DECEMBER 31, 2018, Las Vegas, NV - Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are making their final preparations today to support the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on New Year’s Eve here in Sin City – the site of the nation’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration west of the Mississippi. The mission of the Nevada Guard during the holiday is to support Metro Police and … [Read more...]
382nd National Guard Birthday
DECEMBER 12, 2018 - The National Guard is the oldest military force in the Department of Defense and will celebrate its 382nd birthday on Dec. 13, 2018. The Guard traces its lineage to the Massachusetts militias that defended their settlements and colony against attack, The National Guard has answered the nation's call since 1636 when the first militias in North America were … [Read more...]
Florida National Guard Works Route Clearance After Hurricane Michael
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...]