NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - The Maryland National Guard hosted more than 30 public officials, academics and security analysts from NATO member states and aspirant countries via the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland on Oct. 25, 2024. The group visited Washington D.C. and surrounding … [Read more...]
Soldier Gets OK to Grow Long Hair
NOVEMBER 1, 2024 – Native American Spc. Moses Brave Heart of the South Dakota Army National Guard’s 235th Military Police Company is growing his hair long after receiving an exception to policy. Brave Heart is a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe and grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation. He cut his hair to join the North Dakota National Guard in 2020 and transferred to the … [Read more...]
Air Guard Members Apply for 2nd Language Program
NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The Air Force Culture and Language Center has announced that the Language Enabled Airman Program has been authorized by the Department of the Air Force Senior Language Authority in partnership with the Commander Air National Guard Readiness Center to board and select Air National Guard members in specific AFSCs into the program. Specifically, 14N officers and … [Read more...]
National Guard Launches STEM Program
OCTOBER 30, 2024 – The Virginia National Guard hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 20 for the Blackstone STARBASE Academy. STARBASE is a Department of Defense program that exposes young people to technological environments and positive civilian and military role models by providing 25 hours of hands-on instruction and activities in science, technology, engineering and math … [Read more...]
Air Guard Welcomes High-Tech Helicopters
An HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing conducts a flyover during an HH-60W conversion ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing based at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., October 25, 2024. The ceremony celebrated the official conversion of the 106th from the HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue … [Read more...]