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May 1, 2018

Embattled Missouri Governor Greitens sends National Guard troops to Mexico border

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Tuesday authorized the deployment of state Army National Guard troops to protect the southern border wall.

April 19, 2018

3 in National Guard disciplined over use of dinosaur hand puppet during oath ceremony

Military officials announced Wednesday disciplinary actions against three Tennessee Air National Guard airmen after filming a re-enlistment ceremony in which an officer recited her oath using a dinosaur puppet.

April 18, 2018

Snake slithers across US military sniper's rifle in stunning photo

While conducting a 1-173 Infantry training exercise, a southern black racer snake slid across the barrel of junior U.S. Army National Guard sniper Pfc. William Snyder's rifle.

March 7, 2018

Ballot initiative opposing F-35 base at Vermont airport approved

Burlington voters of Vermont reportedly approved a ballot initiative Tuesday designed to prevent F-35 fighter jets from basing at Burlington International Airport, about 40 miles west of Montpelier.

February 20, 2018

Soldier killed in Bronx fire honored with medals of valor

A soldier who died while saving others in a devastating New York apartment fire late last year was posthumously honored with two medals of valor, the National Guard announced Tuesday.

February 6, 2018

US Olympian soldier undergoes appendectomy days before Pyeongchang Games

A Team USA Olympian soldier recovering Tuesday from an unexpected surgery performed just days before the games begin is reportedly still hoping to compete.

January 11, 2018

Florida Guardsman gets 5 years for keeping stockpile of explosive material

A Florida National Guardsman, who was arrested in May after authorities found a stockpile of highly explosive material and neo-Nazi propaganda in his apartment, was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday.

October 15, 2017

National Guard sergeant pops the question after returning home from Middle East

When Virginia Air National Guard Staff Sergeant Jeff Greenquist returned from a six-month deployment from the Middle East, he wasted no time fulfilling his first order of duty: asking his girlfriend to marry him.

October 9, 2017

Decorated war hero dead after head-on crash with New York City bus

A decorated war hero and National Guardsman, who survived an IED blast in Iraq nearly a decade ago, died in a Staten Island hospital on Saturday -- one day after he was critically injured in a head-on collision with an MTA bus.

September 25, 2017

Calif. National Guard soldiers to keep $190M in mistaken bonuses: Pentagon

The Pentagon says more than 17,000 California National Guard soldiers won't have to repay more than $190 million in enlistment bonuses and other payments handed in error out between 2004 and 2010.