April 16, 2014, REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - The National Guard has landed at Army Contracting Command headquarters here. Col. Jim Helm, a full-time Army National Guard Soldier, is the first National Guard advisor for ACC. "I'm here to find ways to expand the readiness of our contingency contracting teams," he said, referring to the National Guard's contracting force. The … [Read more...]

April 11, 2014, STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, SCOTIA - Nearly 40 Airmen and two LC-130 ski-equipped aircraft from the 109th Airlift Wing will be demonstrating their vast capabilities on the arctic ice as they join the Canadian Forces on Friday to participate in Canada's annual Operation Nunalivut Exercise. Canada's Joint Task Force-North has been conducting this exercise … [Read more...]

April 02, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - With teal-colored combat boots lining a section of the atrium of the Army National Guard Readiness Center here, Soldiers from the Army National Guard kicked off this year’s Sexual Assault Awareness Month on Monday. “It’s important to seize the opportunity to use an event like this to kick off awareness,” said Army Maj. … [Read more...]

March 27, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - At 5:36 p.m. on March 27, 1964, a 9.2 magnitude earthquake erupted 80 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, in Prince William Sound. The quake triggered action by the Alaska Army National Guard, which had just finished annual training at Fort Richardson, adjacent to Anchorage. The Good Friday quake was the most severe seismic event in U.S. history … [Read more...]

March 26, 2014, PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Army has a plethora of communication systems. Soldiers with the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade's signal section participated in a multi-state communication exercise in Pensacola, Fla., March 7-9 to ensure that they could connect as many as they could in a potential crisis situation. In a true test of interoperability, the Kentucky … [Read more...]