SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 - Americans regard the National Guard as a United States-based force, but, in truth, it's hard to go anywhere in the world and not see a soldier wearing an Army National Guard patch. Over the past few months, there were 77,000 Army Guardsmen and over 100,000 National Guardsmen on duty, Army Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, said … [Read more...]
CA Guard Rescues Nearly 400 Stranded by Creek Fire
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 - On Labor Day weekend, several hundred people found themselves trapped in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Fresno and Madera counties as flames from the enormous Creek Fire surrounded them. On Sept. 5 into the early morning hours of Sept. 6 and again on Sept. 8, pilots and crews from the California Army National Guard’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) … [Read more...]
Mattis Swears in New Guard Member in Marine2Guard Program
SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 - "A leader must be willing to change, and make change," retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, former secretary of defense, once said. For Cpl. Eduardo Bello-Resendiz, that willingness inspired him to transition from Marine to Army National Guardsman during an oath administered by Mattis. Aug. 18 was supposed to represent closure for Bello-Resendiz. He was … [Read more...]
First Female to Command Missouri National Guard’s Infantry Rifle Unit
AUGUST 27, 2020 - Capt. April Bruner is the first female commander of a rifle company in the Missouri National Guard, as part of the evolution of female integration into combat arms established three years ago by the Department of Defense. Bruner, who enlisted in 2010, said her aspirations to serve as a commissioned officer began during her time as a chemical, biological, … [Read more...]
Army Guard Aviators Modernize with Newest High-Tech Aircraft
AUGUST 19, 2020 - New York Army National Guard helicopter pilots, crews and Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment based in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. welcomed the arrival of the first of 20 new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters at their flight facilities at Islip MacArthur and Albany International Airports Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The two new aircraft, each … [Read more...]