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November 9, 2021

First woman graduates from US Army Sniper Course

A Montana National Guard soldier on Monday became the first woman to graduate from the U.S. Army Sniper Course at Fort Benning, Georgia.

October 21, 2021

White House walks back Biden vow to use National Guard to untangle supply chain

President Biden said he would be willing to use the National Guard to help handle the country's supply chain issues.

October 6, 2021

Idaho's lieutenant governor issues vaccine executive order while gov is away; Little says he will rescind it

Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin on Tuesday issued an executive order banning vaccine mandates and required coronavirus testing in schools and colleges in the state, prompting Gov. Brad Little to say he had not authorized her to act on his behalf while he was at the U.S-Mexico border. 

October 2, 2021

Oklahoma vet devastated after his American flags were stolen: 'This breaks me'

A veteran renowned for waving flags to thousands of cars in Edmond, OK is devastated that his flags were stolen.

September 17, 2021

McCarthy calls on Biden to deploy National Guard as pressure builds over Haitian migrant surge

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday urged President Biden to deploy the National Guard in response to the Haitian migrant surge at Del Rio, Texas which has overwhelmed the small town -- with officials describing the situation as “out of control.”

September 14, 2021

Students in Massachusetts will be getting new bus drivers: US military personnel

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker activated the National Guard on Monday to help transport students in several cities across the state to school amid a widespread bus driver shortage plaguing the return to in-person instruction.

September 3, 2021

Louisiana National Guard soldier found dead in parking lot

A Louisiana National Guard soldier was found dead Friday in a state Department of Public Safety parking lot, officials said.

September 2, 2021

Multiple National Guard soldiers involved in Mississippi wreck on way to assist with Ida relief efforts

At least 10 Mississippi National Guard service members headed to Louisiana to assist with Hurricane Ida relief efforts were evaluated Thursday following a multi-car wreck after their vehicle was cut off.

August 28, 2021

17 rescued in Tennessee floods by helicopter pilot, fiancee

Nashville-based helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had just finished helping his fiancee earn her pilot's license on Saturday morning, and they were heading home to celebrate, when he received a frantic call from a woman in Pennsylvania. Her brother's home in Waverly, Tennessee, was underwater and he was trapped on a roof with his daughters. Could Boyers help?

August 19, 2021

Philadelphia mayor rejects calls to bring in National Guard to address crime wave: 'Not respectful'

Stanley Crawford, whose son was murdered in 2018, said the National Guard should be called into Philadelphia to steam the surging crime.