Guard News - The National Guard

Six N.Y. Guard Soldiers will be part of National Army Museum
December 10, 2018 — BROOKLYN, N.Y. – When the National Museum of the United States Army opens to the public outside Washington, D.C., in 2020, six New York Army National Guard Soldiers will be a permanent part of it. ... MORE

Puerto Rico Army Guard honors MIA Soldier from Korea
December 10, 2018 — SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Cpl. Francisco Ramos Rivera, a 19 year-old Puerto Rican from Aibonito and member of the 24th Infantry Division, was declared missing in action (MIA) during the Korean War in... MORE

Seattle firefighters train with Washington National Guard
December 10, 2018 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - If a natural disaster hits, the Washington National Guard aviators will have to work with multiple agencies at a moment's notice."I really think it's a matter of... MORE

Indiana Soldier gains confidence through musical talents
December 7, 2018 — INDIANAPOLIS - A quiet 17-year-old from the band halls of R. Nelson Snider High School discovered a lot about herself when she decided to join the military to pursue her love of music. "I was a... MORE

Northern Strike 19 planning underway in Michigan
December 7, 2018 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – With 6,400 participants from 10 countries and 22 states, Northern Strike 18 was the Department of Defense's largest joint, reserve-component exercise of 2018. Hosted annually by... MORE

Unmanned aircraft enhances Army Guard response capabilities
December 6, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. - In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and during recent Northern California wildfires, Army National Guard members deployed two types of unmanned aircraft systems that allowed for... MORE

Citizen-Warrior: Ohio Air Guard member fights drug suppliers
December 6, 2018 — CINCINNATI, Ohio - Two men in an unmarked black sports utility vehicle sat idle, engine off, in a parking garage. They had been there long enough that their coffee had cooled from near boiling to room... MORE

New York National Guard marks birthday of eighth president
December 6, 2018 — KINDERHOOK, N.Y. —As the United States mourned the death of George H.W. Bush, the 41st president on Wednesday, the New York National Guard commemorated the country’s eighth president, Martin Van... MORE

N.Y. Guard Civil Support Team trains local fire departments
December 6, 2018 — KINGSTON, N.Y. - The scene was set like something out of a zombie apocalypse movie. A large 150-year-old charity house was in obvious disrepair, unmarked blue trailers with satellite dishes around the... MORE

D.C. National Guard supports funeral of George H.W. Bush
December 6, 2018 — WASHINGTON – District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) Soldiers and Airmen provided security, transportation and disaster response capabilities during the state funeral held at the Washington... MORE

Maryland Guard, Bosnia-Herzegovina toast 15-year partnership
December 4, 2018 — SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Upbeat jazz and ragtime-influenced music filled the cavernous main room of the Bosnia-Herzegovina armed forces' Army Hall in downtown Sarajevo as Maryland National Guard... MORE

W. Va. Guard holds maintenance exchange with Peruvian army
December 4, 2018 — LIMA, Peru - West Virginia Army National Guard Master Sgt. Ricky Baker and Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Dunlap completed a Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI)... MORE

New York Guard honors Korean War GI as he is laid to rest
December 4, 2018 — SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. – Sixty-eight years to the day after he was listed as missing in action in Korea, New York Army National Guard Soldiers rendered funeral honors for Pfc. John Martin on Sunday as he... MORE

Maryland Guard celebrates unity with Bosnia-Herzegovina
December 3, 2018 — SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Remembrance, reform, and unity were celebrated once again as the Bosnia-Herzegovina armed forces hosted the 13th annual Armed Forces Day celebration Nov. 30 at Rajlovac... MORE

N.Y. Guard Warrant Officer reinvented career to keep serving
December 3, 2018 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Throughout a military career that began in 1981, New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Al Thiem has been reinventing himself. He was an enlisted Soldier who became an... MORE

Alaska National Guard aerial survey reduces earthquake havoc
December 3, 2018 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - In the cold and dark early-morning hours Friday, an Alaska Air National Guard C-130J Combat King II aircraft taxied out to the runway here, filled with... MORE

Three generations show commitment to service in W. Va.
November 30, 2018 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. - When people speak of the 130th Airlift Wing, a small Air National Guard unit in Charleston, West Virginia, one common theme comes up. Family. Now, it usually isn't literal, it is... MORE

Alabama Guard member helps save girl in mall shooting
November 30, 2018 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Pfc. Rashad Billingsly was shopping Black Friday at the Riverchase Galleria mall in Hoover, Alabama, when he heard two distinct gunshots over the sound of the crowd. A few seconds... MORE

Idaho Army Guard Soldier coaches school to football title
November 30, 2018 — SUGAR CITY, Idaho - When Sugar-Salem High School won its first football state title Nov. 17, the win solidified five years's worth of work Idaho Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tyler Richins put into... MORE

Texas Guard Soldier donates life-saving stem cells
November 29, 2018 — EL PASO, Texas - In the parking lot of the National Guard armory, a Soldier carefully unfolds a letter safeguarded in his glove compartment for five months. Sitting on the edge of his passenger seat,... MORE