FEBRUARY 5, 2019 - As football fans geared up for Sunday's ultimate event of the football season, National Guard civil support team members were on site in Atlanta to ensure Super Bowl LIII went off without a hitch. "They're just monitoring the area to make sure there are no weapons of mass destruction or no precursors for WMDs in the area," said Army Lt. Col. Jenn Cope, CST … [Read more...]

JANUARY 22, 2019, Reistertown, MD - As the Army transitions to the Army Combat Fitness Test to asses Soldier fitness levels, the Maryland Army National Guard’s 629th Military Intelligence Battalion has embraced a program designed to enhance individual physical fitness routines while preparing for the new test. Called ‘Fit to Serve,’ the voluntary program coaches Soldiers in … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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...]

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 … [Read more...]