More than 40 Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard’s 1021st Engineer Vertical Construction Company are conducting a two-week pre-mobilization training at the Louisiana National Guard Training Center Pineville.
The Oregon National Guard's 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted intensive live-fire squad training exercises on April 19, 2024 at Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho. Infantry squads maneuvered through a range with pop-up targets while employing live ammunition, testing their abilities to execute squad tactics and battle drills under simulated combat conditions.
Winnebago County presented Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Michael Gambino, a military policeman with the Freeport-based 333rd Military Police Company, with two awards for valor on April 25. Gambino, a Winnebago County deputy sheriff, apprehended a man accused of killing four people and wounding several others. He was among the first law enforcement officers on the scene of the March 27 multiple murders and his quick actions are credited with putting an end to a violent rampage.
GOP Sens. Josh Hawley (Mo.) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) called on President Biden on Monday to deploy the National Guard to colleges, particularly Columbia University in New York City, where pro-Palestinian protesters have staged sit-ins and other disruptive activities to focus public attention on the war. “Eisenhower sent the 101st to Little Rock. It’s time for []
The Vermont Army National Guard held its 2024 Statewide Best Warrior Competition at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont on April 6th and 7th. Two Soldiers came out on top as victors in this years competition and are looking forward participating in the regional competition.
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. –Fifteen Pennsylvania Army National Guard Soldiers from around the state competed in three categories at the 2024 state Best Warrior Competition here April 11-14.
By: Micaela Burrow, Daily Caller News Foundation Four D.C. National Guard officials involved in responding to the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021, alleged on Wednesday that top Army leaders lied to Congress about why they did not order the guard to deploy for hours after the need became clear. Several high-ranking Pentagon leaders at
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Air National Guard has delayed its plan to downgrade the status of about 80 members of its Alaska unit, a move that would have threatened national security and civilian rescues in the nation’s most remote state. The Alaska Air National Guard confirmed the delay in an email to The Associated Press on Friday. AIR NATIONAL GUARD CHANGES IN ALASKA COULD AFFECT NATIONAL SECURITY, CIVILIAN RESCUES, STAFFERS SAY Efforts by the state’s politicians and Alaskans "have been...
The pause announced Thursday is exclusive to Alaska, according to a spokesman for the Alaska National Guard, and came after advocacy from elected leaders in the state.
William Long graduated high school in 2011 and, like many, regrets missing the high military deployment days of the mid-2000s. He might not have served in Iraq or Afghanistan, but he had the great honor of serving his home and neighbors in Oklahoma. On May 20, 2013, shortly after he enlisted in the Oklahoma Army […]
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Kelce brothers too their “New Heights” podcast on the road last week to their alma mater, the University of Cincinnati. What was just supposed to be a
One hundred ninety-four new Soldiers joined the Georgia Army National Guard during a battle handoff ceremony in Fort Stewart, Ga., April 13, 2024. The ceremony was the culmination of basic training, military occupational specialty training, and administrative processes. Most will now report to one of the Ga. ARNG’s five brigades, and prepare for unit assemblies and annual training. For a select few in the 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team “Volunteers”, an overseas deployment is in their...