DECEMBER 28, 2021 – When a series of tornadoes slashed across parts of eight Midwest states late in the evening of Dec. 10, Spc. Zach Neisz sprang into action. He grabbed an ax, flashlight and medical kit and drove to Dawson Springs, Kentucky, to help any way he could. “I couldn’t sit back and not do anything,” said Neisz, a heavy equipment operator with the Kentucky Army … [Read more...]

Members for the 176th Wing, Alaska Air National Guard unload pallets of gifts from an HC-130J Combat King II aircraft Dec. 2, 2021, at Nome, Alaska, before they are loaded onto an CH-47 Chinook helicopter for further delivery to Buckland as part of Operation Santa Claus 2021. Op Santa is an Alaska National Guard annual community outreach program that provides gifts, books, … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 22, 2021 – This December 18, the Connecticut National Guard along with Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, former Governor Rell, and former Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, celebrated the 20th anniversary of Operation ELF, or Embracing Lonely Families, at the state armory for the families of currently deployed service members. Operation ELF is a Lieutenant Governor’s program, … [Read more...]

Army Guardsmen with the 301st Chemical Battalion and Air Guardsmen with the 123rd Airlift Wing continue search and rescue missions in Mayfield, Ky. on December 12th, 2021. "I feel like extraction training has prepared me really well for a real world scenario like this," said Pvt. Tyler Price, 301st Chem. Co. "We have shown that we have a really good response time with people … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 1, 2021 – Fifteen New York National Guard volunteers joined veterans at Ellms Tree Farm on Nov. 29 to load 110 Christmas trees as part of the Trees for Troops program. New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have been loading the donated trees to give to military families and deployed troops for 17 years. “It amazes me each and every year to see the support … [Read more...]