Guard News - The National Guard

Guard builds relations, capacity with nations around globe
January 31, 2020 — WASHINGTON – Military-to-military contacts are crucial to maintaining peace and stability throughout the world as part of the National Defense Strategy, and a gathering in Washington put that notion... MORE

NY Army Guard unit recognized for 2012 Afghanistan mission
January 31, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Seven years after returning from Afghanistan, New York Army National Guard Soldiers of Headquarters Company and Bravo Company of the 427th Brigade Support Battalion have been recognized... MORE

AZ Airman earns black belts, articulates discipline concepts
January 31, 2020 — GOLDWATER AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ariz. – For Senior Master Sgt. Scott Newberger, a dedication to mastering martial arts put him on a path for success, where discipline became a principle that... MORE

McEntire JNGB supports Seymour Johnson AFB exercise
January 31, 2020 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, South Carolina – F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, and C-130J Hercules military transport aircraft from Little... MORE

Cold climate creates joint exercise training opportunities
January 30, 2020 — GRAYLING, Mich. – Camp Grayling, northern Michigan’s joint military training complex, offered a cold-weather joint training exercise called Northern Strike 20-2/“Winter Strike” in January. Soldiers... MORE

Communications key for post-disaster command and control
January 30, 2020 — LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. – Disasters occur throughout the world, often with little or no warning. In Arkansas, the 189th Airlift Wing’s Rapid Augmentation Team and Mobile Emergency Operations... MORE

Master fitness trainers learn teaching techniques
January 30, 2020 — SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – The early morning dew was still fresh, the air crisp and the sun slowly rising as 32 Soldiers rushed to climb, jump, run and scramble over barriers high and low. The Soldiers... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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,... MORE

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... MORE

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,... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... MORE

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... 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... MORE

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... MORE

Idaho Guard’s First Female Enlisted Leader Paves Way

Soldiers Train at Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program

Pennsylvania Guard Soldier Places 2nd in Army Marksmanship

Washington Guard Trains with Royal Thai Army Counterparts

Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders