized the Army Guard’s top recruiters in a ceremony and awards banquet Jan. 30 at the Bolger Center,...

Ohio-Serbia pairing leads to wider social, economic dialogue
February 1, 2019 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabić led a delegation that met with Ohio military, political, academic and business leaders to promote mutual relations and discuss areas of potential...

Former Packers offensive guard now flies with National Guard
February 1, 2019 — KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – On Feb. 6, 2011, you could find Daryn Colledge celebrating alongside his teammates. His team, the Green Bay Packers, had just defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25,...

D.C. Air Guard, Philippine Air Force swap air-egress ideas
January 31, 2019 — CESAR BASA AIR BASE, Philippines – U.S. Air Force members from the 113th Maintenance Squadron of the D.C. Air National Guard participated Jan. 22 in a subject matter expert exchange with Philippine...

Hawaii Guard members deliver airlift for Southern Strike 19
January 31, 2019 — GULFPORT AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Miss. – Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard held airlift operations Jan. 13 through 25 during a large-scale joint and multinational exercise in Gulfport. The...

N.Y. Guard places troops on duty as cold front hits
January 30, 2019 — CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. – The New York National Guard placed 80 Soldiers and Airmen on duty Wednesday, as extremely cold temperatures hit the Buffalo and Niagara region of western New York. "As New York...

Lengyel: National Guard committed to 'long game' with SPP
January 30, 2019 — SKOPJE, Macedonia – The National Guard takes a long-term view of its partnerships with more than one-third of the world’s countries, Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel said during visits to three countries...

Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue man from popular lodge
January 30, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Airmen with the Alaska Air National Guard's 210th and 212th Rescue Squadrons rescued one distressed individual Tuesday at the Yetna River Roadhouse. According...

Tennessee Guard Soldiers triumph over raw weather in Poland
January 29, 2019 — BEMOWO PISKIE, Poland — Once again, Soldiers with the Tennessee Army National Guard's 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment prove to be stronger than the weather and circumstances as they train through a...

National Guard technician program turns 50
January 28, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – This month marks the 50th anniversary of the National Guard's technician program, which provides for a full-time element to maintain readiness in units throughout the Guard."The...

Colorado Guard snipers draw from heritage to create legacy
January 28, 2019 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Throughout history, snipers have had two basic roles: deliver long range precision direct fire and collect battlefield information. Their heritage can be traced to the...

Fit to Serve program helping shape up N.C. Soldiers
January 28, 2019 — BUTNER, N.C. – Twenty-two Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard are volunteering to participate in Fit to Serve, a six-month program that supports overall health and wellness by providing...

Troops urged caution with sharing personal info online
January 25, 2019 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In recent months several National Guard members have been victims of doxing – the practice of an outside entity making public personal or private information about an individual or...

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