MAY 15, 2024 – Col. Stuart James, the First Army Senior Regular Army Advisor to the Pennsylvania National Guard, instructed the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, on Engagement-Area Development May 14. The independence brigade is preparing for mobilization to the Joint … [Read more...]
Guard Airlifts Building Materials for Arctic Circle Housing
MAY 15, 2024 - More than 20 Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard deployed here in April to airlift 15 tons of home-building materials to the North Slope of Alaska to support communities in need. The mission, which enables the construction of affordable housing in the Arctic Circle, was part of a Defense Department program called Innovative Readiness Training that … [Read more...]
National Guard Helps with Sulphur Tornado Relief
Sgt. Andrew Serna, a Dallas, Texas resident serving with Delta Company, 700th Brigade Support Battalion, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, operates a forklift during tornado recovery efforts at the Murray County Expo Center in Sulphur, Oklahoma, May 9, 2024. Serna is one of the Oklahoma National Guard members activated to assist in warehouse … [Read more...]
National Guard Expands Childcare Pilot Program
MAY 14, 2024 – Army Guardsmen in 20 states now can access drill weekend childcare after the National Guard’s most senior leader signed an agreement with public partners expanding a pilot program at a Pentagon ceremony today. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, joined Cara Calvin-McFerren, mayor pro tem, West Liberty, Iowa, and Jessica Chang, chief … [Read more...]
Soldiers Represent Guard at All-Army EOD Competition
MAY 9, 2024 - Two New York Soldiers represented the Army National Guard at the All-Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Year Competition April 21-26. Sgt. 1st Class John Iseman and Sgt. Jesus Calixto, members of the 1108th Ordnance Company, part of the New York Army National Guard’s 501st Ordnance Battalion (EOD), participated in this year’s competition. Iseman, … [Read more...]