OCTOBER 15, 2018, Panama City, FL - "Seeing all the people here that are in dire need of our help… this is what we signed up to do." said Florida National Guard Spc. Thomas Brinsko, a Soldier of Alpha Co. 753rd Brigade Engineer Battalion in Tallahassee, Florida." Hurricane Michael struck the Florida panhandle Oct. 11, leaving areas from Pensacola to Tallahassee d … [Read more...]
S.C. Guard Preparing To Assist During Hurricane Florence
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018, Columbia, SC - As South Carolina residents and emergency responders prepare for Hurricane Florence, the South Carolina National Guard has mobilized approximately 1,600 Soldiers and Airmen to prepare, respond and participate in advance of this major hurricane projected to make landfall near the Carolinas and the East Coast. South Carolina Gov. Henry … [Read more...]
National Guard Integral To DoD Effort To Build Lethality, Alliances
AUGUST 27, 2018 - Enhancing lethality and restoring readiness is at the heart of the National Security Strategy and the National Guard is an integral part of that strategy, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told the National Guard Association of the United States on Saturday. The secretary spoke in New Orleans to the 140th General Conference of the group. The secretary … [Read more...]
Guard Conducts First Aerial Gunnery In Republic Of Macedonia
AUGUST 22, 2018, Krivolak Training Area, Macedonia - More than 20 Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, (3-126 AVN) of the Massachusetts Army National Guard, stationed on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, conducted aerial gunnery qualification tables under the command of U.S. Army Europe at the Krivolak Training Area in the Republic of Macedonia, Aug. 1-2. The unit is … [Read more...]
Thousands of Guardsmen Battle Western U.S. Wildfires
AUGUST 15, 2018 - Calling up the soldiers and airmen of the National Guard has become an unfortunate ritual of summer. Wildfires through the Western United States -- especially in California -- started earlier than normal this year and expanded faster than in past years. Thousands of airmen and soldiers of the Guard responded. These service members are helping … [Read more...]