Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

University experience strengthens Mideast military ties
January 30, 2020 — AMMAN, Jordan – U.S. Army Col. Kirk White is a gregarious man.He is also the officer in charge of Task Force Spartan - Jordan, a forward command post of Task Force Spartan in Southwest Asia, where he...

Michigan-Latvia partnership supports Emerald Warrior exercise
January 30, 2020 — ALPENA, Mich. – Two men stand at the main desk inside Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center’s base operations facility. Together, they review the flying schedule, weather forecast and airfield...

Airmen urged to be catalysts for innovation
January 29, 2020 — FORT WORTH, Texas – Technology is shaping the modern civilian world. But as innovation evolves, so does the mission of Air Force warfighters.The Air Force has taken steps to encourage Airmen,...

SC National Guard enhances cyber initiatives with new facility
January 29, 2020 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – Development of a new South Carolina National Guard facility to enhance cybersecurity initiatives for the state will begin in the fall in Aiken, with construction to start in...

Minnesota Guard Soldier honors family’s military history
January 28, 2020 — CHAMPLIN, Minn. – Sgt. Maj. Katie Blackwell’s brother, uncles, grandfather and great grandfather served in the military. Her family’s military legacy goes back to the American Revolution.On Jan. 12,...

International military friendship extends to 2nd generation
January 28, 2020 — GEILENKIRCHEN, Germany – They say history has a way of repeating itself, and for the Smith and Radke families, that is certainly true.In 1984, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Lee Smith, a navigator with the...

F-16 maintenance discovery changes Air Force training standard
January 28, 2020 — AURORA, Colo. – The Colorado Air National Guard's 140th Wing Aircraft Structural Maintenance and Non-Destructive Inspection section made a significant finding on the F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft...

10th CST showcases disaster recovery communications equipment
January 27, 2020 — OLYMPIA, Wash. – The ability to communicate is critical during and after a disaster. Emergency responders have to know the needs of a community to provide efficient, effective help. "In the wake of a...

103rd SFS builds resilience through jujitsu
January 27, 2020 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – A red mat hits the floor, and a large area that typically serves as Bradley Air National Guard Base’s emergency management classroom becomes a makeshift gym for Airmen of the...

30th ABCT Soldiers attend Basic Leader Course in Middle East
January 27, 2020 — KUWAIT – The first line of the Army noncommissioned officer's creed states: "No one is more professional than I. I am a noncommissioned officer, a leader of Soldiers." To attain the rank of a...

158th Fighter Wing trains in Florida
January 27, 2020 — SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. – Women and men of the 158th Fighter Wing of the Vermont Air National Guard are training at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, until late March for the Southern Lightning event. More...

Puerto Rico Airmen process relief support from Ohio, NM ANG
January 27, 2020 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – Puerto Rico Air National Guard's 156th Mission Support Group Airmen are providing the gateway to support efforts for units that traveled to Puerto Rico after a magnitude 6.4...

Traffic Management Office keeps Air Force moving
January 24, 2020 — SWANTON, Ohio – It won’t go without TMO, a motto the Airmen at the 180th Fighter Wing Traffic Management Office, Ohio National Guard, prove to be true every day.“Everything that comes to this unit...

For First Army plans officer, an unconventional career
January 24, 2020 — ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. – Imagine having lived not one but two full careers – a 25-year career in the civilian world, and 36 years in uniform serving the Army National Guard and Active Army. But,...

Coalition partners navigate map fundamentals
January 24, 2020 — JORDAN – Cartography, the science or practice of drawing and reading maps, dates to Before Christ (B.C.) in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. One of the oldest maps discovered is on a Babylonian...

Property and fiscal office quietly works behind scenes
January 24, 2020 — CAMP RIPLEY, Minn. – In the Minnesota National Guard, highly skilled personnel manage government funds and property to ensure Soldiers and Airmen are trained and able to respond to federal and state...

Pa. Guard chaplain taking running career to new heights
January 23, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Chaplain 1st Lt. Justin Thomas didn’t necessarily set out to become an elite runner; it just happened. Thomas, a chaplain for the 628th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB),...

Ohio Airmen proud to support Puerto Rico earthquake relief
January 23, 2020 — MANSFIELD, Ohio – About 25 Airmen of the Ohio Air National Guard, 200th RED HORSE Squadron, departed for Puerto Rico to help with earthquake relief on the island.Along with personnel, the Ohio...

Hawaii Air National Guard hosts Sentry Aloha exercise
January 23, 2020 — HONOLULU – Some 35 aircraft and 1,000 people from eight states participated in Sentry Aloha exercise training hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard's 154th Wing. Sentry Aloha is an ongoing series of...

New York Army Guard turns travel time to training time
January 22, 2020 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Bravo Company, spent more time training and less time traveling by conducting January drill...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

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