SANDSTON, Va. (2/4/14) - The Virginia National Guard's Fort Pickett-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute has been declared an "Institute of Excellence" following an accreditation process conducted by U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. The schoolhouse earned an overall score of 98 percent, marking it as one of the best U.S. Army learning centers in the … [Read more...]

ARLINGTON, Va. (1/30/2014) - Guard Your Health, a health promotion campaign sponsored by the Army National Guard Office of the Chief Surgeon, provides an online platform for Guard Soldiers and their families to access health and medical readiness information. This month, many of the Army National Guard's 360,000 drilling and activated Soldiers made New Year's resolutions to … [Read more...]

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. (Jan. 30, 2014) - The Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center rolled out the newest Humvee ambulance today. The M997A3, the most modern ambulance in the fleet, is fitted on a Humvee and headed to the National Guard. The ambulance boasts a number of improvements crucial to supporting the National Guard in Homeland Security and … [Read more...]

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (1/23/14) – Four New York Army National Guard Soldiers will be part of the United States Olympic team at the Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, in February. Sergeants Nicholas Cunningham and Justin Olsen will be part of the United States Olympic Bobsled Team while Sgt. Matthew Mortensen and Staff Sgt. William Tavares are part of the United States Olympic … [Read more...]

ARLINGTON, Va. (1/22/14) - National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Delaware and Soldiers in the nation’s capital assisted during the winter storm that dumped several inches of snow Tuesday in East Coast locations. According to National Guard Bureau numbers, D.C. had about 165 Soldiers and Delaware had about 115 personnel on duty. The Delaware National Guard, in a news … [Read more...]