Guard News - The National Guard - Jun 2019

D-Day anniversary provides a reminder partnerships matter
June 9, 2019 — OMAHA BEACH, NORMANDY, France – From his VIP vantage point high above Omaha Beach, looking out across the sand and the English Channel with eyes wide open, Leonard Jindra sees sand, water and a lone...

New York Soldier is honored for his academic work
June 7, 2019 — ALBANY, N.Y. – For the past couple of years, when Maj. Keith Casserly wasn’t on the job as unit commander of the New York Army National Guard’s Medical Command, he’s been in class, the library, or...

Civil engineer Airmen learn disaster skills at Global Dragon
June 7, 2019 — PERRY, Ga. – Civil engineer operations students from the 147th Attack Wing learned route-clearing skills during Exercise Global Dragon 2019, held at the Guardian Centers of Georgia, May 29. In the...

Emergency Management Airmen suit up at Global Dragon 2019 
June 7, 2019 — PERRY, Ga. – Emergency Management team members held a Level-A Olympics, donning chemical protective gear before participating in various training games during Exercise Global Dragon 2019, June 3, at...

Bilateral affairs officer’s work paves the way in Malaysia
June 7, 2019 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Helping servicemembers navigate Malaysian customs processes and meeting with high-ranking military officers and government officials is all in a day's work for Maj. Chyteira Dues,...

N.Y. National Guard leaders honor World War II vets on D-Day
June 7, 2019 — ALBANY, N.Y. – New York National Guard leaders honored World War II veterans of the allied landings of Normandy on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion with presentations of state medals at five...

S.C. Air maintainers overcome harsh conditions in Sweden
June 6, 2019 — KALLAX AIR BASE, SWEDEN – After years of perfecting how to operate in overseas desert environments, the Swamp Foxes from the South Carolina Air National Guard (SCANG) flipped the script by deploying...

Kentucky Air Guard to airdrop troops for 75th D-Day event
June 6, 2019 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing deployed more than 30 Airmen and two C-130 Hercules aircraft to Europe on June 1, where they will participate in the 75th...

Missouri Air National Guard members support flood relief
June 6, 2019 — JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri – Since Memorial Day, members of the Missouri National Guard have been supporting local communities in Missouri respond to historic flooding in the region. In Hardin, about...

105th Airlift Wing Airmen conduct annual escape training
June 5, 2019 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Among the mountains, woods, and water of the Hudson Valley, aircrew members with the 137th Airlift Squadron of the 105th Airlift Wing completed combat survival...

Ohio National Guard veterans remember D-Day
June 5, 2019 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – On June 6, 1944, more than 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of beaches at Normandy, France, for the D-Day invasion. Two Ohio National Guard units, the 112th Combat...

Kansas Army National Guard engineers support 116th CBCT
June 4, 2019 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Two companies from the Kansas Army National Guard’s 891st Engineer Battalion are completing a rotation at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, to prepare to...

New York National Guard responds to Lake Ontario flooding
June 4, 2019 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Members of the New York Army and Air National Guard, the New York Naval Militia and the New York Guard have filled 230,730 sandbags and emplaced 78,966 of them since being placed on...

Kansas Army Guard medic serves his county and his country
June 3, 2019 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. – If Kansas Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Rectenwald is at work, he’s likely saving someone’s life or standing by ready to do so. As a civilian, he works as a paramedic for...

Alaska Army National Guard aviation preps for new operations
June 3, 2019 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaska National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment conducted their final annual training as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter air assault...

Like father like sons, Idaho's Bundy brothers serve together
June 3, 2019 — FORT IRWIN, Calif. – Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers 2nd Lt. Zane Bundy and his big brother Sgt. Nathan Bundy take after their father, Mountain Home city councilman Matt Bundy, in a number of ways...

Ill. National Guard helps civilian agencies fight flooding
June 3, 2019 — SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With urgent flooding along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, Gov. JB Pritzker activated about 200 Illinois National Guard Soldiers for state active duty to assist with the flood...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26