DECEMBER 30, 2024 - Army Col. Robert Lewis Howard was a legend for his service in the Special Forces during the Vietnam War. Having deployed there five times, he's the most decorated soldier to have served in the conflict and is the only soldier to have been nominated three times for the Medal of Honor. Howard was born July 11, 1939, in Opelika, Alabama, to Charles and … [Read more...]
The Guard – 2024 Year in Review
DECEMBER 30, 2024 – As 2024 began, Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard, were on duty along the Las Vegas Strip supporting state and local law enforcement as more than 400,000 people celebrated the New Year. “People love to see us out here,” said U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jacob Sheire, a scout with the unit. “You can tell some are a … [Read more...]
Jimmy Carter’s Lifetime of Public Service
DECEMBER 30, 2024 - Landing at the Portland Air National Guard Base on May 22, 1980, just four days after the massive eruption of Mount St. Helens in Southwest Washington, President Jimmy Carter arrived to personally survey the destruction of one of the greatest volcanic events ever recorded in North America. When the weather cleared the following day, President Carter, along … [Read more...]
Corps Hosts 2025 Best Career Counselor Competition
DECEMBER 30, 2024 — Career counselors and retention NCOs representing units from across the XVIII Airborne Corps participated in the 2025 Career Counselor of the Year and Retention NCO of the Year competitions hosted by XVIII Airborne Corps on Fort Liberty, N.C., Dec. 9-13, 2024. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division, 10th Mountain Division, 82nd Airborne Division, 101st … [Read more...]
Instructors Train to Become Combat Lifesavers
DECEMBER 30, 2024 - Sixteen U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute, completed a Combat Lifesaver course instructed by the RTI's Medical Battalion Training Site Dec. 16-20. The 40-hour course covers medical field care. A CLS-trained Soldier is capable of providing advanced first aid and lifesaving techniques in combat … [Read more...]