EASTOVER, S.C. - When multiple aircraft take to the skies, one person in charge makes the decisions that can determine the outcome of the mission. For this reason, it is critical for that pilot to be trained to take command of multiple crews and aircraft. Pilots with the South Carolina Army National Guard, 59th Aviation Troop Command, 1-151st…
TOPEKA, Kan. – Ice, snow and floods kept National Guard members busy over the holiday weekend in Kansas, Missouri, Nevada and Oklahoma. As winter weather continues to affect western Kansas, the State Emergency Operations Center was still activated today and monitoring the storm that hit much of the state over the weekend. The Kansas National Guard,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. - At the time of the start of Operation Desert Storm, Jan. 17, 1991, the South…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States, Elin Suleymanov, and…
ARLINGTON, Va. – For many National Guard members, training, deployments and other events may strain…
PINEVILLE, La. – At the request of Gov. John Bel Edwards, the Louisiana National Guard's 1086th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, has delivered 69,000 one-liter bottles of water to the town of St. Joseph. Edwards declared a public health emergency in St. Joseph on Dec. 16, 2016, when elevated levels of lead and…
RALEIGH, N.C. - Two hikers missing since Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area were rescued Saturday evening by the North Carolina Helicopter and Aquatic Rescue Team (NCHART). The hikers, who were uninjured, used a cell phone to contact authorities on Friday saying they were off the trail and needed to be rescued. The cell…
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – During Thanksgiving visits with troops serving in four countries, Air Force…
PICKENS, SOUTH CAROLINA - As the South Carolina National Guard continued to support firefighting…
TYLER, Texas – Disaster can strike at any time. Citizen-Soldiers of the Texas Army National Guard…
109th Airlift Wing mission brief
109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard mission brief video. Video by Airman 1st Class Jamie Spaulding.