West Virginia Guard Expands International Partnerships
By Edwin Wriston, | April 16, 2024
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - West Virginia National Guard leaders traveled to Peru and Qatar to build and expand international partnerships through the State Partnership Program.The West Virginia National Guard partners with Peru,...
Virginia Guardsman Earns Expert Soldier Badge
By A.J. Coyne, | April 16, 2024
RICHMOND, Va. - Maj. Josh Favaro, executive officer of the Virginia National Guard’s 229th Brigade Engineering Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, earned the Expert Soldier Badge March 15 at Fort Walker.In doing...
Michigan Guard Military Police Soldiers end Guantanamo Mission
By Master Sgt. Helen Miller, | April 15, 2024
LANSING, Mich. – The water spray arch of two Detroit Metro Airport firetrucks marked the homecoming of 62 Michigan National Guard Citizen-Soldiers with the 177th Military Police Brigade following their deployment to Joint...
New Georgia Army Guard Soldiers say ‘Send Me’ Overseas
By Maj. Charles Emmons, | April 15, 2024
FORT STEWART, Ga. - On April 13, 194 new Soldiers joined the Georgia Army National Guard during a battle handoff ceremony that followed basic and military occupational specialty training. Most will now report to one of the...
Alaska Air National Guard Helps 3 Alaskans During 2 Missions
By David Bedard, | April 15, 2024
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska - Alaska Air National Guardsmen evacuated a mother and premature baby and rescued an injured snowmachiner in two missions at remote locations across Alaska April 4-5. The first mission...