Guard News - The National Guard

National Guard looks back on busy 2016, prepares for 2017
December 30, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard saw a busy 2016, meeting challenges both at home and abroad, deploying overseas, responding to large-scale emergencies and natural disasters at home while also... MORE

Michigan professor-Airman serves with pride
December 29, 2016 — SELFRIDGE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mich. — Of the 1,269 enlisted airmen in the 127th Wing here, the college education statistics break down roughly like this: a lot, a few, a handful and one. A lot of... MORE

Guard and Reserve members receive ‘Veteran’ status
December 28, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. – A recently signed law gives official veteran status to National Guard members who served 20 years or more. Previously, Guard members were considered veterans only if they served 180... MORE

Missouri Guard Airman goes extra mile on and off the court
December 28, 2016 — WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - Allanesha Smith didn't sign up to be a social worker. But working in an inner-city middle school here, she's taken on that role to help the students she works with as a... MORE

New York Army, Air National Guard expected to conduct 12,271 military funerals by year's end
December 27, 2016 — LATHAM, N.Y. - New York Army and Air National Guard honor guards conducted military funerals for 12,019 families across New York as of Dec. 23, and expect to perform another 252 military funerals -... MORE

Fort Indiantown Gap is No. 1 once again in 2016
December 22, 2016 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa.- Fort Indiantown Gap finished first out of 48 National Guard training centers located throughout the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico with the most training mandays for fiscal... MORE

Georgia Guard members bring Christmas spirit to the community
December 21, 2016 — MARIETTA, Ga. - Twenty Georgia Army National Guard Soldiers brought holiday cheer Tuesday to the residents of the Azalea Manor Assisted Living Facility in Marietta. The Guard members sang Christmas... MORE

Flying the skies with the South Carolina National Guard
December 21, 2016 — WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – Located near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport is a small South Carolina Army National Guard aviation unit that has the ability to carry out real-world missions on a daily basis,... MORE

National Guard Airmen gear up to track Santa Claus
December 21, 2016 — ROME, N.Y. - New York Air National Guard members and Royal Canadian Air Force personnel from the Eastern Air Defense Sector will play a key role Christmas Eve as the North American Aerospace Defense... MORE

8,000 Guard troops will help support Inauguration Day
December 20, 2016 — WASHINGTON - The Joint Task Force-National Capital Region hosted a rehearsal of concept drill Dec. 14 to demonstrate the roles the members will perform Jan. 20 during the 58th Presidential... MORE

Two Army Guard division headquarters deployed simultaneously; first time since Korean War
December 19, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 450 Soldiers of the 29th Infantry Division headquarters deployed this month, making them the second of two Army National Guard division headquarters currently deployed to a... MORE

National Guard Bureau chief Lengyel issues holiday greeting
December 19, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - As we celebrate this holiday season and look forward to 2017, I extend my warmest greetings, deep gratitude and best wishes to you and your families.In my first four months, I've... MORE

Virginia Air Guard members assist accident victim
December 19, 2016 — JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -Two members of the Virginia Air National Guard's 192nd Medical Group, put their skills and training to use at a Nov. 19 traffic crash. After wrapping up their... MORE

New York National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing and 206th Military Police Company ramp up air load training
December 16, 2016 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Military Police Soldiers ramped up their deployment skills Dec. 3-4 when they teamed up with Air Guard members to load trucks and trailers onto C-17s... MORE

Innovation and agility are in National Guard’s DNA, Lengyel says
December 16, 2016 — ARLINGTON, Va. - The need to be innovative and agile was a key message Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel stressed in his remarks during a recent technological seminar near Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The... MORE

New Jersey Airmen and fourth graders bring holidays to veterans
December 15, 2016 — VINELAND, N.J. -This time of the year, the residents at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial home in Vineland get a special visit. No, not from Santa Claus. Every year, for the last 16 years, Airmen from... MORE

Service becomes a family affair for these Ohio Air Guard members
December 15, 2016 — MANSFIELD, Ohio - Many people in the Air National Guard refer to their coworkers as their 'Guard family.' In some cases, like the Burtons, they really are family. Cooper Burton stood next to his... MORE

New York's oldest and youngest National Guard members mark Guard birthday with cake cutting
December 14, 2016 — LATHAM, N.Y.- After 40 years in the Army – 27 in the New York Army National Guard—Chief Warrant Officer 5 Robert Wold figured he'd earned the right to cut the cake during the New York National Guard... MORE

Vermont Air National Guard unit joins fight against ISIL
December 12, 2016 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION - Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the Vermont Air National Guard arrived here Saturday to join the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in support of... MORE

Utah Air National Guard medical unit conducts joint search, rescue training
December 9, 2016 — SALT LAKE CITY - November kicked off two major training events for the 151st Medical Detachment-1, the medical portion of the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force... MORE

Virginia National Guard’s 3647th Supports New Jersey Guard

National Guard Assists with Flood Rescue in Kentucky

158th Fighter Wing Airmen Demonstrate ACE in Estonia

Lessons learned at JRTC Will Last a Lifetime, National Guard Chief Says

New York National Guard Helps Provide Medical Care in South Africa